The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-24
SOME POLITICAL STRAINS.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUsEs WILL RE
 HELD NEXT I'll URsDAf.

Shhuiuhtos Mentioned For the Severn
 onieos-wiii be Busy Times Among Poii
 ueians This Week-seleeimen May Max, Changes Tonight , Some politicians who are looking fol political offices will. 1t is thought, no have much of a chance to enjoy ever their Christmas dinner, as they. vii
 have to spend all the time intervening
 between now and Thursday evening, ir
 propping up their fences and working
 to secure the nominations Tor the sev.
 eral offices which they are desirous oi occupying To all asplrants for politi- cal offices the next four days will be the busiest of the year.
 The Republican city caucus will be hold Thursday evening next. December 27, immediately after special meeting of the board of councilmen which has been called for that evening in order to finish up some business which must be completed before the 1st of Janu- | ary. The caucuses are held by the members of the boards of aldermen and | counollmen separately at first and then the members of both boards meet in joint convention and place In nomina- ton the candidates to be voted for by both boards.
 The candidates to be nominated in joint convention are corporation coun- sel at q salary of $3500 year and an assistant city clerk at sl,000 per year. At the caucus of the aldermen candi- | dates will be placed in nomination for the offices of president, a member of | each of the commissions, police, fire and public works, and a page. At the sep | arate caucus of the councilmen candl- ! dates wflf be selected for president of the board, one member of the board of finance and page. :. For corporation counsel Attorney William H. Ely of the law firm of Case, Ely x Case is said to be the strongest | candidate in the field. In fact, said a prominent republican, leader yesterday, he is the only man who practically has | no opposition, and 1t Is safe to say that he will be the unanimous choice of the caucus. Earlier in the campaign the names of several other candidates for the office were proposed, but they have now practically dropped out of the race. The present assistant city clerk, Ed ward A. Street, will doubtless, as he ought to, succeed himself. Mr. Street has propAdShimself during the year he has held the office one of the most pop ular andiobliging city officials and has made hosts, of friends. Always willing and Soblisihg and possessing thorough knowledge of municipal business, he iss the rtshtstf in the right place and will prove an able assistant to the new city clerkSRichard, F. Lyon. But one: other candidate has been named for the position, Frank G. Armstrong, but it is not believed by those in a posi- tionFt krfbw that he will receive any. thing raorathan a complimentary vote.
 For lamp inspector, the office. now held byWTHam Noonan, there ar1.eesev7 eral candidates in the field and at pres- ent it is next to an impossibility to
 
 that anything can be done toward elect ing his slccessop until spring, as in order to do anything of this kind an ordinance must be passed providing for the election of an inspector, his term of office, Autiss, ete., and before any suciHsrdtHapM M eou@be, passed and be- come operative it will be next spring. For presidenEsof the board of alder men there are two candidates most prominently mentioned. These are AL dermen James H. Mcdonald of the Tenth ward and Dwight w. Blakeslee of the Second. The latter has, been making a vigorous canvass, but it is generally3 believed that the chairman of the republican town committee will prove an easy winner. .n., ..
 Councilma an-elect Charles D. Nichol of the First ward will j in all proba bility be elected president 'of the board of councilmeny but it is said ex-Judge Ru- fus s. Pickett of the' Second ward is working hard to secure the coveted prize. Councilman Nichol has served term in the board of councilman and will make an able presiding officer. It is also probable that Hawley w.. Lin- coln the present page of the board of councilmen, will be elected page, of both the. boards of aldermen and coun- cilmen.
 For police commissioner there are three men most prominently mentioned. They are Joseph D. Hubinger, of the Tenth ward, ex-Councilman John H. Shaw of the Ffftn and ex-A ldermar William E.tChandler of the First: For fire commissioner the aspirants are AL derman W. F. Morgan of the Eleventh ward, ex-Fire Commissioner David H, Clark, Captain T. H. Sucher and Conn missioner Loren H. Stannard, a candil date for re@election. For commissioners of the board of public workss but two names have been mentioned They are William H. Preston of the < Eleventh ward and Reuben r. Brown of the Ninth, a member of the present board.
 Owing to the fact that to4morrow is Christmas day the regular weekly meeting of the board of selectmen will be held this evening instead of to-mor- row. At this time, 1t is said, some changes may be, made in the offices un- der the control of the town fathers. Great Men and Their lats. 2,