Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-02
DEMOCRATIC Urrx ooNvErr1oN.
Judge Samuel A. York for Mayor ana Bernard J. Shanley for City CIerK- The Remaining City Officers Renom. TnRted

Tudpe samueI A. York for Mayor and
 Bernard J. Shanley for City Clerk
 The Remaining City officers Renom-
 mated.
 to order at 8:20 o'clock last evening in Turn Hall by 0. T. Driscoll, chairman of the Dem ocratic town committee. In calling the con- vention to order MT. Driscon expressed the hope that whoever was nominated the party would be united and elect their candidate at the coming election.
 John c. Gallagher was selected for chair man and Isaac Wolfe for secretary. The chairman of each ward delegation was appointed committee on credentials. The l committee retired and after brief absence ent.
 Nominations being in order, they were called for by the chair. No nomination be- l ing made, the chair appointed William s. Pardee, Thomas F. Stackpole and Nicholas Scanlon tellers.
 William H. Law read letter from Charles L. Chaplain, who stated that he was in no | sense a candidate for the position of Mayor. The first ballot for Mayor, which was in formal, resulted as follows: Whsle number of votes. es.................-..... 52 | GSi SaliIee q A. Jraa A, B A formal ballot was then ordered and re- suited as follows:
 Whole number of votes. ................ 53 Necessary to a choice S7 samuel YorK. ..-.-.--.-...5ss Frank 5. AndreW...- "A Judge York was declared the nominee of the convention and on motion of Thomas H. Sullivan the nomination was made unani- nous.
 The nomination of city clerk being next in order Alderman Noonan sent letter to the secretary to be read. It proved to be from James E. McGann, declining to be a candi- date for city clerk.
 Burton Mansfield in brief speech then presented the name of Bernard J. Shanley for city clerk He was followed by William H. Law, who in very complimentary remarks presented the name of Seymour O. Loomis.
 Martin Conlan seconded the nomination of MT. Shanley, while James D. Cosgroye sec- onded the nomination of MT. Loomis, as did also John c. Bradley.
 An informal ballot resulted as follows: Whole number of votes. ....................... 52 Bernard Shanley ..-.....--.....-........5 Seymour c. Loom1s. --.-..-..........-.-.2l
 A formal ballot was then taken and result si as follows:
 Whole number of votes. 52 Bernard J. ShanleY.
 On motion of William H. Law, and sec onded by MT. CosgTove, the nomination of MT. Shanley was made unanimous.
 The nomination of auditor being in order, Isaac Wolfe nominated John W. Lake, and a formal ballot resulted in MT. Lakes unani- nous nomination.
 The nomination of treasurer being next in order, Harmanus M. Welch was placed in nomination. MT. Welch received AT votes and there were three scattering. He was de- clared the nominee of the convention.
 There was no one placed in nomination Thomas 0. Hollis. MT. Hollis received 45 of the 48 votes cast and was declared the nomi- nee for city sheriff.
 A committee consisting of Burton Mans field and John c. Bradley were appointed to wait upon Judge York and invite him to ap pear before the convention.
 The committee returned after a brief ab- sence with Judge York, and MT. Mansfield announced the ''next Mayor of New Haven" The announcement was received with loud cheers.
 JudgeYork said he appeared before the con- vention with full appreciation of the honor that had been conferred upon him. He said he considered it great honor to be placed in nomination for Mayor of the city of New Haven. Judge York then referred to the many important interests of the city and said that if elected he should do all in his power to advance those interests. In closing he said there was only short time for active work and he felt assured that there would be a united effort to elect the ticket that had been placed in nomination. If elected he should do all in his power to advance the 1n- terests of New Haven.
 At the conclusion of Judge York's address Chairman Gallagher said that he had seen several paragraphs in the newspapers lately about Democratic harmony" but his Re publican friends would learn that the splen- did nominations made by this harmonious convention would be the successful candi- dates on election day. The convention then adjourned.
 The assertion was made after the conven- tion last evening that had not MT. Chaplain withdrawn his name he might have held the l balance of power between the candidates and | perhaps have secured the nomination. Superintendent Crosby On Arithmetic. |
 At the High School hall yesterday after l poor of oSoIook Cunarintapdaut l