Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-31
CITY UNION OONYENTION.
Domination OF Union city OnHcers to
be Elected for tine Ensuing Year.


In pursuance of the published call, the
delegates sppointed at the various ward
primary meetings on Wednesday night,
together with large crowd of interested
people, met at ten o'clock A. NJ, yesterday,
in National Hall, for the purpose of nOmi-
mating candidates for the offices of Mayor,
Commissioner of Water Works, Police
Judge, Police Clerk, City Attorney, City
Marshal, City Commissioner, City Sexton,
City Treasurer, City sealer of Weights and
Measures, and Constable.
The meeting was called to order, and on
motion of Mr.. C. S. Ransom, E. B. Cham
berlain was appointed President, and James
Barnett, Secretary.
A motion for the appointment of COM
mittee of three to examine the credentials
of the delegates, and report, prevailed, and
Messrs T. N. Bond, N. B. sherwin and Il.
]. Webb were named as that committee.
On motion of Mr.. Pitkin msjority Of
delegates from each ward were empowered
to fill vacancies in their respective delega-
tions.
Measrs. L NJ. PitIlins and John NJ. Ster-
ling, jr., were appointed Tellers.
The Committee on Credentials came in and
reported in favor of the following delega-
tion from the fourth ward C. S. Ransom,
I. H. Marshall, Henry Newbsrry, C. A
Crumb, 8. ]. Miller, James Wade, jr., L.
F. Burgess, R. R. Herrick and R. P. Myers.
We stated in our last issue that the pri-
mary meeting in this ward split into two
factions, each of which made out a ticket.
The delegation not recognized as members
of the Convention, consisted of the follow
ing gentlemen: D. A. Dangler, Edgar Deck
er, Louis smithnight, Leopold Benedict,
C. 8. Hobbs, Daniel Hamilton, Anthony
Baer, Barney McGrath, and s. Thorman.
The reading of the report of the Com
mittee produced great commotion, as was
expected. On motion, the report was re-
ceived, and pending its adoption motion
was made by Mr.. Perkins, allowing the
heads of the contending delegations to
make to the Convention a statement of the
facts concerning the division and strife.
This privilege granted, Mr.. Daugler made
an explanation, and claimed that the dele
cation headed BY his name, wss chosen by
two-thirds vote at the primary meeting,
having received $50 votes in all.
Mr.. Ransom read the credentials, and
considered them q sufficient substsntistion
of the claim to voice in the Convention
made by his delegation. The primary
meeting was regularly organized, and the
delegates legally appointed, while the with
drawal of the dissatisfied faction was itself
disorganizing act, amounting to forfeit
ure of their claim to seats in the Conven-
tion. He insisted that his was the regular
ly organized party of the meeting.
The motion on the adoption of the Com
mittee's report wss then put, but in the
confusion the Chair could not decide as to
the ayes and noes, whereupon an amend
ment was proposed by Mr.. Perkins, to sub
stitute the ticket headed by Mr.. Dsngler,
for the one favored By the report. The
amendment, as it seemed, was sighted and
stifled, when the question REQUIRED upon the
adoption of the report, and was carried by
storm.
The Convention then proceeded to the
nomination of candidates, in pursuance of
a motion to take them in the order publish
ed. Accordingly, nominations were made
for
MAYOR.
The following gentlemen were named as
candidates: q. NJ. Chaplin, VIM. P. Foeg,
r11z---yJ u ,. I,aDgIerJ j. Dwight
Palmer.
At this point Mr.. Dsngler, in neat
manner declined accepting denomination,
while thanking his supporters for the honor
conferred. His business makes such de-
mands upon his time that, if elected, he
could not bring to the discharge of the
weighty duties of that responsible Office the
energy and attention which he should give
who accepts such trusts and responsibilities.
On motion of Mr.. Townsend, the first
ballot was made informal. As there were
sixty-two delegates present, thirty two
votes constituted a majority, The informal
vote resulted as follows:
Thomas Jones' jr ............ ..................3S
De M Chapln.-.. ss..........'...lb
y Dwight Palmer .-.-.......-'-.... .-.-........l2
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