The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-28
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
RESULTS OF CIUCUsEs HELD IN
 CITY HALL LAST EVENING.

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 Macdonald For Prcsident--Hoyt, Hubin-
 ger and Morgan the Three Commissions rs-Eieet-Other Nominees.
 The several republican caucuses were held last evening in the city hall be- hind closed and locked doors, and the nominations for the several offices were made. The joint caucus was the first one held. This caucus was called to order by Alderman Benham, and Coun- cilman-elect Charles D. Nicoll was cho- sen clerk. At this point Alderman Blakeslee moved that the caucus be held in executive session and 1t was so voted.
 After the representatives of the press had been excluded. the doors closed and locked, Attorney William H. Ely was nominated for corporation counsel by Alderman Blakeslee, and the nomi- nation was seconded by Councilman James D. Dewell, jr. The secretary, on motion, cast the unanimous ballot of the caucus for MT. Ely. For assistant
 
 ward A. Street, was nominated by Al- derman Macdonald, seconded by Coun- cilman-elect Felix Chillingworth, and unanimously elected, Clerk Nicoll cast ing the ballot.
 The councilmen then adjourned ups stairs and held the councilmanio cau- GUS. At this Councilman E. c. Cool idge presided and Harry D. Grinneif was clerk. Councilman-elect Charles D. Nicoll was nominated for president of the board by ex-Judge Pickett and unanimously elected. Councilman James D. Dewell was also unanimously elected a member of the board of fin- ance and Hawley w. Lincoln page. Af- ter Councilman Nicoll had made a speech thanking the councilmen for the honor they had conferred upon him in electing him president, the caucus ad- journed.
 The livelest of all the caucuses held was that of the incoming board of al- dermen, and during the session there were several spirited contests for places The session was called to or- der at S:20 o'clock by Alderman Henry F. Reyes of the Tenth ward, and AL derman Dr. B. l.. Lambert was unani- mously elected clerk. The first contest of the evening was that for the presi- dency of the board The rival candi- dates were Aldermen James H. Mac Donald of the Tenth ward and Dwight l.. Blakeslee of the Second ward. To settle this contest four ballots were necessary.
 fY,a fct,ss Yta Ha nd Y 1A aldermen at once proceeded to ballot. There were fifteen aldermen present, Alderman Smith of the Eleventh ward being absent in Florida. Alderman Ra- banus had paired with him and con- sequently did not vote. The first in- formal ballot resulted: Macdonald z, Blakeslee 7. A second informal ballot resulted: Macdonald 8, Blakeslee 6. A formal ballot was then called for and taken, resulting: Macdonald z, Blakes- lee '. On the second formal ballot Mac Donald won out, receiving votes to 6 for Blakeslee.
 Next came the contests for the sev- eral commissions, and the board of pulp lie works was the first taken up. For this commission Nathan B. Hoyt of the Fourth ward was nominated by Alder man Skiff and Joseph Kegelmeyer of The informal ballot resulted: Hoyt 3, Kegelmeyer 2. The formal ballot re- suited in the selection of MT. Hoyt, he receiving 10 votes to cast for Kegel- meyer.
 For police commissioner there were three aspirants in the field, and five ballots were necessary. Joseph D. Hu- binger of the Tenth ward was nomi- mated by Alderman Macdonald, w. E. Chandler of the First by Alderman Bromley, and John H. Shaw of the Fifth by Alderman Sanborn. The ball. lots resulted as follows: First informal ballot, Hubinger 4, Chandler 6, Shaw 5: second informal ballot. Hubinger z. Chandler 5, Shaw 3; third informal ball. lot, Hubinger 8, Chandler 5, Shaw q first formal ballot. Hubinger 7, Chand- Ter 6, Shawl; second formal ballot, Hu- binger won, receiving 8, Chandler 5, Shawl.
 Alderman William D. Morgan was elected member of the fire commission on the first formal ballot The two candidates were Morgan and Captain Theodore H. Sucher. The informal bal- lot resulted: Morgan 10, Sucher 4, scat- tering 1. The formal ballot stood: Mor- gan 12, Sucher 3.
 James H. Parish, Dr. B. L. Lambert and Russell A. Belden were placed in nomination for members of the board of finance, but the latter withdrew his name and the nomination of the first two was made unanimous
 Three candidates also popped up for the position of page. They were Haw- ley w. Lincoln, Alfred Clark and John Conogue. Lincoln easily carried off the plum, receiving 13 votes to for Clark and for Conogue.
 Alderman James H. Mcdonald was chosen chairman of the joint and alder manic caucus committees for the en- suing year, and the work of the evening was over.
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