The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-29
THE CITY CONVENTION.
The ProceedinRs this MORNING.

The City Convention met at 10 O'Clock at the Ma
tional Guards Hall, Race street. between Fifth and
SIXTH and long before that hour squads OF delegates
were assembled thereabouts, discussing the merits
and chances OF the different candidates. There ap-
peared to be general good feeling and pleasantly,
and there but little II any confusion The Sixth
Ward Convention met at the southwest corner OF
Sixth and Race streets, and between both cOnven-
tions an unusually large multitude OF persons were
assembled In the neghhorhood.
The convention being called to order, Colonel e.
w. G. Greene was called to the chair, which gave
considerable dissatisfaction to the friends of Mr.. j.
N. PeirsOl, City Treasurer, and candidate for re-
nomination, it being alleged that Mr.. Greene (who
was the friend Of Mr.. S. Gross Fry had been called
to the chair prematurely, and before sufficient
number of delegates had arrived
10 was moved that James s. Watson Peirsol man)
act as temporary chairman, which, amidst much
confusion, was declared agreed to, and Mr.. Watson
ascended the platform. Colonel Greene, however,
declined leaving his position, and continued to call
the convention to order.
Mr. f. E. Degan, in stentoran voice, said it made
but little difference which gentleman presided, but
rest should be represented either by the chairman
ship or q secretaryship.
The tumult was finally quelled by resolution
being agreed to that Colonel Greene olciate tenn
p1rary Chairman John Robbins CRY deegate) as
Secretary, and UTiah Arnold Persol delegate) also
as Secretary. The credit OF this harmonious proce-
dure was due to Mr.. Albert Gaskill, Fry delegate
and one of the temporary secretaries who had been
acting temporary secretary, but relinquished his
position that The convention might 'have peace"
The credentials of the delegates from the different
wards were then presented.
A large number of seats were contested, among
which were the folOwing:-
Fifth, Tenth Thirteenth, and Fourteenth divisions
Ofthe Third Ward; Ninth of the Fourth Ward Sixth
of the Fifth Ward Third Of the Sixth Ward; Eighth
of the Ninth Ward Fourth of the Sixth and Six
teenth Wards Eighth of the Nineteenth Ward; and
the Fourth of the Twenty-ffth Ward. -
The Convention then took recess until O'Clock
to enable the Secretaries to prepare their lists Of
the delegates in alphabetical order.
Proceedings of the Afternoon Session.
On reassembng at that hour, the Secretaries re-
ported that they had not completed their lists, and
on motion, further recess until O'Clock was
agreed to.
At that hour the convention was called to order,
and the regular business proceeded witt
A number OF persons being in the room other than
delegates, and all being thrown together in mis-
celaneous mass, an effort was maze to eject intru-
ders from the hall. To know how to accomplish
this puzzled the convention not little, and for a
time there was indescribable confusion and rregu-
larty.
A motion was finally agreed to that the delegates
retire TO the rear of the hall, and then as their
names were called, they should step forward and
take their seats.
This plan was found to be efIectual, but exceed
ngly SLOW and tedious, and oorsiVioruoio dinouity
wasfOund in properly securing the door against the
attacks of intruders and the general crowd. So
proceed with the calling OF the roll, and all sorts of
motions suggestions, and appeals were made, and
at least half an hour occupied in an effort to
proceed with the roll
The Secretary, Mr.. Robbins, finally went into the
rear OF the room amongst the delegates, and the
confusion at the door having ceased, the roll was
called, and as the delegates answered they took
their Places which proceeding occupied the time OF
the convention until O'Clock.