Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-14
However The Republicans Captured the
Rest of tue Offices-The Picnic Brief
Hut JoyOus-E. 4. Thomas the Re
publican Candidate In
t-rc>ting Iucidents of
the Meeting.

McKenma. Nelson. NtttS, Prince, Russell,
Teham and Thomas. The chair called
for an, business that was To be pre-
scented. doing away with the regular order.
The clerk reported the bids for grading
Grand avenue and they were referred. A
resolution by Mr. Trhan Ia allow Champion
Coal and lee Co. Ia move their building
was adopted Nr Russell. of the improve
ment committee, reported resolution To
have flooring repaired on bridge, corner Of
Pleasant and Clifton avenue, and authoriz-
ing the clerk to advertise for bids for new
stone arch Al that point. Carried. BY the
same, pay ordinances t" Whiteley. FaSSlrr
n Kelly for improving East street. $3.50
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Prince-Resolution thanking pres
ident, clerk, solicitor, sergraut-At-armS, and
reporters for efficient services in the past
year. Adopted.
The minutes of the meeting were then
read by the clerk and approved. and the
old council adjourned.
When the adjournment came =. p. Mast,
from the presidents chair. made few re-
marks. He said he had been in council -
years, and spoke of the time when they had
met in the old city hall. on market space.
when the city had but 800 inhabitants
He had tried 10 serve them well and found
il impossible 10 please everyone. He closed
by returning thanks to council. city officers
and the press for courtc>it> shown in the
past year.
The new members were all ready to take
their seats and We're not long in finding
them. A big buzz of conversation in the
lobby followed adjournment, lasting about
ten minutes. They were then called To or
der by Mayor Goodwin. and the roll call of
the wards showed a full council present.
The certificates of the new members were
handed ia by the old members Of the rt-
spccliye wards. those uf The Ninth being
presented by Dr Nelson. Nothing was
said or done al this point concerning Mr..
Cnmkin'S certificate. which was duly rr
ceived and read. The new members here
hrac,d up in line and the oath of Office WAS
administered by the mayor
Nominations for president were then
opened and W 5. Thomas the democratic
candidate. was nominated by Mr. McKenna
and seconded by b. F. Funk. F. T
Thomas was presented aS the republican
candidate 10y Mr.. Prince and seconded by
Mr.. Kidder. The first ballot was as
follows:
W. ). Thomas Burnett, Crumley, Funk
Kun. Mcdonald. McKenna. Netts and
Conklin. Kidder, Prince. Russell and
+. L. Thomas. No election.
A Oh a
his vote to W. ). Thomas, and W.S. Thomas
voted for himself, thus making up the
necessary 10 votes. A sort of nervous
him all the same.
For Vice President. f. NJ. Crumley was
nominated by W. 5. Thomas, seconded by
|. +. Mcdonald and elected without OPP
position.
For Clerk, J. 5. Shewalter was nominated
by Mr.. Prince and seconded by Mr. Nelson.
I. J. Creager was nomated by Mr.. CrumIey
and seconded by W. S. Thomas. Shewalter
was elected by ballot of 10 10 :
Funk and Hanika voting for Shewalter.
just before nominations We're made for
sergeant-at-armS. the democrats tried Ia get
a recess of ten minutes, but the motion was
lost Rufus VI. GelwickS was nominated
Uy Mr.. Prince and George +. Meals was
nominated by Mr.. Mcdonald. The vote
was a tie. Hanika voting with the demo
cratS and Funk with the republicans. The
mayor cast the deciding vote and elected
GrlwickS.
Thus was il all done as smoothly aS new
molaSSes. L. +. Thomas and +. NJ.
Crumley were appointed to e.
cort the new president to the
chair. He had speech already written
out. which was a thorough explanation of
why he had voted for himself.
ON taking the chair. President Thomas
Spoke.as follows:
am opposed to counting your chickens
before they are hatched. but these few lines,
written late this afternoon are all have
done in that direction.
1T may seem strange to some that | have
tonight voted for myself for the Office ID
which have been chosen. therefore ASK
Your indulgence while making some tN-
PLANTATION. 1t is a perfectly proper and
honorable act at all times and is done in al
kinds of assemblies by all parties, whenever
occasion demands it. This present occasion
more forcibly demanded it than any OtheI
ever knew. To prove this, let me ask il
YOU know Of a minority in this c0un'
Gil for many years back who have held d
caucus. nominated candidate for presl
dent. and agreed to stand together fol
him" SO as to force one of the ajOrity tC
vote for himself ? No, the minority has al
ways been liberal in this matter until now
Last spring the republicans had ten mem
hers of this council. and the democrats hat
eight members. Being thus in a minority
they conceded the presidency Ia the repub
4 L.,,.s
the matter, but left every democrat free Il
vote for any republican lie pleased-anC
this, too. in the face of the fact that tn,
republican caucus had instructed their can
didate to vote for himself in case the dem
OcratS were obstinate and would not Civ,
him the required ten votes.
Now. what was the result Why the Re
publican candidate received three Democrat
ic votes and was elected. Such cUurtesy
from the opposition surely merited som,
return-and to have given us the vice-preSi
dency was elninenty proper-but no. tn,
majority demanded everything, and got it
and gave. the Democrats chairmanShips o
only two out of ten important committees
This is the true history of last spring
and shows how courteous, generous snC
manly the Democrats were and the rrwar,
they got for it.
Now. how is il this spring? On M0nda.
nf last week battle was fought bttweeI
the Republicans on one side and the Cit
Zens of Springfield on the other side
and as is usually the case. where tn
people are arrayed against any special in
terest. the people Yon. and elected arcord
ing to the best information Obtainable
eleven members of this council. though Unl
ten have yet been seated. Those ten are
majority. and are entitled to the OrganiZa
tion. Now observe the difference betwee
the republican members of this spring an
the democratic members of last spring.
Instead of cOmceding the organization. a
We had done. they set 10 work at once To Z,
away from the people the fruits of the Wet
~ the people had won. and by all manner {
talk and actions, have tried to perSuad
enough of the majority of this council
ioin them in the organization. and thereh
20 back um their record. and break the