The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-30


the interesting features Of the present political
camp aign in Philadelphia, the Nagle- Donovan
imbrOglio i'm the Third Senatorial District IS not
the least worthy OF notice. Captain O. M. Dono
van, the present Senator, was a candidate ior
renomnaiion, and il was generally believed by
outsiders that he would be successful, or that,
# he should fall George A. QUigley would be
the Democratic nominee. But when the Con-
vention assembled Mr.. David a. Nagle proved
to be Captain Donovan's strongest opponent,
and the friends of Mr.. Nage claim that he re-
CelvCd the nomination,
The friends OF Donovan, however, deny this.
They say that Mr. Ndples friends secured pos
session OF the hail in which the Convention was
advertised TO be held (Which is used for an
armOty), and posted guards at the door armed
with GayoDe'ed muskets, who swOre that they
would Bill any Donovan delegates that should
attempt to enter, ano thus wei e enabled TO nonli-
nate Mr. Nagie. 1t Is also asserted that despe-
rate characters were imported from New York
10 assist in this iorcble and fraudulent nomina-
ton Of Mr.. Nagle. After the nomination of Mr..
Naele in this hieh-handed manner, the friends
OF Donovan assembled and nominated him.
They adopted the following preamble and reso-
luton, in which the character of the Nagle Con-
yention is yiyidly portrayed
TEocds The Democratic party and It's principles
are coevai with the Government and its usages re
paran oupt to individual advancement. and II Is with
Wfcse motto is 'Rue or Ruin"
Ind WhcTCds A convention ofmen, usurping power
not delegated 10 them. he AIDED by Wlrncfpted men OF
the Thrn Senatorial District, with the assistance OF
and others, Destroyed the legal certificates Of those
the wishes Of the Democracy through their fepreseu
tativcs. wtre frustrated; the Jtidgc0n and kHe
theyS dared Jared to advocate the claims OF Captain Dono
vau. lie hes proved hlmselL by ms constant a1vo'
whom the people love and revere for his determined
and as eminenliy fitted forihe position;
Ind, lrhCreas 1twas evident that Captain Donovan
being The choice Of the Democracy OF this Senatorial
d strict his enemies saw the necessity fperverting
the well-known wishes of the Democratic party.
Besotyed That We. as the representatives or the
nm, il nf Ip iTd n
elected in accordance with IT'S usages, hereby call
nominee of the party, Captain Donovan, and as a
Convention do hereby pledge ourselves TO devote
organizers.
This is pretty picture of a Democratic Con-
venhon, painted by Democrats. The beauty of
"bullies H." the "bludgeon and the knite,n and
the "threatening of mems lives, is equaled only
| by the innocent eloquence of the appeal to 'thc
| Democracy in its purty" In this connection,
| purity" is decidedly good. To what extent 'the
| people love and reveren Captain Donovan "for
his opposition to all monopolies injurious to the
Masses" are not prepared to say; but 1t would
! seem, if we may judge from the quarrel under
! consideration, that there are at least few De-
| mocrats in the Third District whOss love and
! reverence for the Captain are neither very fer
| vent nor very profound.
To settle the question as to whether Donovan
or Nagle was legitimately nominated, an appeal
| was taken to the Democratic City Executive
| Committee, which decided in favor OF Nagle, re-
| gardless of Donovan's areument OF 6ludgeons,
to have been the verdict of the Committee.
In obedience to this decision, Donovan is pre-
sumed to be out OF the field; but his friends are
! as determined as ever that Nagle shall be de-
feaed. They are fighting him in an organized
| manner, like soldiers. They have held secret
meetings in nearly all the precincts of the Dis
trict to drill and fit themselves for efhclen,
action at the polls, and they vow vengeance
against Nagle, ayowing their preference toI
Bonham. They say that Democracy in its
purity" would suffer more in the triumph Of
Nagle's wropg.doing than in the election of G
Republican, and, while vindicatipg the purity
of their doctrine, they desire to administer a fit
ting rebuke to Mr. Nagle's more prominent
hackers, among whom may be mentioned
Alderman McMullen, Samuel Josephs, William
V. McGrath, Samuel j. Randall, and Others
The friends of Donovan include large proper
tion of our Irish fellow-citizens, who feel sorel
aRerieyed, not only because OF their Senatora
ct uGtry mans ueIeat put DeUause the Democrats
whom they have served so long and so faith
fully, have not deigned to place single son o
Erin upon their city and county ticket. The
are 'eXceeding wroth, ard Mr.: Nagle is likel
to find the Jordan of the Third District "a har
road to travel" His party's sins were enoug
for him to carry, and the chances are that tn
addition of his own and his friends, yiolen
action in the Convention will make his loa
greater than he can carry, and win. His CON
pettor Mr.. Bonham, is popular man, repre-
senting the popular party, and, having no quarre
on his handsgwill very probably be able t
Overcome the Democratic majority in tha
District.
Asioe from political preference, it must b
conceded mat the elecuon OF MT. Nagle, Wn
has been thrust before the people of the distric
in the disreputable and violent manner dc
scribed, would be a reproach to the community
A meeting of roughs and ruffians many {
whom were sefconstituted delegates and som
of whom were not residents of the district
armed with guns, pistols knives, and bludgeons
and actlng in utter disregard and defiance {
law, ought not to be permitted to choose a Stat
Senator for the people of Philadelphia, and it
believed that the voters of the Third SENATOR'S
District will so decide.
AN IMpoRTANT QUEsTIoN.--A question il
yolying the constitHtionality of the Act of A,
sembly, passed last year, in regard to the pay
ment OF a State and County tax, will be argue
this week before Judge Brewster On Saturda
Mr.. |. Newton Brown made application for
rule on Mr.. Richard Peltz, Receiver of Take
+ to show cause why mandamus should nc
issue against him and his sub-receivers to pre-
vent them from demanding the poll tax of fit
cents, the Constitution requiring that the asses
mani shall be q State or COnntY tax of tMent,