The Tickets All Made

New York, 1895

JUDGE LESTER HEADS THE LIST OF DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

He is Also the Candidate of the Good Government Club — B. Frank Wood Leads the Republican Ticket — The Prohibition Ticket Thrown Out by the Town Clerk.

The Democrats of Jamaica held their convention at the Town Hall on Tuesday afternoon. There were several candidates for the nomination for every office to be filled. There was a caucus held by the delegates with closed doors lasting over two hours before the convention was called to order. In the caucus the names of the several candidates for nomination were voted upon, it having been decided before the vote was taken that the candidate receiving the highest vote in the caucus should be the nominee of the convention, and this program was carried out to the letter, with the exception of constable, game constable and inspectors of election.

It was 4 o'clock when Joel Fowler, chairman of the town committee, called the convention to order. James C. Hendrickson of Queens was elected chairman, John W. Graynor and Walter C. Dunham secretaries, and Carl Vogel and Joel Fowler tellers.

Nominations being in order, the secretary read the name of William Brodell as the nominee of the caucus for the office of excise commissioner. One vote was cast for him and he was declared the nominee.

For the office of justice of the peace, George Lester was unanimously nominated.

For overseer of the poor one ballot was cast for Abraham Hart and he was declared the nominee of the convention.

For assessor, George A. Shipley, named in caucus, was declared the nominee, and L. E. Decker was declared the nominee for highway commissioner.

Henry Felton, Benjamin A. Ashmead, Charles Rose, Henry W. Zimmerman and Michael T. Clark received the nomination for constables.

Lewis Neir, John Sands, Ernest Keller, John Kaiser and John Sprague received the nomination for game constables.


The Republican Slate Carried Out as Arranged

The Republicans of Jamaica held their convention at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening. The convention was called to order by William A. Bennett, chairman of the town committee. William F. Wyckoff was elected chairman, E. W. Tapp and E. L. Maeder secretaries, and Richard Evans and Amos Aller tellers.

Nominations being in order, E. W. Tapp nominated for justice of the peace B. Frank Wood, of Jamaica. Amos Aller nominated Edward A. Grenzbach, of Morris Park, Mr. Aller said: "The candidate to be elected to this office should reside in the district he represents. Richmond Hill should have the nomination. When Judge Lester ran many Republicans of Richmond Hill voted for him for the reason that he resided in the district, and if we do not get the nomination now they will do so again."

A formal ballot was taken, Wood receiving 36 votes and Grenzbach 9, Wood was declared the nominee.

For assessor four candidates were named: Edward H. Bourke, 0liver Ryder, Silas Post, and David L. Hardenbrook. On the second ballot Bourke received 24 votes and was declared the nominee.

For commissioner of highways, Frank J. Lott, of Queens, was the only candidate, and his nomination was made by acclamation.

For overseer of the poor there were four candidates: Abraham A. Wyckoff, John W. Amberman, Alfred P. Weidman, and Thomas Clary. On the formal ballot Wyckoff received 28 votes and was declared the nominee.

Constables were nominated as follows: Benjamin A. Ashmead, Joseph Barratt, Samuel N. Searing, Hugh J. Swift and Charles W. Baylis.

Game constables, Isaac Philips, John Grady, Louis Banzert, John Dowd, William A. Jepson.

For excise commissioner there were five candidates: A. H. Marquis, Henry Bauman, Benjamin A. Fowler, Charles Doran and Charles W. Waldron, the latter a Prohibitionist. When the name of Henry Bauman was placed in nomination Henry Clerke, delegate from the twelfth district, sprang to his feet and said: "It is not a pleasant thing to do in open convention, but I must object to Mr. Bauman. He has made his boast that if he did not receive the nomination here to-night he would run as a stump candidate, and he has a ticket now ready in his pocket to file with the town clerk." On the informal ballot Marquis received 10 votes, Bauman 7, Fowler 5, Doran 12, and Waldron 11. On the third formal ballot Waldron received 23 votes and was declared the nominee.

B. Frank Wood also intended to run whether nominated or not, for he was already on a "People's" ticket made up by himself and Bauman and filed with the Town Clerk.


A Ticket in the Field to Confuse the Voters

A so called People's ticket, headed by B. Frank Wood, for Justice of the Peace, all the other names on the ticket being nominees of the Democratic party, excepting Henry Bauman for Excise Commissioner, was filed with the Town Clerk on Tuesday evening. This is a job put up by B. Frank Wood to deceive the voters. The ticket was made before he had been nominated by the Republicans for justice of the peace.


The Prohibitionists in the Field with a Ticket

The Prohibitionists of the town of Jamaica held their convention to nominate town officers at the office of Bertram Blackwell, on Union avenue, on Tuesday evening. Only four of the faithful were present. T. F. Wagner was elected chairman and E. J. Bergen secretary. The following nominations were made: For justice of the peace, John W. Selover; assessor, Elsworth J. Johnson; commissioner of highways, Clifford Mills; overseer of the poor, Thomas W. W. Lewis; constables, Samuel Mills, Robert Torrens, John Hendrickson, Abram S. Bergen and John M. Baylis; commissioner of excise, Thomas H. Fredericks.


The Prohibition Ticket Was Filed Too Late

The Town Clerk of Jamaica has thrown out the Prohibition ticket. It was filed too late.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, March 29, 1895, p. 1.