The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-30
CITY INTELLIG EN- CE.
d & M o C RAG Y.
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Proceedings To-day.
More Characteristic Scenes.

The County Convention Of the "unterTiaeS" w
met again this morning at 10 o'clock at Wash-
ington Hall, Eighth and Spring Saroein ssreess' ecu
Long before that hour groups OF exciteo lnols
viduals congregated around the ouldlng, ana
from the number of blackened eyes and bruised
faces the struggle of the two preceding days
was evidently one of no trifing kind, and the
Iistinpuished honor of being n county delegate
was not in such instances SO easily obtained.
There was much comment as to the action of
the preceding day, both in this and the CITY
Convention, and the course pursued by Philip
Lowry Jr., was very generally condemned, that
gentleman having published the following card
in the morning papers, which created no little
0'l'''' ''NIob" Convention.
Mr.. Lowry stated his grievance in the follow
ing language:-
itNotice-To my Democratic Friends, Delegates TO
the Democratic County Convention:
'Iaving been elected President Of the convention
three times and being refused permission to preside
by chGt may be lustly termed 1no6, request Joint
yn ment Of this Convention until honest delegates be
''PHHP LOWRY, JR".
Making the Best Of Bad Bargain.
There was considerable indignation expressed
at this publication, it being urged that Mr.. Lowry
''beat himself" for President by his indiscretion
and imperturbability of temperament. Further
more that during the balloting Mr.. Lowry was in
great glee as long as he was ahead of MIR. Leech
on the count, but that when the latter passed him
on the tally, Mr. Lowry, in tone of indignant
bargain by Withdrawing from the contest.
"COmmittee Order"
AhouA ~ o'clock President Leech took the
chair, and appealed to the convention to pre-
serve order in their deliberations. All things
would be conducted with regularity and fairness,
and he called on the Committee on Order, ap-
pointed yesterday, to see that delegates were
seated, the windows cleared, and the peace pre-
served generally. The committee consisted of
the following named persons:-Messrs. Robert
Lister Smith, Samuel j. Josephs, William
McMullin, Frederick Gerker Clifford White,
- Hayes, and Joseph Abrams.
The committee at once set to work. and in n
short time the delegates we're seated, and good
order maintained. 1t understood that the
settlement of contested seats was the first busi-
ness in order, and the committees were then an
nOunced in the respective cases. These in turn
retired to hear testimony in the several cases
entrusted to their keeping, and whilst they
were deliberating no business was transacted
The election divisions contested are as follows:-
The Fourth division of the First ward Third
Eighth, and Fourteenth divisions of the Second
ward; Sixth of the Fifth; Sixth of the Sixth;
Twelfth of the Seventh; Fourteenth of the
Seventh; First of the Tenth; Sixth of the Four
teenth; Fifteenth of the Ffteenth; Eighth of the
Nineteenth; Tenth of the Twenteth Nineteenth
of the Twentieth; and Seventh of the Twenty
sixth.
The following named persons were, on the re-
commentator of the committees, admitted as
delegates from the respective divisions named:--
Fourth of the First ward, G. NJ. Reilly; Eighth
OF Lne second, JOun johnson; BlXtn OF
Fifth, George Moore; Fourteenth of the Second
ward, Dennis O'Neill; Third of the Second,
James Deyine; Sixth of the Sixth Charles
McGinnis; Twelfth of the Seventh, William
Fifth of the Seventh, Mr.: Dutton; Second
teenth of the Seventh, Charles McCarty;
Fifteenth of the Tenth, s. w. Franklin; Sixth
of the Fourteenth, j. Williams; Fifteenth of the
Fifteenth William Binders Fifth of the Seven
teenth, Michael Dougherty; Sixth of the Six
tieth, Thomas Meagher; Seventh of the Twenty
sixth, j. Hopkins; Eighth of the Nineteenth,
John Diamond; Second of the Fourteenth,
James Murphy; Fourth of the Seventeenth
Robert Mcbride.
This concluded the cases of contest, and it
appearing that DR.. Roth and some other of the
candidates had got into the room, they had to
make tracks"
General Nominations.
On motion general nominations were then
made as follows:-
For Coroner.
James Stewart. George Kelly.
DR.. Theodore Roth Frank Lecture
DR.. II. f. Burmester. DR.. K. Pollitt.
Lewis Pechin. DIR. j. d. Schoales.
Clerk of the Quarter Sessions.
j. p. Ahern. John +. Sharkey.
w. d. Kendrck. Thomas McMillen.
Philip II. Lutts Robert d. Sherrard.
PrOthOnOtary of the District Court.
w. F. Schiebe, John F. Kelly,
Or. II. r. Linderman, Samuel Ogden.
Recorder of Deeds.
W. "A.
Charles M. Hurley Major j. II. Coke,
Isaac NJ. Post Samuel Nathans.
A motion was then made to adjourn, and disa-
greed TO most emphatcally.
On motion II was resolved that the convention
proceed to ballot for q candidate for the ofRce
of Coroner.
! Messrs. Albert Lawrence and Frederick Ger
. ker were chosen teers, and a resolution
adopted that as the name of each delegate was
called he should cast his vote and pay an assess
meet of 25 cents for expenses incurred AS our
report closed, the first ballot was just being
commenced.
COMMENCEMENT OF ANDALUsIA CoLLEGE.-The an
nual commencement OF this institution took place on
Tuesday, June 20, at the College, in presence of a
large and highly cultivated assemblage. The eXer-
c1ses were the subject OF universal commentator,
and fully sustained the well-earned reputation OF the
institution. While Latin and Greek held due POSI-
tion, the French and German had that prominence
which public sentiment is rapidly according to these
languages In a polite and business education.
After the award Of the gold and silver medals five
graduates received their degree as follows:-E II.
Badly Jr, X l. Gummins, S. M. Fox, W. T. Garri-
The honorary degree of d. d. was conferred upon
Rev. j. p. Lundy and Rev. Frederic w. Knighton
At the request OF the Rev. Dr. Wells President OF
the College, DR.. G. Fox, President OF the Board of
Trustees, presided and conferred the degrees
Later in the day some seventy-iYe invited guests
part0Ok OF sumptuOus repast in the College Tefec-
tory, where with speeches and sentiments the occa-
sion was rendered worthy the time and place.
THE DEMOCRATIC WARD NOMINATION. fol-
lowing Democratic ward nominations, additional TO
those published on our inside pages, have been an
! nOunced:-
| Nineteenth Ward Common Council, John V.
Gess; Constable, Richard Bowers; School Director,