The record-union., 1899-09-01

9th of the present year, he said, at a
meeting of the committee at which six,
besides he and Sweeney were present,
he lCrayens) was elected Chairman,
and the positions of Brophy and Car
roll. who We're absent from the city.
We're -dec1aredAvacant, and Murphy and
Black We're elected, the committee de-
string to place competent working men
to fill up, so that each ward might
be represented during the coming cam
paign, and the last reason, he thought,
was good and sufficient one. Murphy
and Black, he said, were elected by a
majority vote of the committee.
ID. j. Mannix wanted to know if Mr..
O'Brien was present when the vote was
taken.
Judge Cravens said that O'Prifn
came in after the vote had been taken,
that he made no objection and by his
silence acquiesced in the action He
said that on August 2Sth of the present
year, the committee met with eight
members present and went into execu-
tive session with seven members, Man
nix having, withdrawn
At this point Committeeman Vogel
demanded that the minutes be produc-
ed.
Judge CraYens informed the board
that Vogel had been present but that
he had not voted, six of the committee
adopting the petition which had been
hled with, the board. He said he under
stood that at the meeting held by the
members of the old committee that
Hughes had held CarrolFs proxy, and
inasmuch as Hughes admitted that he
was not a member of the committee, he
had no right to either vote himself or
vote a proxy.
Mr.. Hughes corrected Judge Cravens,
and stated that O'Brien held the prox-
les of both Carroll and Brophy.
Cravens held that Carroll and Bro
ply, having been removed by the COM
mlttee, could only be reinstated by it's
action. He admitted that he was not
chairman of the committee when Car
roll and Brophy were removed, but said
that Alexander had acted as Chairman.
Trustee Devine thought the courts
were the proper place to settle the
matter. He should vote to approve
both petitions and let the petitioners
fight it out in the courts
Mannix addressed the board, claim
ing that Brophy and Carroll had been
removed because they were non-resi-
dents, and that he had voted to re-
move them believing they were no
longer residents of this city. He had
since found that neither of them had
lost residence here, and that being SO
the cause of their removal disappeared.
and he reasoned that as there was no
cause for their removal they were still
members Of the committee He said
when he gave notice of a meeting of
the members of the old committee he
had not notified Judge Cravens as he
did not believe he was a member OF
the committee.
Did you ever hear any other reason
for deposing. Brophy and Carroll, ex-
cept that they were non -residents?' ?',
inquired Trustee Bentley.
We'll" replied Mannix, Il did hear
that they We're undesira bic men to fill
the positions"
Did you ever say so?" persisted
Bentley.
4 said 1 thought they would be bet
ter off the committee than on re-
piled Mannix
But before the committee you only
considered the question of their change
of residence?" queried Bentley.
Yes" returned Mannix, for had
undesirability been considered, there
would have been too many members in
the same boat"
Kent wanted to know of Mannix how
it happened that Democratic School
Census Marshal had been appointed.
He thought there had been politics at
both ends
Mannix agreed, and said the middle
also had been brought into requisition.
President Mckay inquired of Mr.
Mannix whether he considered Hughes
the proper Chairman of the committee
and Mannix said ne did
Then on motion. tAe petition of the
Republican City Central Committee
was accepted and approved.
Kent moved that the Crayens- Alex
ander petition be accepted and ap-
proved, and the motion was seconded
by Dolan.
Devine protested against the ap-
proval of one petition unless the other
was treated in the same manner, and
quite a discussion followed ending in
the adoption of Kent's motion by the
following vote:
Ayes-McKay, Kent, Paine, Tebbets.
Dolan, Douglas, Bentley and Browns.
No-Devine-1.
And so, as far as the board is con-
cerned, the Cravens-Alexander faction
will manipulate the Democratic end of
affairs at the coming primaries.