Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-28
DEMOCRATIC TOWN CONVENTION

Goodrich Defeats Cooper-Forbes Re-
 nominated by a Small Majority-No
 Opposition to Garrity.
 William F. Shannon, chairman of the democratic town committee, called to order the sixty-nine delegates to the democratic town convention in Turn hall last evening.
 Henry s. Cooper was elected chairman and
 John F. Shanley, secretary. After the
 preliminary business had been gone
 through with Eli Mix, F. G. Anthony and
 T. F. McGuinnis were appointed tellers,
 and the excitement began. Captain Gar
 rity was re-nominated for first selectman
 without opposition. For the office of geo.
 ond selectman Alfred W. Forbes, John I.
 Goodrich, Jno T. Pohlman, F. s. Fisher
 and Joseph Goebel were put in nomina-
 tion. Thirty-nine votes were cast for
 Forbes, 16 for Pohlman, 8 for Goebel and the rest scattering. Forbes was declared nominated For third selectman there were the same nominees, with the excep- ton of Forbes. Pholman received 52 votes and was declared nominated. For fourth selectnan the nominees had simmered down to Goodrich and Cooper. The result
 was 46 to 23 in favor of Goodrich. The mayor of the town 'tgot there," as he gen orally does when he sets out to win, and | though he had strong opponent, his back ing was found to be the strongest. B. G. Stoddard was renominated for town treasurer: Joseph B. Cunningham, | auditor of town accounts; John B. Car ney, registrar of voters; James J. Carr, registrar of vital statistics; F. H. Ere thauer, town clerk; Patrick Bree, Michael n T A1I IN E joy, constables. Considerable excitement was aroused when upon the nomination of
 E. M Higgins, Frank Kelley asked if Hig- gins had not served for seven years under a republican sheriff and had worked to de- feat the democratic nominee for that office
 last fall, and then moved that the nomina- tion be rejected. Of course this was out of order, but it gave occasion for some one to ask Kelley how he voted for mayor Lawyer Kelley said he voted the demo- cratic ticket. The other man then re- sponded, 'I call you down." and grand bowling ensued and Kelley got up and
 made speach.
 William A. Wright, M. Dillon and
 Philip Hugo were nominated grand jurors. A committee of five were appointed to add candidate for school visitor to the ticket, if that was found to be required by the law:
 After the following resolutions were adopted the convention adjourned: Resolved, That the town committee chosen an
 nually at the primaries hold offices from the suc- ceedng first day of January until one year from said January 1.
 Resolved, That the rules governing the demo-
 cratic party in New Haven may be changed at any town convention by two-thirds vote of those present and voting, provided that the dem-
 ocratic town committee give notice of the pro: posed changes in the call for the primaries; and no change in said rules shall be adopted unless specified above and by two-thirds vote of the members of the convention.
 Democratic City Convention. At the democratic city convention at
 Knights of Columbus hall last evening,
 Samuel Betts, chairman, A. Newhall, ,secre- tary, B. G. Stoddard was nominated as the party's candidate for city treasurer.