The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-28

tions was appointed. The report of the
committee was accepted as read by the
secretary. Isaac +. Davis of the Third
ward and j. Frank Neale of the Thir-
teenth ward were appointed tellers and
the convention proceeded to select a
candidate for first selectman and town
agent.
William Geary of the Eighth ward
was recognized by the chair and placed
in nomination for the position, Phillip
Hugo. The rules of the convention
were suspended and the secretary was
instructed to cast the ballot for Phillip
Hugo for first selectman and town
agent. Patrick Kent nominated
Thomas I. Kinney for second place on
the ticket. Jacob P. Hume, in a short
speech, placed before the convention
the name of Joseph B. Cunningham.
John Beecher of the Seventh ward was
placed in nomination. Harry Leigh
was named. The next name placed be-
fore the convention was Alfred w.
Forbes. A viva voce vote was then
taken, which resulted as follows: Cum
ninghan1, 80; Beecher, 10; Kinney, 16;
Leigh, 5: Forbes, 0. The whole number
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choice, SO. The chair declared that no
choice had been made and called for
another ballot.
A discussion as to whether Mr.. Cum
ningham was not running at the same
time in the city convention for police
commissioner. Mr.. Beecher's friends
claimed that he was. This was denied
with some warmth by Cunningham's
followers. The ballot resulted in Cum
ningham's selection. Whole number of
votes cast, rs; Cunningham, 55;
Beecher, 20.
For third selectman Thomas I. Kin
ney Henry C. Bretzfelder and John
Beecher were placed in nomination
Henry c. Bretzfedler received 60 votes,
Beecher 13, Harry Leigh /. Whole
number of votes, IA.
In the race for fourth selectman,
Thomas l. Kinney, John Beecher, Har-
ry Leigh and Alfred Forbes were en-
tered. The ballot resulted as follows:
Kinney, 81; Beecher, "a. Whole number
of votes rs; necessary to choice, 3S.
Louis Widman of the First ward
moved that the committee on creden-
tial be empowered to meet directly af-
ter the convention to nominate a town
treasurer and treasurer of the town de-
post funds, and other trust funds.
Charles We'll moved to amend by ex-
tending the time until to-day at IL
o'clock noon. The amendment was ac-
cepted by Mr.. Widman John Cronan
of the Ninth ward offered an amend
ment that the convention proceed to
naminate. This was lost, and the orig
inal motion prevailed. The excuse Of
fered by hose who wished to place the
names of candidates for town treas
urer with the committee on credentials
was that the bond required for the
town treasurer was so large that it
was necessary to deliberate with due
consideration to this feature of the
ability of the candidate
| M. J. Beegan created a little stir when
he placed the name of Harry w. Asher
| before the convention as town auditor
against James P. Bree. Charles L.
We'll, speaking for Mr.. Asher, with
drew the latter's name, but Began in
sisted on a vote being taken with Mr..
Ashes as candidate. The convention
respected the wishes of Mr.. Asher, and
the unanimous vote was given to Mr..
Bree.
! The event of the convention was now
upon it, viz, the choice of a candidate
for general registrar. The Hogan men
had seen defeat staring them in the face
early in the proceedings of the con-
vention, when Beecher was continuous
| ly defeated for selectman. They had
determined to die game, however, and
when Daniel Colwell, who, in an elo-
quent appeal, placed in nomination
John P. Carney, had taken his seat,
James J. Hennesy of the Seventh pro-
ceded to place before the convention
the name of John j. Hogan. The vote
resulted in Carney's receiving 58 and
Hogan 16 votes. Whole number Of
votes cast, "a.
The name of Michael Dillon was OBJ
jected to for grand juror because he
was a gold democrat Delegate Hen
nessey said: 1--WE want nothing to do
with them"
A vote had to be taken to select the
first name on the grand jury list, and
William Geary was selected
| Isaac F. Davis and James H Bradley
were selected by the secretary casting
the ballot.
There was considerable speechmak-
ing INDUCED in when the convention
had proceeded as far as town consta-
bles. John J. Donohue, Patrick Bree,
Lewis Asher Jonathan w. Pond, Mi
chael R. Enscoe, Newman Ehrlich and
Peter J. McNerney were named.
The first vote resulted in no choice.
The convention was in a hubbub i'm
mediately after the result was an
nounced, and the friends of the differ
ent candidates buttonholed the doubt
full ones in regular convention style.
The second ballot resulted in the Sc
| lection of Patrick Bree, who received
| 62 votes.
| Lewis Asher was the next candidate
| selected. Before the result of the bal
| rot for third constable was announced
It was discovered that Enscoe lacked
| but one vote to elect him. There was
a scramble among the delegates to see
who would be the first to get over on
| the Enscoe side. A delegate from the
Third ward was the first to announce
| his change of mind. Then the whole
Third ward delegation came over. Mr..
Mailhouser of the Seventh ward also
came over, and with him several 9TH
| ers. Enscoe received 40 votes.
| Peter McNerney was the next man
placed on the list of candidates for
constables. The ballot resulted: Whole
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