Republicans Name Candidates

REPUBLICANS NAME CANDIDATES
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     The republican ward caucuses were held Thursday. In the first, fourth, fifth and sixth the most interest was taken. The nominations are strong ones and the city being republican there is god prospects that the entire ticket will be elected. The following are the nominations by wards:
     The republican caucuses last night resulted as follows:
               FIRST WARD
     It took five ballots to nominate the candidate for alderman in this ward, but the contest was not attended with any excitement.
     Sedqwick Dean was made chairman and W. H. Butler secretary of the caucus, while W. K. Childs and Ald. Hamilton were selected to count the votes.
     For supervisor the vote stood as follows: John Miner, 33, George Rhead 18, W. K. Childs 2, Blank 1.
     The contest for alderman trailed along as follows, with Carl Storm finally sweeping them all before his cyclonic name.
Carl T. Storm..........24  29  35  36  37
Henry Richards......33  33  32  25  25
George Rhead........0      0     0  11     6 
Frank Jones...........10     7     4    1     1
Blank......................1       1      2    2    0
     William Eldert was nominated for constable by acclamation.
     Dr. Blair nominated Carl Storm for alderman and stated that his platform was for anything that will not be detrimental to the city. He said that Storm was not the attorney of any railroad, real or imaginary.
     A ward committee, consisting of O. M. Martin, W. F. Stimson and W. H. butler, were elected.
               SECOND WARD
     The new ward building was dedicated last evening by the caucus being the first public meeting ever held there. A. E. Mummery was chairman and Eugene K. Frueauff secretary. There being no candidates for supervisor and alderman the filling of these offices were referred to the ward committee. Fred J. Huhn was unanimously nominated for constable. 
               THIRD WARD
     Only 13 attended this caucus. There was no excitement. All the nominations were made by acclamation and were Wesley E. Howe, supervisor; George Clark, alderman, and W. H. Bowen, constable. 
               FOURTH WARD
     A large caucus was held, 100 being present. Hon. Reuben Kempf was chairman and A. A. Pearson secretary. Herman Krapf was renominated for supervisor. For alderman one ballot was taken, Eugene Gilmore receiving 42 and Willis Johnson 58 votes. John L. Cox was nominated for constable.
               FIFTH WARD
     There was more than the usual interest taken in this ward, their being 60 present. Earl Ware was chairman and Sid Bangs secretary .Dr. Boylan was nominated for supervisor on the second ballot. On the first ballot Dr. John Boylan received 21 votes and George Rhodes 20, and on the second 27 for Boylan and 24 for Rhodes, Boylan being elected. Only one ballot was taken for alderman, L. D. Gross receiving 48 votes and Willis Kent 12. The office of constable was left blank.
               SIXTH WARD
     Twenty-five citizens attended the caucus of the sixth ward last night. Horace Prettyman was elected chairman of the meeting and S. A. Moran secretary. 
     There were three nominees for supervisor, the vote resulting as follows: Prettyman, 5; Channing Smith, 11; A. F. Martin, 4. Smith was declared the nominee.
     Royal A. Jenney was nominated for alderman without any opposition. The contest for constable was a little more exciting. The colored voters of the ward were out in force to support Chas F. Fox and he was nominated by a vote of 14 to 8 for S. T. Hall.
     An expression of the caucus on grade separation was then called for and Ald. Jenney stated his position on the subject. He stated that he was not opposed to it as an abstract proposition but thought it would cost the city too much. He thought that $100,000 would not cover the cost to the city and did not think that the city could afford to have grade separation. He said grade crossing in Ann Arbor had never killed a man yet. He was willing to support separation if streets did not have to be closed up and some of them filled up for 10 or 12 feet and there was not big damages to pay. Wm. Biggs opposed grade separation for much the same reason. He said the papers had only stated one side of the case. Mr. Dibble favored separation of the grades and Horace Prettyman was in favor of it if it could be secured at no cost to the city.
               SEVENTH WARD
     A small caucus was held. Andrew Sawyer, jr., was chairman and Andrew Gibson secretary. One ballot for supervisor was taken, William Dansingburg receiving 21 votes and Homer Cady 16, resulting in Dansinburg being nominated.
     Ald. Fischer was re-nominated for alderman by acclamation. Peter Hines was nominated for constable. The matter of the fence expected to be erected about the Dexter M. Ferry athletic grounds was discussed and the supervisor and aldermen were appointed a committee to confer with the university authorities.