Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-04-17
Fireman Again Writes to the
NEWSand Tells What HeThinks
the Result Will be.
FOR GLENN AND MULLEN.
Quotes Figures TO Prove His
Statement LinCOlnS Hurt
MeadS Chances.
GLENN'S MEN FOR MULLEN.
According to Firemen. Glenn viii
Have I05 Votes Again Nc kenzie's
62 at the Election.
GLENNS MEN FOR MULLEN.
Editor EVENING NEWS:

Editor EN ENING NEWS:
The final acts in the all-absorbing
question the chief selection so far
As nominations and endorsements by
the different companies j. concerned.
are drawing to close.
The Mex euzie faction in the Lin
coins nominated their candidate by
vote Of Is to H. 1t is said that the
Glenn faction gave up the fight when
Mckenzie who is president of the
company ignored the president
and held the chair appointing his
teller, tone of which nominated HIM.
He announced his own election and
then put the motion to make it unan-
imous. which brought forth few in
distinct ayes. the Glenn faction re-
naming quiet throughout the pro-
ceedingS. The final act in this self
controlled nomination was to endorse
Projections nomination of Mead and
tabling the communication from Nc
Clellans. The Glenn faction then
bolted Mead and declared they..would
work and vote for Mullen.
The Washingtons at their last meet
ing sprung genuine surprise upon
the other members of the Department.
by Jumping into the breach and nom
mating Glenn fol chief This act was
''cut out for the McClellans. The
WashingtOus, after an informal talk
and vote. to earn the feelings of the
members upon the subject, decided to
have the honor of nominating the
chief and first assistant the manner of
handling the communications announce
inu the nomination of Mead and Mul-
len. by their respective companies,
was ii credit to the executive ability
of the members OF Washington, and
that it has been appreciated is already
shown by the withdrawal of All oppo-
-ition to Baker.
Genial Paddy" Rocks has made
that announcement, and he saysl that
Baker will be the next first assistant.
Mcclellan, and the Eagles are yet
to hold meetings, but their feelings
upon the subject of chief have been so
freely expressed that their action in
endorsing Glenn i, easily foretold.
The action OF the Mckenzie faction
ia Lincoln Hose win, in all probable
ity. defeat Mead. The contest for sec
ond assistant would have been close
had the Mckenzie faction kept out OF
the race. but now eleven Lincolns have
aopucd to Mullins, and this alone
mean, "a difference of twenty-five in
the final count.
Every evening groups OF tremen
can be seen here and there discussing
matters pertaining to the election.
and some of the arguments are hot and
hcavN.- You'll hear that there will be
no more vote canva>sing ON mail
routes. Uncle sam i, to be communi-
ratcU With. Then every member be-
hind iu hi, due>.will pay the same be-
fore he votes iol chief. That the man
with the most gab owes the largest
amount IN dues. and that Tony
Haurattic has been engaged aS special
messenger between Eagles house and
the intelligence office au the barber
,hou. Yet. should the alarm sound. you
would see them working hand in hand
without a thought of the chiefs elec-
tion.
The latest figures are l67 votes IN
the department. As follows; Lincoln,
-: Protection, .3 Washington, 81:
NcClellan[ ~: Eagles. 26. Eighty
fou vote, are maiority'of the whole
forecast OF the vote hats been made
H. follows: