The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-26
TOWN AND CITY POLITICS.
REPUBLICAH AND DEMOCRATIC
 CONVENTIONS THIs WEEK.

hepublfcan Town Convention and Demo- | cratic Primaries to be Held Tonight | Republican City and All Democratic | Conventions To-morrow Night. One week from tomorrow the city and town elections will be held and in the meantime the managers of both po- litical parties are working with might and main in their efforts to perfect ar rangements and lay their pipes so as to insure success at that time. This week will be one of the busiest ever known in the history of any local po- litical struggle for supremacy. Both the republicans and democrats claim that they will be successful at the com ing election. but present indications are decidedly in favor of another sweep ing republican victory.
 The democrats, while working hard, are not working with that confidence and assurance which heretofore has been the chief characteristic of the party The truth is they are com pletely disheartened and have been ever since the November election. They are practically going into the fight like a man who knows he Is licked before he starts and in consequence there IS but little enthusiasm among the demo- cratic followers. The party, too, IS badly disorganized and Is practically under the leadership or management of no one. In addition 1t Is torn asun- der In almost every ward in the city by factional fights which, unless they are patched up within the next teW weeks, will prove important contrip- uting clements to the utter rout or the democrats at the coming election.
 On the other hand the republicans are in excellent fighting trim ana the indications of their success were never more favorable. Equipped with a per feet organization, under the leadership of some of the best political leaders ever known in the history of the city and town and flushed and confident in conseuuence of their recent victory, they will go into the fight encouraged as they never have been before and will work unflinchingly for the success of their principles and their candidates.
 The republican ward meetings in all the wards of the city and town have been held and complete delegations elected to the city and town conven- tions. An unusual amount Of interest has been manifested at all these primary meetings and in almost every instance primaries have been largely attended. At the Eleventh ward meet ing Saturday night Arthur H. Smith was nominated for alderman and Will liam J. Stewart, Charles s. Scoville and John J. Willmott for councilmen. The delegates to the city and town conventions were also elected as fol- lows: Town, w. B. Preston, B. A. John- son, J. A. Nelson, W. J. Stewart, c. s. Scoville and w. B. Preston and to the city convention, w. B. Morgan, F. s. Conklin, E. D.. Smith, W. W. Kelsey, c. E. Squfres, L. A. Holmes and Charles l.. Wright. ,-.- ... .. T
 Another republican primary was held in the Twelftlt ward, at+wfichA20 were present and the following ticket placed in nomination. For alderman, Manuel 2 Tuxedo; for councilmen, Charles Butler, J. F. George and John Dixon. Delegates to town convention, Luzerne F. Barnes, Charles Hicks, John Hare, G. T. Forsyth, William Killoy and Robert J. Stewart. Delegates to city convention, Thomas Clyne, C.. G. Ames, Clarence D. Horton, B. A. John- son, Thomas Sault and Walter Han sen.
 It was enormously stated Saturday that the Fifth ward delegation to the city convention was for Farnsworth 0e,, Ty1ooS IoIo io ro1i Colonel A. c. Hendrick for the mayors chair.
 The republican town convention for the purpose of nominating town off, cers will be held in Warner hall at 8 o'clock this evening and the city con- vention in Veru hall, Orange street, at the same hour tomorrow evening.
 The democratic primaries will be held in all the wards of the city and town to-day, the polls being open from 4 to 8 o'clock. Chairman Shannon of the town committee has also issued the call for the various conventions. The assessors convention will be held in Turn hall tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock and the city convention will be held in the same hall at g o'clock. The pOdru OI TelleI COuVelLClOn mas been called for in Arion hall at 7:3O o'clock tomorrow evening and the town con- vention will be held at the same place on the same evening at o'clock. All ward nominations must be forwarded to the chairman of the democratic town committee as soon as possible after No vember 29.
 POSSIBLE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
 A prominent democratic politician last evening said that in lfis opinion the democratic conventions would nominate the following ticket: Mayor. Joseph B.. Sargent; city clerk, James B. Martin; auditor William J. Mills: tax collector, Frank Anthony; town agent, Walter J. Connor, and select- men, Joseph B. Cunningham, Alfred Forbes and Henry Bretzfelder.
 SEVENTH WARD DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS,
 The democrats of this ward held two oatlcuses yesterday and nominated two complete ward tickets. The com mittee of fifteen, representing the Moore faction, met in Rourke's stove shop on Grand avenue, and placed the following ticket in nomination.: For alderman, John H. Moore; for council