Daily Republican., 1890-04-08
|REMEN'S ELECTION.
Library of Congress.
|ru SIDES CLAIM tn
TORY.
lauder n. Cloud Declared Chief I'm
k,s,r ,I tho Fire Dcpartmsnt-An
h,cl,ing Contest - Part Of tho
Members Of tho Fame Hose
rvutrnd that Robinson
Is Elected.

rvutrnd that Robinson
Is Elected.
\, ,,c,ioa for . Chief, First and
pSl A.slstArt Engineers Of tho Fire
allneu. took place last evening, and
ono Of the most exciting that ever
;,cd In this city. There were two
NJ IN tho field, each backed by three
paules fonlly, while tho Fame Hose
,ruy was divided and supported
utkt,s These tickcis were - fol-
mhina,ian tickct-Chlef Engineer,
uder l.. Cloud, Friendship, No. L;
Assistant, Lewis Peeky, Fame
NJ. i Second Assistant, james 81.
t,sep. Washington, No. z.
cold Combination or Reform tlckot-
/ Eng,ueer, Il. A. Robinson, Fame
! Nc. |, First A,s's,snt, Janes Y.
4. Eelasce, No. 9; Second Assistant,
|. 1. Green, WecUseoe, No. 3.
arA lie claim that their ticket has
1 eesnl, and, naless the matter IL
lA.Rw,.l be ie'etied 10 Cour ell TO
" shiA 0. ihe tickets shall stand.
n. ha.Cle clmnencel last February,
IN IN se,ariAnce with the regular
hos, tsch c0mysny sent three dele
,oA nyeui'Oa to nominate oiii-
ni The TIE DpGttmcnt Tho dele
d stfe /. u'uai, appointed by the
iJtaY Of ,be companies, but were
hsani q who tney should vote for.
u Fan there las teen q comblna
sat,s iag OF the Friendship, Della.
PsG Il AID Washington Com
Its tgt llis year the Delaware with.
b. !tl i,s htgr In the bina ion
tkl by jte Fame Hos. Company.
ID. G.. .ul tho Cioul ticket was
lra'sl, ut IS some OF the Fame
lhIl wt'e dissatisfied aud claimed
hey had &c u lruured ty the prcsi-
suil citing was held and three more
g'trs cloitn by the dissatisfied.
llei COW n'Ion was then held by
leaNatc Wetcacoe and Reliance
isnr50 nt SLleh the three last dele =
Ron lie Fnne were pTcsont. THIS
th'ltn dominated the l:ob!nson
.ee "a. ls,t convention both sides
mea Aclivs elcctioneerlng, and
'".f! lh'n- in their power 10 insure
lcSess oil Tie ticket of their choice.
ltfte weeks seo An ordinance was
iacei INTO City Council by Mr..
:, Which provided fol an entire
ie ~ The method Of holding elec.
Tbs ordinance provided that
''iefe ARE two candidates Tor Office
g sane cGmrauy each shall have
90 olllc'rs. The supporters oil the
combination claimed that this was
10 defeat ten, as In the event OF
N'hAaee passing each side would
q phr.te tctuens and throw the
u lhto Council. Consequently
were made 10 defeat the crll-
wa y II should come up Tor ilual
9. Last Thursday night IL was
up, when ten Councilmen stood
'iiinsnce nnd ten sgainst 1t,
fUf b d signiiied their unwilling.
'Y0lu. Those In favor of The ordi-
tl5l a motion to adjourn as u
r. 1'h momters opposed TO the
acci 0s we'll as those who we're un-
Z! 10 vote, voted Tor adjournment
g iot8ina' &C could not consequently
wa! UP again until the election
'ef
ttemsl liks another victory for
nc nation aud the nbrr, OF the
lHizn companies we.e conse-
: eM'aat.
ol i1ster,ay tho friends OF both
" iarl Al work, bat when the
q 'lshei last c eniag there was no
-s5i except ut the Fame Ilose
- lls-e seemed to bs the great
- tcIehi, aud from Z O'Clock
y e.slock, when the polls closed,
We ii'lhtireis Of people standing
a my awaiting dcyelopemeuts.
pSs4'lsiea portion OF the Fame
~ secured a room Mt tho north
,''tef y Second and Shipley streets,
~ so1a ts each man voted, he
= " .ns llose house snd dsposi' ed a
- " tla chtt he had voted. lie
N ! 'ok oath before Notary Pub
u Lee that he was q member Of
~ n, w AMI that ho had vo,ed a
l,os VI ue Ticket Deposited with
VA, ne lheA signed the ticket
=. 'shpel with the seal OF the
Ecf1G Election WAS over Alexander
|erpja :. lAe j4Ae, and George
h. tr,,,,a,na ana 6i!ilith Smith, the
|re ,3t",',' ",e' ,hs Fotes and announced
spIua 5 ucSet had received So
yisis. @ '1e l.0oiuoln ticket as. a total
Il ~ Va'l Ttis vote viii be re
t' ls r,,i . i.o'iacll as oiilc al.
pn,t,. U'ya = hat during tho evening
Il ESQ., u 'he fAme Company ap-
i. lt.,''.i,lt vi Lee, who, after being
s4l Una tei mat tney had voted the
btn f, ,AI, aud that three other
i 'ii9 :, ''tlinrd To be sworn. ss,a
led, Ky ~ lht same .icket, Eight
# M "i. ,,.!. iaHlt that they &re mein-
dfJ,,r ',n peny, but TINT W hen they
- ~. soles they were refused
n az. st'"uais ills said TIE election
td in SVn 70 Council, who will be nc.
a, uec.are the Robinson ticket
lls,,,,,, ,,,''iavlls will be sent to Conn
aera hopt and John MeClatIsrty
an ~ "oin ' and teatficd that tbey
yotel a u'a.o account OF the number
n, nat, st. and that the exact number
Gct seven, ono less than tho iudo.
Is's announced. 'NNs'
b Iqo ,,' prepared tho foilowing.wb,eb
= presented to Council:
~. slA1E OF DELAWARE.
s,ei,y Str & or New CASTLE. g. 8.
4 1spy certify that each of tho ahov..
aied si,ooteeoing persona per.onaiiy
!, lsOo o'e me this seventh day Of
1ei soo, ~ and was duly svorn o,
DID sco,ulIg ss. to law, that each OF
The, ws. w MS oath or affirmation
Comuan'se 'e members of Fame Hose
e,rh . ADO that the ballots en-
Is an e,sa. >, mem avesubscr,bed theiI
ed To ma ,tAe, duplicate of tho bsllol
At an taa deposited in the baIioI
ol ths etsesi9a r,ss held this day for OH,
lin ns,ns department. OF this CITY
c. k'oh at the Fame Hoss ensin,
and Ivs' y" whereof ! have hereuuto ma,
M ,bs ~ daa sea! and affixed nv sssi 'e' %
and year above writtsn. y
9 WILLIAM HI,