The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-27
PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES
WARD TICK EIS BEING PREPARED
By BOTH PARTIES.

Holding of Republican Caucnscs Begins
TO-nisht-Democratic Primaries on
Thursday-TaIIS of Renomimating Re
publican City Ticlset-Several Demo-
cratic Ward Meetings Held Yesterday.
Politics are getting hot in this town
and general interest in local political af-
fairs is increasing daily as the time for
holding the conventions draws nearer.In
the democratic camp the large number
of candidates for the nomination of
mayor arouses more interest in the
primary campaign than has been
manifested in the city in a number of
years. Daily meetings to boom the vari-
Gus candidates are held by their respec-
tive supporters and nothing is left I'M
done to rouse the primary voters The
republicans are evidently working more
quietly and consequently their conven-
ton plans are not so much discussed as
are those Of the other side.
Republican ward caucuses to elect del
egates to the town and city conventions
and to nominate ward officers will be
held tonight in four wards. the second,
the third, the sixth and the twelfth. To-
morrow night caucuses will be held in
the fourth, seventh, eighth, ninth, elev-
enth, thirteen and fifteenth wards and
on Wednesday night caucusses will be
held in the first ward, the fifth, tenth
and fourteenth. 1t is said by those in a
position to know that a strong effort
will be made in the republican city con-
vention to renominate Mayor FarnsWorth
Controller Brown and City Clerk Lyon.
On the other hand friends of H. Fl.
Guernsey are actively at work in his in
terests and claim that MI. Guernsey
stands a good chance Of receiving the
nomination for mayor. Still another
mayoralty candidate mentioned is
George B. Martin who is talked of as
very probable dark horse candidate, The
call for the town and city conventions
have not yet been issued.
The sixth ward democrats who are
supporting Walter Leigh in his candida
cy for the nomination for mayor held a
meeting yesterday afternoon in the Of
flee of Andrew Mclean at the corner of
East and Chapel streets About $50 were
present and Councilman Charles S. Min
nix, candidate for alderman, was chair
man, and P. J. Foley was secretary.
Very favorable reports on the progress
Of the campaign in the ward were re-
ceived and plans for the finishing work
before the primaries were discussed and |
mapped out. A committee of nine in |
GLIDING the chairman and secretary of |
the meeting was appointed to report |
ticket to be ratified at an adjourned |
meeting to be held next Wednesday |
night.
A meeting of the Driscoll men of the
ward was also held yesterday afternoon |
at the home of eX-Alderman e. A.
Rourlze onGreen street. Among thosewho
attended the meeting were John ]. Cog !
gins, John Keehan, Deputy Registrar
John S. Mccarthy, ex-Selectman Ernest
Klenke and John j. O'Donnell. After
the meeting it was said that Mr.. Rouke
had expressed a desire to withdraw
from the contest for the nomination for
but that those present at the
meeting refused to sanction such action
at this time with the primary so close.
The Leigh men of the fifth ward met at
Andrew McLeans Office just before the
sixth ward meeting was held there and
are said to have decided upon the ward
ticket. The Leigh men of the third ward