The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-28
SARGENT AND GARRITY.
THEf. Ef.WILLHEAD I'll HE DEMOCRA ITO
 CITY AND TOWN TICKETS.

iTf fND ToHN IIChEISs
 Martin for City Clerk, Anthony or Tax
 Collector, Mills for Auditor and Brnnnn- gan for City ,shcrin-Old Board of As-
 SC sors was Renominatcd-oldT Ticket for ssiectmen With One Exception-The Other Nominees for Town Officers. The democratic city convention was
 held in Turn hall last evening and
 Joseph B. Sargent was renominated
 for mayor. James B. Martin for city
 clerk. Ezekiel G. Stoddard for city
 treasurer and city sheriff. James F.
 Brannagan. William J. Mills was
 nominated for auditor without opposi-
 tion.
 In consequence of the absence of Chairman Shannon of the town com
 mittee. who was at Arion hall, where
 the other conventions were being
 held, the convention was called to or
 der by M. P. Griffing, the town com
 mitteeman of the Fourth ward. Cap
 tain T. K. Dunn was immediately and
 unanimously elected chairman and Daniel c. McWilliams secretary. A committee on credentials was next ap- | pointed, consisting of Edward R. Sar-
 gent, P. s. Armstrong, Daniel Flynn,
 ST, Charles H. Bradford, Patrick Row
 ley. William T. Camp, James Reilly,
 Charles J. Anderson. Carleton E. Hoad-
 ley, Robert c. Bright, Seth w. Langley
 and Charles S. Allen.
 The report of the committee showing
 that fifty-seven delegates were present
 was accepted and John Ruff and Charles S. Allen were appointed tellers. Nom-
 nations for the mayoralty were next
 called for and Joseph B. Sargent placed | in nomination by Samuel R. Avis. The
 nomination was promptly seconded by a score of voices and all the delegates present cast their vote for him, making l the nomination unanimous. Samuel R. Avis, James Reilly and James Glack- ing were appointed committee to | wait upon the mayor, inform him of his renomination and escort him to the | hall.
 While waiting for the committee to
 return with the mayor, the delegates | proceeded to nominate candidate for
 city clerk. Attorney Carleton E. Hoad-
 ley placed the present city clerk,
 James B. Martin. There was no other l nomination made and the nomination
 went to Martin unanimously. At this point Mayor Sargent entered the hall, escorted by the committee, | and mounted the platform. He said: l q thank the convention for placing me in nomination and if reelected l | shall do my duty to the best of my ability, just as I have done during. two l terms. I shall labor for the benefit of ] all the people without distinction of | religion, color or condition. If I con- tinue to be mayor shall try to make the year one of prosperity to all the l residents in our city"
 Secretary Daniel A. McWilliams cast l the ballot of the convention for Ezekiel G. Stoddard for city treasurer and William J. Mills for the city auditor
 ship, Walter J. Connor nominated the former and John Burns the latter. For city sheriff, James F. Brannagan was placed in nomination by Walter J.
  Secretary McWilliams casting the bal lot.
 THE ASSESSORS CONVENTION. At 7:45 o'clock the assessors conven- tion was called to order in Turn hall by Chairman Shannon. James B. O'Connor was chosen chairman and E. A. Joachinson secretary. John I. Good rich, James Guncheon, John H. Dillon
 Joseph E. Taylor, James T. Lynch, F.
 E. McGowan, D. J. Kelly, Abram
 Lutz, Michael O'Keefe, Peter Tyrrell, John H. Spittler, Thomas J. Coffey, Charles T. Brennan, E. M. Allen and
 J. N. Rowe were appointed a committee | on credentials.
 The report showed that there were seventy-two delegates present. When nominations for first assessor were called for, John I. Goodrich named William F. Shannon, and John H. Dill lon presented the name of George w. Neal. P. J. Kelly and August Long stein were appointed tellers. On a viva voce vote Shannon received every vote and was declared elected. For second place George w. Neal was nomi- mated by John Fl. Dillon and Charles spreyer by James Guncheon. The vote resulted forty-eight for Neal and twenty-four for Spreyer. The nomina ton of Neal was thereupon made unan- imous. @~
 For third place Thomas D. Smith nominated Henry Rudolph and J. N. Rowe put forward the name of Charles
 spreyer. spreyer won forty-one votes out of seventy-one. The nomination of spreyer was thereupon made unani- nous and the convention adjourned. GARRITY RENOMINATED And the Remainder of the Old Democratic