Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-19
HAWLEY RENOMINATED
Unanimous Choice of the Repub.
licans for the Mayoralty.
Appointed to Prepare Rules
for Governm Mt OF Future Caucuses
OF the rarty-City Committee
Elected.

| Elected.
| At a republican caucus that was mark
| ed tor harmonious action Mayor ID. &,
| Hawley was unanimously renominated
| Monday night. The caucus was called to
oruer by j. W. Goodeii, who announced
| that Robert Roberts mad been selected ny
| the city committee as cnairnan Alder
man l.. J.. Wood was eiected secretary.
Nnen nominations were called tor X. r..
| brown presented the name of Mayor
iiawley, saying that the coming year
would be one mat would need the SER
vices of the best man the city could get
for the once-one that had mad expert
ence and ability. The nomination was
seconded and n rising vote was taken.
the tellers being IL. $. Peck, Elias Lyman
and l.. r. Wood. There were $50 votes
counted and the secretary was instruct
ed to cast Il ballot representing that num-
Der of votes. The box was then kept
open one hour to conform with the call.
! The chair then appointed Elihu b. Taft,
L. +. Brownell l.. H. Oumettc. Il. S.
Adsit and W. Il. Mckilip a committee to
present nominations for city committee.
| While they were in consultation Ii. S.
Peck presented the following resolution
relative to caucus rules, which was
adopted:
Resolved, That C. W. Brownell, D. w.
Robinson l.. Ii. Ouimctte, l.. e. Palmer
and Elihu b. Taft arc hereby appointed
caucus COMMITTEES to draft rules for tho
regulation and government of future re-
publican city caucuses.
That such rules shall be prepared with
in a reasonable timc and when complete
such public notice of them shall be given
as said committee shall deem sufficient
for the proper Information of the repubi-
cans of the city;
That. at the request Of said caucus
committee the republican city committee
shall call n meeting in the City Hall of
the republicans of the city to receive and
act upon the report of the caucus com
mlttee, and notice OF such meeting shall
| be published in the newspapers of the
| city ten days previous to the date OF said
meeting.
Said caucus committee shall fiji any
vacancy occurring in their number"
| The committee appointed to nominate
| n city committee reported the follow
| ing names: Ward one. T. G. Webster
ward two, c. II. Mower; ward three. S.
Nj. Anterior; ward four Robert Noble
ward five, Edmund c. Mower The men
were elected members of the city COM
mttee. They will meet to-day and or
game The caucus adjourned after the
box had been open an hour
FIFTH WARD DEMOCRATS.
The firth ward democrats held caucu.
Monday night at the city court room and
| failed to endorse either of the candidat ee
| nominated on n fusion ticket by the re-
! puh!icans The caucus was called Ia
order by James II. Ryan, j. w. johnson
was elected chairman and Frank Nc
/ Carly secretary The names of ]. w
! Daley and I, r. CLAW were both presented
as candidates for the long term. Both
were seconded but the chairman ignored
! tho name of MIR. Daley. and Mr.. Clay was
declared the nolninec by acclamation.
| Mr.. Daley's name was presented AS a
candidate for the short term and he was
nom,l'atea pS acc'ama.loh' for schoo
ticks and ]. A. Brown were presented
but both declined and W. M McGrath was
1 finally nominated. The other nominations
were made as follows:
Ward clerk-J. l.. Kelley.
Inspectors of ,iection-D. J. Nolan
Frank McCarty and G. l.. Smith.
/ II. q. Willard was elected a memb Der OF
! the city committee ana Frank Kaftcr
4 lIuph Collins ana Frank McCurty Wor,
| c.'-' tcd ward clutr.tttoc.
! The nominations made represent but q
! fraction Of the / mocratic party. Thor,
are a large rUmi cr of democratic voter:
/ who favor IT,. fusion ticket. which /:
ardson. No hour WIS named In the cal
| ut which the caucus should be called /,
order and tho faction in favor of tn
fusion ticket und rstood that it was no
to tc called until o'clock The Other
faction. however. had the support of Mr.
Ryan and he called tho gathering to or
der at 1870 O'clock. On'Y a small number
| of Non wcr, in The room ard the nonlna
tons for aldermen were speedily made
when thusn il. favor of the fusion tickle
/ entered tn room at about s o'clock they
| discovered shat had been done and i'm
| mcdiattly objected to the proceedings bu
the work had been accomplished and they
could obtain no redress.
rOt-pru vvApD nr,,OCp.rs
rb. c,uo,. 70 thu four,h u,rd da,,,
crats foIlowed ,hnt of tho 6fth var,
drn,ocrats il, the civ court room
tnrt.bt vas elected cb,i,n,an ard r. "
Kelley eccretarv Ricbord HAYES nro
scntod tho name ~ g I ue,tty &c y -, -
idid.,to for alderman n IVA. statod 10
Mr. Hcottv vas a renub,ican and wae
candidate M the repuhI,can ward caIcus
mi Mr. Javos declared ina, HE MN 40
n member of tho local ontion marty !
r HhaIen.s name was nresented hy ",
" proy.n and ~, yo,o etood 20 r
"a C1oon movod "a ,6iorrn vI,bont nal,
Inc . nomi,,s,ior hu, .rhson,,ant, ,,,;,t,
drnw his motion and a recess of "a min
utcs was taken. During the recess Mr.
NnditH PtrSuaueu chairman Ehrish' L
"l'huraW ms ."Hie anu "hei the caucu
Ie'99' Ii,uIen AZ, pratts was Noiiiiha'eo
., th'ien. Was e!rc.cu .Heiiiuer