The daily gazette., 1882-04-04
RATIFIED.


THE CANDIDATES NOMINATED BY THE
FIVE TIRE COMPANIES ELEcTED
LAST NIeHT-J0LLIFIcATI0N OF
THE FIRKMEN.
Once more . majority Of the Fire
Companies of tie Department have
agreed upon officers for the coming two
years.
1t is already known that at Conven-
tion beld on Thursday night last In the
Reliance Engine House, at which the
Friendship, Reliance, Water Witch,
Fame hose and Weccacoe Companies
were represented, ticket was Ael esed
upon a. follows: Chltf Engineer, Pat
rick Il. Murphy OF the Reliance. FIrst
Assistant, John 4'CAfirey, OF the Water
Witch. Second Assistant, Thomas
Donahue Of the Fame Hose. On the
following day u commenced 10 be ru-
morsd that despite the fact that q ma
joriiy OF the companies had agreed upon
ticket, 1t would not be elected. The
opponents Of the ticket made the assef-
tion that the election would go to
Council, In the hOpes that one Of the i've
companies would 90 back upon their
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though no effort was spared TO induce
one Of the companies to do so. Those
who made the efforts must have felt
chagrIned last night after the polls had
been closed aud the announcement
made that the Representatives Of the five
companies named had been backed up
by their respective companies and the
ticket nominated elected "by q large
majority"
The three companies not In the con-
binatio0, the Delaware, Phoenix ard
Washington, cast their votes for the fol-
lowing ticket: Chief Engineer, Harri-
son r. Price, of the PhmnIx; First As
sistant, William A. Sparks, OF the Del
aware; Second Assistant, William Nc
Fsdden Of the Washington.
The polls opened In the various en-.
gine houses at 9 O'Clock, aud closed at
10, according to City Ordinance. There
was very little splitting In the five COM
bined companies, the vote In detail
being as follows:
FRIENDsHIP.
Chief engineer, Murphy, IS; Puca, 8;
first assistant, McCaHrey, 10; Sparks, 1;
second assistant, Donahue, 10; McFad-
den, /.
RELIANCE.
Chief engineer, Murphy, 81, first as.
eistant, McUzffrey, 81; second assistant,
Donahue, so; John 7. Kelly, /.
DELAWARE
Chief engineer, Price, 81; Murphy, IL;
WIN. b. Hanna, 2; first assistant, Sparks
81; second assistant, McFadden, "a.
PHGNIx.
Chief engineer, PrIhe, 10; VIM. B.
Hanna, 8; first assistant, Sparks, 20;
second assistant, McF Fadden, 10.
WATER WITCH.
Chief engineer, Murphy, 90; Price, 0;
Joseph X. Adams, /; John 7. West, i;
tirst assistant, McCatfreV, e2; Sparks, !,
second assistant, DOnAhue, 81; McFAd-
den, Z.
WASHINGTON.
Chief engineer, Price, 4S; Murphy, q;
first assistant, Sparks, a; McCaffrey, s.;
second assistant, McFadden, so.
FAME.
Chief engineer, Murphy, II; Price, 16
first assistant, McCaflrey, "A; Sparks, 18;
second assistant, Donahue, eS; McFad-
den, O.
WEocAcoE.
Chief engineer, Murphy, 80; frat as
sistant, McCaSrey, sc; second assistant,
Donahue, 80.
The total vote was lows: Murphy,
269; Price, 14b; w. b. Hanna, Z; Jos
eph K. Adams, 1; John 7. West, i;
McUahrey, 275; Sparks, 13s; Donahue,
272; McFadden, lat.
When the result was finAlly known
large crowds gathered vt the Reliance
Engine Heuse, bonfire was kIndled at
Fifth and Walnut streets, and vaious
colored lights were burned. The Water
Witch and Fame Hose run their bose
carriages down TO the Reliance House,
and sprung their bells. The City Cor
net Band was procured and q line OF
march taken up. The Fame Hose took
possession of Tue Reliance carriage, and
The Reliance that of the Fame Hose.
The Friendship was first visited, and
then tho Water Witch, Wsceacoe and
Fame successIvely. The Reliance car
riage was run into each Of the c0mpan-
les houses named aud the band played .
tune. The jollificsnon march was moi
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