The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-10
Alderman Wallis Sue
cessor Must Be Che
sen By the City.
LARGE EXPENSE NECESSARY.
How Will the Parties Nom
mate Their
Men?

The entire system of complicated ma
chinery necessary for city election
must be put in operation to fill the
vacancy in the board of aldermen
caused by the death of George f.
Wall.
Although there is a difference of
opinion whether or not all the conven-
ton and caucus steps will be necessary,
there must be a special election, in pre-
scribed form, as at a regular munich
pal election. There is no precedent tn
the premises. Here is what the city
charter has to say:
If the full number of members of
the city council then required to be
chosen shall not be elected at the an
nual municipal election, or if vacan-
cy in the office of member thereof
shall occur more than four months pre-
vious to the expiration of his term of
office, the board of aldermen shall
forthwith cause a new election to be
held as aforesaid, to fill the vacancy.
In case a vacancy in the office of mayor
or of member of the city council
shall occur within the four months pre-
vious to his expiration of his term of
office, the city council may, in its lis
erection, order new election to be helu,
as aforesaid, to fill the vacancy
The term for which Alderman Wall
was elected does not expire until Jan.
1, and therefore the case comes under
the provision quoted above. There is
no provision in the city charter stipu-
lating how candidates for the vacancy
shall be nominated, and politicians
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method of procedure. Whether or not
all the convention and caucus steps will
be necessary for the special election has
not been decided.
After the meeting of the board of al
dermen last night it was informally de-
cided that the board will take no action
until the receipt of a communication
from the mayor, notifying it that there
exists q vacancy in the board. Then
the proper steps will be taken.
The city committees are authorized
to fill vacancies on their respective
tickets before election, and it is believed
that the same method may be followed
in the present case. If there is a fail
ure to do away with caucuses by this
method, it is suggested that candidates
may always be placed in nomination
by papers signed by the proper number
of voters, and this system may be fol-
party will place one man in nomina-
ton, after which the regular voting
system must be followed in all it's de-
tail
The aldermen will appeal to the city
solicitor for instructions how to pro.
coed. The aldermen will pass resolu-
tons on the death of Alderman Wal
tonight, and 1t is doubtful If any actor
looking for the election of his success.
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be held before she first week in Sep
TENDER at the earliest. The long list OF
notices and warnings must be made
and the registrars of voters must hold
q special session to enroll names of vot-
ers in accordance with the following
law
'The registrars shall, in some suita-
BILE place, hold a continuous session
from 10 o'clock noon until 10 o'clock in
the evening on the fourth day or in
Boston on the seventh day, preceding
a special election. Registration shall
close at 10 o'clock in the evening of the
day on which such session is held"
There will be a meeting of the repub-
lican city committee at republican
headquarters Friday night to pass res
olutions on the death of Alderman
WALL If the decision of the board of
aldermen is reached on the method of
proceeding with the special election,
the committee will take action on the
nomination of candidate Republican
headquarters will be open daily begin
ming tomorrow night, until after the
election is over. Chairman John F.
Meagher Of the democratic city com
mittee says his party will not allow
the nomination to go by default. but
will have a candidate in the field as
soon as the proper method of nomina-
ton is determined.