Evening journal., 1899-07-20
CITY OFFICERS NAMED
Councilinen Make Selections
After a Nine Hour Session.
COMBINATION
DUMPED

THE REMAINDER AND NAMED
THEIR CANDIDATES MUCH DIS
SATISFACTION. AND THE SLATE
WILL PROBABLY NOT GO
THROUGH TONIGHT
After a stormy session Of nine hours
last night six Of the Democratic mem
bers Of City Council got together and
named officials to fn the various city
offices.
The slate which was formed, and
which was a great surprise to many.
is made up as follows
For city auditor-John d. Thomp-
son, of the Second ward.
For coal oil nspector--Michael J.
Kelly, Of the Tenth ward
For meat spector-Matthew ]. Cal
lagher, OF the Twelfth ward.
For clerk of the marlket-Thomas
Newell, Of the Third ward
For clerk Of City Councii-James
Thompson, Of the Eighth ward.
For bailifi of City Council-Edwin d.
Crozier, Of the Seventh ward.
For city auditors clerk-John
Boughman, of the Twelfth ward.
For city treasurer's clerk-Herman
q. First, Of the First ward
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CAUCUS.
The strife for city offices commenced
Monday night last, when the Demo-
Gratis met in the Council chamber at Q
O'Clock and continued in session un-
Gil nearly ] o'clock in a vain effort to
name their men. Four Of the members,
Kane Smith Mousley and Willis, had
formed a combination and had agreed
upon the following slate:
For city authoritarian e. First,
of the First ward
For clerk Of City Council Charles
II. Ten weeges, Of the Fifth ward.
For bailin Of City Council-James
lGagan, Of the Ninth ward.
For coal oil inspector-John J.
Ryan. of the Eleventh ward.
For clerk Of the maTket-MichaeI
Connell, of the Fourth ward.
For city auditors clerk-Johr
Boughman, of the Twelfth ward.
For clerk to the city treasurer-ste
phen S. Cook. Of the Third ward.
After a number of ballots, in which
the combine stuck to their candidates
land the remaining six members being
divided three and three, the caucus ad.
liourned without a selection until
Tuesday evening
The members again got together on
that night and two hours were spent
in arguments, but no agreement was
reached as to who should receive the
plums. None Of the offices was con-
sidered Tuesday night that had beer
discussed the evening previous, ant
the attention Of the members was di-
rected toward candidates for meat in.
lspector, city treasurer and city audi
tors clerk, although several ballots
were taken for the position of auditor
Herman E. First received the foul
votes that were given him on Mon
day night
During the balloting for treasurer
and auditors clerk one member vote'
, blank continually. This fact calle,
forth a comment from Mr. Oberly
which was quickly suppressed whel
his attention was called to the man
ner in which he voted on the question
Of milk inspector The principal fgh
, was for the offices Of auditor and clerl
of Council Patrick Neary was back
ing First for the former position, Will
o Mr. Oberly was strongly in favor o
John Boughman. NeaWy was also be
, hind Charles Ten Weeges for clerk O
Council in opposition to w. p. Nor
, rison, the present incumbent. Thoma
I Monaghan, OF the Third, strongl
urged Thomas Newell for clerk Of tn
market.
= SLATE FIXED UP
Seeing yesterday that there was II
o apparent indication Of either Messrl
. Kane, Smith. Mousley or Willis veal
ening in the fight. five members Of tn
i, anti-combine met in a certain plac
! and agreed upon slate. Mr.. Oberl
: was not present at the conference, bI
was broached afterwards and was il
duced to join the newly formed comb
!. nation, with the promise Of meat il
lspector and auditors clerk.
When the members met last nigl
the fact that new combination ha
! been formed was not known to Il
loriginal four. who We're confident TIL
their ticket would be pulled through
the time Balloting began shortly a
ter the session began, and the vo
80 stood the same as the two proceediI
. meetings.