Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-05
THE OLD TICKET.
An Exciting Meeting Of the Fire De-
partment Brings Out All
the Members.
The Officers Who Have Piloted the Shin
the Past Year Are Placed
Back on Duty.
After Eight Ballots, That Veteran Fire.
Fighter P, ]. BOwdry is Elected
Over All Opponents.

For several months past the men,
oers ofthe tire department, about 100
In number, have been very busy discuss
ing the claims Of the candidates for
Office for the ensuing year. There has
been q, large element who ha been
In favor OF retaining the present
officers, while an active minority has
worked hard to effect change. The
meeting was called for half past Z
o'clock and at that hour the hall
was well filled, being crowded by
o'clock, when 1l2 members were
present. Some time was consumed in
members registering their names to
the constitution, when on motion all
business but the election or officers
was dispensed with, and
NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENT WE'RE
INoRDER.
Stuart Harrison, II. G. McPhail and
O. w. Hoelzle were nominated. Men,
beers began to work for their favorites.
when the chair announced the time
for voting, and member after member
advanced to the table and handed his
ballot to the tellers, p. ID. Hol.
lingsworth and T. j. Cola, with
Messrs. John A. Thornton, John
Wilkes and Frank Kaiser as Judges to
decide the legality of the votes. The
vote for President resulted Hoezle, 60;
McPhail. q; Harrison, "a. C. w.
Hoezle was duly elected.
DR. III. w. Moore, j. p. Hughes,
George l.. Cause and John A. Thorn
ton were elected Independents by AZ.
clamstion. The e. M. Daggett COM
pany had two candidates for the posi-
ton, DR.. j. NJ. Mullins and II. J. Cola,
necessitating ballot which
resulted In SO votes being cast for
DIR. Mullins pnd So votes for Mr.. Celia.
Mullins was elected Stuart Harrison
was reelected secretary by acc'ama-
tlon and to calls responded promptly.
James w. Swayne was reelected
treasurer unanimously, amid enthusi-
asm, and was also called on for a
speech He made a short address,
thanking the department for the
honor. Nominations for chief being
In order, Messrs. Adams, Matkin,
Askew, Bowdry and Tomlin.
son were nominated. On the
first ballot Mr.. Mstkin
was elected, receiving 90 votes; Don
B. Adams, 30 votes; j. Il. Askew,
votes; p. j Bowdry, 8 votes; Stanley
Tomlinson votes Mr.. Matkin, after
repeated calls, thanked the mem ers
for their support and the honor CON
ferred
The exciting contest OF the evening
then took place for the office of frs
assistant chief. II. j, Powell, Thos
Halllnsn, p, ]. Bowdry, Los Trimble
+. Kaiser, Stanley Tomlinson and 10,
Mignen were placed in nomination snt
ballot taken, resulting: Bowdry
20; Kaiser, 81. Tomlinson, 10; Powell
3; Mailman, 8; TrimbIe, o; Mignon
3. There was no election, and
Mailman, 6; Bowdry, 25; Kaiser, "a
Tomlinsos, l6; Mlgnon, 8 On tn
next ballot Mr.. Wilkes was nom
mated. and the result was: Bowdry
25; Kaiser, 80; Tomlinson, 81; Wilkes
20. No election, and another ballot
Bowdry, %; Kaiser, 80; Tomlinson
10; Wilkes, 20. Mr.. Tomlinson nov
withdrew, when Mr.. NJ. T
Kerr was nominated. Result
Bowdry, 81; Kaiser, 80; Wilkes, Is
Kerr 2; still no election, and motiol
was carried to drop all candidates Lu
Messrs. Bowdry and Kaiser; the resul
was Bowdry, As; Kaiser, %, and Bow
dry elected, when a shout went up
For the office Of second asslstan
Messrs Kaiser, Kerr, Clint Barr, Mages
Gstrein, Frank Miller, Georg
Hill and Tom Mailman wer
nominated. There were 30 many eau
didates IL became evident that nun
Der OF ballots would have to be taker
and, after considerable opposition, th
meeting adjourned to tonight at
o'clock. Taken altogether, the NEE
ing was harmonious, and, while a
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