Municipal Election; Ralph Hemingray appointed to committee

MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

CITIZENS’ MEETING.

A First-rate Ticket Nominated.

The largest political meeting ever held in Covington was the Citizens' Convention at Odd Fellows' Hall, last night. The better class of citizens were promptly on hand, and were in thorough sympathy with the entire proceedings. The only drawback was the smartness of a disturbing element that succeeded in seizing the front seats, preventing a large number of respectable men from getting forward. Threats had been made that the meeting would be broken up in a row, but when the evening came the disturbers saw their plans would not work, and they contented themselves with making all the noise they could.

On motion of Mr. P. McNamara, Silas Wade Hampton was elected Chairman, and on motion of Mr. Botsford, Mr. Jas. Wiggins was chosen Secretary. The following named gentlemen were appointed Vice Presidents: P. F. Power, Hayden Kendall, Frank Knoll, M. V. Sullivan, H. Hollister, E. J. Hickey, S. Easton, Col. Sam Davis, Capt. J. T. Johnson, J. B. Specker, Wm. Leathers and James Walsh.

Mr. J. D. Hearne moved that the chair appoint a committee of two from each ward to present nominations for the various offices to be filled at the coming January election.

The motion was carried; a lot of boys, headed by Camelback Murphy, Jack Arnold and Constable Gilligan, shout­ing "no" at the top of their voices for the purpose of having a little fun.

The chair appointed the following :

First Ward — J D Hearne and J E Botsford.

Second Ward — Chas Wood and J W Wooliscroft.

Third Ward — Henry Bostwick and J P Harbick.

Fourth Ward — Ralph Hemingray and Dr J W King.

Fifth Ward — August Schuler and G W Howell.

Sixth Ward — I Droege and Pat McNamara

Seventh Ward — W H Wirth and Capt Wm Robinson.

Eighth Ward — W G Hill and C H Baldwin.

Ninth Ward — Mike Sheridan and Jno Mullally.

The committee retired to the ante-room, and the Chairman, Mr. Hampton, addressed the meeting in a few appropriate remarks.

Mr. D. C. Collins was then called upon and responded in a speech of some twenty minutes.

Mr. J. D. Fallis was then introduced. He spoke at some length, counseling honesty and, uprightness on the part of the young men and an earnest effort on the part of all respectable and patriotic citizens to take the management of the city's affairs out of the hands of corrupt officials.

The Nominating Committee then ap­peared and reported the following nom­inations:

City Treasurer — Henry Adams.

City Clerk — Geo H Davison.

City Attorney — John P Harrison.

City Engineer — Thos H Kennedy.

City Collector — Jos M Ransom.

Street Commissioner — Thos Morrissey.

City Jailer — John Fitzpatrick.

Sealer and Gauger — Fred. Timm.

Wharfmaster — J J Galvin.

Marketmaster — Richard Lambert.

FOR CITY COUNCIL.

First Ward — F A Laidley.

Second Ward — Frank Wood.

Third Ward — L J Blakely.

Fourth Ward —W E Ashbrook.

Fifth Ward — Alex Davezac.

Sixth Ward — J L Hackathorne.

Seventh Ward — Alex McDonald.

Eighth Ward — Theodore Wolking.

Ninth Ward — W J Rich.

FOR SCHOOL TRUSTEES.

First Ward — M V Sullivan.

Second Ward — R H Ramsay.

Third Ward — D DeGarmo.

Fourth Ward — F Allingham.

Fifth Ward — L Bruestle.

Sixth Ward — D C Culbertson.

Seventh Ward — Robert Watson.

Eighth Ward — Dr W A Hall.

Ninth Ward — Alex McLeod.

On motion of Mr. J, D. Hearne the ticket was accepted by acclamation.

On motion of W. H. Mackoy the Chair was directed to appoint an Exec­utive Committee of five, to conduct the campaign in behalf of the citizen’s movement until its close. After consul­tation with prominent gentlemen pres­ent the Chair appointed Mackoy, Mc­Namara, Linnemann, Kieth and Wiggins for that Committee.

The ayes voted steadily and in large numbers, and then the boys, under the same drunken leadership mentioned above, shrieked their noes and laughed, enjoying the thing hugely. They came for fun and were bound to have it. Had they outnumbered the decent peo­ple Camelback would have made a speech and a glorious time would have ensued. But the hall was filled in over­powering numbers with the better class of citizens and everything passed off harmoniously. The prompt action of the Chairman in putting a disturber down showed the boys the tax-payers meant business and they confined them­selves to screeches and a "no" to every­thing proposed.