Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-03
FIRST CRACK OF THE WHIP.
Close Contest for Fourth Delegate Be-
 IT nd Col. Dnl,artx.

Close Contest for Fourth Delegate Be-
 tween H. H. Peck and Col. Doherty.
 There was scattering of the silk stock ing clement at the republican caucus last evening in the district court room. Here and there among the ffty-six delegates present was an old worker in the party, who had come in to crack the whip, but the younger element was slightly in the majority. They did not, however, make their presence felt until it became evident that they were to be entirely frozen out from the delegation to the state con vention. Then they made a faint kick, and when the party whip was cracked to keep them in the traces they jumped clean out of the thills and passed under the wire, throwing spiteful cloud of dust in the faces of the old racers.
 L. l. Munson was chosen chairman and Fred Laforge secretary. On the first ballot E. c. Lewis received Il votes, Col. J. B. Doherty and L. I. Munson 8 each, E. T. Turner 6, H. H. Peck and George E. Terry 4 each, George H. Cowell and Ed ward l.. Bronson each and H. F. Baker 1. l.. I. Munson and George H. Cowel declined to have their names used, but a second ballot failed to make choice There were 46 votes cast. E. c. Lewis gained votes and H. H. Peck jumped up 3 holes. Col Doherty's stood by him as did also the who voted for E. T. Turner, and the whose predilections were for the city attorney. Deacon Broson was cred ited with 3 the same as in the previous ballot. c. A. Colley had one and Judge Cowell's name looked lonesome beside a straight mark.
 There being no choice, Col Doherty moved tion. This was done and c. A. Colley proposed the same course in reference to B. T. Turner, and the suggestion was car ried out. Then George E. Terry's name was proposed by H. F. Baker, and he was selected as third delegate without wink from the younger element present.
 s. A. Chapman named H. H. Peck for the fourth representative, but Frank Woo1worth jumped to his feet about the same time and named Col Doherty. Somebody called for ballot but MT Woolworth objected, saying that he had the right to the floor and insisted that Col Doherty be selected by exclamation as the others had been. There was trouble immediately and Col l Doherty poured oil on the waters when he stated that the mention of his name had created breach and that he would with draw it as he did not care to go to the con- 1 veHtion.
 Chairman Munson straddled the fence saying that he did not know what to do as he did not want to offend either of the gentleman. MT Woolworth insisted that he addressed the chair in proper manner which he claimed MT Chapman did not do Attorney Terry suggested that the best way out of the matter was a ballot, and on motion of MT Laforge the caucus proceeded to ballot for a fourth delegate. Forty eight votes were cast, of which H. H. Peck had 24, Col Doherty % and H. F. Baker 9 MT Baker withdrew his name and another ballot resulted in 56 votes being cast, Col Doherty having 31 and MT Peck 25.
 This created considerable suspicion and Chairman Munson and Secretary Laforge counted the number present. and having satisfied themselves that there had been nc ballot stuffing the result was declared H. H. Peck, J. P. Kellogg, Ed ward L. Bronson and s. P. Williams were elected delegates to the district conven tion. Delegates were authorized to choose their own substitutes with the understand ing that the delegates to the state conven tion should be alternates to the district convention and vice versa. With the sub stitution of the name of Charles E. Turne, for that of J. H. Hart the old town com mittee were reelected.