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Major Morse moved to proceed to the cleo
/ tion of candidates. f.. 2
/ Mr. Ambush SAID be was instru cted by tn,
/ Second Ward deiegation to nominate Mr. A
G.Han for Collectorship.
Under a suspension OF the rules Major Hal
| offered resolution that upon the presen tatioi
| OF the name of a candidate his friends shal
adopted
On calling the wards for nominations, tn,
LIST, 2d, 80. 5th and 7th nominated Mr. Hall.
The 4th had 10 n domination to make.
The 9Th ward presented the name Of William
| A voice.-uPut him out" -a-
| The Chair called the meeting to order, sta
ting that when name was presented it shoule
be acted ON with the same equity as the mos
A voice.-The offensive remark came from
| outside the bar.
A member OF the 7tn ward delegation nom
mated MT. Geo. P. Con- when Major Morse
stated that he was authorized to withdraw the
| name, with TIE thanks Of Mr.. Goff, who
pledges himself to support the nominee. :
/ Ur. Mcklm withdrew the name of Mr.
| Dixon by direction of the 9th ward delegation
| The wards were called to east their ballots
| which they did as follows list ward, Is for
Mr ,aG Han; 20; Is do; 30, Is do; 4th, u do,
| leave was granted, and the Is votes were cas-
tor Mr. Hall.) Fifth, Is for Mr. Hall: 9th, Is
tor John F. Cook: I'M. Shinar, who announced
the vote, accempan ying the announcement
| with the exclamation, +" Come up r') 9TH, Is for
| Mr.. Hall.
The Chair announced the re.ult-whele
number OF votes, los; Mr. Hall, 90; Mr. Cook,
DR.. McKim asked leave for the 9th ward to
| change their votes to Mr.. Hall, making the
nomination unanimous.
MAJOR Morse moved to proceed to nominate
candidate for surveyor.
The Char suggested that it had been the
usage to make nominations in regular order.
Major Morse said that that was under the
| old order Of things, and they proposed to get
| out OF that order now.
MIR. James Small moved to amend by insart
Ing register. He urged that usage makes law,
and that they now elect candidate for regis.
ter.
Major Morse replied that If usage makes
laws, the Democrats would rule, for the usage
had been to elect Democrats.
Mr.. SmalPs motion was laid on the table
and nominations for the surveyorship were
called for.
The lst I'd. Sd, 5th, 9th, (in pars,) and 7th
wards named Mr.. g. H. Bliss, Of the Sd ward.
The 4th presented the name Of Mr. P. H. Don :
egan OF that ward, and portion of the 9th
ward delegation supported him also.
The Chair asked the privilege to reserve
his vote.
MAJOR Morse urged that the members show
seme magnanimity towards the 4th ward, and
urged the claims of Mr.. Doaegan. He did not
believe that the nomination of candidates from
enc ward for two offices would be conducive
to the success Of the party: Mr.. Donegan be-
longed TO class w no had hi therto voted with
the Democracy, who are just now learning to
obey the voice of freedom, and many of them
would vote The ticket if he was on it, a
Mr.. S. G. Brown said that it had been stated
that II Mr. Donegan's name was on the ticket
the other names would be scratched by his
Irish friends.
Mr. L. F. Clements denied this assertion.
and claimed that the name of Donegan would
add strength to the ticket. Mr.. ID. was prac-
tical surveyor, and had testimonials from
Prot. bache. 1t was unfair to have two can
didates from one ward
Mr.. Atkinson, (coIored, 5th ward J said he
did not like white he'd men, for after they
got in power they would forget who put them
and they should now be careful that they took
up none but proper men. Let us put him on
probation.
Foice.-isAre you sure he is a convert :"
Mr.. Brown said he would 60 with Mr.. D.
no further than he was obliged to, and was
opposed to nominating an Irishman for the
purpose OF getting the Irish vote.
Major Morse said it was not right that men
known to be Republicans should be attacked.
AS Tor Mr.. Donegan, he and 80 or 40 others are
members OF the Fourth Ward Club, and at
tended the meetings regularly, sand~ichlng
themselves amsng the colored voters as q
matter of principle.
Mr.. Atkinson said that they now wanted to
lay the foundation Of an edifice which should
stand for all time; and they should be careful
that meme but the right men are elected.
MIR. Taverns (celored) remarked that he did
tionality, and asked If the parties spoken of
(Mr. Done gan and his friends) would vote for
the nominee Of the convention il ne was not
Il voice-sYes they will"
DR.. Boyd said that he himself was a native
of1reland. Mr.. Donegan, it had been said, had
asked was il on account Of his loyalty or was
he simply prisoner of war. He CDR. B. was
on the first roll Of Republicans ever made In
this District, and had never heard the name of
MI ID. there.
Major Morse replied that Donegan was i'm
prisoned because he was in the service of his
country; that his record was clear he had been
once candidate for the position on the un-
conditional Union ticket.
Sergeant Hatton (colored) defended Mr..
Donegan. who he knew was abused by his
a friend OF liberty in every sense. 1t had been
hinted that they wanted no Irish votes, but
he contended that they wanted all they could
get. Mr.. Donegan thirteen years ago taught
colored boys to read and write.
MIR. Barnes, (white,) OF the 5th ward, said
that 1t would be useless TO attempt TO get an
Irish vote by nominating an lrishman. They
might as we'll try to climb pole feet upward.
Mr.. Kelsey urged the claims of Mr.. Bliss.
who he had known four or five years. He
was an anti-slavery man As long ago as 1910,
and never voted a pro- slavery ticket in his
lite. Like Ceser's wife. he is above suspi-
cion He has been the surveyor Of Cincinnati,
Western railroads as engineer. = u
The vote was taken and announced as fol-
lows: 1st ward-Bliss, Is: 2d-Eliss, Is; Sd
Bliss, ii; 4th-Donegan, Is; 5th-Donegau, L;
Bliss, IA; 6th-Donegan, 2: Bliss, 13: 7th-I3liss,
IS. Total. l04; Bliss. SO, Donegan, IS. L al
Mr.. BlissSw declared the nominee amid
applause.
Nominations for the candidate for Surveyor
was called for and made as follows:-lst ward,
Mr.. FsA Boswell; I'd, L. Edwin Dudley: 3D.,
Boswell, Dudley. p. H. Rhinehardt; 4th, John
F. COOK; sth, Captain Slater 9th, BOs we'll; 7th,
Boswell as- "a : :.
Major Wells, of the 5th ward, in nominating
Captain Slater, urged his claims as soldier
who had faithfully served his country and lost
q limb in the service.
Mr.. Burton urged that their opponents had
their strongest man nominated for this position,
and he wanted the convention to nominate
their strongest man as the only possible chance
of being successful, and urged the claims Of
Mr.. Boswell. sEtE &
A lengthy debate ensued in which Dr.. Boyd
charged that Mr.. Boswell had ordered col
ored boy to be showered and the police rec
ords would show il.
Cries of That's not so % 'sThat's false
Rev. A. Bowen (colored) denied this asser-
ton positively, and stated that ne and the 9th
or colored men, of the 7th wtard, knew Mr..
Boswell as their firm and faithful friend
Major Morse urged the claims OF Mr. IF.
Cook, stating that the experiment might as well
be commenced now Of electing coiored men TO
office = A : = - -
Mr.. Barton inquired inquired il Mr.. Dudley