Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-11-30
THE NEXT MAYOR.

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Whose Names are Talked of-Mr.
Nicely Philosophical-The Nomtna.
lions for Selectmen. Il
Who will be New Ravens next mayor is
live question just now. The democrats
rave had their powwows, their political |
,auldron of Monday night is over and Mr..
Sargent Is their man and practically in the
about the mayoralty. Will Dswell run
again was question asked on all sides.
recalled the close rub which
Mr.. Dewell gave Sargent two years ago.
With little effort on the republican side
Mr.. Dewell would have been safely landed
as mayor. Will he run sgains It was the
talk that in the fitness of things Mr.. Dew
ell ought to take another shy at Sargent
again. Then the pros and cons of such a
contest were discussed.
Mr.. Dewell was seen yesterday by a
COURIER reporter, but said he would have
nothing to say definitely on the subject
until tomorrow. Then he would say what
he had to say, if anything. Mr.. Dewell
has hitherto expressed some hesitancy
about taking off his coat and re-entering
the stormy field of New Haven city cleo
ton. Other men for the nomination have
in consequence been favorably mentioned,
among whom are General E. S: Greeley,
General George n. Ford, Even Mcintyre,
the big dry goods merchant, Franklin II.
Hart, Edwin s. Mersick and several other
gentlemen prominent, influential and pop
ular. There seems to be q strong feeling
afoat about town that the republicans
have fighting chance again this time.
Mr.. Nicely was at his big dry goods store
as usual yesterday, smiling and genial as
ever. his experience in the turmoil of city
politics not having lessened a whit his
usual afibility and good humor, or ruffSed
utmost good nature, and did not seem to
regret that he had lost In the battle, taking
all the troubles and combats a mayor fire.
quently encounters, into consideration.
Mr.. Neely's adherents don't give up the
ship yet, however. They hold, with good
deal of truth, that no man is sure of nom
instion, as democratic politics go in New
Haven, until he gets there, dead sure.
There's many slip between cup and lip as
far as New Haven democratic nominative
| conventions are concerned. The Nicely
men think there's hope yet in the conven-
| ton, and do not concede the campaign to
1
as if they held the fort and could afford to
smile, and both sides smiled often, espec-
tally the party heelers and workers, whose
toll and zeal went not unrewarded.
| The democratic city convention meets
tonight at Turn hall, and there will be
considerable music in the air. The bands
will not play, nor is it certain that they
will play for the democrats after the city
election. But there will be disputes to
1 oh, o~,1 "a
tangle and defiance of all parliamentary
rules. 1t will doubtless be an interesting
convention from start to finish.
Jimmy Martin seems to be ahead in the
race for the city clerkship nomination.
His friends and hackers figure out for him
large maj ority over his competitor, Ber-
nard J. Stanley, but the latter's friends
claim they have latent strength to bring
out at the critical moment.
As to town politics the friends of Select.
man Goodrich said yesterday they were
quite confident he would be handsomely
renominated. Mr.. Good rich's friends saw
at the hands of Mr.. Cunningham. Mr.
Goodrich is quiet but effective worker
and generally gets there. He has many
friends. Mr.. Cunningham's friends were
animated, and confident also, and seen
determined to pull ''Cunny,"a as they af
fectionately term him. If not successful
in securing for him the nomination fol
selectman they propose to land him safely
as fire commissioner, although Mcdonald
the plumber, is in for another term, SO il
is said down in his ward.
The friends of Selectman John I. Good
rich said last evening that notwithstand
ing all reports to the contrary Mr.. Good
| rich is in such position that he will un
doubtedly win at the town convention t.
be held tomorrow evening, and will I'm
doubtedly be reuominated to succeed him
self as member of the board of selectmen
, Mr.. Goodrich, who is one of the ables
men ever elected to serve on the board o
selectmen, is very much in the fight an,
4 will probably be returned.
. A strong movement is being made in tn
l ! German-American element and anon
, | prominent republicans in general to in
duce Mr.. Stahl, of the prominent Churcl
street firm of Stahl & Hegel, to run TO
f selectman. They are certain that MI
stahl would be not only very strong bu
| very popular candidate, and of his qualif
cation for able, Efficient and faithful serv
1 ice there can be no doubt. He has Ion
@ been one of our most respected and abb
= | business men.
a | THE BALL OPENS-THE DEMOCRATIC BOAR
r OF RELIEF NOMINATIONS.
1ue ueuocfatlo poaru VI IeHeA couFel
ton was held in Turn hall last evening
4 The meeting was called to order at
J. o'clock. Lawyer Charles h. Fowler wa
T elected Chairman and Alderman W. F
q Connors secretary. A committee of tn
" chairmen of each ward was appointed
committee on credentials. They were on
Il but short time and returned and mad
J. their report. The convention accepted
: and also voted to seat the Sargent delegs
ton from the Tenth ward. The followin
names were then placed in nomination
David O'Donnell, Frank Chandler, Patric
g F. Delaney, George Mitchell, Patrick Fa
o sey, George Lindsey, James P. Sander
Patrick McKiernan. The convention the
proceeded to ballot and it resulted in th
: nomination of David O'Donnell, Fran
f Chandler and George Mitchell.