The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-28
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEES
sPIRITED CONTESTS AT FIFE TENTH
 WARD MEETING,

l Meetings Also Held and Ward Committeea
 Elected in the Fourth, Seventh, Eighth
 and Thirteenth Wards-Others Will be
 Held This Evening.
 The first of the meetings of republi- can electors for the purpose of eIecting ward committees were held last even- ing in five wards. The wards in which meetings were held were the Fourth, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth and Thirteenth wards. In all these wards complete ward committees were elected. The meetings in the other eight wards of the town win be held this evening.
 The most exciting of the ward meet fngs held last evening was that held in the Tenth ward, where determined but unsuccessful effort was made to throw down the present ward commit tee. The result. however, was against the new element in republican politics in this ward, and the committee will favor the reelection of James H. Mac donald as chairman of the republican town committee.
 The meeting was held at 29S Elm street and was called to order shortly after 8 o'clock by Senator Lyman Fl. Johnson, chairman of the ward commit tee. By this time there were fully fifty or sixty present, so great was the i'm terest in the contest. Ex-Police Com missioner Carlos Smith was unanimous ly elected chairman and Theodore H. Macdonald secretary. Nominations for members of the ward committee were next called for and the first six men- bers of the committee were elected with out opposition, the secretary casting the ballot. The six were Lyman Fl. Johnson, J. ID. Hubinger, Henry F. Reyes, c. M. Parker, Joseph R. Lyon, and Robert F. Mitchell
 For the seventh member of the com mtttee eight names were placed in nom- ination, necessftating the taking of sev- eral ballots. The men placed in nomi- nation were W. E. Whittlesey, Robert E. Baldwin, J. J. Walsh, Joel F. Gilbert, George J. Lacey, T. H. Macdonald, B. Hotchkiss and Felix Chillingworth. Three ballots were taken, the third re- sulting in the choice of R. E. Baldwin. On the first ballot Whittlesey received 13 votes, Baldwin 19, Walsh 8, Gilbert 10, HotchI1iss IS, Macdonald3 and Lacey
 
 cefved 1, Baldwin 27, Walsh 1, Gilbert 8, Lacey 2, Macdonald 1 and HotchlSiss 8. On the third ballot 59 votes were cast, of which Baldwin received 30 and was elected.
 For the eighth member of the conn nitee the same gentlemen with the ex- ception of MT. Baldwin were in the field. A ballot was taken, resulting in receiving 1 vote, Gilbert T, 31 and Hotchkiss 23. As there were but 55 votes cast Macdonald receiving 31 of that number, was de- clared elected. For the ninth member of the committee John J. Walsh was elected, receiving 92 votes out of 51 cast. The committee was next given permits sion to add to it's number if it was deenl- ed advisable, and the meeting adjourn ed
 SEVENTH WARD.
 The Seventh ward meeting was held at the residence of the ward chairman, R. w. Kirck, 33 Bradley street. It was put slimly attended, and the following men were elected: R. w. Kirck, chair nan, G. Elsner, Samuel J. Veil, w. B. Swift, D. s. Barry, Charles Daubury, Michael Connior George Crockett, Ben- amin Bradley, R. G. Morley, and Pat 'ick Connolly.
 EIGTH WARD.
 The Eighth ward meeting was held at GA State street, and was called to or- Ter by the retiring ward chairman, Cred Betts, who has moved into the ixth ward. The meeting was very har- nonious and resulted in the election of he following ward committee: Oscar }. Ives, chairman, L. T. Davis, D. Fl Ierrill, F. G. Hotchkiss, A. McC. A. s. Ostrander, Adam Sat- ig, Samuel MacLaugl1lin and Wallace }. Holt.
 THIRTEENTH WARD, The meeting in this ward was slinlly ttended but thoroughly harmonious. ward committee of five was quickly lected, with Robert R. T. Grant as hartman, and the meeting adjourneds he other members are A. N. Farnhamy ]. E. Brown, I. S. Dickerman and Amos )ickerman.
 FOURTH WARD
 The Fourth ward meeting was held at 1e shoe shop, corner of Columbus ave- ue and West Water street, and was alled to order by A. L. Barnes. The leeting was very harmonious and re- Ilted i'm the election of the following ard committee: Dr. B. |. Lambert, !. B. McKendrick, Nathan B. Hoyt,
 l.. Averill. Edward Wines, Thomas enedict, FEE. Whitaker, George Brad y, David Shields, T. D. Simpson, G. . Stocking, A. L. Barnes, A. s. Teal, red Lord, J. D. Wiley, c. E. Beardsley, A. Geffer. J. A. Wule. F. L. Perry as elected ward chairman.
 TO-NIGlHT'S MEETINGS. Meeting will be held tonight in tho irst Second. Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, welfth alnid Fifteenth wards.