Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-02
THE SLATE UNBROKRN,

THE SLATE UNBROKEN.
Republican Caucuses Held Saturday
Evening-JohnsoD, Prince and Par |
sons to Go to the Road, Police and |
Fire Roards-Fifty-eight Ballots |
Taken Before Choice Was Made |
"A Spirited Contest for the Board |
of Finance.
One of the most memorable ceucuses ever
held in this city took place Saturday even
ing in the city hall, when the republican
aldermen of the incoming board met for
the purpose of choosing commissioners
After aprotracted struggle victory perohed
on the banner of the slate, and Alderman
johnson of the Tenth ward had been &C.
lected for the board of public works. AL
derman johnson of the Ninth ward had
been listed for the board of police commits
sioners and Councilman Parsons of the
Second ward had been chosen member
of the board of fire commissioners. Each
for a term of three years from February l,
1898.
The fight began shortly after $50 o'clcak
in the sldermanic chamber, after the joint
caucus had been dissolved. Behind closed
doors the eight republican aldermen of the
city wrestled with the weighty question
for over three hours. The business of the
session was commenced by the election of
Alderman Morgan of the Eleventh ward as
chairman, and Alderman Macdonald of
the Tenth ward as secretary. On motion
1t was decided to take up fret the election
OF fire commissioner, and in this manner
the struggle of the evening was
preoipitated. Fifty eight ballots were taken
before any result was arrived at The first
ballot showed that E. O. Coolidge had 1
vote, Joseph Kegelmeyer /, W. n. Par
sons 2, and Edward Wines On the sec
oud ballot Coolidge's vote was shifted to
Parsons, making the vote stand Kegel-
meyer l, Parsons 3, Wines 4. The third
ballot resulted in Parsons receiving votes
and Wines votes, and this deadlock re-
manned unbroken up to and including the
forty third ballot. On the forty-fourth
ballot one of Vines supporters voted for
Coolidge. making the ballot stand Wines 8,
Parsons a, Coolidge l. The forty FIFTH bal
lot was Wines 4, Parsons 4, the forty
standing Wines 3, Parsons 4, Chamberlain
l. The forty seventh and forty eighth bal
lots showed Wines 3, Parsons 4, Lowe l.
The forty-ninth to ffty-fourth ballots, in
elusive, showed Wines 4, Parsons 4.
On the fifty fifth ballot another break
was made, Wines receiving 2 votes, Par
| sons 3. Coolidge 1, Lowe 1. The fifty sixth
ballot resulted Lowe 2, Wines 3, Parsons 3;
| the fifty seventh Wines 3, Lowe 2, Parsons
2, Coolidge /, and the fifty eighth Wines 8,
Parsons s. Alderman Lowe changing his
vote on this ballot from Wines to Parsons.
The division of the aldermen was as fol-
lowe: Those who stuck by Parsons were
Blskeslee, Macdonald, Russell and Chat
field. while Wines supporters were Lowe,
Killer, Morgan and Champion.
The election of the commissioner for the
board of public works followed and was
| decided in two ballots. The names put in
| nomination for this Office were Commits
sioner William J. Atwater, Lyman H John
| son and E. B. Munson.
The first ballot resulted In votes for
| johnson, 2 for Atwster and for Munson.
The second resulted in the nomination of
johnson, he receiving 6 votes and Atwater
t2.
The selection of police commissioner fol-
lowed. and for this place three names were
| brought out. They were Prince, E B.
| Munson and R. E. Baldwin
Four ballots were taken. After the fret
| two Munson's name was dropped and the
contest was then between Prince and Bald
win. The latter's vote on the four ballots
| Was 3, 5, 3, 2, and Princes vote was 4, 3,
and 6.
Another contest arose over the candidate
for the board of finance, and three csndi-
dates were Observation-Disclosures MacDon-
aid, Hitler and Lowe. 1t require seven
teen ballots to decide the test, the
greatest strength being shown by Alder
man Macdonald, Hitler running close be-
hind. On seven of the total number of
ballots taken Alderman Macdonald received
votes, and on the third and tenth ballots
x ;rAa I'LL
man Macdonald withdrew in favor of Alder
man Lowe, and the latter was elected, he
receiving votes to Killers 8.
| Thomas j. Kinuare was unanimously
| nominated for page, Alderman Champion
was appointed to present the names of the
candidates, j. W. Lowe was elected chair
man Of the aldermanic oaucus for /
ensuing year, and a. NJ. Hitler fol. pro,
| dent of the board
1t was rumored last event
might be the result Of .
| work. Alderman Mo
pleased with the resu It
| he will probably RET fn
caucus nominees at l III,
board OF aldermen next In ing.
THE OTHER cAUcUsEs.
At the joint CAUCUS over which Alder
man Morgan presided and Councilman J..
O. North acted as secretary, Attorney
| George D. Watrous was nominated for
corporation counsel and J. Birney futile
for assistant city clerk
At the councilmanic caucus, Councilman
Frederick W. Skiff of the First ward was
| nominated for member of the board of
| finance, Councilman J. a. Shaw for presi-
| dent of the board, and Thomas ]. Kinnare
for page.