The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-11-25
GEN. BRADLEY FOR MAYOR
CLERK LYON AND AUDITOR BROWN
 HIS RUNNING MATES.

convention or GOlu DemOcratS-RosWelI B. Farren for Town Agent-Good Govern
 ment Clubs Communication Recognized
 General Bradley's Address-Convention Adjourned Cheering for Candidates.
 For mayor-Edward E. Bradley.
 For city clerlS-Richard F. Lyon. For city auditor-BenjaminE F. Brown.
 For city reasurer-Ezekiel G. Stod- dard.
 For city sheriff-William B. Catlin.
 Commissioners of public works Joseph Porter,
 For police commissioner-Josep D.. Plunkett
 For fire commissioner = William Kaerhle.
 Town Ticket.
 For first selectman and town agent Roswell B. Farren.
 Second selectman-John Ruff
 Third electman--Benjamin R. Eng fish.
 Fourth selectman-James Reilly.
 Town treasurer-Ezekiel G. Stoddard.
 The above tickets were nominated last evening by the local gold democracy.
 William H. Pardee, chairman of the town committee, called the convention to order at fifteen minutes past 8 o'clock, and announced that he would entertain a motion for presiding officer of the meeting.
 Colonel Norris G. Osborn was unani- mously chosen, and John w. Hut of the Eighth ward was chosen secretary without opposition. The convention settled down to business without fur ther delay. The list of delegates as re- ported by the chairman of the town committee was accepted by the conven- tion.
 Seymour c. Loomis placed in nomina- tion for town agent and first selectman, Roswell B. Farren. His name was sec- onded by Patrick Maher. There was no other nomination made, and the choice was made by exclamation. Messrs. Ruff, English and Reilly were selected with the same unanimity.
 Ezekiel G. Stoddard for treasurer, Dwight E. Bowers for auditor, and James MacMahon for general registrar, were also chosen without opposition. The town committe was empowered to complete the ticket with town con- stables, members of the board of relief and grand jurors.
 The convention adjourned after being in session fifteen minutes. Chairman Pardee then called the city convention to order The same execu- tive officers were selected.
 A communication from the Good Gov ernment club was read, whereupon Seymour c. Loomis, after a few re- marks, offered the following resolution Wheras This convention received from the Good Government club of this city Il communication, inviting our cooperation with other citizens in the nomination of a citizens ticket; and Wheras, A similar communication was made by the Good Government club to the recent city convention of the republican party, with a view specifically to their CO., operation with this convention, which sug- gestion was ignored by that convention, and
 Wheras, It does not appear that there is any body of citizens with which this con nominations, and 1t is not within the pow CT of this convention without cooperation to put in nomination citizens ticket, un- der that name: therefore, be 1t Resolved by this convention, that we hold 1t to be the duty of all citizens in their po- litical action as well at the ballot box as in the nominating convention, to prefer the public welfare to any apparent partisan ad- vantage or interest. That we recognize 1t as the duty of this convention in default of the cooperation of others for the nomination of citizens tick ct, to place in nomination for city and town w1nSp fitness for the public service shall be q guarantee for municipal administration in the interest of the whole community, rather than of any party;
 And that we invite the cooperation of all patriotic citizens, irrespective of party, in the election of the nominees of this con vention;. to the sole end of securing for the city and town of New Haven an honest, capable and efficient government. Be it also
 Resolved, That committee of three mem- bers of this convention be appointed by the chairman, himself being one, to prepare and send to the Good Government club club a suitable reply to their communication, in the name of the convention.
 F. V. REYNOLDS, VIM. J. MILLS. Committee. Colonel Osborn said that he hoped no one would refrain from discussing the resolutions, as he wished that when the deliberations of the convention were over there should be nothing but unan- unity of feeling as to what had been done.
 Professor Reynolds supported the resolutions, saying that their adoption committed the convention to but one thing-the naming of ticket which, if elected, would be for the best interest of the city. The resolutions were adopted.
 The nomination of a candidate for mayor being in order, Joseph D. Plum kett placed the name of Edward E.. Bradley before the convention. He was unanimously chosen.
 General Bradley, who was in the con- vention, being a delegate, accepted the nomination, saying, in part:
 MT. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
 Convention:
 ''The Issues involved in the recent campaign have been settled for some time to come, so I need not recount them here.
 "Our interest and efforts are now turned toward local affairs-toward our municipal government.
 Ut is manifestly our duty to join with our fellow citizens of all political creeds who have the good of our city at heart in the effort to nominate and elect only such men to office as are bound by no partisan promises, or do .+