The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-17


Second Ballot-Allen, s; Taylor, 8; Busson, 4;
Baker l; Dryer, l; Wishard, 3; Elliott, 2.
Third Ballot-Alen, 6; Taylor, 10; Busson, 2;
Wishard, 2
Fourth Ballot-Taylor, -; Allen, g.
Mr.. Taylor having received majority Of all
the votes was declared the choice of the caucus,
and his nomination made unanimous. There
were no speeches. and the business was expedi-
tiously and harmoniously transacted.
William l.. Taylor was born in Noble county,
Indiana, in 1855, and graduated at Indiana State
University in 1877, afterwarG in 1879, graduating
in law at the Indianapolis Law School He be-
gan the practice of law in this city in 1873 and
Stanton j. Peelle. He made a canvass of the
State with Senator Harrison during the late
presidential campaign, and was noted as an
effective speaker. Mr. Taylor is recognized as
bar, and while an earnest Republican has never
before either held an Office nor desired one.
THE JOINT SESSION.
At 9 o'clock, the caucus having adjourned the
Board of Aldermen and Common Council met in
joint session in the Council Chamber, and were
called to order by President Rorison. The roll
call showed thirty-fve members, all the mem
bers of the two bodies-there being now but
nine aldermen, owing to the resignation of Mr..
Cox-and Mayor McMaster present.
The clerk read the call for the meeting.
the city attorney oe read, and that the body take
action upon it. The resignation, read by the
clerk, specified that it was to take effect upon
the election and qualification of his successor,
and that he, the city attorney. would in any
event cease to act upon Dec 81, 1885.
Mr.. Bowling appeared to be laboring under the
delusion that the resignation had been presented
to the joint meeting, for their action oblivious
of the fact that the resignation had been placed
in the hands OF the clerk. who had merely read
inf nrIv
ton he denounced the matter as illegal, holding
that it should first be presented to the Council,
be acted upon by that body and afterward by the
Board of Aldermen.
Mr.. Thalman moved the previous question.
Alderman Bernhamer called attention to the
city charter. which provides that all matters per-
tanning to the government Of the city must orig
mate in the Council.
Mr.. Spahr-Ths matter does not pertain to
the government of the city.
On call of the previous question the vote stood:
Yeas, 20; nays, 10, Mayor McMaster voting with
the yeas.
Mr.. Peason moved the resignation be accepted.
On call of the roll Mr.. Bowling declined to vote.
expressing himself that everything done in the
joint convention was illegal.
The motion carried, yeas 20. nays IA, and the
president announced that the resignation of Ca
leb S. Denny was accepted.
Mr.. Thalman moved to proceed to the election
of the city attorney by ballot and Mr.. Curry
and Alderman Pritchard were selected as tellers.
Mr.. Thalman nominated William L. Taylor
for the unexpired term of the present city at
torney, ending Dec 81. 1886.
Alderman McHugh nominated as the candi-
During the collecting of the ballots by the tell
ers, when the name of Mayor McMaster was
called. Alderman McHugh presented written
protest. signed by James T. Bowling, council
alderman of the Fifth district and John T..
Downey, councilman of the Ninth ward, the pro-
test reading as follows:
"The undersigned, members of the City Coun-
Gil and Board of Aldermen of the city of In
dianapclis, object to the name of John l..
McMaster being called for the purpose of voting
for a city attorney, and to the casting of any
vote by said mayor for said officer, or for any
other officer to be elected by the joint conven-
ton, for the reason that said mayor has no right
to cast vote in said joint convention"
President Rorison announced, the tallies hav-
ing been completed, that William L. Taylor,
having received majority of the votes, was
city attorney for the unexpired term of Caleb S.
Denny.
Mr.. Thalman moved that when they adjourned
it be to meet at the call of the president of the
joint convention. Carried.
Mr.. Pearson offered the following:
THAT when this joint convention adjourns the
Common Council and Board of Aldermen meet
in special session, at once in their respective
chambers
"S. II. COBB, JOHN r. PEARSON.
IHOs. Il. ENDLEY. ROBT. MCCLELLAND,
"THos. TALLENTIRE, ISAAC THALMAN.
'BRAINERD RoRIsoN, P. G. TRUsLER."
On motion of Mr.. Spahr the protest offered by
Messrs Ntzhugh,, Downey and Bowling was re-
ceived, not to be printed in the proceedings
The Democratic side of the convention seemed
extremely anxious at this point to adjourn. Be-
fore they could succeed In doing so the mayor
read call for a special meeting of the Council
to be held that evening at 938 o'clock 1t was
then 9:35 P. NJ.
The joint convention adjourned, the alderman
retiring to their chamber.
THE COUNCILS PROCEEDINGS.
At $40 P. NJ. the council reassembled In the
brief interval between the adjournment of the
joint convention and the reassembling of the
Council City Attorney elect Taylor was duly
sworn into Office.
Mr.. Spahr introduced the following resolution.
which, on motion of Mr.. Thalman was referred
to the committee on markets:
Resolved, by the Common Council and Board Of
Aldermen of the City of Indianapolis that Thomas
Kearney, market master of the West market be- and
is hereby removed from said Office such removal to
take effect just soon his is elected and
qualified.
Resolved, That the president of the joint conven.
ton is hereby requested to call the members of the
Common Council and Board of Aldermen together in
general convention three days after the passage OF
the resolution for the purpose Of electing West mar
ket-maSter.
The bond of City Attorney VIM l.. Taylor was
then read It is for 81, 500, with Stanton j.
Peele, Lee Fulmer and James T. Layman as
sureties. The bond was approved: Yeas IL, nays
6, and the Council then adjourned
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The board met in special session. The ap-
pointment of William c. Phipps as committee
clerk was reconsdered, and the action of the
Council appointing him concurred in
The majority of the standing committee on
rules reported recommending changes and
amendments - rules l and 2 governing that
body. The rules heretofore have read as fol-
lows:
]. The annual session of the Board of Alder
men of the city of Indianapolis shall be held in
the aldermanc chamber on Monday next sue
ceeding the annual session of the Common
Council of said city, at o'clock r. NJ
z At the hour designated in the preceding rule