The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-03-15
REPUBLICANS N CAUCUS
FOUR coUNclLMEN ARE PLACED
IN NOMINATION.
CITY CONVENTION DELEGATES

All Four Wards Have Named Strono
Men for Places on the City Council.
No New Developments Regarding
MayoraIty.
lErom TUESDAYS Daily.1
Republican nominees for the city
council:
First ward. S. W. Garvin.
Second ward, w. II. Bridge.
Third ward, j. II. Tough.
Fourth ward, Pat Dolan.
Republican ward caucuses, meeting
according to call last night, selected
delegates to tomorrow's republican
city convention and placed in nomina-
tion candidate for the city council in
each of the four wards of the city.
The caucuses contributed little or
nothing toward clearing the political
situation. Members Of the party were
still at sea last night as to finding the
right citizen who could be prevailed
upon to accept the nomination for
mayor. Among those in attendance
at the several meetings little was said
about possible candidates for offices
other than mayor, save that the sug.
gestion of b. c. Gentle for city clerk
met with general favor
First Ward.
The First ward caucus after can
vassing various names placed S. W.
Garvin in nomination as a member of
the city council The caucus met at
the city hall and was presided over
by M. ID. Tyler as chairman and b. C.
Gentle as secretary. The following
lists of delegates to the city conven-
ton were selected by reclamation: C.
c. Cow, P. H. S2lter, II. j, Cole, j.
S. Mathewson, M. d. Tyler, w. II.
Widaman, N. A. Huse, b. c. Gentle
G. S. Parker, w. p. Logan and G.. T.
Sprecher. j. S. Mathewson was chos
en- ward committeeman. Mr.. Mathew
son, who is a retiring member of the
city council refused to accept a re-
nomination.
Second Ward.
w. H. Bridge received the repub-
lican nomination for councilman in
the Second ward. The caucus met in
the law office of Mapes & Hazen. e.
A. Bullock was chosen chairman, w.
r. Hoffman secretary. Councilman A.
H. Kiesau was called on and positive
ly declined to consider a denomination.
After bringing out several names in an
informal ballot, the caucus united on
w. H. Bridge on the first ballot for
the nomination of councilman. A. H.
Kiesau was picked as ward committee.
man A committee report nominating
the following men as delegates to the
CITY convention was adopted: John
r. Hays, e. A. Bullock, w. r. Hoff-
man, a. H. Kiesau, G.. ID. Butterfield,
A. H. Kiesau, H. G. Brueggeman, w.
II. Bridge, viii Darlington, Martin
Kane, l.. NJ. Gaylord, John Bridge and
Guy Barnes.
Third Ward.
The Third ward caucus nominated
J. H. Tough for the city council. w.
A. Witzigman was chairman and C. l..
Anderson secretary of the meeting,
which was held in the city hall. r.
H. Reynolds was chosen to represent
the ward on the city central commit
tee during the coming year. The list
of delegates to the city convention fol
lows: w. A. Witzigman, j. d. Stur-
geon, A. H. Viele, r. H. Reynolds, c.
P. Parish Geo. N. Beels, V. V. Light,
S. T. Adams, and G. L. Anderson
Fourth Ward.
Pat Dolan was nominated by Fourth
ward republicans for councilman. The
caucus was held at Hershiser's drug
store at s o'clock and was presided
over by Chairman w. H. Livingstone.
The following delegates were named
for the city convention: Pat Dolan,
w. H. Livingstone, CT. Hibben, How
ard Beymer, ]. A. Grey and ]. l.. Her
shiser.