The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-04-01
CULLEY FOR MAYOR.
Nominated With Full city Ticket by
the City Democrats.

the City Democrats.
The city democrats met in. solemn
conclaye Thursday evening for the
purpose of nominating city ticket for
the several city officers. The conVen-
ton was d very quiet, unenthusiastic
affair, everything going by cut and
dried plans and needing, as general
thing. but one ballot on every PROPOSE
ton which came before the convention.
The crowd in attendance was not as
large as usually gathers on such occa-
sions and the amount Of cheering done
was confined in all cases to not more
than one or two men.
1t was fully S:15 o'clock when the
delegates filed out Of the city clerks
Office into the council chamber. They
had evidently been caucusing and ar
ranging plans. AS ssoon as the dele
gates filed in Col W. W. Strong
stepped out of the audience and called
the convention to order. l.. G.. Bohm-
rich was called to the chair and Alex.
Huck was made secretary.
The committee on credentials was
made up of Barney McGiyern, Charles
Boerner and George McCarron. The
committee reported the following gen
tlemen entitled to seats in the conven-
ton: First ward p. PirSch, Eiba
Weyhe and John Sullivan; Second
ward Jacob Saftig, ..Charles Boerner
and Henry Zeitler; Third ward Louis
Bohmrich, George McCarron and
James Riley; Fourth ward Barney
McGivern, j. Miller and Alex. Huck.
This report having been accepted
James Riley and Jacob Saftig were
named as tellers by the chairman.
Upon m )tion of Barney McGivern,
the convention then proceeded to take
ar informal ballot for mayor This re-
suited in Frank C. Culley, IL; and DR..
William NJ. Farr, l. The ballot was
declared formal and then the nominal
ton was made unanimous and Mr..
! Culley was announced as the nominee
of the convention. John N. WaShbish
in the audience did some vociferous
cheering.
Next ballot was taken on city clerk.
This resulted in a unanimous choice of
Gus Jacob.
On the next ballot, which was for
treasurer, three candidates appeared.
They we're George NJ. Melville, Michael
Schultz and John n. WashbiSh. The
| informal ballot resulted in Melville, s;
Schultz, 3; Washbsh, l. The formal
ballot brought Melville up to 10 and
Schultz down to | with one blank.
There was no opposition, to John G..
Slater for justice Of the peace and the
informal ballot nominated him with the
full twelve votes. The ballot was de-
clared formal.
The only real contest in the conyen-
ton came when the assessorship came
up. In this the informal ballot showed
John Harrington, Henry Bienneman,
Mat Zievers and John Gaffney in the
race. On the first formal ballot Har-
rington got 5; Biennemann, 4; Zievers,
3, aud Gaffney was dropped. Second
formal ballot resulted: Harrington, 5;
Biennemann, s. Zievers, 2. The third
formal: Harrington, Z; Biennemann,
5. Harrington was declared the nom
lnee.
That finished the ticket The chair
then appointed the city committee as
follows First ward, Eiba Weyhe;
Second ward, Charles Boerner; Third
ward, Joseph Tully; Fourth ward,
Barney McGivern; at large, Nathan
Allen.
Barney McGivern got up and moved
that the members Of the convention
give unanimous support to the candi-
dates The motion carried and the
convention adjourned.