Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-09
WILLIAM S. CONDON
 NOMINATED FOR MAYOR.
Republicans Have Hard Time Getting
 Candidate for the Office.
WiIlinantic. Nov. s


 Never in the history of the city of Willimantic, since it's incorporation, did the republicans Eold a. caucus the like of the one held Wednesday evening in the Town hall It was a record break CT in several ways, chief of which was the number of nominations and decli- nations for the office of mayor: anoth- CT, the general lack of enthusiasm; and a third the slim attendance, there be- ing less than ninety electors present For more than two hours the caucus was unable to obtain a candidate for mayor, and no less than a couple of score declined the honor that was al most thrust upon them. Six informal ballots were taken without arriving at anything definite in the form of d nominee for mayor If ever an office went a-begging, the nomination for the office of mayor of Willimantic at the hands of the republicans, it did We'd nesday evening, and interest appeared to decrease after repeated ballots
 Wade L. Webster, chairman of the republican city committee. called the caucus to order at o'clock Judge w. O. Arnold was chosen chairman, and Charles F. Risedorf clerk. The latter read the call and nominations for may or were called for without any result. It was finally voted after forty minutes of balloting to go with the nomina- tions for the remainder of the ticket, which resulted as follows;
 First Alderman at large, William R. Harrington; second alderman at large. William E. Webber: city clerk, John B. Edgart n: city treasurer. John E. Ed garton; first assessor, Alphonse Chag- non: second assessor, William +. Clark; auditor. Cha1le :. Boss: city sheriff. Frank L. Powell.
 Informal baIloting for mayor was then resumed, and among those to be rendered the nomination, only to de- cline most emphatically, were Alder man C. C. Case Frank R. Jackson. William R. Harrington. Frank Larra- bee. Samuel Chesbro. ex-Mayor D. C. BarrowS, ex-Alderman A. l.. Gelinas, ex-Alderman William A. Dawson. Charles A. Gates, representative George A. Bartlett. ex-First Selectmen $. Arnold PcclShaHn and James N. Smith, ex-Alderman Frank M. Smith. Judge William A. Arnold, eX-Attorney General King. Fire Chief Wade L. Webster, Registrar John c. Barstow Alderman F. r. Whitimore, George $. Elliott, Albert E. Gurley. Attorney Charles A. Capen, besides numerous nominees who were rendered a number of votes. At last Corporation Counsel King said that he had been approach i ed by young man who had the cour- | age to iccept the nomination if ten- 1 dered him. He placed in nomination | the name of William :. Congdon, urs- i jag that the republicans stand behind ! him because of his brave stand in the matter. MT. Congdon's nomination was l seconded and made unanimous It was voted that the city committee be ern- powered to fill any vacancies that might occur.
 The ward caucuses were then held, resulting as follows:
 First ward-Alderman, c. c. Case; ward committee 4. C. Gelinas, Judge James A. Shea, George $. Elliott and Elmer NJ. Young.
 Second ward-Alderman. Frank R. Jackson; ward committee. Judge Will liam A. Arnold, William $. Congdon r. W. Gerrick. Frank l.. Powell and Alphonse Cha gnon.
 Third Ward-AldeIman. Frank l.. Williams: ward committee, J. M smith. Marvin w. Hall, Louis Babcock.
 Fourth Ward-Alderman William F. Clark: committee William $. Dutton l.. W. Jacobs David Peacock. C. B Pomeroy.
 The latter was the only ward in which there was a contest for alder man. there being four candidates-C B. PorneroS, William k. Clark, Willard w Hayden and b. W. Jacobs Adjournment was taken at 1920 D. m