Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-25
POLITICAL POINTERS.
A Winning Ticket Nominated by q
 Democratic Town Convention.

M
 Democratic Town Convention. The democratic town convention was held in the police court room last night. All the delegates were present and the audience was one of the largest ever seen at a town convention. The unanimity of action which prevailed throughout the whole proceeding was very commendabie and the names of the differant candidates put in nomination for the various posi- tions prove that the delegates went to the meeting to nominate a winning ticket.
 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Manviile of the town committee, Edward L. Seery was elected chairman, Patrick Barry. secretary. The following were appointed a committee on creden- tials: Edward Conion, James Fox. Will liam Hurley and Patrick H. Hackett. The committee reported all the delegates present and the meeting immediately pro- ceeded to make a nomination for first selectman with this result: Whole number of votes cast 22. of which Perry Morris re- | ceived 16 Martin Bergin and Fl. l. Boughton ?. MT Morris nomination was made unanimous. For second selectman James Horigan received the total vote and was declared the nominee amid shouts of applause.
 Thomss F. McMahon was unanimously nominated for town clerk. John H. Reid received a unaDimous vote for town treas urer. Perry c. Morris was nominated by exclamation for town agent and agent of town deposit fund. c. c. Commsrford was unanimously nominated by a rising vote as candidate for the office of tax col lector
 On the informal ballot for assessor John ". Saye received Is votes. John c. But. Ter i, Benjamin Sedgwick l, blank 1. On ! ba If xvo made formal and unanimous. Benjamin Sedgwick was nominated as assessor to fill | vacancy by exclamation. William H. Reid was unanimously nominated as first member of the board of relief. Foi second member John E. Maher was honored with like vote.
 At this point a committee consisting oi one from each ward was appointed tc bring in nominations for constables. jus tices of the peace, grand jurors and towr school visitors. It was voted that ths committee defer its report until after tho rel st of the ticket had been made out.
 Then motion that John c. Butler b, put in nomination as candidate for towr treasurer was put and carried and he wal declared the choice of the caucus.
 On the informal ballet for registrar o voters Henry J. Flanagan received Il votes, Thomas Hallinan and James A Hynes ,. The vote for registrar stood tn same as the first until the fourth ballo when the result gave H. J. Flanagan II Thomas Hallinan 10, J. A. Hynes 1. Or the fifth ballot MT Flanagan received | votes and he was declared the choice of tn !. convention.
 , The informal vote for first representa- } tive resulted as follows: William E Thoms 13. F. P. Brett 6. E. L. Maloney ] The nomination of Mr Thoms was mad formal and unanimous. For second re presentative E. L Maloney received l l votes. F. F. hrett :. The nomination c Mir Maloney was made formal and unani [ nous.
 f The committee appointed to make nomi l nations for the remainder of the ticke g submitted the following report which wa = adopted. For justices of the peace ) Thomas r. Lawlor, Francis P. Bret t James E. Russell. John O'Neill. k 4 t Lowe. John F. Holohan. Linford F. Roo S Charles G. Root. Greene Kendrick, E( l ward D. Seery. Ellis Phelan.
 For constables. James J. Egan. F. Fox. Lawrence Cronan. P. II. Danaher.
 For grand jurors. Max L. Warner, Et
 ward l.. Frisbie, ST, John l.. Sake.
 For town school visitors, Dr Godfre, Dubuc, A. II. Tyrrell. Joseph Archau E btult.
 
 Chairman Manville of the town con mittee called the meeting of delegates | elect delegates to the shrievalty conveI
 ton to order in the district court roo
 last night. E. L Maloney was electe
 chairman and John H. CurIey clerk. Tt committee on credentials reported all Il delegates present. After short sessio the following were appointed: First ware . John II. Curley, w. \. Lad; secon 5 ward. Edward L. Maloney. J. c. F. Gros E third ward, John Moriarty. William t Guilfoile and W. J. Collins; fourth war
 John Donovan. James c. Thompson ar
 John Dunphy. This convention will me ' at o'clock in City hall tomorrow afte f noon.
 l. CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
 The delegates elected to elect delegat . to the democratic congressional conve = ton met in the rooms of the Democrat e association last night. Ellis Phelan act.
 as chairman and Arthur Andrews kept il
 minutas. Every delegate was presen
 Waterbury is entitled to ten delegates aI
 these were elected: John F. Corden, Ma 't tin Bergin. Patrick Hayes. Ellis Phela
 Hugh J. Cronin, Michael Harty, Matthe ', Smith. Patrick Halpin. John F. Holoha
 Patrick H. Reilly. Alter the election s delegates the following vote was pass, $ without dissenting voice:
 r. Voted that we, the duly elected del [. gates in convent jn assembled. represer |, ing the democracy of Waterbury. do mo c heartily endorse the Hon James F. Pigot
 now representative in congress, and i
 struct the delegates chosen by us to-nig U ', to vote for his renomination at the co l '" gressional convention to be held at Mi II dletown, Conn. Thursday, September
 1891.