Evening journal., 1892-08-10
BOARD ACTS.
Commissioner Thomas Makes
Sweeping Demands.
THBYARE REFUSED BY DEMOCRATS

The Republican Member names His Mi-
nority Men and They are Confirms d.
Commissioner Doud names the ncmo- ,
cratic minority Omccrs They Pressed !
Their Buttons and the hoard Did the
Rest
The State Department of Elections
met at Seventh and Market streets last
evening. The session was the most
important since the board was instituted
The irst business done was 90 prepare
for the naming of election officers.
c. F. Thomas the Republican member
protested against division that would
give the Democrats thirtyfour of the
ffty-eight election districts He claimed
the right TO appoint the Republican in-
spectors and that they should number
one half Of the whole number named,
lie said that the city was Republi
can and 81 would be nothing more than
fair that such course SHOULD be
pursued
Thomns's Demand Not Conceded.
Commissioners Doud and Dobb. the
Democratic members. 'would not concode
M
they had acted I'm acc0rdaucc with the
provisions Of the law, and named the
districts as follows.
First ward-First district Republican
and the Second and Third Democutic
Second ward-First, Fourth aud Fifth
districts Democratic and the Second and
Third Republican
Third ward-First. Second and Third
districts Democratic and the Fourth and
Fifth Republican.
Fourth ward-First and Fourth dis
tricts Republican and the Second. Third
and Fifth Democratic.
Fifth ward-First. Fifth and Sixth dis
tricts Republican and the Second Third
Fourth and seventh Democratic.
Sixth ward First and Second districts
Republican and the Third. Fourth and
Fifth Democratic
Seventh ward-Third Fourth and Sixth
districts Republican and the First, Second,
Fifth and Seventh Democratic
Eighth ward First, Second and Third
districts Republican and the Fourth,
Fifth. Sixth and seventh Democratic.
Ninth ward-First and Second districts
Republican and the Third and Fourth
Democratic.
Tenth ward-First and Fifth districts
Republican and the Second, Third and
Fourth Democratic.
Eleventh ward-First district Demo
cratic and the Second Republican.
Twelfth ward-First district Republi-
can and the Second and Third Democratic.
Commissioner Thomas asked what rule
had been followed TO make such divi-
| sion.
Commissioner Dobb did not tell him
that IL was the simple rule of division
| and subtraction. He said that the
board divided them that way in order TO
make the polling places conform TO the
/ provisions of the law and 90 best sub
serve tho interests and convenience Of
the voter.
Mr. Thomas then named thirty three
inspectors The Democrats promptly
confirmed them.
Mr. Doud named twcnty-three inspect.
ors in minority districts and they were
confirmed
The Officers Named.
The board named the following officers
to hold the election:
First ward-First district. Thomas l.
! Russell. d.. George l.. Stradloy and
George c. Hutton, r.. clerk, George q.
Door. ID. Second district, Charles Scheu
r.. James A. O'Donncll and Harry Welch,
d. clerk, Joseph Bickta, ID. Third dis
trict. Harry D. Holt. r Harry Ahren'
and j. J Mclaughlin, d. clerk, L. l.
Messick, d.
Second ward First district, William
| H. Babcock. r., William H. Quinn anC
Edward Melchior, d. clerks. Howarl
Hayes, D., Harvey II. Marr, r. Seconc
district. William II. Hartlove, d.. join
| H. Hall and Henry Feldmeier, r. clerks
Norris p. Eccleston, D. James ID. Phil
lips, r. Third district, Dennis Carr, ID
Harry Bailey and r. H. Wolf II. clerks
Peter Mcconnell, d.. Thomas McVay, r
Fourth district. James T.. Card, r., Ber
nard Donoho and Jacob T. Brown. d.
clerks. Il. c. Kemble. D., Robert fenti
man. r. Fifth district. Charles Wood
ridge, r., James Jackson and Alexander
Two. ID. . clerks, Daniel Morgan D., anS
John A. Magee, r.
Third ward-First district, Edward z
Wilhelm. r., John Russell and Michae
IT. Conway, d.. clerks, Elijah Barton
d.. Daniel B. Conners, r. Second dis
trict, Charles Paxon, r., Neil Dough
erty and George A. Schenck, d., clerks
James II. Fuhr. d., Everett Jones, Il
Third district, Francis Hoiiecker, r., 5
S. Cook aud John A. Barber. ID. clerks
Anllard f. Davis, d., II. II. Mullen, r
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