Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-02

trance to the the stairs packed witt dates who desired to gain adnittance to the hall The entrance was guarded, however, by policemen and outsiders were vigorously excluded. At 1O:45 the committee returned to the hall and Chairman Punkett called the convention from re- freshment to labor.
 The committees report then announced by the chairman He said that after hearing the con testants by mistake the contestants had been deceived committee therefore decided to give each delegation representation, and they therefore selected four from each contesting delegation draw ing the names from two separate hats, and then shaking all the names together in one hat and draw
 The report was accepted and 1t voted to pro ceed to an informal ballot for Town Agent and first
 Tellers selected follows: Hugh I. Finne- gan. Eli Mix, Nicholas scanlon and Noble E. Camp.
 The informal ballot resulted follows: Whole number Of votes .f4
 The nofanstion of MT. Reynolds was made formal and he was declared the unanimous nominee of the convention. The names of Philip Hugo. George J. Faulhaber and Henry Goodman were placed in nom inaton for second Selectman. The result of the bal lot. which was informal, as follows Whole number of votes. "A
 Philip Hugo. .....................-----.. .49
 4eorge ;. Faulhaber. ....'''.'--..-''...'l
 Henry Goodman n....,.....-................
 For the third seleotman Hudson B. Forbes of the Fifteenth ward and Edwin W. Cooper, of the Thir- teenth ward, were placed In nomination.
 On motion of Timothy Callahan the secretary was for the remaining members of the Board of Select men. The secretary did as directed and the gentle men were declared elected.
 An informal vote for Town Clerk was then ordered and resulted as follows:
 Whole number of votes 73
 Jonn Shuster A
 Joseph H. Keefe. ........................1
 Edward M Graves. --.................. .25
 Patrick McGuinness. s..-...--......-.......-
 There being choice second ba! lot ordered.
 Mir. McGunness withdrews3ais name and a formal ballot was ordered which resulted as follows Whole number of votes. ............. .T3
 It uwaiu S, M, '- %
 Joseph H. Keefe -....................1 .19
 There being choice third ballot ordered with the following result
 Whole number of votes. .T3 Edward M Graves. ......-........ .25
 Joseph H. Keefe.. ...............-........15 15
 No choice again and fourth ballot YVES ordered with the following result
 Whole number of votes. .73
 JOhn Snuster .33 Edward M Graves. s-.....-..................2 .28
 Joseph Il. keefe.. -..-...-...-............12 IF
 There no choice and fifth ballot ordered resulting as follows:
 Whole number of votes. .73
 John Sinister .,.,....,.........3
 Edward M Graves.
 Joseph H. Keefe. e..-........................ There choice and sixth ballot ordered resulting as follows:
 whole number of votes 73
 Edward M Graves ..........-....-.3 Joseph H. Keefe. ...................>..-.3 The chairman announced no choice and the eev- enth ballot was ordered resulting follows Whole nunlber of votes .75
 
 vote cast than there was members of the convention, and another ballot were ordered which resulted as follows:
 Whole number of votes. .73 Edward M Graves -.-...--..-...-........-. .35 John Shuster .........................36 36 Joseph Ii. hee1e
 There being choice the min tn ballet ordered and resulted as follows: Whole number of votes .79 Edward NJ. Graves. s.-......................3 .33 John Snuster. Joseph H. Keefo ........................3 John Shuster dec'a tn nominee of the con- vention and his nomination made unanimous. vote of the convention for Harmanus M. Welch for treasurer and the action collector of taxes Theodore A. Futile being the nominee was elected
 The nomination of general registrar then pro- ceeded with mid general confusion, which the chair man in vain tried to quell. William O'Keefe and Patrick Higgins placed 1 in nomination.
 The result of the ballot follows: Whole number of votes. .7G William V hee1e. -4o fatficK dlgg1ns-- ...--.--.........ZI Scattering ......-..................-. Mr. O'Keefe declared nominated and bis nomi- nation was made unanimous. James G. Brown was nominated for town auditor and the secretary of the convention cast the ballot l for him.
 ittee be appointed to select list of constabes an grand jurors, and they proceeded to their duty. They selected for constabes the following: Joseph H. Keefe, David R. Andrews, Daniel Colwell, Michael Callahan.
 Grand Jurors are as follows: T. J. Fox, Daniel Healey, Adam Miller, Edward F. Holaday Henry $. Cooper, Joseph F. Scoville.
 The nomination of justices of the peace left to a committee. At five minutes before o'clock this morning the convention adjourned.