Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-09-27
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Democrats and Republicans Name Their
 Candidates.

POLITICAL POIN FRS.
 Democrats and Republicans Name Their
 Candidates.
 The convention to place in nomina- tion the democratic candidates for city offices was called to order shortly after g. o'clock last evening by Chairman Hynes of the democratic town commit tee. The object of the meeting was tersely stated, after which Mir Hynes said that he had received petition pro- testing against the seating of the dele gates and that it was signed by num- Der of voters of the fourth ward. A meeting of the town committee had been called to see what action should be taken with regard to it and the three members of the committee present de- cided to go on and hold the conventions as they had been called. John c. All man, candidate for alderman in the fourth ward, was then made chairman of the convention, and John H. Condon, secretary. A motion was made and carried that the chair appoint commit tee of one from each ward to act as a committee on credentials. The chair appointed Joseph Wallace from the first ward, John Garren from the second, Hugh Cronin from the third and Joseph Doherty from the fourth. They re- ported twenty-two delegates present, three of whom were substitutes, namely: William Keavney for John s. Neagle, Nicholas McEvoy for Joseph Jackson and John c. Altman for E. J. Finn. A motion was then made and carried that the chair appoint Tone delegate from each ward to act as tellers. Peter Myers was appointed from the first, Cronin from the third and Joseph Doherty from the fourth ward. The convention decided that the balloting should be informal and formal, and the chair announce that the first officer to \ be nominated was the city clerk. The result of the first ballot was:Twenty- two votes cast, of which John Neagle re- ceived thirteen and James l.. Duncan nine. A formal ballot was taken with a clared to be the choice of the conven- ton. Next came balIoting for city treasurer. On the informal ballot Edward B. Kelley received fourteen votes, w. c. Keenan seven and John c. Thompson 1. The formal ballot re- suited in MT Kelley receiving eighteen votes and w. c. Keenan four and MT Kelley was declared nominated. There was no opposition to City Auditor James J. Cassin and he received the entire twenty-two votes. For city sheriff on the first ballot John w. Mo Donald received thirteen votes, John c. Thompson six, and T. Caniff two. On the formal vote Mir Mcdonald had seventeen ballots and John c. Thomp- son five. For water commissioner George Panneton had sixteen votes on the informal ballot and scattering, six. Mir Panneton's nomination was made formal and unanimous. The char then appointed the tellers a committee to wait upon the candidates and bring them into the convention hall. Each in turn as he was nominated was called upon by the chairman of the conven- tion and told his grateful thanks, promising, if elected, to fill the office to the best of his ability and in the interest of the democracy of Waterbury.
 The republicans held a largely at tended caucus in the district court room last evening to make up the town, city and school tickets, and to nominate del gates to tho congressional, senatorial and probate conventions. Colonel Doherty was rsade chairman and Charles A. Mason, secretary. Nomina- tions were made in open caucus and the town ticket was first made up. Edgar w. Pinney was nominated by acclama- ton for first selectman and George A. Boughton for second selectman was nominated in like manner. James C.. ' mated for town clerk; ballot was taken resulting in MT White being the choice 1 of the convention. H. T. Stedman was nomidated sor town treasurer. For town agent and agent of town deposit fund E. W.Pinney was unanimously chosen. For tax collector an informal ballot was taken resulting in the selection of c. J. IGriggs. The balance of the town ticket was left to committee represent Ahn for city offices were then taken up and w. R. Mattison was selected for city clerk and Bernard F. Reid nominated for city treasurer. The other nomina- tions for the city ticket were left to the committee to make. For the school ticket Dr F. F. Cook, A. I. Goodrich and c. s. Chapman were nominated for the district committee, in the order named. For the board of education John Henderson, Jr, Wilson H. Pierce, John w. Webster and H. F. Bassett were nominated. Philip H. Hampson received the nomination for school cle~ without opposition. Charles E. Lamb was nominated for treasurer and George E. Judd for auditor. Charles E. Turner, L. I. Munson, W. H. Wright and F. w. LaForge were chosen as delegates to the congressional convention. The selecting of delegates to the senatorial and probate conven. tion was left to committee consisting of F I. Els, A. I. Goodrich, S. B. Nun. son and A. A. Adt, after which the eau. GUS adjourned to meet again on next Thursday evening.
 The democratic school convention will be held in the police court room this evening for the purpose of making out the school ticket.
 Four delegates favorable to the nomi nation of s. w. Kellogg of this city, fol congress, were nominated by the re- publican convention at New Haven last night.
 Robert DeForest of Bridgeport was to- day renominated for congress by demo 1crats of the Third district.