Daily Republican., 1886-04-06
ch,ef engineer Eleetsd.

I0o oleCttOu IOr Cnt6E ouEiuoor bu0
two assistants by the Fire Department.
of this city, which took place last even.
ing, was one of the most exciting and
hotly contested that has ever taken
place and succeeded In breaking the
combination which has existed for
years. This combination was composed
of the Fame, Weceaooe, Friendship
and Reliance Companies, and of course
were able 90 elect whoever they might
select, leaving the Washington, Dela-I
ware and Phoenix out in the cold.
When the convention for the nomina-
tion Of candidates was held q few weeks
ago, the delegates from the Fsme|
withdrew from the old combination
aDc formed now one which nominated
Hugh r. Sweeney Of the Fame for
chief engineer, Samuel III. Chadwick
OF the Delaware for first assistant, and
William McFadden OF the Washington
for second assistant. -.
Since then every effort has bsen made
to induce the Fame to return TO the
| old combination, which had nominated
Joseph Perkins, of the Frisndship, for
ch ief, but without success. Those op
posed to Mr.. Sweeney then turned their
attention to dividing the vote in
such q manner that the election would
be thrown into Council, when they
folt sure some other person would be
chosen None of these schemes proved
succe ssful, and the vote Of the four
companies composing the new combt-
nation resulted as follows:
Fame-Sweeney, Chadwick, MoFad
IdeB, each 70 votes.
WashipQtop-each5 53 votes.
Delaware-Sweeney 81, Chadwick so,
McFadden 81.
Ptenix-Sweeney 80, Chad wick 80.
McFadden 80. Total, 1856 votes for
each.
The vote of the Reliance was as fol,
, lowe: For chief engineer, David A,
McCullin, Of the Reliance, 30; Joseph
B. Cash, Of the same company, l; Hugh
F. Sweeney, OF tse Fame, 10. For
!, / a rat assistant, John P. Donahue, of the
Friendship, 90; John Hayden. of the
z Reliance, 1. For second assistant,
-IJames Burns, of the Weccacoe, 76.
oil The Friendship and Wec;sc)e Com
b panies cast their vote almost solid fol
' Joseph Perkins of the Friendship TO
J CHIEF, David A. McCullin OF the ReliaDc
, for first assistant, and James Burns o
the Weccacee for second assistant.
al As soon as the result was mad,
known the bell on the Ph9uix engin
4 house was ruHg aud a red fire burned
This was accompanied with cheers To-
the successful candidates and the wild
! lest excitement prevailed, especially q
the house Of the Fame, where the re
turns were received.
h- The Sweeney men were so confiden
81 that they would succeed in the election
sof their ticket that. they had, severa
b days ago, engaged the Washingto
GTeys Bahd OF Philadelphia for the oc
(. castor.
The friends of Sweeney in Cheste
10 came to Wilmington about fifty stronf
headed by the Friendship Band
a charge Of Leader Ross. In the part
q were Mayor Forwood, ex- Mayor Bartol
the chief engineer of the Fire DepaIi
)h ment and many fremen and citizens {
Chester, including the elderly father {
II Ohief Sweeney.
They proceeded to the Fame Hot
or house, whore an abundant supply ,
Refreshments were served in the ha
on the third floor. Chief elect SWeene
NO was called upon to preside, and after
had made . brief speech, thanking Il
tn men who had elected him, he intr
duced Mayor ForNood, who made
q, speech which was loudly applaude
N. Other speeches followed, and the part
is, which by that time numbered fully Ol
thousand. formed In line, and notwit
standing the storm, marched to q
:" houses OF the Washington, Delawa
oS and Phoenix, at each of which the
Ior were scenes of rejoicing.
The new chief engineer is salot
keeper at No. 846 Church street. He
thirty six years of age, and has BET
4, an active fireman since he was boy.
~ First Assls sant Chad wick is cigI
!, and tobacco dealer q. No. 1400 FrenC
street He is about 40 years OF ag
All served In the Union army during u
,is late war, was formerly liDeman OF Il
a5 FIRE alarm telegraph and has been
' fireman for twenty six years.
AL second Assistant William McFadde
w is a watchman at the p. W. & b. sta
tion. He Is about As years OF age, m
n has been an active fireman since 1856