Evening journal., 1896-05-13
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The Combines Slate goes Through WIFI
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The Combines Slate goes Through with
out Opposition Liberty stands Firm.
Last evening the regular election OF
officers OF the Wilmington fire depart
ment for the next two yeers WAS held.
each company In what is known as the
| Combine voting In its own house and
then sendirg the result to the Friend
ship house where a committee, consisting
OF Isaac Darlington, chairman, Henry
Jerome and Harry Wiley received the
returns.
There was considerable talk prior to
the election as to the possibility of
Liberty breaking away from the combine
but, as predicted In the EVENING
JOURNAL, No Q siood firm and the slate
vent through without a break Ths
Combine comprises the Friendship,
Washington, Weccacoe, Phmnix and
Liberty. The voting resulted as follows:
Chief engineer, Charles f. Welde, of the
Friendship Fire Com pany; first asslstar>>
engineer, Michael A Shelley, of Wocca-
coe second assistant engineer, John P
Welsh, Liberty, Friendship, 80;
Weccacoe, 55; Washington, 80; Phoenix,
27; Liberty. 25. The certificates were
made out in presence of Magistrate
Pritchstt and we're returned to Clerk OF
City Council Morrison this morning, and
acted on by Council to morrow night.
The new officers will assume their
positions next Monday.
AS the boxes containing the votes
were brought to the Friendship house
there was cheering. Liberty company
sent its vote in decorated wagon bear
Ing the inscription Liberty forever,
mon ey ls good, but 1t could not buY us. "
After the result OF the vote was an
nounced parade was formed OF ths i've
Oombiae companies aud headed by
Hystt's Band the houses of the FIVE
companies we're visited Ia turn and there
was1ots OF feasting
A delegation Of seven members Of the
Philadelphls Veteran Fire Association
visited the Weccacoe company and was
escorted around 20 the other fire houses.
The result of the election was surprise
to none of the companies except one or
two of the anti combine These com
panies had by various mea in
which IL Is. hinied that even
offers OF money were ussd to control the
vote OF the Lioertv Go pan Bat this
company remained wiuh INC combination
and elected that ticket
All of the members OF Liberty were
jubilant this morning over the result
10 front OF the company's engine house
was large transparency on which were
the Inscriptions The Liberty Company
will Never 20 Back ON It's Seal% "The
Anti Clmbine is Not in IT." Money is
All Right. But 1t Would not Buy Us"
The members stated that the anti
combine had offered money for votes as
much as $50 being offered to one man
Even Mr. Cannon, who, under a mis-
representation, was candidate for chief
on the Rnti-eombine ticket, voted the
straight combine ticket
Present First Assistant Chief Welch
Of the Liberty company, who was elected
second assistant chief last night. said to
an EVENING JOURNAL reporter this morn
ing: II am happier man this morning
than MIR. Addicks Though knew that
my company would never 60 back on the
combination, and though have friends in
every company In the department, am
glad that [ won as / did. | want to
thank my friends in the Wee -scoe
Friendship. Phoenix and Washington
companies who stood by me.
know they we're satisfied that no
matter wnst Inducements were offered
US we would not desert the combination
ranks
Henry @ Roller, OF the Liberty Com
pany was the only anti-combine man who
took part in the parade after the cleo
tion last night So great was the com
bine feeling In Liberty that one OF tue
members Of the company mix" Fahey
walked from New Castle to vote that
ticket