Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-30
DEMOCRATS CAUCUS.

George r. Stanley for Assistant City
Clerk, Peter Carberry for Sealer of |
Weights and Measures and Frank
ID. bishop Nominated for President
OF the Board of AIdermen-maher
and McGinty for the Board of FL
nance.
The democratic joint caucus and coun-
caucus were held In the city hall
last evening and candidates for assistant
city clerk, sealer of weights and measures,
members of the board of finance, president
of the board of aldermen, president of the
board of councilmen and page for both
branches of the court of common council
were placed in nomination. A number of
the leading politicians of both the demo-
cratic and republican parties were present
and much interest was manifested In the
result of both caucuses.
The joint CAUCUS was called to order
shortly after 7:30 o'clock, and Alderman
Gallagher was chosen chairman and Coun-
Gilman Bishop secretary without opposi-
ton. The first business WAS the nomina-
ton of an assistant city clerk. But one
candidate was brought forward, George T.
Stanley, the present incumbent, and he
received the unanimous vote of the caucus.
For sealer of weights and measures the
present incumbent, Peter Carberry, was
renominated also unanimously.
Alderman John f. Stanley and Council
men Kelly and Maher were selected as the
caucus committee, and James Clark was
nominated for page. Alderman Moore was
chosen to present the names to the candi-
dates to the board of aldermen and Coun-
Gilman Bishop to perform the same duty at
adjourned.
- 49,, 49,. ooUNC1LMEN IN CAUCUS.
The councilmanic CAUCUS was by no
means SO harmonious as the joint caucus,
and while the latter only remained in ses-
sion few minutes, the session of the for
mer continued for nearly an hour. The
principal contest in this caucus was over
the unimportant nomination for q candi-
date for page.
The caucus WAS called to order shortly
before 8 O'Clock and Frank 8. Bishop was
elected chairman and Augustine F. Naher
secretary. After the roll had been called,
showing that all the members were present,
Councilman Frank 8. Bishop of the Sew
enth ward was unanimously chosen as the
democratic candidate for president of the
board of councilmen of 1894. This nomi-
nation being but an empty honor there were
no other aspirants for the Office.
For councilmsnic members of the board
of finance Councilmen A. F. Aaher and
Abraham McGinty were chosen without
opposition, as were also Councilmen Kelly
and Maher for the caucus committee.
It was over the nomination for page, the
| least important of all the nominations, that
the most spirited contest arose. Six bal
lots were taken before result was
| reached. The candidates for this Office
were William McManus, James F. Hennes
sey and James Clark. The first four bal
lots resulted in Clark receiving 3 votes
Hennessey Z and NcManas Z. On the fifth
ballot McManus received votes, Hennes
sey votes, and Clark votes. On tn,
sixth ballot McManus received votes ant
the nomination, to 1 vote for Hennesse.
and z for Clark.
After this contest the councilmanic eau
Gus adjourned and the fun was over unit
the meetings of the boad of aldermen ant
oouneilmen next month, when the election
| will take place,