The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-20
E. FITZGERALD
 l TOWN CHAIRMAN hocratic Town Commit De Chooses New Head
 Without Any
 1 Contest.
JGHAN STATED HE COULD NOT ACCEPT
eral Rally Held With |ll Members of Ticket l Except Fresenius | Present.

\ an executive session of the demo- &c town committee following a Hng rally held in the committee Nnuarters on Orange street last
 Ing, Attorney David E. Fitzgerald
 unanimously elected chairman of
 Pommittee to succeed Chairman
 Ey W. Sanford who was retired. Stamford, it was stated after the Hing, received a nomination from
 bf the fifteen ward chairmen pres # but his name was not seconded, Mir Fitzgerald was chosen without Nest.
 fore the rally speculation was rife Ho whom would be MT Sanford's s
 essor, as it was generally under 4I that he was to retire. Several le committeeman favored the nom
 Non of John E. Doughan, the state Hral committeeman from the Elev- N district, but during an address he Ne to the meeting he declined the &a, saying that he was not able to Eld to it and therefore would not I it. MT. Fitzgerald had just as 5Iy friends who wished to see him |he office and when his. name was fched it met with general favor. Twas not present at the meeting, 4 was telephoned for and after he Eed he was formally elected and &nce assumed the reins.
 Eter MT Fitzgeralds' election &nas P. Griffin, chairman from the 3hnth ward, was chosen as secre-
 and then the new committee got in to business. But two changes
 b made by the primaries in the Emittee, they being the selection of 4ert s. Avery to represent the Sec
 and William Keegan from the 8rth. The committee is now made Vas follows: Chairman David E. 5Egerald; First ward, James E. Kele- 4 Second ward, Gilbert s. Avery;
 I'd ward, Joseph P. McHugh; Erth, William Keegan; Fifth, Peter shn; Sixth, Eugene R. Hubbard; Hsnth, Thomas R. Griffin; Eighth Sn B. Keenan; Ninth, John J. Ban S; Tenth, Charles KessIer; Elev. fh, Thomas F. Keleher; Twelfth Emas Bracken; Thirteenth, Thomat
 pnnor; Fourteenth, Jacob Frolich Fifteenth, Sidney s. Kelsey. Al i committee has to leave it's present Zrters 1t was voted to secure tenn ghry rooms at the Tontine to bt Hh as a headquarters of the commit 4 until after election. A committee \ appointed to arrange for the rooms the meeting adjourned until nex Nsday evening.
 Previous to the committee meeting \ 1eral and open session of the com Eteemen, candidates and all who .hed to drop in, was held and 1t was Ended by such crowd that breathing
 m was at premium. All the nom- 7es with the exception of Henry iIsenius, the candidate for treasurer Ne present and he was unavoidablS 'hined. Chairman Sanford presided
 called upon each of the candidate' N few of the on-lookers for re |fks and such a wave of enthusiasm '|has not stirred the democratic par Din many years was the result. Rep
 entatives of all the factions tha tested at the primaries were presen
 l all pledged themselves to suppor ticket. One Avis supporter in hi harks stated that he had worked fo \ Avis because he wished to see tn, &ty nominate a man just as good a yor Studley, but now that it hat sle so he was satisfied He statet for years or since Mayor Studle ss in the race he had voted for hin
 l that if one half of those in tn IIm told the truth they would hay ! say the same thing if asked.
 Everyone present agreed that tn Elook for the ticket ct the polls O tober ' was very good and there wa
 a doubt expressed about it bein Tried through successfully. Abou Il xuara nreSant