Daily Republican., 1879-02-24
The Mex, street Commishioner.

A very pretty little fight Is looming
10 amongst the Democratic City oonn-
.ilmsn which bids fair to overshadow
.he water question, the funded aeo'
and everv other question OF "e'sh'y
except the main one when
interests only Democrats. TINS mo-
mentous question is, who shall De
Street Commissioner when the term oil
the present Republican Street c'mm's-
sion.r shall expire on the first OF july
The candidate that is the bombshell
amongst all the other Democratic can
didates for that Office, is Col. Louis 4.
Lvncb a member Of Council from the
Tenth Ward. MIR. Lynch who Is now
filing his fourth successive term, no
doubt thinks he has served his party
long. enough at low pay and is no" en-
titled to something more substantial
and only modestly asks that he shal!
b. elected street coinmis siOner and II
is said that dir. results are threatened
if his party does not make him its can
didat.. His principal competitor Is
Col. Frank McCloskey who held the Of
fee prior to Mr.. lloagland's accession,
and i, ia said that passmole II. Mitch
ell is also in til. field, gathering up the
fractional counci!meu that have not
already become the pronounced friends
of either Mr.. Lynch or Mr.. McUloskey.
So,n. of the MoCloskey men are very
much Mortified at the idea Col. Lynch
having expressed determination hot
to resign his seat in Council until after
the election of the Street Commissioner,
and that he will not only vote for him
self in the Democratic caucus, hut that
he will vote for himself in the Council
should h. receive the caucus nomina-
ton. Mr.. Lynch and his friends are
not the least concerned about that, ~
they have a precedent in the cas- Of
George II. Walter some years ago Ho,-
ing for himself and ly his own vstt
electing himself Chief Engineer OF tht
Water D.nartmeL,. Col. Lynch now
numbers among bis staunch friends
Councilman Townsend OF the Sec
oni Ward, Councilman Knight o
tn. Nintl. Ward, Mr.. paynter of the
Fourth Ward, which with himself give'
him four sure votes in cancus. Aht
: tn rec more being required to give hin
: the caucus nomination, he Is lookiu,
very smilingly on his colleague Mr.
= Guthrie, Col. Taylor, Col. Norton am
' Mr.. Moore. Col. McCloskey, count
u nositiy.ly on the votes of Mr.. .McGlinche
c Of the Third Ward, Doctor Walton
I tn. First Ward, Mr.. Hart of the Fourt
e Ward and Mr. Rowe OF tn. Ninth Ward
q which gives him four votes. For I'll
y other three required to give him th
e caucus nomination he is looking wis
g fully towards Mr.. IIeusted, Mr.. Gnthrl
& Col. Norton, Col. Taylor and Mr.. Moor
r To make things still worse confounde'
4 Mr.. Mitchell counts positively on fl
rs votes amongst which are Mr.. Moor
TX Mr.. Paynt.r, Col. Norton, Col. Taylc
to and Mr.. H-usted, and he would be W.
~ much obliged to Mr.. Guthrie and NJ
a. Townsend if they would only step
,g and max. the coveted seven. We a
le also informed that there are three
d. four other aspirants looking on al
10 ready to take advantage of any lit'
al miscarriage OF the plans laid by t
10 three candidates named, tut At |
Il! pr.s.nt time it looks as if Col. Lyn
'e had the insid. track and would keep
en- No matter what becomes Of the Wal
Id Works Improvement, nor now large t
nd floating debt becomes, We are to have
70, spice OF humor and excitement until
he first Of July, and the battle promises
nd be fierce between Grvernor Halls new
dubbed ColOnels.