The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-19

that the fight between Gleason andI
Slocumb was to be closer than looked
TOR and therein they saw a chance for
their man. Their reckoning proved
Correct, and after a hot fight, Mr.. Part
ridge landed a winner.
Four ballots were necessary, however,
to elect. On the first q votes were
cast for Gleason. 10 for Slocumb
and 8 for Partridge. On the second bal
lot Gleason lost and Partridge gained
J vote. 1t became evident that some
thing must be done to break the dead
lock, and Charles E. Nystrom of ward
moved for a recess. This motion was
seconded by Herbert A. Booth Of ward
8. The true meaning of the move was,
however, seized upon by the opponents
of Mr.. Partridge, and they showed their
strength in voting against it, As it
was, it was carried by vote of II TO
10.
During the recess it was arranged
that Gleason's strength should be
thrown to the support of Partridge, Mr.
Gleason seeing clearly that he had no
hope of defeating Slocumb. The anti
Slccumb men We're awake to the fact
that to stick to Gleason meant the cleo
ton Of Slocumb and to accomplish their
end they compromised on Partridge.
When the meeting was called to order
again and the third ballot taken, the
drift of the sentiment manifested itself
in a full vote, the result of whtch was
four for Gleason, ten for Slocumb and
eight for Partridge.
In the fourth and decisive ballot the
plan of campaign was sprung. Gleason
dropped out OF the race; his forces went
over to Partridge and Slocumb was de-
fcated by a vote Of II to 10. no vote
Being cast by the chairman.
The move was shrewd enc and the
result complete surprise. but ~ i'll
sr-.-t =.
when the final result was announced
Mr.. Slocunlb moved that the choice be
made unanimous. This was seconded by
Mr.. Gleason and carried and Mr.. Part
ridge took the chair
William J. Bragg Of ward was nom
mated for vice chairman by Joseph
Leach of ward g. but Mr. Bragg de-
clined to serve. He in turn then nom
mated Charles l. Bennett of ward 6.
Harry B. Whitcomb was then nom
mated. The vote was Bennett 6, Whit
comb IA and one vote in doubt. The
choice was made unanimous.
The fight for secretary opened with the
nomination Of George r. Tuson of ward
3, by William j. Bragg of the same
ward. Willie c. Young of ward : fol-
lowed with the nomination Of II. C|
Blake. Mr. Blake having taken no
prominent part in the contest, and Mr.
Tuson having been before the commit
past, the surprise can better be imag-
ined than described when Blake was
chosen, IL to 9 for Tuson.
Mr.. Tuson took his defeat gracefully,
however and his motion that Mr.
Blake's election be made unanimous
was seconded by Albert H Dean of
ward and carried.
Alexander H. Bullock was nominated
for treasurer by Charles b Weatherbee
of ward g. and the nomination was sec
onded by w. j. Bragg of ward g. Aldus
{. Higgins of ward was nominated by
Arthur c. Scott of the same ward. and
the nomination was seconded by Willie
c. Young Of ward I. Mr.. Bullock was
elected receiving y votes to 10 for Mr..
Higgins
W. J. Bragg of ward was chosen
assistant treasurer by reclamation.
Daniel E. Aver of ward 8, David A.
Donnelly of ward g. and Herbert A.
Booth of ward were elected members
or the auditing committee by acclama-
ton.
The chairman and Messrs Bragg,
Gleason and Booth were appointed a
committee to report rules, the rules Of
the committee Of 1898 being adopted
until the new ones are prepared.
II was voted to hold regular meetings
on the second Monday of each month
Harmon S. Hastings was engaged as
assistant secretary, ana the committee
No'su tHdt headquarters be kept open
as tney Were last year.
Messrs; Bragg, Wetherbee and Bull
loek, with the chairman, were chosen a
Several of the ward committees then
organized as follows; Ward Chair
man, Harry f. Whitcomh: secretary
4iuus Z. Higgins. Ward 2-Walter F.
Gleason chairman; Albert H Dean.
secretary. Ward 5-William j. Bragg,
chairman; Charles E. Nystrom. secre-
tary. Ward 6-Charles L. Bennett
chairman; Joseph Leach, secretary.
Ward willie c. Young, chairman; j
w. Gray, secretary. Ward S-Herbert
A. Booth, chairman; Alexander II. Bul-
lock secretary
otbarg IAN. Partridge is credited above