Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-27
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Is is smiths Aswassr ana Farns- worsh-Hart as Defeascd fer She Police C0mmlssnonership ana Bush-
 nell for Fire Cemmlssioner-AB Hitter
 Fight for President of she Bcara-
 Chandler ana Burton she Candi-
 aates-Ne Chsice at Three O'CLOCK
 This Morning.
 The Republican members of the Common Council had their battle last night. The joint caucus of the aldermen and oounoilmen vss called to order at S:15 by Alderman Lincoln, chairman of tho committee. On motion ballot was cast for J. Birney Futile for assistant city clerk. For sssler of weights and msasurss A. H. Buckingham received the nomination. Alderman Lincoln was slsstsd chairman of the Republican caucus committee.
 IL was S:s0 whom the aldermen went into oAusus. It was expected that there would be big fight over the differnt commissioner ships, but there was not. It had takenSplacs thing went of very smoothly until the time arrived to ballot for . president of tho board. Then the ballots few thick and fast The tellers asked for time to get their breath. Alderman Lincoln was elected chairman. Alderman Dayton secretary, and Aldermen Thompson and Hamilton tellers.
 It was . caucus where the Daley forces were against the Bushnell crowd. The Daley faction was beaten by the other side on ths police and road ommissionsrships.
 On the commissienerships the slates were completely obliterated. F. Fl. Hart failed to get back in the police board. He was de- fsated by Carlos Smith. The hrst and in formal ballot resulted:
 Whole number votes east. MA f0rA A Carlos Smith h...'.........''..''. ....'.'..'' nar. .'.',..'.'''''.'''.. ''''.''.'''...'..' Q
 Smith had received enough votes to be two votes cast for E. J. Hart were intended for Y. Fl. Hart, . mistake having been made in tho middle initial. The next ballot was formal, and resulted:
 Smith HArt .......,........'
 Mr. Smith was then declared to be nomi- mated as . member of the police board for Aldermen Daley, Lincoln, Cleaner, Beers and Douglass voted for Hart, and Aldermen Chandler, ThompAon, Burton, Foote, Beers, Hemingway and Hamilton for Smith. Gess- ner went to Smith in the formal ballos.
 Commissioner H. W. Crawford desired to succeed himself on the board of public works. A dark horse came into tho race. He was W. J. Atwater, and on tho second ballot swept everything before him. The informal ballot resulted: Whole number votes cast. ,"..... F Necessary to choicU,.
 w.. Atwster ....................... ...o
 II. W. Crawford ..................4
 George N. Dickernan .,...l
 II. J. .Atwatsr..... ............... II
 Alderman Daley stated that Mir. Dicker- man was not . candidate. On the formal ballot Mir. Atwater received eight votes and Crawford 4. -,.
 There was quito . spirited contest over the nre commi.sionsr.hip. Alderman Daley car, ried his point and was all smiles. He had succeeded In downing Mir. Bushnell, who has been looking for this olloe with all the ardor of fresh office seeker. The vote was: Whole number of votes cast. st.......,...........i2 i2 Necessary to choice. ..:........... Fred B: Fsrnsworth. . 2 Lorin H. stannard. <. ............ ? 1 o Q
 "I expected that" said Mir. Daley, as the result of the ballot was announced and MT. Farnsworth wss declared tho nominee. Those who are supposed to have voted for Farms worth are Daley. Lincoln, Gsssner, Beers, Hamilton, Burton and Douglass.
 The hisoh came when balloting commenced for president of the board. The first bal. lot resulted: w. E. Chandler r......................... GeorRo E Burton ................. ...,.,.......t Five ballots were taken with the same re- suit when someone voted for IS. Thompson. That gentleman stated in strong tsrms that he was not Q candidate. 'T wouldn't take the nomination If I had the whole twelve votss," quoth he.
 The City Hall clock rang out 10 o'clock after ten ballots had been taken, and recess was allowed. When the aldermen came back to business again 1t was the same old story. No one would break the ranks only to cast . | stray vote now and then for someone whc was not candidate.
 On tho thirtieth ballot one vote was cast for T. J. Callahan, the Democratic nominee He also received one vote on the thirty fourth ballot. This seemed to be too much for some of the aldermen to stand and some one moved that recess of ton minutes bt taken. So voted. The Burton contingent stood firm, the extra vote always going from
 the ranks of the Chandler men. I On the forty-second ballot Alderman Prince received two votes and Candler four The votes went right back to where they had formerly been.
 At Il o'clock Afty-eight ballots had beer taken, with no change in tho result. A reces' of ten minutes was taken. The delegates were getting sleepy. Theil eyes were dropping and 1t was getting thor oughly nonotonous. Col. Bohan peeped in thoroughly disgusted with Republican pow WOW. He was given permission to turn ef the electric current, light the gas lieht', and | 20 home.
 Finally Alderman Daley moved that . member of the board of finance be nom. mated.
 derman Ansel J. Beers 6 and Chandler 1 Mr. Hamilton said he was not candidate and tho secretary was instructed to cast a ballot for MT. Beers
 Thomas Leddy received tho nomination for page.
 At f1:a0 Alderman Foote moved that re. csss be taken until 12 o'clock. He said h. vas hungry. The recess was taken. Sixty three ballots had been taken. When the aldermen reassembled there wa no change In the vote. Finally Alderman Foote said that when one hundred balloti were completed an adjournment should b. | taken.
 "Oh, mo-" said Alderman Daley, who wa | of the opinion that the other side wsuli | break on account of tho late hour. At 12:8l Alderman Daley moved for Q recess of 6v, minutes. During that time he told som, funny stories. Up to this time SC ballots hat | been taken.
 At o'clock ninety.ive ballots had bee, taken.
 When one hundred ballots were taken Alderman Hamilton moved that new teller be appointed. He said thss the position wa not . lucrative one. Aldermen Gessner an, Prince were appointed.
 Alderman Foote made c neat speech Q | 1:30, in which he stated 1t seemed an injua tios to stay in ssssion all night insomuoh . 1t had been clearly shown that neither sid would break. It was finally decided to tax | . recess.
 Chandler's supporters were himself an' | Ofk ha trnk af 4 Second, Foote of the Fourth, Douglass o the Fifth, Hemingway of the Eleventh.
 Those who were loyal to Burton were him self and Hamilton of the Second, Beers an, Cleaner of the Eighth, Lincoln and Dsile of the Tenth.
 On the i2oth ballot Mcainty received
 vote.
 At 9 o'clock 127 ballots had been taken.
 A recess of Ave minutes was taken at 2:0e At 2:30 it was voted to take . recess of te
 minutes after each ballot.
 At 3:16 the 147th ballot resulted:
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