The daily gazette., 1878-08-01
The Republican Troubles.
MEETING LAST EvENING-No GOING
BEHIND THE RETURNs--A PETITION
FROM MIR. FRAIM.

FROM MR.. FRAIM.
A meeting ofthe City Execuctive Com
mlttee OF the Republican party, was call
ed 10 meet last evening, in the third story
of humford's building, but strange to
say the almost total absence of the Com
mittee, was very noticeable, although
there was large attendance ofthe friends
OF the different candidates, especially those
OF Captain Gallagher.
before the minutes were read, Mr..
wash. Hastings the chairman of the
COMMITTEE, stated that he desired to say
few words. He said that nomina-
ton for Mayor had been held on lastSat-
! luday, and as was usual there were
great many dissatisfied.
The successful candidate had received
majority of the votes cast, and he be-
lieved that Captain Gallagher was fairly
nominated. The party must give the
Captain their support in order to be sue
| cessful.
The returns were next examined, at
the conclusion of which Capt. Gallagher,
was on motion of G.. II. p. Simmons, de-
clared to be the nominee Of the party.
| The Secretary next read a petition
from Robert G. Fraim, one of the defeat
ed candidates.
| The communication first set forth
that nomination had been held tor
Mayor in accordance with and in strict
compli tnce with the rules and regulA-
tions adopted by our. committee. Mr..
Fraim, then goes on to say that he is
fully convinced, that there were legally
deposited in the ballot boxes at said nom-
lnation a much larger number of votes
fnf I,t h.r AAr xsNt of a.. -&l
didates. He claimed that there were
fully 900 balltos deposited by democrats
n )n-residents, and Q eaters There
were deposited 2,S47 ballots, or about
LOO more than at the nomination for
Mayor In 1875.
The number of vstes deposited on Sat-
urday last exceeds the total vote polled
for Lchtenstein fer President of City
Council last year to the Dumber of 633,
at which time he was elected over Bi ,ht
by 200 mfJ rity.
MIR. }Fraim then compared the vote
polled on Saturday last to the reported
can vote potled at the last general elec-
tion in the different wards, and finds in
every case 1t was largely in excess.
He concludes his communication by
stating that while he believed himself
tel ly nominated, he did not believe il
would be OF any advantage to 60 through
a second nomination, as he could not
have any assurance, from pastexperience,
that fair nomination would be held.
He would still remain a Republican
and fully endorses its principles, and he
would prefer to sacrifice position to
which he believed himself justly and l..
gally entitled, rather than jeopard1ze the
whole Republican ticket In the county
and city. He would leave his case in the
hands of the committee, believing that
they would do justice to his case.
james Agnew moved that the petition
be accepted, and referred to committee
of nine.
German D. Lincoln was opposed to the
motion and hoped it would be voted
down. When candidates are defeated
they should submit to their defeat.
After some further debate the Secreta-
ry began to call the roll on the motion of
Mr.. Agnew to refer it to committee OF
nine.
Some trouble was experienced in re-
cording the votes, and after all had vot-
ed the vote stood 16 for and 16 against
the motion. The President then gave
the casting vote, voting nay, and so the
motion to refer was lost.
The meeting then adjourned amidst
much confusion, and loud talk among
the adherents of the different candi-
dates