Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-28
REPUBLICAN CITY CONVENTION.
Willett For City Clerk-CarIOs Smith, Es. A. Brown And w. y. AtVvater For Members of City Boards.

| Willett For City Clerk-CarIOs Smith, 1 ER. A. Brown And w. y. AtVvater For Members of City Boards.
 I Promptly at 7:30 o'clock last evening the ffty-eight delegates to the city convention | met at room No. 12, Insurance building, for
 the purpose of nominating a city clerk, a I police commissioner and member of the l Board of Public Works. After the meeting
 had been called to order by Attorney Hugh Daley and Major w. A. Lincoln was elected l chairman and Charles R. Speigel secretary, a committee on credentials consisting of Pro lessor A. c. Chandler, F. H. Hart and w. w. Bassett were elected, and F. H. Hart and | Luther E. Jerome were appointed tellers The frs. business was to nominate candi- l date for city clerk, and MT. Hugh Daley l nominated Charles w. Willett for the posi- ton. c. B. Dyer seconded MT. Dailey's nom ination, and as there was no other candi- date the secretary cast ballot for MT. Will lett which resulted in his nomination. MT. Daley then moved that the convention nominate police commissioner and Luther
 E. Jerome nominated ex-Police Commissioner Carlos Smith. Police Commissioner F. H.
 Hart nominated Charles A. Sheldon, one of the present police commissioners. c. B.
 Dyer nominated L. H. Johnson, the black
 smith on Whalley avenue, and Andrew
 O'Neil nominated ex-Chief of Police W. A.
 Lincoln. Judge R. $. Pickett seconded the
 nomination of MT. Sheldon in short speech. Major R. P. Cowles also seconded
 the nomination of MT. Sheldon. MT. Jerome,
 ex-fre commissioner made a short speech in
 favor of Carlos Smith and Captain c. B.
 Dyer seconded the nomination of MT. L.
 H. Johnson. An informal ballot was then
 taken with the following result;
 Total number of ballots cast. .-,....5s Necessary to choice Carlos Smith .32 Charles A. Sheldon. ...........................1 W. A. Lincoln l.. H. Johnson. BiahK
 A formal vote was then taken with the fol- lowing result:
 Total number of votes cast ...... .............Ls Necessary to choice. .31 c. Smith. 38 c. A Sheldon .... ............. ...............15 15 W. A. Lincoln. ...................... o l.. H. Johnson.
 The ballot resulted in the nomination of Hon. Carlos Smith for police commissioner, and on motion of Mr. L. E. Jerome this ballot was made unanimous.
 The next business was the nomination of candidate for fire commissioner. MT. Jas M. Mason nominated Fire Commissioner Robert A. Brown for renomination, and as there was no other candidate mentioned the secre tary was instructed to cast a ballot, which nominated MT. Brown for fire commissioner
 Mr. Hugh Daley then nominated William J. Atwater for member of the Board of Public Works, to take the place of Mr. Lonis Feldman, who had declined re- nomination
 Moves E. Edwards nominated George | Goering of Winchester's armcry, Ninth ! ward, as candidate for this position, stat ing that he thought a German should havs.l the place. On the motion of Mr. Daley al formal ballot was then taken with the fol | lowing result:
 Total number of votes cast. .57 Necessary to choice. go W. J. Atwater .35 George Goerng. .19 | Blank.
 This resulted in the nomination of w. J. | Atwater for Board of Fablic Works. The meeting then adjourned.