Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-27
DEMOCRATIC cAucUses.
Nominations For Aldermen Made In Four
Wards Thursday Evening.

The democratic voters of Ward One met
in caucus Thursday evening at fire station
3, j. j. Mclaughlin reading the call. a
i. Beers was elected chairman of the
meeting and Il. o. Sinclair secretary. j.
j. Mclaughlin nominated f. o. Sinclair
as a candidate for alderman and he was
unanimously elected. v. G.. Barbour was
also elected the candidate for school COM
missioner. Other nominations made were
as follows Inspectors of election, Peter
Cameron, f. Il. Perkins, j. ii. Chambers:
ward clerk, j. II. Burns These were
elected ward committee, John Cannon,
Orville Cameron, ]. j. Mclaughlin; can
vassing committee. Peter Cameron, FL
mer Walker, c. +. Killami member of city
committee, Henry j. Dnbuc. Adjourned.
SECOND WARD DEMOCRATS.
The Second Ward democratic caucus,
held In the vacant store at "a North street
was called to order by +. l.. Murray of the
ward committee N. b. Shortsleeves was
elected chairman and II. n. Briggs secre-
tary. j. II. Holton was nominated for
alderman. John W. Roberts made
speech, promising his support and that of
100 republicans. r. A. Dougherty was
elected a member of the city committee
and p. Madigan. G. ]. Mongeon and F, l..
Murray were appointed committee to
nominate ward committee. They select
ed N. b. Shortsleeves, A. r. Childs and G.
j. Mongeon. The caucus then adjourned,
no nominations for ward clerk or inspec-
tors of election having been nominated.
The leaders said it made no difference
since there was no chance of electing any
one.
FOURTH WARD DEMOCRATS
The democrats of the Fourth Ward held
hatt- In ha
Thursday at O'Clock. The meeting was
called to order by Charles +. Clark of the
ward committee and an organza ton was
effected by the election of Arthur G. Crane
as chairman and e. B. Corley as secretary.
For alderman. ex-Alderman j. T..
Burke presented the name of Gar
rett Cosgrff and the nominal
ton was made by reclamation. Walter
Kern was nominated by the caucus for
ward clerk, but he declined to be a cam
dldate and T.. B. Corley was nominated
for clerk For inspectors of election G..
l.. LaFountain, Thomas Conlin and w. T..
Weller were nominated. w. II. Collision
was chosen as member of the city COM
mittee for the Fourth Ward on motion
the chair appointed committees as fol-
lows: Ward committee Frank Ready
Martin Butler and John Glynn; canvas
sing committee, c. B. Tyler, Louis Pratt.
Timothy Donahue, Edward Lamotte and
John Foley. The caucus then adjourned.
FIFTH WARD DEMOCRATS.
The Fifth Ward democratic caucus was
called to order in the City Court room
shortly after 1880 o'clock by w. e. Morse.
chairman Of the ward committee. John j..
Enright was elected chairman and John
w. Daley secretary. W. e. Morse
presented the name of C. A. Hib-
bard for alderman and the nomination was
made without opposition. ]. W. Johnson
was nominated for ward clerk and r. p.
Daley, James S. Denning and w. E. We'll
Ter for inspectors of election, J. w. Daley
was chosen member Of the city committee.
w. e. Morse. ]. ]. Enright and Joseph
Mitchell were elected ward committee, and
M. C. Grafton, J. e. Cook. Joseph Mitchell,
Frank Zottman, j. b. Henderson and Ar
thur Arcand canvassng committee. This
closed the business and the caucus ad-
journed.