Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10
FIRE DEPARTMENT ELECTION.


coihD'hnti"n Companies Remain Firm and
Elect Their Ticket.
Tho biennial election of officers of
nhe Fire Department, which was held
Iuesday, resulted in the selection
OF tho following. who had been slated
ny the continuation companies Friend
sup, Phnnix, Washington, Weccacoe
and Liberty:
Chiof-John P. Welsh of No. 315
south Claymont street, member Of
the Lihorty Go.
,r, First Assistant-H. M. Wiley of
Ihirteentb and Market streets, o men,
Der OF the Friendship Co.
second Aasistant--John f., Palfry of
no. l2Oi Walnut streets, a member Of
tho Phunix TO.
notwithstanding efforts made by the
ant!-combination companies Reliance,
,'eiaware, Water Witch aud Fame-to
pfeaK tho slate, all Of the combination
companies remained firm and as o re-
SUIT i've companies cast their votes
loI the combination ticket and the
other four companies cast theirs for the
differentiation ticket, which was
as follows: For ohief-Chnrles Shu!l of
the Delaware Go. first assistant, Will
Ian j. Lutz Of the Fame second as
sistant, Thomas L. Reynolds of the
Watei Witch. An effort had been made
TO get some Of the members of the
Liberty Go. to vote against the slate,
and, although it was reported, while
the election was being held, between Z
and 10 O'Clock, that some we're voting
that way, ii was announced aftet the
vote had boon counted, that all of the %
fpr Is, 80
tho other combination companies was
A. follows: Friendship, 80: Phoenix, SO;
Washington, AZ, Weccacoe, So. The
anti combination vote was as follows !:
Reliance, ii for tho INSTRUMENTATION
ticket; Delaware, "a: Water Witch, /
for Welsh for chief and 81 for the anti
continuation ticket; game, 90 for the
differentiation and for the oomEi-
nation. The certificates will be filed
with Clerk of Council MORRISON today
and read at the meeting of Council to-
morrow night, when the result will be
| announced. 80.
After the election the Liberty Co.
gave "a reception IN honor of the sue
cess of the combination ticket and
some of tho members of several of the
combination companies made street
parade, passing all of the combination
houses. Speeches were made at each
place. At the Washington house an
| address was made by Chief Sasse. The
paraders were accompanied by Hyatt's
Military Band and the Brunswick Fife
and Drum Corps.
Tho newly elected officers are To
assume their duties on May 2lst, and
Mt midnight OF the Goth Chief Sasse
and his staff will turn over their keys.
1t was iumored that night that some
votes had been cast which had not
been counted, but this was denied al
each place whore inquiry was made.
Some of the differentiation COM
panies are making an investigation to.
day concerning reports OF Irregularities,
but whether they had learned anything
could not be ascertained. Whether
they propose to make a contest at the
meeting of City Council tomorrow
night is in doubt.
| The retiring officers OF the depart.
ment, Chief Sasse and Assistants
Joyce and Purcell, have made gooo
record. During their term there have
been 80 alarms Of fire and only few
where there were heavy losses. Chief
elect Welsh is probably the younges
person ever elected chief. being only 3;
| years of age. He is employed at TN
Pullman works. First Assistant Wiley
is employed by tho jackson u SharI
Co. and Second Assistant Palfry work.
for the Harlan Il Hollingsworth Co.