The daily gazette., 1882-03-17
THE RHRE LADDIEs.
CONVENTION HELD LAST EVENING
FOB THE PURPOSE on NOMINATING
OFFICERS FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

oTFIcERs FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
The convention Of firemen consisting
Of hres delegates from each company In
The Department, met last evening IN the
Reliance Eegine House In response TO
an invitation from that company. The
convention was called for the purpose
OF nominating, II pr ssible, a Chief Engi-
DeeT, Fist and Second Assistants Of the
Department, and keep the election from
being thrown into CCuucil. In order TO
do this 1t 10 necessary for fire companI 8
TO agree upon candidates.
Tie convention was called TO order at
3 o'clock, by d. j. Gallagher, Of the
Reliance, who stated u object # the
meeting. An organization was effected
BY electing Councilman w. a. Blake OF
the Fame House permanent chairman,
and John b. Ginder,' t the Water Witch,
Secretary.
Upon . call OF the compani, 8 the dele
gatt answered as follows:
Frien6 6shIp-Jo,ep Perkins, Joseph
II. Smith, +. Lsrrlson.
ReliaDce-D. J. Gallagher, NJ. Cor
man, James Kane.
Delaware-James Agnew, William
Sparks, William Lloyd.
Phoenix-John W. Porter, James
Patterson, james Davis.
Water Witch--JObn b. Ginder A. J.
Dtugherty, John j. Taggart.
Fame William II. Bike, L.
Grimes, John Hazel.
Washlngton-Willi am Hanna, John
S. Satse, Jr., John W. Carpenter.
Weccacoe-D. S. Reeder, Z. L. Mat
thewP, q. W. SollaWay.
d. J. Gallagher of the Reliance slated
that the last meeting of the company he
represented, n. Moore was nominated
for Chief Engineer, and he therefore
placed his name b fore the convention.
John w. Porter Of the Phoenix placed
the name Of Harrison X. Price before
tie body. After call for other candidates
Mr.. Ginder oi the Water Witcb, said that
II no other names we're TO be submitted
he would move that the nomination
clcss.
A call Of the companies was then
asked for as to how they stood on The
question with the following result:
FTiendship, Delaware and Washing
ton, unin, tructed. Reliance and Phoe-
nix, Instructed. Water Witch, present
with power to act; Fame Hose, present
70 make good the pledges oftwo years
ago; Weccaooe, anything TO keep 1t
from gOIUg to Council.
Mr., Hanna, of the Washington, said
that he was not prepared to vote on the
motion of Mr.. Glnd.r. Furthermore
his delegate could not vote until they
had reported back to his company for
in truotions. He had seen Il stated that
Ns11R Ill a1sva. k,N An a.
In regard TO tho chief engineer. If such
wa the case, the Washington as q CON-
pany, wanted to know 1t, as they were
not in the convention. II a pledge ha /
been made, why was the Washington,
Delaware and Phoenix invited to the
present convention?
Mr.. Blake stated that at the conven-
tlon two years ago five companies had
agreed to support officers for the De-
Dartment and had done so, He believed
that q pledge had been made to allow
the Reliance the next chief.
Mr.. ARnew, OF the Delaware, said
that II ave companies hr packed the
convention there no use OF inYltthg
his company.
Nr. @ Higher. of che Reliance, sail
that II the convention was packed IL
was news to hlm. It was cu,l mary to
invite all companies on tuuh OCCASIONS
Mr.. SolloWay said that he knew nOthI ng
about pledg s being mr 10 two yeats
ago, but the WSCs4coe Fire company
IL 1t n duty bound 10 support X, liancn
man OF auyone else IN order to keep 1t
from goir z to q, unctl.
Mr.. CarIeUt r. 1t looked very much to
him ike ''nlgger In the woodPlle." H.
believed thecoDveDiion 70 / "packed," +"
and no one knew more about u than the
chairman.
Mr.. Blake, la reply said that at the
last convention, Que mentor of the
Il, laHce dele3at h.sit tt 1 about sign
log the report " ben the inducement wa :
b, Id out TO him that problbly tie Re-
lance wO1ld get the next Chief Engineer.
He was ready to cast his vote for a Re
lance man.
Mr. Reeder So that the Weccacoe
were pledged to no company this year,
bu they we're willing to keeP the IN after
from going 10 Council.
Quite a discussion took place b tween
the w sshiDgtOu aud WeccacOe delegates
and each harged the other company With
having brekeD their pledges. Finally
Mr.. GILder withdrew his motion that
the'numInGtion.tor Chief Engineer close,
and on motion of Mr.. Agnew the con-
Vei ton adjourned until next Thu sd1y
even ny In ord, r o allow the uninstruct-
Cd delegates to r.9port back to their COM
panieN.
1t is very probably that the officers
will be agresd upon at the next meet.
ing.