Show FERNSTROM OVERCOMES OPPOSITION IN THIRD DEMOCRATIC SELECTIONS I I With the exception of the tho Third ward there thero were no contests for nominations nomi nations for the city council among the Democrats in their ward vard conventions last night Tho The attendance in nearly every instance was small and little interest in in- terest was shown in the tho naming of can cnn The ticket named follows First Ward Ward Long term Oliver Hodgson Hodg son short term II L. L Penrose Second Ward Long Var term George e F. F E. E Bur Burbidge i gc short term Geor George e G. G Smith Third Ward Long Ward Long term F. F S. S Fernstrom Fernstrom Fern Fern- strom short term terra Harr harry T. T Coburn Fourth Ward Ward Long Long term L. L E. E Hall lIall short term James Maxwell Fifth Ward Ward Long Lon Long term William R. R Wallace Wallace- short abort term terni Samuel M. M Taylor Talor The 1 First precinct con convention was held in the Ninth ward annex and was attended b by thirty ono ono delegates ates Stephen Stephen Ste Sto- phen L. L Richards acted as chairman and L. L E E. E Iverson as secretary Oliver Hodgson was nominated for the lon long hone term by acclamation This done L L. L L. L Iverson placed the name of II n. L L. Pen Pen- Penrose rose roso before the convention con for the tho short term and right hero here the only excitement excite ment meat of the convention was created A A. M. M or secured the tho floor and said that ho lie understood that tho the scheme was to place Mr Ir Penrose in nomination nomina tion and then to have him resl resign n just before tho election Woolley said that he would rather make an open fi fight ht than a t secret one if there was to to- tobo tobe beany beany be bo any fusion Joseph E Eo B. B Hyde Hyde- was on his feet in a second and nd wanted to know knol if there was a plan to sacrifice Mr Pen rose roso election da day HY hyde Hydo le insisted that it was only common justice j stice to Mr Penrose Pen Pen- roso rose to know if he was was to be bc pulled off oil tho the ticket later or traded off I No To o one furnished tho the desired mation J J. J W. W Stringfellow insisted that the dele delegates had a right to know if Mr r. r Penrose would stay on the ticket if he be was placed there Still there was no information Penrose was finally I nominated by br n acclamation cl mation and the convention convention con con- adjourned Without a brass ban band or any sem blance of red fire about a fourth of the delegates from tho the Second ward met inthe inthe in inthe the Sixth ward ard meeting house and proceeded proceeded pro pro- to name their candidates C. C A. A Carlquist acted as chairman and W. W J. J Korth as secretary Then the tho convention conven comen tion proceeded to business Hugh Watson Watson Wat Vat son fon placed the name of Geor George e E. E Burbidge e before the thc convention con for theon the long on term It carried by acclamation Then some one named George G. G Smith for the tho short term and at again m it was washy bv by acclamation Then the delegates went home o mc In the Third ward vard there was an effort to defeat Fernie Fernstrom lint hut tho opposition was not well or organized and the wj wily Swede was nominated for forthe forthe forthe the long on term terni The convention con was held heM iu in in the Twenty second ward meeting house and was presided over os-er by P. P A. A I lull Hill w with th W. W D. D Neal Keal as secretary AfI After Af Af- After Af- Af I ter tr a short address bv hy tho the chairman the convention proceeded to get et down to j business II Sully placed the thc name of Fernstrom he before fore the co convention The nomination was seconded by br W. W II 11 Dale Dal A. A E. E H Hyde e and others Others Other I nominated were C. C D. D Harding Joseph II H. Haslam Harry T. T Coburn and Harry 1 J. J Hayward The first ballot resulted in the nomination of Fernstrom by a vote of 40 10 to 41 11 for his nearest con con- Three more ballots were necessary sary before Coburn was nominated ft n took tho the dele delegates of the Fourth ward just about thirty minutes to nominate by acclamation L. L E. E lInk Hall for forthe forthe forthe the long term and James Maxwell for forthe tho the short term T J. II It Paul presided at atthe atthe I the thc meeting Short ad addresses were made hy by the tho chairman Jud Judge e Powers and John T. T Caino Caine after which thc the convention convention convention con con- adjourned It took thirteen delegates of the Fifth ward about thirteen minutes to name their candidates in Judge Diehl's Diehls courtroom C. C P. P acted as chair chair- man nian and anti a asked what the pleasure of tho the convention was Some one named W. W I R. R Wallace for the long on term It was by acclamation Then someone else elso named Samuel M. M I Taylor Tn for the tho short term and it also wont went by acclamation tion And then tho the convention adjourned |