The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-01-18
THOMPSON and GEDDRS
GET NOMINATIONS FOR COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS.

Colonel Geddes for the short Term and
Thompson for the LOng-FIrst Ballot
Sufficient in Both CaseS-County Out
of Debt and Fact to be Celebrated.
Hartford, Jan. 17.-Lieutenant Colo
mel James Geddes of Waterbury and
Edward F. Thompson of East Haven
were nominated to-day candidates for
county commissioners at the caucus of
the republican members of the senate
and house from New Haven county.
Mr.. Thompson succeeds himself for a
term of four years, and Lieutenant Col
onel Geddes is to succeed Reuben H.
Tucker of Ansonia, who was recently
appointed by Governor Chamberlain to
fill out the unexpired term of the late
Charles Brewer of Waterbury. Colonel
Geddes' term will begin upon his formal
election by the legislature and will ex-
tend for two years from next July.
In both cases the first ballot taken
was sufficient to nominate, the leading
candidates receiving the twenty-one
votes necessary to nominate. Commits
sioner Thompson's only opponent,
Judge Samuel J. Bryant of the Orange
town court, received eleven votes, while
Mr.. Thompson had thirty. Represen-
tative Tyler of East Haven presented
the candidacy of Mr.. Thompson and
Representative Thompson of Orange
nominated Judge Bryant. Senator
Hammer of Branford seconded the
! nomination of Commissioner Thompson
while Senator Wooster of Seymour put
in a seconding speech for Judge Bry-
ant. When Representatives Ives of
Cheshire and Bowen of Naugatuck had
been appointed tellers the balloting be-
gan at once
When the caucus proceeded to the
| nomination for the other commission
| ership, Senator Pee of Waterbury nom-
mated Colonel Geddes; Representative
Huntington of Meriden nominated Cen
| ator George E. Bfcknell and Represen-
| tative Isbell of Ansonia named Reuben
| H. Tucker. Before the balloting began
| Representative Averill of Branford re-
| marked that Governor Chamberlain
| would have selected Senator Bicknell
instead Of Mr.. Tucker for the place,
| had Mr.. Bicknell not been senator. Mr..
| AveriIl added that it was his own opin-
| ion that man should not have two
offices, and he proceeded warmly to
support the candidacy of the Water.
| bury man. . +A.+.
I Representative Marsh of Waterbury
thought lit only fair that the remain
ing portion of the term of the commits
sionership should be assigned to Wa
terbury. The first ballot resulted as
follows: Geddes, %; Bicknell, II; Tuck,
er. Z.
Senator Minotte e. Chatffeld of New
| Haven called the caucus to order and
was the presiding officer throughout.
Before the caucus proceeded to bal
| lot County Commissioner Jacob d. Wal
ter of Cheshire read the report of the
commissioners for the year. The report
showed that the receipts, which
amounted to $4,000, were sufficient to
1 pay off the county debt and leave a
balance Of So, 900 in the treasury. This
announcement was hailed with ap.
| plause. se.n a.. ." Ar
! Mr.. Walter further stated that the
commissioners desired the presence OF
the senators and representatives of the
county at a dinner to be held in New
Haven in the near future to comment
crate the wiping out of the debt. The
| burning Of the last county bond will
| be a feature of the occasion.
| The fact that the county commits
| sioners report has not been received
from the printers so that each member
1 of the caucus could have a copy led to
the expression of some objections to
| taking action in regard to the long
term commissionership to-day. After
it was explained, however, that the re-
port had been prepared as usual and
duly signed by the auditors, the objec-
tions were withdrawn.