The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-31
OPPOSED TO THE SLATE.
DEMOCRATS ALI AT SEA OYER NOMINEES FOR COMMISSIONERS.

NOMINEES FOX COMMisSioSEhs' Three Aldermen Will Not Support Clancy Moore or weii-Dsmocrats VIII Try to
 Caucus Wednesday Night-Are Working for Republican Votes. The democrats are all at sea over their nominees for the police, fire and road commissions, and the indications are that the uncertainty will continue up to almost the very minute of holding the caucus. It was the original inten- ton to have held the caucus last Fri- day night. but owing to the fact that Aldermen Moran of the Third ward and Connor and Kinney of the Twelfth ward could not be whipped into line, 1t was found necessary to postpone 1t until some evening this week. The req son given for the >postponement was that Alderman Leary was out of town but this, as Is well known. was not the real reason for the postponement.
 The date now assigned for the demo- cratic caucus is Wednesday evening, but 1t is decidedly problematical whether or not the caucus will be held on that evening" One thing, however, is certain, and that is that the three aldermen named will not. under any circumstances, 1t is claimed, support the slate made up by the other five al- sr lr. Ia e1a faI is Clancey for police commissioner, John H. Moore for the board of public works, and Charles L. Well for the fire board.
 At first the only decided objection to this slate was against John Clancy for the police board, but now the opposition has extended until all three of the can didates are liable to be turned down. It is said, too, that the three aldermen will not. under any circumstances, sup port the slate as made up, and if the other five aldermen persist in their de- termination to foist these objectionable candidates upon the democratic party that the trio of independent democrats in the board of aldermen will not feel themselves bound by any caucus and will vote in the board of aldermen for anyone they please.
 The attitude taken by Aldermen Moran, Connor and Kinney is generally commended by the better class of demo- crats, who object to the foisting upon the party of candidates that are de- cidedly objectionable to the better ele- ment of the party. Said a prominent democrat yesterday: "It Is all wrong this attempting to compel the democrat ic aldermen to support such a slate. Why, look at 1t. All the men proposed for the commissions are directly inter- ested in the liquor business, and in ad- dition, two of them are aldermen who, if they are elected to the commissions, will necessitate the city going to the extra expense of holding special elec- tions to fill the vacancies in the board of aldermen caused by their election.
 Alderman Well, who aspires to be fire commissioner, is prominently con- nected with brewing company in Springfeld,~ so 1t is said. Alderman John H. Moore is saloon keeper in the senevth ward,a ,and as has been shown by the investigation instituted by the law and order league, has sold liquor on Sunday in direct violation of the law. Commissioner John Clancy is bottler of soda water, etc., and as such is di- rectly in business relation with the sa- loon keepers of the city. When you consider the fact that these are the men who are being pushed forward for com- missioners do you wonder the the better element of the party is opposed to them? I admire the stand taken in reference to the matter by Aldermen Connor, Moran and Kinney, and hope they will stick to it. Unless they do the democartic party need not expect the support of decent, intelligent men,"
 The republicans have already con- menced the cleaning out process in the city hall, and within a few days it is expected that there will be more re- movals. Saturday David Sliney, who has been running the elevator for the past two years, was notified that his services would not be, required after tomorrow, and the place was given to Matthew Douglass of the Sixth ward. William J. schappa, also of the Sixth. ward, will tomorrow succeed James Carney as janitor of the citys portion of the city hall, and it is said may also succeed Col" William Bohan as janitor of the towns portion, although number of we'll known republicans are working hard to keep the latter in a postfton he has filled acceptably under both republican and democratic admin lstrations for over twenty years.
 It was stated last night that Comm,s- sioner Clancy and the other slated democrats were working hard among the republican members of the hoard to secure three votes from that side of the house, but that their efforts had met with very little success.
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