Daily Republican., 1884-02-15
FOURTH EDITION.
hot DROKEN.
The RPlendshiP Sssods ~ Tholp
Honor aad Will e with The
Combination.

ThO KFuon0oh1p Seo0Os - 'Tno1
Honor s.d Will g with IL
Csmbisasi0s.
Yesterday Joseph Perkins, Jos. II
Smith, John Ward, u. Walker, Johl
h. Campbell: Thomas Lynch, +, W
Larison, II. Z. jerome, John McCaf
frey, Charles II. Welde, Charles +
Evans, John P. Donahoe, George John
son, W. l.. Malone, d. W. Maloney
James Mcdowell, James II. McAleer
William Farrady, John p. Fedigai
and William McGonigal, leading mem
bers of the Friendship Steam Fire En-.
gins Company, signed call for q meet
ing to take place last night, which was
held pursuant to the call, and was
largely attended, Vice President Ma
lone presiding. The meeting was called
tor the purpose Of taking some action
on the meeting held at the engine house
on Wednesday evening, which, on
motion, was declared 10 be illegal.
Another motion, censuriDg Thomas
I. Starr, Jr., prssi1ent of the company,
was made and carried unanimously,
While some of the members were in ia.
vor of immediate expulsion. In order
to prevent further difficulty by mem
bers who are acting III an arbitrary
manner resolution was adopted to the
effect that no action of any delegation
from the Friendship Company will be
binding except the seal Of the Company
Is attached.
Coe, inviting them TO attend u cOnven-
tiou TO be held in the latt.r's house on
February u, was accepted, and the fol-
lowing committee was appointed 10 at.
tend, with full power to act Joseph
II. Smith, chairman +. W. Larison
and James ii. McAie
In reference to the secret meetings
and caucuses that have recently been
held, by tG lose who are endeavoring to
break the com bination, = motion WAS
made requesting one Of the members,
" no WAS familiar with the fact, to
make a statement, which he did and
exposed their entire transactions from
the time they met back Il Pusey's mill
until the last meeting held IN Il down
town Office.
The majority OF the members Of the
above company. part of when attended
the meeting last night are opposed TO all
movements that have u tendency to
break the combination, and they will
60 into the cOnuention With q determi-
nation TO abide by the majority Of the
composing said convention,
and from present Indications there will
be no trouble in selecting the officers of
the department.
ANOTHER MEETING.
A convention was beld in the Wash.
ington engine house last evening, which
was attended by representatives, from
the Delaware, Washington ard Pbpni1,
who are considered AZ being out OF tho
combination tor reasons already known.
Invitations had been sent to all the
fire companies, except the Fame Hose,
requesting them to send delegates, hut
az they purpose sticking 10 the c0mbi-
nation, no delegates were sent. Repre-
from the Reliance, however,
were present at the opening Of the
meeting, but soon retired, as they had
received no instruc lois from their COM
pany. The meeting was presided over
by John T. West, while Edward +.
Luninis acted as Secretary. after some
discussion the following ticket was
agreed upon by the delegates of tie
three companies present: Chief, Thos
T. Starr Jr., Of the Friendship, No. ] /;
Fist Assistant, Robert W. Chambers,
Uf the Delaware, No 3; Second Assist |
ant, William McFadden, OF Wash
ington, No 7.
The delegates pledged themselves to
support The above nominees, ard Lee
G. File Harry Price and william :.
Davis we're appointed a committee to
notify Mr. Starr of his nomination.
Unless tbe companies comprising
this convention can Influence another |
company to join them their ticket eau
not be elected, ard in the event of
either convention failing to elect - a
majority, the matter will go to Council.