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CHAPTER XXI.
ZANESVILLE ELECTIONS.
ELECTIONS SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE
PRESENT CITY CHARTER.
April 15, 1850—Mayor, William Shultz. Councilmen—William Galigher, Mark Loudan, F. J. Fracker, Jr., Joseph Galigher, Daniel Applegate, Thomas Davidson, S. R. Hosmer, B. T. Whitaker, F. B. Abbott, J. M. James, G. Wynkoop and Henry Blandy. Supervisors, Peter Sockman and John Waters.
April 7, 1851—Mayor, Wm. Shultz. Councilmen—William Galigher, Mark Loudan, J. T. Fracker, Jr., Joseph Galigher, John Coleman, F. B. Abbott, John McBride, S. R. Hosmer, Henry Blandy, Samuel Clark, and John Woods. Justice of the Peace, John Harrison ; Supervisor, Peter Sockman. School Directors, Alex. Sullivan and Jacob Glessner. Constables, Benjamin Spangler and William Jennings.
April 5, 1852—Mayor, Wm. Shultz. Councilmen—George A. Jones, Lewis Brenholts, Elias Ebert, Thomas Davidson, Joseph Galigher, John Closman, William Ruth, Hamilton Robertson, S. R. Hosmer, G. Wynkoop, J. M. James and E. L, Grisby. Justice of the Peace, F. A. Seborn. Supervisor, P. Sockman. Cimstables, B. Spangler and William Jennings. School Director, George L. Shinnick.
April 4, 1853—Mayor, D. J. Culbertson. Councilmen—Mark Loudan, John Coleman, William Ruth And William Fox. City Soliciter, A. P. Blocksom. City Treasurer, Adam Peters. Marshal, James Campbell. Trustee of
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Water Works, A. J. Printz. Constables, William Jennings and Benjamin Spangler. School Directors—A. Sullivan, G. L. Shinnick, Jacob Glessner and J. L. Cox.
April 3, 1854—Justices of the Peace—H. N. Thompson, Samuel Chapman. Councilmen, Mark Loudan, John Coleman, William Ruth, William Fox. Treasurer, Adam Peters. Marshal, James Campbell. Constables, Benjamin Spangler, William Jennings. Trustee of Water Works, Thomas Griffith. Assessors E. A. Abbott, E. H. Gibbons, L. Mohler, Lewis Grigsby. School Directors—J.T. Fracker, J. T. Adams, Jacob Glessner, B. Van Horne. Supervisor, Peter Sockman.
April, 1855—Mayor, D. J. Culbertson. Councilmen—George James, J. B. Thompson, J. T. Brown, David Hattan. City Solicitor, A. P. Blocksom. Treasurer, A. Peters. Marshal, Isaac Campbell. Constables—J. T. Stumley, E. S. Dodd. School DirectorsJ. T. Fracker, J. F. Adams, William Shultz, L. H. Bigelow. Assessors—R. Delany, William Wright, L. Mohler, G. Ferntemaker. Trustees of Water Works—Joseph Galigher, E. Wilks. Supervisor, Moses Bridwell.
April 7, 1856—Justices of the Peace—C. W. Buckmaster, James Mills. Councilmen—A. J. Printz, William Ruth, Jonathan Swank. Treasurer, John Metcalf. Marshal, William M. Laughlin. Constables—Benj. Spangler, E. S. Dodd. Trustee of Water Works, A. J. Hahn. Assessors—Elijah Sullivan, William Wright, G. W. Ritze, Lewis Grigsby. Supervisor, Peter Sockman.
April 6, 1857—Mayor, E. L. Grigsby. Marshal, William M. Laughlin. Justice of the Peace, James Cochran. Trustee of Water Works, Thos. Griffith. City Solicitor, N. N. Guille. Councilmen— Austin Berry, John Metcalf, R. W. P. Muse, A. R. Cassiday. Constables, B. Spangler, Jacob Lyder. Board of Education, D. D. Yarndt, Adam Fletcher. Assessors—Elijah Sullivan, W. Wright, John Brimer, Lewis Grigsby.
April 5, 1858—Councilmen—James Mills, S. Chapman, A. J. Printz, M. C. Mitchel, David McCarty, William Fox. Marshal, William Laughlin: 'treasurer, B. F. Leslie. Trustee of Water Works, Joseph Galligher. Board of Education—A. P. Blocksom, W. A. Graham. City Solicitor,, John liaynes, Constables, Jacob Lyda, Benjamin Spangler. Assessors—Wallace Quigley, William H. Cunningham, William Wright, Elijah Sullivan.
April 4, 1859—Mayor, J. B. Thompson. Marshal, Jacob Lyda. Treasurer, D. C. Conyers. City Clerk, G. W. Thompson. City Solicitor, Samuel Chapman. Trustee of Water Works, William Schultz. Justice of the Peace, George Weaver. Supervisor, Moses Bridwell. Councilmen, George James, M. C. Mitchell, R. W. P. Muse, J. L. Taylor. Constables, John O'Hara, Nimrod Taylor. Assessors—Elijah Sullivan, William Wright, Norval Chamberlain, Lewis Grigsby.
April 2, 1860—Councilmen—Lewis Brenholts, A. J. Printz, S. R. Hosmer, Daniel Hatton. City Clerk, Thomas Halpin. Treasurer, D. C. Conyers. Trustees of Water Works, G. T. Greenland, Thomas Griffith. Marshal, Jacob Lyda. Constables, John Dixon, Nimrod Taylor. Justice of the Peace, Joseph Cochran. Board of Education, G. A, Thompson.
April 1, 1861—Mayor, Mark Loudan. Marshal, Jacob Lyda. City Clerk, J. C. Cochran. City Solicitor, S. Chapman. Treasurer, D. C. Conyers. Trustee of Water Works, G. T. Greenland. Board of Education, Thomas Snively, A. P. Blocksom. Councilmen, Joseph Crosby, D. Applegate, William Rieth, J. L. Taylor. Assessors, E. Sullivan, William Wright, W. Quigley, L. Grigsby.
April, 1862—Marshal, Jacob Lyda. Councilmen, Lewis Brenholts, Henry Gilligan, O. S. R. Hosmer, Daniel Hattan. Treasurer, D. C. Conyers. Trustee of Water Works, Wm. Schultz. Constables, R. A. Sutton, John Dixon. Assessors, William Munro, William Wright, Charles Lucas, Lewis Grigsby.
April, 1863—Mayor, Mark Loudan. Justice of the Peace, H. W. Chandler. Councilmen— James Crosby, D. Applegate, Moses Bridwell, John L. Taylor. Marshal, Isaac Campbell. City Solicitor, A. P. Blocksom. Constables, William W. Smith, John Dixon. Board of Education, F. A. Thompson, Adam Fletcher. Trustee of Water Works, Thomas Griffith. Assessors, William Munro, Isaac Hoge, Theodore Brown, P. T. Wright.
April 4, 1864—Marshal, Isaac Campbell. Councilmen, Jacob Smith, A. J. Printz, Theo- bald Stemler, Daniel Hattan. Trustee of Water Works, J. T. Greenland. Board of Education, Thomas Lindsay, John Price. Constables, Isaac M. Brown, Charles Moore. Assessors, E. Sullivan, W. Wright. William Leffler, P. Wright.
April 3, 1865—Mayor, John W. James. Councilmen, A. A. Thompson, Daniel Applegate, Walter A. Bell, J. L. Taylor. City Solicitor, M. M. Granger. Marshal, J. C. Wolf. Constables, I. M. Brown, John Green. Trustee of Water Works, William Ruth. Assessors, William Mears,William Wright, William Leffler, P. T. Wright.
April 2, 1866.—Councilmen, Joseph Crosby, Thomas Halpine, William Ruth, J. R. Price. Justice of the Peace, H. W. Chandler. Marshal, J. C. Wolf. Trustee of Water Works, Thomas Griffith. Board of Education, F. A. Thompson, Adam Fletcher. Constables, Isaac M. Brown, Benjamin Spangler. Assessors, William Munro, William Wright, Jacob Crotzer, P. T. Wright.
April 1, 1867.—Mayor, Asa R. Cassidy. Marshal, J. C. Wolf. City Solicitor, John Haynes. Trustee of Water Works, J. T. Greenland. Constables, Benjamin Spangler, John Arter. Board of Education, John R. Rice, M. C. Mitchell. Councilmen, F. A. Thompson, John L. Taylor, D. Applegate, William M. Shinnick. Assessors, William Munro, William Wright, Jacob Crotzer, P. T. Wright.
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April 6, 1868.—Marshal, J. C. Wolf. City Solicitor, A. J. Andrews. Trustee of Water Works, William Ruth. Constables, James D. Mitchell, Benjamin Spangler. Councilmen, Joseph Crosby, Samuel Clark, William Ruth, Curran Blue, William Geiger, C. Fletcher, Conrad Fletcher, W. E. James. Board of Education, George W. Green, George W. Griffee. Assessors, William Munro, David Keeley, John A. Daugherty, William A. Burkhart, E. L. Grigsby, William Nutt. The vote on the annexation of Putnam to Zanesville, is reported as 456 in favor, and 28 against.
April 5, 1869.—Mayor, William Ruth. Marshal, J. C. Wolf. City Clerk, George D. Gibbons. City Solicitor, Albion J. Andrews. Trustee of Water Works, F. Hirschley. City Civil Engineer, James P. Egan. Street Commissioner, Daniel Smith. Justice of the Peace, G. L. Phillips. Constables, John J. Arter, J. D. Mitchell. Councilmen, F. A. Thompson, D. Applegate, C. Blue, H. Deffenbaugh, John H. Gormley, William H. McOwen, Frank Horn. Board of Education, J. W. Conrade, Adam Fletcher, F. A. Victor. Assessors, William Munro, William Wright, George A. Daugherty, Elijah Sullivan, John J. Patterson, William Nutt, Sr.
March 29, 1870. Election on the question of appropriating twenty-five thousand dollars, for the purpose of building a railroad in Zanesville —In favor, 1077 votes ; against, 6 votes. Majority in favor, 1061.
April 4, 1870.—Justice of the Peace, H. W. Chandler. Constables, J. J. Arter, William Nutt. Treasurer, William Price. Trustee of Water Works, George Rishtine. City Commissioner, John Stone. Trustees of Cemeteries, William N. Shinnick, G. W. Blocksom, W. H. Deffenbaugh. Councilmen, Robert Price, Thos. Lindsay, Benjamin Spangler, C. Stoltzenbach, Henry Blandv, John L. Taylor. Assessors, William Wright, George A. Daugherty, Elijah Sullivan, J. J. Patterson, William Nutt. Board of Education, William C. Hurd, George W. Griffee, Isaac Pearsall.
October 11. 1870—Special Election.—For annexation of Putnam—"Yes," 1818 votes ; "No," 49 votes. For annexation of West Zanesville— "Yes," 1939 votes ; "No," 34 votes.
April 3, 1871.—Mayor, William Ruth. Marshal, William Jennings. Trustee of Water Works, George H. Vroom. City Solicitor, Al. bion J. Andrews. Civil Engineer, A. J. Spaulding. Trustee of Cemetery, W. H. Deffenbaugh. Justice of the Peace, John J. James. Constables, John Arter, William Nutt, Councilmen, F. A. Thompson, D. Applegate, Curran Blue, F. H. Achauer, W. H. McOwen, Michael McDonald, Edward Bailey, William T. Maher. Board of Education, Richard Hocking, S. J. Moore. Assessors, William Munro, William Wright, George A. Daugherty, Elijah Sullivan, J. J. Patterson, William Nutt, Sr., Robert Delany, W. H. Search.
April 1, 1872.—Justice of the Peace, Joseph S. Parke. Constables, J. J. Arter, William Nutt, Sr. City Commissioner, John Slone. Trustee of Water Works, Patrick Dugan. Trustee of Cemetery, A. E. Cook. Councilmen, Robert Price, Eugene Printz, Robert D. Shultz, Frank Meyers, Henry Blandy, James L, Taylor, P. P. Morgan, E. B. Williams. Board of Education, J. V. Smeltzer, M. Calhoun, Richard 'Hocking. Assessors, William Munro, William Wright, George A. Daugherty, James Ryan, J. J. Patterson, William Nutt, Sr., R. Delaney, City Commissioner, Daniel Smith. For annexation of Putnam, "Yes," 499 votes ; "No," 615 votes.
Special election, June 17, 1872. Vote on the quesion of issuing bonds to the amount of $100,000, for the purpose of building the Zanesville, Cumberland and Caldwell Railroad. In favor of the measure, 1,193 votes. Against the measure, eighty-seven votes.
April 7, 1873.—Mayor, Robert F. Brown. Marshal, John J. Arter. City Solicitor, Allen Miller. Trustee of Water Works, C. R. Hubbell. Trustees of Cemetery, Wm. S. Harlan and Joseph Shaw. City Civil Engineer, A. J. Spaulding. Councilmen, A. E. Cook, Daniel Applegate, B. F. Spangler, Fred Dietrich, C. W. Fletcher, Michael McDonald, Samuel G. McBride, Wm. Foran, Geo. W. Guthrie. Board of Education, W. H. Hurd, Geo. W. Griffee, Henry Shrimpton, Daniel Dugan. Assessors, T. H. Patrick, Wm. Wright, C. J. Dieterly, James F. Ryan, Joseph J. Patterson, Wm. Nutt, Robert Delaney, Wm. F. Plants. Justice of the Peace, Henry S. Harding. Constables, James D. Mitchell, James G. Hannum.
April 8, 1874.—Justice of the Peace, John J. James. Constables, James G. Hannum, Wm. Nutt. Trustee of Water Works, Thomas Lindsay. Trustee of Cemetery, Geo. R. Humphrey. City Commissioner, R. A. Cunningham. City Infirmary Directors, Enoch S, Huff, Horatio Chandler. Councilmen, Robert Price, Henry J. Dennis, John Leis, Andrew La Fleur, Henry Blandy, Thomas McCormick, Horace D. Munson, Sr., Wm. T. Maher, Orlando C. Farquhar. Board of Education, Daniel Dugan. Assessors, Thomas H. Patrick, John W. Campbell, George Dougherty, Adolph Kreuter, John P. Taggart, Wm. Nutt, A. C. Smith, W. F. Plants, M. F. Nevitt.
April 5, 1875.—Mayor, Calvin C. Gibson. Marshal, J. C. Wolf. City Solicitor, Wm. C. Blocksom. City Civil Engineer, James P. Egan. Trustee of Water Works, Robert D. Shultz. Trustee of Cemetery, Wm. H. Ball. City Infirmary Directors, John Launder, H. W. Chandler. Constables, Jacob Bash, John D. Sode. Justice of the Peace, Fred Hirshey, Councilmen, Thomas Durban, Chas. Brendell, Edward P. Bloomer, J. B. Brown, C. W. Fletcher, John J. Thomas, Vance B. Lewis, Wm. Moran, Perry Wiles. Board of Education, James A. Cox, Wm. Lillienthal, R. Flocking, A. C. Smith, James C. Gillespie. Assessors, T. H. Patrick, Geo. Jenkins, G. H. Daugherty,
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A. Kreuter, J. J. Patterson, Wm. Nutt, Edward Bailey, W. J. Plants, Jonathan Brelsford.
April 2, 1876.—Justice of the Peace, Henry S. Harding. Constables, John S. Mills, John G. Sode. Trustee of Water Works, M. Churchill. Trustee of Cemetery, John M. Bonnett. City Commissioner, John B. Robert. City Infirmary Director, Enoch C. Huff. Councilmen, Daniel Applegate, John Leis, Wm. Fox, John L. Taylor, H. D. Munson, Geo. W. Shaw, Alvin B. Williams, George N. Guthrie. Assessors, T. H. Patrick, Geo. A. Dougherty, Thomas Elliott, Henry Brown, Wm. Nutt, Robert Delaney, Wm. W. Lloyd, J. Brelsford. Board of Education, Eugene Printz, C. C. Goddard, Wm. Lillienthal, Alfred Ball, M, V. Mitchell, John L. Turner.
April 2, 1877.—Mayor, Wm. H. McOwen. Marshal, Benjamin Fell. City Solicitor, Wm. T. Blocksom. Justice of the Peace, Fenton Bagley. Trustee of Water Works, Wm. S. Harlan. Trustee of Cemeteries, C. C. Russell. City Infirmary Director, H. N. Chandler. City Civil Engineer, Fred Howell. Constables, Chas. E. Moore, John G. Sode. Councilmen, Robert Burrough, E. P. Bloomer, Chas. Brendel, John N. Stiner, Thomas E. Sturges, Lewis Harper, Wm. Bressant, Wm. Foran, O. Farquhar. Assessors, T. H. Patrick, Geo. J. Miller, Geo. A. Dougherty.
April 1st, 1878.—City Commissioner, John Emery. Trustee of Water Works, R. D. Shultz. Trustee of Cemeteries, J. W. Conrade. Justice of the Peace, Geo. N. Griffin. Constables, Chas. E. Moore, James G. Hannum. City Infirmary Director, John Launder. Councilmen, A. F. Street, John Still, B. Wheeler, D. Bischoff, F. Dietrich, W. Fox, Geo. V. Fell, W. E. Atwell, Geo. W. Shaw, N. K. Smith. Board of Education, W. M. Shinnick, J. C. Brenholts. Assessors, J. T. Fracker, Geo. J. Miller, G. Dougherty, James Ayers, J. J. Patterson, C. Kerner, R. Delany, W. W. Lloyd, A. J. Pickings.
April 7, 1879.—Mayor, W. C. Blocksom. Marshal, Benjamin Fell. City Solicitor, H. R. Stan- berry. City Civil Engineer, Fred. Howell. Trustee of Water Works. Wendall Churchill. Trustee of Cemeteries, John M. Bonnett. City Infirmary Director, Enoch S. Huff. Justice of the Peace, Henry S. Harding. Constables, James G. Hannum, John J. Arter. Councilmen, Robert Burroughs, Daniel Applegate, John Hahn, Geo. H. Bonnett, Thomas E. Sturges, Thomas G. McCormick, Robert Price, William Foran, O. C. Farquhar. Board of Education, Isaac Cox, George J. Crotzer, George R. Humphrey, J. C, Gillespie. AsseSsors, J. T. Fracker, George J. Miller, Duncan McKinney, W. H. Cunningham, J. J. Patterson, C. L. Kerner, R. Delany, W. L. Lloyd, John H. Drake.
April 5, 1880.—City Commissioner, John Emery. Justice of the Peace, Addison Palmer. Trustee of Water Works, Conrad Stolzenbach. Trustee of Cemeteries, Thomas Lindsay. City Infirmary Director, Josephus Jordan. Consta bles, John J. Arter, Charles E. Moore. Councilmen, G. A. Stanberry, Andrew P. Stultz, A. H. Sterne, Fred. Dietrich, Henry T. Smith, William C. Harris, Dudley R. Worstall, A. J. Andrews, Thomas Potts. Assessors, George J. Miller, Duncan McKinney, Thomas Elliott, J. J. Patterson, John Elliott, Amos P. Josslyn, George W. Reed. Board of Education, William M. Shinnick, William Lillienthal, Martin V. B. Mitchell, John L. Turner.
April 4, 1881.—Mayor, William N. McCoy. Marshal, Zachariah T. Reed. City Solicitor, William H. Cunningham, Jr. City 'Civil Engineer, Frederick Howell. Trustee of Water Works, William Price. Trustee of Cemeteries, John W. Conrade. Justice of the Peace, George W. Griffee. Constables, Charles E. Moore, John Arter. City Infirmary Director, James T. Wallwork. Assessors, Paul Kemmerer, George E. Jenkins, Walton Grigsby, Adolph Kreuter, Phillip Dennick, John H. Best, Leandei. McBride, Joseph Scholl, William H. Ratliff. Councilmen, John A. Fortune, *Philip Sandel, *Jas. T. Irvine, *Jno. M. Steiner,Gilbert Snyder, Henry C. Greiner, W. S. Frazier, *William Foran, O. C. Farquhar ; those holding over are : Thomas Potts, D. Worstall, *A. J. An,drews, *A. Stern, Wm. C. Harris, F. Dietrich, *A. P. Stultz, *William Smith, George Stanberry.
The Mayor and those Councilmen whose names are marked with a star (*) are Democrats ; the other nine Councilmen are Republicans, and the possibility of a tie vote at the time of organization being imminent, each political moiety had reference to the law governing such cases, and entrenched themselves within the bulwarks of its provisions. The section of the Revised Statutes referred to, is number 676, and provides that in cities of the second class, where there is a tie vote in the election of officers of the Council, the May- or, acting as ex-officio President, shall give the casting vote. The Mayor and Democratic members of the Council construed this section to their advantage, and maintained that it was to be expected that Democratic officers would be chosen by them. On the other hand, the Republicans determined that there should be no tie vote, which was accomplished by voting for more than one man at a time, for such office: The Democrats thereupon concerted that the election should be in such a manner as to leave no option between voting for or against one candidate at a time, or not voting at all. This, it was held, was following Republican precedents, and a motion was made that Andrew P. Stultz be elected President. This proposition was entertained by the Mayor, and, upon roll call, it was found that nine Democrats voted in the affirmative, and nine Republicans refused to vote. This, in the opinion of the Mayor, was such a tie as was contemplated by the section of the Revised Statutes referred to, and he voted for Mr. Stultz, and, thereupon, declared him elected. The Demcratic nine then voted for John A. Fortune as President pro tempre, and William A. Shinnick, Jr., for Clerk, the Mayor and Republican
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nine not voting. The Mayor then declared Mr, Andrew P. Stultz elected President, pro tempore, and that all the officers necessary for the organization of the Council were elected, and the organization was complete, and he vacated the chair which was taken by Mr. Stultz. Mr. Shin- nick gave his bond, and was sworn in as Clerk, and then demanded of Clerk John A. Green the books and papers of the office, which were refused, on the ground that Mr. Shinnick, Jr., had not been legally elected. Mr. Shinnick then instituted proceedings in quo zvarranto, filing
pers first in the Supreme Court, from which action was subsequently withdrawn for want of jurisdiction in that court, and the papers were then filed in the District Court, and Clerk John A. Green continued to hold over until properly notified of the action of said court, which was as follows :
"Order of the Supreme Court, made Saturday, October 8, 1881, to wit :
"Ohio ex rel. 147.111, Shinnick vs. John A. Green. 2nd Warranto. Reserved from the District Court of Muskingum County.
"This case came on for hearing on the petition of relator, the answer of defendant, as the agreed statement of facts, the facts as found by said District Court, and the certificate of reservation, together with a transcript of the proceedings in said District Court.
“The arguments of counsel having been heard, and the court being fully advised in the premises, do find that, on the 25th day of April, 1881, the relator, Shinnick, was duly elected City Clerk of said city ; that the defendant wrongfully holds said office, and that he, said Shinnick, is entitled to have and hold said office.
“And the court do order that the defendant, John A. Green, be ousted, and altogether excluded from said office, and that said Green forthwith deliver over to said Shinnick the use, possession, and enjoyment of said office, and the books, furniture and papers pertaining to the same, and allow the said Shinnick to have full control thereof, without let or hindrance.
“And it is further considered and adjudged that the said relator recover of said Green the costs herein, by the relator expended, taxed at $—."
[The 25th day of April, 1881, is a clerical error, and should read the 8th day of May, 1881;]