The daily gazette., 1882-03-24
The Eiremsn's Cos lvonsasu.

Rprots2 no NonrfMAHm pRwromRs ron
THE FIRE DRPARTMENT-oNn HUMID
RED BALLOTS TAKHE AND NO oHoIoH
-ooUEoIL WILL PRoBA ABLY KLKcT.
The EIremen's Cenvention met aRnIn
last evening In the Reliance Engine
House, with the officers and al the del
eRases present.
After the reading of tie minutes the
Fiiendship, Delaware and Washington
reported that they had cpme instructed,
and were prepared to vote.
The names OF Nathaniel Moore and
HerrisOn r. Price, was then presented to
the convention IS candidates for Chief
Engineers, and the btlnR no further
nominations II was closed.
Mr.. AEnew, OF the Ddlaware, desired
to kLow Ifthe balIottng should re1uit in
tie, whether the names presented
would be cast aside aud new ONES taken
up. HB was not ausw6rh0g E
Mt. 9inder desired tb know IL the
baliotinR IVES going I'd be conducted,
whether each delegate would vote, OF
the chairman OF the delegation.
Mr.. Agnew moved that each delegate
| present be allowed TO vote.
Mr.. Ginder said that DO was oppos ID
to the motion, as . majority OF his dele
ga.i0n might vote against him.
MtsSrs. German and Gallagher Of the
Reliance said that it hRt always been
the rule for the chairman Of each dsle-
CATION TO vote.
The motion Of Mr.. Aguew was los',
and motion OF Mr.. Aindrr tina. the
chairman Of each delegation vote was
The baltoting was then c0mmenced
ana continued unit after 12 O'Clock.
The frat vote sho we'd that there were
homes OF decision being r9ached. The
ballJt when annou need showed four for
Moore aud four for Price. The Reli-
ance, Water Witch, Fame Hose, Wee
cacoe supporting Mcorp, aud the Pboe-
Siz. pehware. FflsHdshlP and Wssh-
On the iifth ballot tho Fame cast their
vote for p. J. Murphy and on the sixth,
both the Fame aud Waccacoe voted for
him.
After ths eighth ballot which showed
tive for Murphy, two foE Moore, and
four for Price, Mr.. ARnew wanted TO
know about the third Iban being brought
out. He haa not been placed before the
convention.
On motion OF Mr.. Rteder, the motion
whereby the nomination was declared
clessd WIS reeoDsideren, Rnd the matter
allo wed TO remain open.
At the conc.us. on Ofthe nin.h ballot,
Mr.. Aguew moved that the low st man
| be- dropped.
Mr.. S0l'oway said ha was opposed t.
the motion, for II 1t was carried, the
name Of Moore would hare TO be drop-
| pad, as he. Wai the lowest man. He
thought that Murphy could not be
| counted as he had not been placed before
| the convention.
The chair decided that one vote In the
| ballot box made the pi rson named q
candidate. The motion Of Agnaw was
adopted by q vote VI l6 OF.
| Ballotlng wss then resumed with the
same r,sult up to the twelfth ballot,
when Mr.. Grimes Of the Fame moved
that the election for Chief Engineer be
dropped aud the convention proceed to
nominate q Second Assistant Engineer.
This motion was opposed bY several and
It was empbatl calIy voted down.
Tho fnoDotony was thsu resumed
without anH result. Alt the thirty sixth
ballot, Mr.. tGrlmes moved that oonven
ton procetd to nominate q Il rst Asst.
TAFT Mr.. Agnew opposed lhs motion
but Mr.. Dougherty Oh the Wa.er Witch
favored n saying that the way thing,
we're goiDR there was no Ilklihood of
nominating Chief. Perhaps IL First
Assistant wes nominated IL would make
81 lit. The motion We lost by vote OF
to 10.
After the forty fnt ballot Mr., Perlirs
OF the Friendship b moved to adjourn uu-
| til Tues lay evening next. Lost.
On the forty fifth ballet, tt four COM
pnnies tuppoItIDg Moore went over TO
Murphy and continued to support him
until the one bundrbth ballo', -
a motion to take recess for ten min
utfs after the forty eighth ballot was
quickly voted down and the ballot!nR re-
sumed.
When the eighty sixth ballot had been
declared. Mr., L4Timbs said that he belisv
it was us 81, 50 wasting time and he moved
to adj urn Stne die. Lost by vote OF II
to 10.
I Balloting was again resumed anC
when the ninety-ftth was reached, Mr
German Of the Reliance stated that hi
company would vol le until the one hun
dredlh when they would withdraw u
less there was . CHANGE
Mr.. Ginder ofthe Water Witch, an
Mr.. Grimes of the Fame, made the sam
? announcement on behalf Of their com
panies.
When the ballot had been declaret
Mr.. Gallagher of Ghe Reliance; Glnde
of the Water Witch; Reeder OF th
Wece acoe, and Grimes Of the FAM
asked leave to withdraw from the col
venLIoh which was granted.
hItof passing NOto Va Nh@uAS " '"
. Relianee company for The use of the
: room, The convention Adjourned sar
y die.
= During balloting the following PEI
=, sons received one vote each; Gen. HaI
n cock, Francis Vincent, James Dale
Is John Hubert, William Hanna, w. l
Blake, Joseph Perkins, George w. We
"a non, and Harry Sharpley,
10 During the convention, l.. q. FIJI
Dy sent out and procured box OF clga
% and presented them. to those presen
fer which he was rendered . vole
o. thanks.
u The proceedings were conducted We
- quietly each side being determined n
~ to give way to The other.
V. The election for Chief will probab
oss 90 to Council, unl,s s3 another effort
~ nrade by calling another convention.
uFear brings dlsgace, bravery hrir