Bridgeton pioneer., 1891-02-26
REPU BICAN CONVENTION.
DUBOTS AND DOWDNEY RE.
NOMINATED.
An Exceedingly Harmonious
convention Completes q City
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convention Completes City
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The Republican City Convention
was held Friday night in the Council
chamber. Full delegations from all the
wards were present, and the conven-
tlon was extremely harmonious and
unanimous. Not single discordant
manifestation was visible in the con-
vention, or in the party. The conven-
ton was called to order by r. III. See
ley, Chairman of the last convention.
Nominations were made for Chairman,
and Chas. E Bellows and Jos. s. Miner,
were placed in nomination. Frank
Paullin and Hairy Osborne, were ap
pointed tellers.
ballot was ordered and resulted in
IL votes being cast for Mr.. Bellows and
for Miner, and Mr.. Bellows was de-
clared Chairman of the convention.
M. E. Appellate was made Secretary.
The chair appointed DR.. Henry Neff
and Ed. L. Harrington tellers.
A committee on credentials was dis
pensed with, there being no contesting
delegates.
Nominations for Mayor were then
called for and J. H. Elmer, of the Third
ward, nominated Hon. jeremiah Du-
Bois. The nomination was seconded
by D. Bacon, also of the Third ward.
There being no further nominations
for Mayor, on motion of Harry Os-
borne, of the Fourth ward, the nomin-
ations were closed.
Mr.. Elmer also nominated Lewis H.
Dowdney for City Tax Collector.
All the nominations being closed,
the Convention ordered the Secretary
to cast the vote of the convention for
Mayor and Tax Collector, which was
done, the vote being cast for Mr.. Du-
Bois for Mayor, and for Mr.. Dowdney
for Tax Collector, and the Chairman
declared those gentlemen to be the
nominees of the convention and the
candidates of the Republican party
for Mayor and Tax Collector, respect
lively.
On motion, the Chair appointed
Major Daniel Elmer, of the Sd ward,
and Mr.. Eli E. Rogers, of the 4 b ward,
to bring the candidates before the
convention.
Owing to his recent recovery from
severe illness, Mr.. Dowdney was not
sble to be out of his house, but the
committee soon produced Mayor Du-
Bois On coming before the convea
ton, Mr.. Dubois, in few we'll chosen
and earnest words, expressed his graft
tude for, and appreciation of the
honor conferred, and pledged his best
efforts to discharge the duties of the
high office to the best of his ability
and understandings if elected. He also
on behalf of Mr.. Dowdney, presented
the thanks of that gentleman 70 the
convention for the honor bestowed
In view of the probable enactment
of a law by the Legislature, giving
Bridgeton councilman arge, the
Convention decided that the chair ap-
point committee of one from each
ward to nominate candidate for coun-
cilman-at-large in case the law is pass
ed by the Legislature. The chair ap-
pointed Geo. L. Moore from the First
ward, William Leach from the Second
ward, Daniel Elmer from the Third
ward, and Eli E. Rogers, from the
Fourth ward.
The convention then adjourned.
After the adjournment the Council
chamber soon filed up with leading
Republicans, who grasped the hand of
Mayor Dubois and warmly congratu-
lated him upon his denomination.
1t has been many day since so har.
monious convention has been held in
this city by either party.