Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-14
WATERVILLE'S TANGLE.
No Change in the City Government
Political Deadlock.
..Seven Up" in The Council and Euchre in
Board OF Aldermen.

Waterville, March 3.-(SpeciaD. They
call it nova game of "seven up" and ad-
nit that the Republicans not only hold
the trump card but have the last play.
That's in the common council room. 1t
is different in the upper branch. You
see, the game there is euchre, with the
Democrats holding the Joker" and
left bower, and the Republicans the right.
The question Is, when will the cards be
shuflled in one deck and dealt off for a
quiet hand of whist?
The city affairs are in no better shape
than they were before the meeting, this
evening, only that there comes plaintlve
howl from the Democratic camp. 1t
is reported that Mr.. +. W. Clair was not
aware of the fact that he was not the
candidate of the Democratic members
elect at their caucus, for the office of city
clerk, until today Whether he knew or
not Is not known, but one thing is sure,
there was vacant chair beside Alderman
Foly at the meeting, tonight, where MI
Clair sat on Monday and coached the
alderman from Ward 2. Mr.. Folly seemed
to miss him. and might have broken down
in his work had he not been the recipient
OF several bits of timely advice from the
real candidate for the city clerk S position
AS soon as Mayor knauff had
called the board to order, tonight
message was sent to the common
council to come into joint convention Tor
the election of subordinate city officers,
but that body had apparently forgotteh
Councilman Giles lecture on dccorum, OF
Monday evening, and again refused to ac-
cept the invitation.
Alderman Ransted made an attempt TO
take the orders providing for the appoint
ment OF the committees by the mayor
from the table, but the motion was lost
by party vote, four to three.
Alderman Folly supported the position
taken by the Democratic contigent In re-
fusing the passaSe of the mo
ton, in which he affirmed that
the Democratic element could
lido without the appointment Of the COM
miitees referred to very nicely. That nc
one present could see the point that Alder
man Foley was trying to make was appar-
ont from the utter stiffness which fol
lowed his remarks.
When one makes good speech someone
applauds; when one makes poor speech
someone laughs, put III MI Hoio!
dress no one seemed to see anything 1oI
no one moved. The board agreed on ap-
nroying the bonds of W. W. Edwards and
n E. Hall as copstables from Wards j
and /. and then all hands proceeded to in
dulge in social smoke.
In the council room the first vote was
taken on tho question of going into
Joint convention. Seven voted for and
seven against the motion Mr.. Gle the
already famous orator from Ward 2 took
the floor and proceeded in another DIT OF
nersonal advice as to what was and what
was not polite in city affairs. He mo
toned to reconsider the vote and the yeas
and nays being called. it was found that
his words had not been received IN the
spirit in which they We're given, Tor the
motion failed to pass. the vote standing
2 TO T. Mr.. GiIe then wanted it put on
record that he objected to the president
voting. Councilman Learned objected TO
the same going on the record and vote
being taken. the objection of Mr. Gle was
laid one side.
Word was received that the aldermen
had adjourned till next Wednesday at Z, 80
pm. AS it was useless to sit longer, the
,o,rc;l adjourned to the same date