Mr. CONNOLLY-Mr. President, I desire to call to the attention of those men, and to see if they can remember, the names of the following men-Edward J. Jenkins, Thomas J. Denny, John Gallagher, Patrick L. Cassidy, Michael H. Lynch, William A. Foss and Martin T. Folan. In 1884 or 1885, I don't remember which was the year, these gentlemen to whose attitude I especially call attention, formed an unholy alliance with the members of the republican party and defeated the Hon. John H. Lee, president of the democratic city committee of Boston, as presiding offices of this body. What has been the record of those men since? Can any of you point to any one of those men in an honorable position? I call attention especially to the death of several of those men (laughter), and the manner in which they died. (Renewed laughter). I believe that the judgment of the democratic party will against any such alliance as is attempted to be brought forward here today. Who is back of this, and why is it being done? Is it because the republican party desires the presidency of this Common Council? No, the renegade democrats of Wd. 8 desire to split the democratic party. (Hisses.) The CHAIR-Gentlemen of the Council will come or order.

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Mr. HARVEY of Wd. 24-Mr. President, I rise to a point of order.

Mr. CONNOLLY-They desire to split the democratic party.

Mr. HARVEY-Mr. President, I rise to 3 point order, that the gentleman is not talking to the question.

The CHAIR-The point of order is not well taken. (Laughter).

Mr. CONNOLLY-I am simply showing reasons why the order should pass. Probably the gentleman is ashamed of the fact that he is in alliance with a renegade democrat himself. (Laughter.) Far better and more honorable would it have been for the democratic members of this council to have nominated a member of their own party. But, no; they have been whipped into line by the chairman of the Republi can City Committee, with the aid of Martin M. Lomasney of Wd. 8, who has shown them a few tricks that they did not know before. I tell you, gentlemen, that his hand is in this and it means the defeat of a democratic candidate for mayor in the year 1899.

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN of Wd. 12-Mr. President, I rise to a point of order, that the gentleman is not talking to the ques

tion.

The CHAIR-The gentleman will please confine himself to the question.

Mr. CONNOLLY-I desire to ask these men, whoever they may be, who intend to desert their party today, to remember that last November constituents of theirs in their various wards elected them to vote as democrats and for democratic candidates, not for republican nominees of a republican caucus. Gentlemen of this Council, and especially those men who are about to desert their party today, remember-remember I tell you. one and all (laughter)-that your constituents will rebuke the action you are taking today. You may think it is a laughing matter, but when you go before them next fall for reelection and they defeat you and send you out of political life forever, you will then find that the democratic party never forgets an injury such as you are about to inflict upc its organization today. Do you think for one instant that the people will allow you to sell out their mayoralty candidate next year and turn the city of Boston over to the republican party by the aid of the democratic voters of Wd. 8. (Hisses.)

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I tell you, the people of Boston have placed themselves on record as favoring democratic administration this year. They want it and must have it. I have been nominated for the presidency of this Council in a democratic caucus, receiving the majority of the votes of the

caucus, and I demand your democratic votes and support here today. If I don't get them you will be defeated in the next election. You will not come back to this body and your political fate will be sealed forever. Gentlemen, I ask you to consider this matter carefully, to look into it well, and as democrats to stand faithfuily and loyally by your party, voting for the democratic candidate nominated in a democratic caucus.

Mr. KILEY of Wd. 8-Mr. President (applause and cheers).

The CHAIR-Gentlemen, I will state right here that if this conduct is continued I will adjourn this Council.

Mr. KILEY of Wd. 8-Mr. Chairman, I suppose the best answer I could give to my friend in the second division (Mr. Connolly) would be silence; but as he has referred to the constituency which has honored me with an election to this body, I would not be doing my duty if I did not reply to the very degrading attack made upon the personality of certain members of this Council. Mr. Chairman, he has talked about democracy, and he has talked about renegades. Let me read to you, Mr. Chairman and members of the Council, the proposition which the gentleman in the second division fathered and submitted to the Republican members of this body. It is as follows:

"Whereas, the Republican members-elect of the Common Council have decided to vote for Daniel J. Kiley for President, I hereby pledge myself to vote for the choice of the Republican Councilmen-elect on the first ballot for President of the Common Council, provided that the choice of said Republican-elect is not said Daniel J. Kiley."

This gentleman in the second division, who prophesies the political ruin of men who support me here today, has shown this paper, this pledge and this promise, to republican members of this body-and I challenge him to successfully deny it. Ι am here as a candidate for the Presidency of the Council, looking for the votes of the members of the Common Council, with political liberty as my platform, untied and unfettered by the administration, by heelers or by political bandits, who now control party affairs in this city. (Applause.)

The CHAIR-Gentlemen, I will tell you right here and now (laughter) that if this occurs once more. I will adjourn this Council. The applause is uncalled for.

Mr. KILEY-I ask those present to maintain quietness until the result is announced. Mr. Chairman, I have no fear of the result today; but let me say to you, and through you to the other members of the Common Council and to those present, that today marks the beginning of the downfall of the men in this city who have subserviated party, who have subserviated principle, to their own selfish aggrandizement and greed. Mr. Chairman, the constituency which I represent is responsible for my presence here today. I am willing to answer to them at the next election for what I have done. I believe, also, that the men who stand loyally with me in this Council chamber will be as ready, as willing and as able, to answer to their constituency as the man in the second division who has made the proposition to the republican members of this Council to sell out the party, and to elect a republican. This is all I have to say, Mr. Chairman, and I leave my case in the hands of the members of this Council.

Mr. CONNOLLY-Mr. Chairman, in answer to the gentleman from Wd. 8

Mr. WATSON of Wd. 18-Mr. President, I rise to a point of order.

Mr. CONNOLLY (continuing)-who has made the charge that he has, I wish to say that it should be

Mr. WATSON-Mr. Chairman, I rise to a point of order. I arose and asked for the recognition of the Chair at the same time

that the gentleman speaking did, and he, having spoken before and I not having spoken, I demand the recognition of the Chair.

The CHAIR-The point of order is well taken. Mr. Watson has the floor.

Mr. WATSON-Mr. Chairman and fellow members of the Council, I don't intend to say but a word of two in answer to the prophet, Connolly. I wish to say that today I stand here ready to vote for Daniel J. Kiley. I am not voting to injure the organization in the city of Boston. I am voting for ability; I am voting for some I have a grievance, and I recognition. intend for that reason to cast my vote As for being afraid of as I have stated. going back to my constituents after such action, I have been dying politically for three years, and yet I am pretty lively today; but if the question of my coming back to this Council hangs on my vote, I say right here and now that I am done My hopes with the Common Council. would be higher. I say here and now that I I am as independent today as have had everything offered to me today. from a house down to a dog. (Laughter.) I wish to say that I shall vote for ability, and, in doing so, it gives me great pleasure to vote for Daniel J. Kiley.

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Mr. DONOVAN of Wd, 7-Mr. Chairman and fellow members of the Council, I also wish to reply to the gentleman from Wd. 17. I vote as a Democrat today. I vote for a Democrat, in the person of Daniel J. Kiley of Wd. 8, and I am willing to go back to my constituents and tell them I vote for Daniel J. Kiley, how I vote. and I am willing to stand by the result. Mr. LINEHAN of Wd. 13-Mr. Chairman, I cannot add any more to what has been said by Mr. Daniel J. Kiley. 1 only desire to say that I stand here today to offer my vote as a protest against unjust taxation, ring rule and bossism in the city of Boston.

The CHAIR-The question is on the passage of the order.

Mr. CONNOLLY-Mr. Chairman, in answer to Daniel J. Kiley, when he says that I intended to sell out the Democratic party, I ask him to tell the members of this Council whether he has ever seen such a paper with my name on it, or if he can find one Democratic member of this Common Council who has agreed to do any such thing, or that I have asked to do such a thing. He has gone to the Republican party and has asked for their endorsement, and he has received it: and from this day forward he is a Republican, pure and simple. He cannot whitewash himself. He is a Republican, and will be so throughout this year. I say that I never placed my name on such a paper, and have never sanctioned any agreement as that in any shape or form.

Mr. KASANOF of Wd. 9-Mr. Chairman
and members of the Council, I wish to
say a few words in reference to this affair.
I wish to say to those gentlemen who have
been nominated and elected by a Demo-
cratic constituency that it has always been
my experience in the local fights which
I have had in my own ward that those
who are defeated in the caucus can easily
go out any time and get the Republican
nomination. That has been proved to be
the case in Wd. 9. I simply wish to state
today to those members who have been
nominated and elected by a Democratic
constituency, that a caucus of the mem-
bers-elect of this Council was duly called
President
to nominate a candidate for

of the Common Council for the year 1899.
that there were two candidates in the field.
and that Mr. Timothy L. Connolly received
the majority of the votes of the caucus:
and I say today that every Democratic
wanders
of this Council who
member
away and votes for anybody else, no mat-
ter whether he be a Republican or a per-
son claiming to be a Democrat. Is doing an
injustice to the party and the constitu-

ency which elected him, and that while he may suffer no injurious effects today, in a year from now he will find that his constituency will demand an answer for what he has done today.

As for the republican end, I wish to say that for as long as I remember, year after year, they have nominated a man of their own party, and have voted for him on inauguration day; and I do not see any reason why they should go to work and give their nomination to a democrat who has been looking for it. But in the past week they have travelled around getting members pledged to a democrat. I wish to remind the democratic members that any democrat who will go out of a democratic caucus and try to get the republican nomination can do so. This is all

have to say to you, gentlemen, today. Mr. LEFTOVITH of Wd. 8-Mr. Chairman, I desire to say here to the members of this council that I am one of the renegades of Wd. 8. It may be the opinion of the gentleman that we are renegades, but I happened to come here last year, not thinking of ever being a candidate for the Common Council, but as a citizen of the city of Boston, and saw the way in which the gentleman in the second division (Mr. Connolly) presided over the deliberations of this body as the so-called leader of the democratic members of this Council, and the transactions at that time are what led me to vote for some one other than the I division. in the second gentleman thought then that if I ever were elected to this Council, representing the people of my ward, I would be the first one to desert the gentleman if he were a candidate for presiding officer over this great deliberative body. I hope today that, no matter how much of a renegade ward he may consider Wd. 8 to be, its representatives are going to stand by democratic principles and the democratic party, and are going to vote for a democratic president from Wd. 8. a member elected from that ward by a very large majority. It is not a question of desertion, it is a question of justice, and we come here to get that justice by electing Daniel J. Kiley as president.

Mr. BRADLEY OF Wd. 6-Mr. President, by the occurrences here today it is plainly indicated to us that it is absolutely imto elect a democratic perative for President for the year 1899 to govern as the presiding officer of our body. From time immemorial the principle of the democratic party has been that the primaries shall govern. Mr. Connolly has received the majority vote in a properly conducted democratic caucus, and, such being the case. he is entitled to recognition from the 44 democratic members of this body today. I hope and trust that he will receive every democratic vote. and I feel perfectly satisfied that he will.

Mr. HICKEY of Wd. 2-Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to have this opportunity to say a few words to my fellow members of the Common Council of 1899. As one who has served in this body throughout the past year. I can state that Timothy L. Connolly has been a presiding officer of ability. I know, as a member of that body, that Timothy L. Connolly has always treated every man as he should be treated. and I am here today to resent the imputations cast by the last speaker from Wd. 8 (Mr. Leftovith), when he said he as a democrat was going to vote against Tim Connolly because Mr. Connolly had not treated the members of the last Council fairly. I rise here, Mr. President, as one who a member of that Council, as occupies the seat I occupied throughout the past year, to say that Mr. Timothy L. Connolly as a presiding officer was a success, and was an honest man in the position. I speak also as the man who presided over the democratic caucus in the anteroom here the other evening, the regular democratic caucus to which every

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democrat was invited and which nominated with a clear majority Timothy L. Connolly to the presidency. Why should there be an attempt to force an alliance between the Wd. 8 democrats and disaffected democrats of last year's board and the republican members who compose the new body? As a democrat, I am proud to stand here today to testify to the ability, honesty and political integrity of Timothy L. Connolly. My vote today will go for him, and I am proud to be able to pledge to him today the three votes from old Wd. 2. (Applause.)

Mr. MULCAHY of Wd. 14-Mr. Chairman, I did not desire to say anything in reference to the contest here today, but I must state that when the gentleman, Martin Leftovith of Wd. 8, gets up here and tells us about the transaction of the body of 1898, which he knows nothing about, his statements are wrong and absurd. I must say in behalf of my friend Timothy L. Connolly that, since I have been a member of this body, in 1897 and 1898, he has been, in my opinion, fair as a presiding officer and fair and broad as a member of this body-which is more than I can say for some of the democrats who are working today in conjunction with the republicans of this body in order to receive recognition to be received from the presiding officer of this body. There are no committees to seek for which will be of any personal benefit to any member here. Members who come here representing a democratic constituency are expected by democrats to come here and vote for the democratic candidate, the man who received the nomination fairly and honestly. 1 say, gentlemen, that I have been with Mr. Connolly in this contest from the beginning until the finish, and I will cast my vote today for Timothy L. Connolly, as a fair, honest, liberal, broad-minded democrat. (Applause.) Mr. Chairman, we held a caucus two weeks ago, I believe-I don't know the exact date just now. Mr. Con

nolly, as the candidate of that body, said to me, as I had the honor of presenting his name to that convention, that the caucus should be assigned for another week, so that the members who were candidates for president could all have a fair opportunity to seek the votes. The caucus was assigned to a later day. I will say for Mr. Connolly that if any other democrat in this body today can receive more democratic votes than he, he, as a democrat, will stand by him. But, Mr. Connolly being the choice of the party, having received the nomination fairly and honestly, I say it is the duty of democrats to vote for him. If they do not do so, I will repeat what he has stated, that they will have to answer to their constituency when they try to return for the year 1900.

Mr. KILEY-Mr. President, we have heard the last dying gasps of hard losers. An opportunity has been afforded to have this question well debated, and I most respectfully move you now, sir, the previous question.

The previous question was ordered, the order was passed, and the Clerk, in pursuance of the order, called the roll. Each member, as his name was called, announced his choice for president of the Common Council of 1899, with the following result:

For Daniel J. Kiley-Armistead, Bagley, Battis, Bennett, Bordman, Brauer, Chamberlain, Cuddy, Donovan, Eddy, Emery, Harvey, Hibbard, ilorrigan, Howard, Jordan, Kiley, Klemm, Leftovith, Linchan, Lorey, MacDonald, Mansfield, McInerney, Miller, Moore, O'Brien, Peck, Roemer, Rolland, Sanderson, Simpson, Stevens, Stockton, Stone, Sweeney, Walker, Watson, Wells, Winsloe, Wood-41.

For Timothy L. Connolly-Badaracco, Bradley, Brennan, Broderick, Carroll, Casey, Connolly, Curley, Doherty, Doyle, Fenton, Flynn, Gibbons, Hickey, Johnson, Kasanof, Kelley, Leonard, Logan, Madden,

Martin, Mulcahy, Nangle, Newhall, Rice. Sullivan, Tobin, Turnbull-28.

Absent or not voting-Atwood, Collins, Donahoe, Giblin, Lydon, Mildram-6.

(Loud and long continued applause and cheering, with cheers from the galleries for Daniel J. Kiley and Martin M. Lomasney).

The CHAIR-The result of the vote is as follows: For Timothy L. Connolly, 28; for Daniel J. Kiley, 41. The Chair will declare Mr. Kiley elected president for the year 1899. (Applause and cheers).

Mr. MULCAHY of Wd. 14-Mr. President, I move you, sir, that a committee of two be appointed to escort the presidentelect to the chair.

The motion was seconded and carried, and the Chair appointed as said Committee, Messrs. Connolly of Wd. 17 and Hibbard of Wd. 24.

The Committee attended to the duty assigned them, and Chairman Nangle said: Gentlemen, I take great pleasure in introducing to you your President for the year 1899, Mr. Daniel J. Kiley of Wd. 8. (Applause).

President KILEY-The Council will be in order.

Mr. MULCAHY of Wd. 14 Mr. President, I desire to offer the following or

der:

Ordered-That the President be authorized to deposit one ballot for Joseph O'Kane as the choice of this body for Clerk of the Common Council for the ensuing year.

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN of Wd. 12-Mr. President, I move you, sir, that this Councii do now adjourn to Thursday, January 5, 1899, to meet at 7:45 P.M.

The PRESIDENT-The question is on the adoption of the order.

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN-Mr. President, I move that the order be assigned to the next meeting of the Council.

Mr. BAGLEY of Wd. 1-Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on that.

Mr. MULCAHY of Wd. 14-Mr. President, inasmuch as the council of 1899 has not yet decided upon any date on which to meet, I claim that the gentleman's motion is out of order.

The PRESIDENT-The Chair would rule the point of order not well taken. The question is on reference of the order to the next meeting.

Mr. MULCAHY-Mr. President, I rise to a point of information from the presiding officer of this body-that is, as to the date when this body will meet?

The PRESIDENT-The date is to be decided by the Council itself. The Chair infers that, unless some date is fixed by the council it is subject to the order of the Chair.

Mr. Hickey of Wd. 2 addressed the chair and was recognized.

The PRESIDENT-The question is on reference of the order to the next meeting. Mr. HICKEY of Wd. 2-Mr. President, that is what I intend to speak about. Í am opposed to reference of the order to the next meeting of the Council. On the day set apart for the organization of the City Council I think it is no more than right that we should, on that same day, register our choice for the assistants who will help us out during the year in connection with our parliamentary work. object to the assignment of the order, and I hope that we will go ahead and elect our Clerk of Committees, Clerk of the Common Council, City Messenger and City Clerk.

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Mr. CONNOLLY of Wd. 17-Mr. President, I hope and trust that this order will not be referred to the next meeting of the Common Council, but that we will proceed to elect as Clerk of the Common Council the man who has faithfully served for the past 19 years as clerk of this body. I believe he is an efficient officer and should be re-elected here today, and I hope and trust that the order will not

be assigned to the next meeting of the Common Council, but that we well act upon it today as men.

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN-Mr. President, I rise for information. Will a motion to adjourn be now in order?

The PRESIDENT-The question being on reference to the next meeting, that motion will first have to be disposed of before any other motion will be entertained by the Chair.

Mr. ARMISTEAD of Wd. 11-Mr. President, I desire to offer at this time a substitute order for the one which is now before the body.

The PRESIDENT-The Chair will first read the order before ruling:

"Ordered, That this Council do now adjourn to meet on Thursday evening next at 7:45, and that the same be the day and hour for meeting thereafter until otherwise ordered." The Chair will rule the order out, as at this time it cannot be placed before the body until the motion made by the gentleman from Wd. 12 (Mr. Chamberlain) is disposed of. The question is on assignment of an order already before the council to the next meeting.

Mr. MULCAHY-Mr. President, inasmuch as the gentleman who made the motion gave no reason or argument why the order should be assigned to the next meeting, and the Chair decided the point of order I raised out of order, it would seem to me, we having no meeting day set as yet, that the procedure in this matter should continue, and that the order should be acted upon at this time. If the gentleman from Wd. 12 (Mr. Chamberlain) has an opponent to the clerk of this body, let him be a man and present the gentleman's name today. If not, why not proceed with the business of organization? I hope the order will go through today, as I would like to see the organization of this body formed.

The question was put on assignment to the next meeting, and, the President being in doubt, a rising vote was ordered. Before the rising vote was taken, however, Mr. Connolly of Wd. 17 said:

Mr. President, I move that the roll be called.

Mr. MULCAHY-Mr. President, I second that motion.

The yeas and nays were ordered and the order was assigned to the next meeting of the Council, yeas 38, nays 31:

Yeas-Armistead, Bagley, Battis, Bennett, Bordman, Brauer, Chamberlain, Cuddy, Donovan, Eddy, Emery, Harvey, Hibbard, Howard, Jordan, Kiley, Klemm, Leftovitch, Linehan, Lorey, MacDonald,

Mansfield, McInerney, Miller, Moore, O'Brien, Peck, Roemer, Rolland, Sanderson, Simpson, Stevens, Stockton, Walker, Watson, Wells, Winsloe, Wood-38.

Nays-Badaracco, Bradley, Brennan, Broderick, Carroll, Casey, Connolly, Curley, Doherty, Doyle, Fenton, Flynn, Gibbons, Hickey, Horrigan, Johnson, Kasanof, Kelley, Leonard, Logan, Madden, Martin, Mulcahy, Nangle, Newhall, Rice, Stone, Sullivan, Sweeney, Tobin, Turnbull-31.

Absent or not voting-Atwood, Collins, Donahoe, Giblin, Lydon, Mildram-6.

Mr. WATSON of Wd. 18-Mr. President, I wish to offer an order (Sending an order to the chair).

Mr. MULCAHY-Mr. President, I rise to a point of information. I desire the chair to state to me when the next meeting of this body will be.

The PRESIDENT-If the gentleman will kindly allow the clerk to read the order, perhaps he may know.

Mr. MULCAHY-I would like to know now.

The PRESIDENT-The clerk will kindly read the order for the information of the gentleman, as well as the other members of the Council.

The Clerk read the order offered by Mr. Watson, as follows:

Ordered: That when this Council adjourn, that it adjourn to Thursday, January 5, at 7.45 p. m.

The order was passed.

Mr. Chamberlain moved to adjourn; declared carried. Mr. Connolly doubted the vote and asked for the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and the Council voted to adjourn, yeas 41, nays 28.

Yeas-Armistead, Bagley, Battis, Bennett, Bordman, Brauer, Chamberlain, Cuddy, Donovan, Eddy, Emery, Harvey, Hibbard, Howard, Jordan, Kiley, Klemm, Leftovith, Linehan, Lorey, MacDonald, Mansfield, McInerney, Miller, Moore, O'Brien, Peck, Roemer, Rolland, Sanderson, Simpson, Stevens, Stockton, Stone, Sweeney, Turnbull, Walker, Watson, Wells, Winsloe, Wood-41.

Nays-Badaracco, Bradley, Brennar, Broderick, Carroll, Casey, Connolly, Curley, Doherty, Doyle, Fenton, Flynn, Gibbons, Hickey, Horrigan, Johnson, Kasanof, Kelley, Leonard, Logan, Madden, Martin, Mulcahy, Nangle, Newhall, Rice, Sullivan, Tobin-28.

Absent or not voting-Atwood, Collins, Donahoe, Giblin, Lydon, Mildram-6. Adjourned, at 1:03 P.M., to meet Thursday, January 5, at 7:45 P.M.

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