Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-05
CHAIRMAN ELECTED.
Members of Town Committee Elect
 John F. Holohan Presiding Officer.

The six meulUerS of the uemOcfaIlc town Coul1ultlee WnO were naAlSu d lAe ieGcnt tomA cunteA. A..Vn 1ae. ."9. lA.AL eAtCL q CiAtiAA Ali.AA OI tAS ~ " i- CoAun4iLtee. e.e. ID. A.oE'cs, e---1+i /. L.-S sL, eA aL~A ss...SAesCe-OAl' oeAl. o"' aso, ,1Au OAe0 lA4SAv n ..a S11CGu+-a l.ol4 Io lU HLIo iiS lo LS St4SGtSu u AA-1 LIs ULI t5os4l4Ou. IL Was eApS~.~u Ds IlaLy Luau lIr Keey es WOuiu ue cno9- eu 10 succeed uIuseI, but tAlS the ruIeS UI lAe uenIOCrae e4C party pIeNei'l- Dd. IAe rl4es stute that the cAaIIlA&A should be chosen rom tne G0Al4AlteSt of six. Those SIX delegates Were JoAA J. McAyoy from the -nrSt district, h. l.. Alaloney from tie second ulstrlct, Edward CUStlgan from the tliEd ulS- trict, Charles boylan from the fourth district, John F. Holohan from the fifth district and Herbert A. Iuliar from the sixth district. Chairman Reeves called the meeting to order and at the wish of the members Of the committee he presided during the deliberations. He was asked before the members proceeded to vote if Ii was possible to elect a chairman who was not one of the committee of six, and he replied that it was not possible under the rules of the democratic par ty. An effort was then made to ad- journ the convention ill order to dis cover some method by which another member could be added to the com mittec. so that AIr Reeves could be elected to the position Of chairman. This effort was defeated because the majority of the members believed that it would be slur on the committee. and they considered that theI1 were available chairman right in their own number. It was then decided to pro- ceel to vote for chairman.
 On the first ballot J. r. Holohan re- ceived two votes. E. l.. Maloney two, Charles BOylan one and II. A. TUliar one. Mir Maloney stated that he was not a candidate for the position, that he had refused to allow his name to be used and he still refused. He would not accept the position under any cir cumslances. MesSrS Boylan and Iul- lar also declined to have their names considered ill the matter. j. F. Holo- han said that if it were possible he would like to see MT Reeves elected to the position, but as it was impossible
 
 their names to stand. There were two more ballots and on the third one J. r. 1Iolohan received four votes and was declared elected the chairman of the tOWI committee. After his election ne was called to the chair and made q short speech of acceptance. He asked the cooperation of the other members of the committee. and he promised that his work as chairman for the next year would be honest. fearless and earnest for the success of the demo- cratic party. He said some compli- i mentary things about the retiring | chairman and trusted that he would also have the assistance of Mr Reeves i during the campaigns of the year. | Mir Reeves replied in turn and said he would "ladly assist the chairman i in the fulfillment of his duties and | that anything that he could do. he would. to make the party successful | one for the coming year.
 There are two other officers to be | elected. hut that was deferred to an i other meeting. The secretary mus | he named from the committee am 1 the trnG su"er mUSf he an outsider. Tn, | next mPetin" will be held at the cal of the chairman.