, 1886-01-05
coon MEN AND TRUE
Nominated b, the Democrats In Every
Ward.

tense interest mado manifest that only
good men should be placed at the front,
as the standard bearers of the party in
the approaching city election, which takes
place on the 18th of January. In each
ward the proceedings were marked with
singular uuanimity, and the work the
men had met to accomplish was quickly
and quietly accomplished, without any
%jarring of the political machinery. In
the First ward the Democrats presented
NJ. p. Maroney, as their candidate in the
field against T. n. Shanks, who was
named by the Republicans. In the sec
ond ward Wilson A. Whitcomb was
placed in nomination as the candidate
opposed to A. Underwood, the Republi-
can choice. In the Third ward j. A.
Murray is the candidate who will oppose
N. W. Woods, the Republican nominee.
The meetings in the various wads were
as follows;
FIRST WARD.
Great interest was manifested at the
caucus in the first ward, which was more
largely attended than any similar meeting
for years. Through the courtesy of host
Griffin, of the Metropolitan, the dining
room of the hotel was used as the place
Of meeting. The situation was discussed
by knots of excited politicians previous to
the call Of the caucus. which was made
by NJ. p. Maroney, in the absence Of the
other committeeman. Fred Post was
selected chairman, NJ. p. Maroney, secre.
tary and Councilmen Griffin and Finnegan
as %tellers. The of NJ. p. Maroney,
T. r. Reid and Eugene Colwell were
placed in nomination for the office of
councilman. A question arose as to Mr..
Colwell's politics.
Fred Dudley said: This question is to
nominate the best men, | am a Republi-
can, but | didn't vote at the Republican
convention, and | am sure more Demo
Gratis voted there than Republicans;
therefore | claim a right to vote here"
This meeting was called to nominate a
Democrat, said Councilman F~innegan.
ats a hard question in this town to
tell a Democrat from a Republican, said
Engineer Heenan.
what are you going to do with this
Republican candidate ?" asked the chair
man.
Il move hat his name be dropped"
said T. II. Shaunnessy, which was car
ried.
II move that only residents of the First
ward be allowed a vote, and that each
voter is pledged to support the nominee"
said Councilman FinneGan, which was
adopted, and an informal ballot taken,
There were IS votes cast, of which Moro
ney received % and Reid II. The nomi-
nation of NJ. p. Maroney was then made
unanimous.
John p. Goddard, George Jones and
WIN. Cole were selected as ward commit
tee for the year.
SECOND WARD.
The proceedings at the Second ward
primary we're marked with great unanim
ity of purpose. T. Dyer was selected
chairman and j. NJ. 1ompkins secretary,
Colin Hunter nominated Wilson A Whit
comb as the candidate for council from
the ward. There was no other name
presented aud Mr.. Whitcomb's nomina
ton wa made by reclamation. j. NJ.
Tompkins, Colin Hunter and L. Kabis
were selected as the ward committee for
the ensuing year, and the caucus adjourn
ed. Mr.. T. Dyer, the present member OF
the city council, and who has occupied
a position in hat body for ten years,
would have been unanimously nominated
by the Democrats OF the Second ward,
had he not declined to accept the nominal
ton under any circumstance,
THIRD WARD.
The Democrats OF this ward met at the
city hall at 1870 o'clock the meeting was
called to order by H. Harrington of the
ward committee. l.. voorhees, was chosen
chairman and w. A. Richards, secretary.
The call for the meeting being read, a
ballot was ordered. j. McGonigle and j..
Martin were appointed %tellers.
1t was ordered that the poll be kept
open till $50 o'clock. The ballot resulted
in the unanimous choice of J. A. Murray.
he having received every one of the forty
FIVE votes cast.
The chair appointed Messrs. Charlton,
Martin and MeGonigle a committee to
wait upon Mr.. Murray and informd him
of his nomination.
On motion the chair appointed II. Har-
%rington, Frank Miller, Thos. Conroy, c..
w. Morgan and G. c. Charlton. ward
committee for the ensuing year.
The committee appointed to wait upon
Mr. Murray reported that they had met
that gentleman, who desired to say to the
Democrats of the Third ward that, while
he had not sough5 the nomination, he
would accept it, especially since it APP
peared to be the unanimous desire of the
Democrats of the Third ward that lac
should become their candidate for city
council. The caucus then adjourned.
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says: Everybody that knows Chamber
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ence to any other. Sold by w. N. Hunt.
The celebrated John Van wrought iron
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