The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28
CAUCUSES HELD LAST NIGHT
BY SECOND, THIRD, SIXTH AND
 TWELFTH WARD DREPUBLICANS.
Tonight and Tomorrow Night-No Contests Yet in Sight-Dcmooratic Meetings in Several Wards Last Night Nominations of Ward Tickets.

The republican caucuses were held
 last night in the Second, Third. Sixth
 and Twelfth wards. The Second ward
 caucus was held at the City supply
 house, on Oak street. William A. rar- sons presided and George Pickett was
 the secretary. The meeting was a short
 one, and there was no contest Coun- cilman Theodore Gruener was nominate ed for alderman, and the nominations for councilmen were as follows: F. L.
 Meda, Louis Knollmeyer and Prentice w. Chase. The following delegatea were elected to the city and town con- ventions: Major D. P. Blakeslee, Henry G. Newton, Minotte Chatfield, H. H.. Guernsey, Dwight l.. Baldwin, John A. Leonard, G. F. Connors and John IF. Clarke.
 The Third ward caucus was held at the residence of William F. Clark. chairman of the ward committee, No. 195 Congress avenue. MT. Clark was chairman and T. B. Ullman was sec- retary The following committee wal appointed to nominate a ward ticket and report at a meeting to be held later: w. F. Clark, J. B. Ullman, John Allard, Philip Well and Arthur Ruttiger. The delegation to the city convention waa as follows: w. E. Clark. John H. Allard. Selig Goldreier, John Grady and George s. Knollmeyer. The following delegates to the town conven- tion were appointed: Jacob B. Ullmari, Arthur Ruttiger, Israel Hirschman, John Leonard and Louis Goldblatt.
 The Sixth ward caucus was held at No. 170 Chestnut street. John V. Rat. tlesdorfer was chairman and s. Fred Strong was secretary. A committee of William A. Schappa and s. Fred Strong was appointed to nomi- nate ward ticket and to report at a meeting to be held before next Satur- day night. The following delegates to the city convention were elected: John V. Rattlesdorfer, I. M. Ullman, w. A Schappa, s. Fred Strong and E. J. Gar diner. The delegation to the town con- vention was elected as follows: M. J. @ sullivan, w. J. Brown, Charles Cline, Meyer Ruben and B. A. Scovile.
 The republican caucus of the Twelfth ward was held last evening in Polar < Star hall. Delegates were elected aS 2S
 City-W. s. Compton, George NJ. Rowe. James Johnson, T. N. Gierding, Fred s. Tompkins.
 Town-Friend H. Francis, William M. King, F. W. Prince, Charles E.N Brooks. Luzerne F. Barnes.
 For alderman-John D. Thompson was nominated. s
 For Councilmen-William M. Kfnr Friend H. Francis, Albert Anderson. ss3s
 Republican caucuses will be held t,- night in the Fourth, the Seventh x. eighth, the Ninth, the Eleventh. tha Ehlrteenth and the Fifteenth wards No are expected in any of these 'E. I. Atwater has been sug- ,ested as a candidate for alderman irt he Eighth ward. Alderman J. D. Dew II, jr., was asked about month ago to How his name to be used as a candi- late for reelection, but refused then. md was again asked about two weeks go to allow his name to be placed on he aldernlanic ticket, but emphatically efused to enter the race. One reason which he Is said to have assigned for lot desiring to stand for reelection is hat he has been a member of the city government for six years and thinks hat now it is time for some one else to erve the ward in the aldermanic cham- er. It is generally believed that MT. )ewell fevors the candidacy of B. I. Atwater. There will probably be but ne ticket in the caucus tonight. It Is bought that at the Fourth ward cau- us tonight a delegation to the city onvention favorable to the renomina- ion of the city ticket will be elected. tomorrow night caucuses will be held I the following wards: First, Fifth. 'enth and Fourteenth.
 DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS.