Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-05

Organization OF Councils.
By the provisions of the act of assembly
of May 10. 1875, the first Monday in April
at ten O'Clock in the morning is designat-
ed as the time for the organization of the
city government. For long while pricr
to that hour, the neigh5orhood of the
city hall was the point of attraction for
members of councilelect, expectant can
didates for the several city offices, and
curiOus-minded persons of the most
diverse ways of political thinking. The
chief interest of the day appeared
to centre in the distribution of
the principal city offices, as city treas
urer and street commissioner, while the
organization of the respective branches of
city council was discussed from varied
standpoints and with considerable perplex-
ity, the secrecy which has enshrouded the
proceedings of the caucuses of the two
parties having served to greatly mystify
the great majority of outsiders,
who had been kept in complete
ignorance of the outcome of their
deliberations. The Democratic eau
Gus was held last Friday evening, and its
proceedings were kept profound secret.
The Republican councilmen having de-
ferred their meeting until this morning
absolutely nothing was nor is known of
what was transacted in their secret ses-
sions except as they were developed sub
sequently in the proceedings of councils
and of the joint convention, though it is
believed that all the Republican members
of council were present at the caucus. All
the same, there were rumors of states and
set-ups, and prospective kicking and
smash-ups, which were verified to the con-
siderable astonishmcnt of the uninitiated.
1t was known, or at least feared, that a
couple Of City tyTreasurerWel elchans's friends
were particularly anxious to retain him in
his office at almost any expense and every
sacrifice, though the precise nature of the
trades that had been entered into bafiled
inquiry. Below we give the composition
of the new city legislative department
The political complexion of the select
branch is unchanged; elections for this
body having been held in but three wards,
and the nominee of the majority party in
each having been chosen. The Second
ward returns Mr.. Robert A. Evans, Rep,
a member of long standing; the Sixth
sends back Mr.. Geo. W. Zecher, DEM, who
has represented the ward during the past
three years and the Eighth elects Mr..
Frederick Yudith, Dem, vice Mr.. Hubert
E. Anderson, Dem. The following is a
complete list of the new Select council,
Republicans in italics:
First Ward-Hnry Doerr, butcher, 40
North Water street.
Second Ward-R. 4. Erans, banker, 211
East King street.
Third Ward-R ". .Shenk, lawyer, a2O
East King street.
Fourth Ward-Geo. IL Franklin. mer-
chant, "a South Prince street.
Fifth Ward-A. j. Ebcrly, lawyer, PA
West Chestnut street.
Sixth Ward-Geo. W. Zccher, livery
man, 13 East Lemon street.
Seventh Ward-Wm. Sales, drover.
Rockland street.
Eighth Ward-Frederick Judith, bend
ing works. 1874 High street.
Ninth Ward-Jno. 4. Boring, builder,
334 North Queen street.
Common Council.
A complete revolution in the political
complexion of this branch of the municipal
government was wrought by the February
elections. The Republican majority of
thirteen out of total membership of
twenty -seven-they having twenty men,
bers to seven DemOcrats-has been entire
ly wiped out and given place to a Demo-
cratic majority of one; the body now
standing Democrats, IA; Republicans, 13
The First ward, which heretofore has been
represented by a solid Republican delega-
tion, is now evenly divided, Messrs S. X.
Lichty and George w. Brown, Democrats,
having been sent back in place of Messrs.
Jacob Rathfon and H. A. Diller, Republi-
cans and DR.. S. T. Davis and J. p. Storm
feltz, Republicans, having been reelected.
In the Second ward Messrs. VIM. K Beard
and VIM. d. Sprecher, Republicans, are
reelected, and d. McMullen, esq.,, Demo
crat, succeeds Mr.. John d. Skiles. Repub-
lican. The Third ward sends Messrs.
Chas. j. White, John II. Barnes and S. B.
Cox, all Republicans, vice John w. Ment-
zer, A. II. Reist and VIM. G. Rapp,
also Republicans. In the Fourth
ward Messrs. George W. Cormeny
and Daniel Sing, Republicans, will occu-
py the chairs of Messrs. John Leibley and
B. F. Bartholomew, and Mr.. Thomas |
Hayes, Rep, is reelected. In the Fifth |
ward Messrs. A. c. Barr and S. II. Zahm,
Reps, make way for Mr.. Benjamin Her.
shey and w. NJ. Franklin, esq.,, also Re-
publicans. The Sixth ward replaces her
present Republican delegation by one of |
Democratic complexion: Messrs. Philip !
Lebzelter, r. NJ. Morrow and d. K Burk-
holder are succeeded by DR.. John Lever
good, William johnson and H. 3. Springer,
Ill Democrats Messrs. Geo. NJ. Berger
and John Yackly, Democrats, are re-elcc-
ted in the Seventh ward, and Mr.. Henry
Smeych, Dem., will fill the chair vacated
by Mr.. Henry Young, Dem. The Eighth
returns two of her old Democratic men,
oers. Messrs. John J. Hartley and George
Boos; Mr.. Edward Kreckel retires to
make room for Mr.. Joseph A. Albert. The
former Ninth ward delegation of two Re-
publicans and one Democrat makes way
or two Democrats and one Republican,
Mr.. Elan G. Snyder, the Democratic
having been reelected, and
,Iessrs. Chas. E. Downey, Democrat, and
Samuel Keeler, Republican, having been
chosen to the chairs heretofore filled by
,lessrs. H. A. Schroyer and William Kahl,