The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-11
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES
FOR NOMINATION OF OFFICERS OF
 COMMON COUNCIE BOARDS

men and Clifford stoddard for Presi-
 dent of the Councilmen-Jnmss B. l Martin for Assistant City Clerk. The democratic members of the board of aldermen and councilmen for the
 for the purpose of deciding upon nomi-
 nations for offices of their respective boards and for a candidate for assist ant city clerk The aldermen held their
 caucus in the aldermanic chamber and
 all were present except Alderman Con-
 rad Weiss of the Sixth ward who was
 unable to be present. Alderman John
 Beecher, caucus chairman for 1s99-1900,
 called the caucus to order. For chair man of the caucus two candidates were named, Alderman-elect c. H. Conway of the Twelfth ward, and Alderman John J. Walsh, also of the Twelfth ward. Mr. Conway was nominated by Alderman Wallace of the Eleventh ward, and Mr. Walsh by Alderman Mill-
 
 suited as follows: Conway Ii, Walsh 6. Alderman Wallace was elected secre- tary.
 For representative on the board of finance Alderman-e William A. Wright of the First ward and Alderman elect Eugene Hubbard of the Sixth ward were nominated. The vote was il to 5 in favor of MT. Wright. When the nom nations were made Mr. Hubbard rose and positively declined to accept the nomination for member of the finance board. Some of his friends, however, insisted that he should stand for the nomination, and so voted for him. MT. Wright did not vote, and MT. Hubbard voted for MT. Wright. For page Sam uel Jackson was nominated. Master Jackson has served the board of alder man as page well during the past year. The officers of the board having been nominated the next business was the nomination of a candidate for assistant city clerk. Attorney James B. Martin was unanimously nominated for that position. For caucus chairman for the ensuing year Alderman-eect Adams of the Second ward was chosen over Alder man of the Seventh ward by vote of 13 to 3.
 Among those who insisted upon AL dernan Hubbard accepting the nomi- nation for member of the board of finance was Alderman Beecher of the Seventh ward Mir. Beecher made a speech. in the course of which he said that MT. Hubbard had been democrat all the differences of recent years, and that he thought that was suf- fcient' recommendation for the position.
 The councilmanic caucus was held in rooms 10 and II and was called to order by President Miller of the present board of councilmen. Councilman P. Harkens of the Twelfth ward was elected secretary. Councilman Bohn of the Third ward nominated for candidate for president of the board of councilmen for the ensuing year Counciman-elect stoddard of the Eighth ward. No other candidates were named, and MT. Stod-- lard was unanimously nominated. James E. Wheeler of the First ward was nominated for member if the board of finance. James B. Mar in received the unanimous vote of tho caucus for the nomination fo rassistant ,ity clerk. MT. Martin has held that office during the past year. and the which he received last night rom the democrats of both boards is antamount to an election. The coun- ,ilmen nominated for page of their board William F. Campion, young nan who has served as page of the board during the past year with entire As the democrats have najorities in both the board of alder nen and councilmen all the nominees of ast nights caucuses will undoubtedly ,e elected when the new boards organ- se early next month.
 After these two caucuses joint cau- us of the democratic members of the wo boards was held In the aldermanio hamber Alderman Beecher was chair- nan and Alderman Wallace secretary. Alderman Hubbard moved that James }. Martin be nominated by the joint aucus for assistant city clerk. The notion met with unanimous assent. and he secretary was instructed to cast the allot for Mir. Martin Alderman Hub- ard was appointed to present the name f the caucus candidate in the board f aldermen at it's meeting for organiza- lon, and Councilman Harris of the 'ourth ward was named to present thu ominee's name in the board of council- len. The caucus then adjourned sub- act to the call of the caucus chairman.