The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-30

Whereupon Captain Charles B. Duncan was
declared the nominee for City Commissioner.
During the balloting the proceedings were
characterized by the same disorderly behavior
that had prevailed for the previous five hours.
A crowd of the lowest kind of roughs-dele-
gates and outsiders-took possession of the
space between the benches and platform, and
kept up such a shouting that it was scarcely
possible for the tellers to hear the responses
of the delegates. Occasionally some one
would answer the name of another delegate,
and when recognized the crowd would rush
for him, some one give him poke, and he
would retire to the rear of the room, only to
return again and repeat his otfense.
Fights were of frequent occurrence, and
the only wonder was that the convention did
not on several occasions break up in grand
row.
The President, armed with huge piece Of
a packing-box, raped, and raped, and
raped, until the stick was shivered almost
to splinters; in an effort to preserve order;
but it was no use-this crowd of rufians just
did as they pleased; they shouted, they
yelled, and they fought, and eventually, SO
outrageous did their behavior become, that
the respectable part of the convention left
the hall, disgusted not only with the brutes
whom they had selected for companions, but
with the manner in which the Democracy
y choose their standard-bearers.
The announcement of the result of the last
ballot was succeeded with another almost in
describable scene of confusion. While some
of the delegates were calling for an adjourn
ment, others were demanding that candidates
be put in nomination for City Treasurer Par
tial order would be restored, when some half
drunken fellow would move for an adjourn
ment This would be met with deafening
cries of 'No!" ''No!" In the midst of this
unruly conduct, Folyard Degan mounted a
i IL e1. 10 tl@Ca
around him, and all that could be heard above
the din was, ''The eyes of the people are upon
the action of this Democratic Convention.
The President put a motion that the con
vention go into nomination for City Trea-
surer, and it would have been a diff cult mat
ter for any one to have decided whether the
yeas or nays had it.
delegate then mounted settee and read
the following letter.
Dear Slr:-It is my earnest wish that my friends
withdraw from the convention, as cons Ter it ths
merest farce as conducted. Please have this pub
llcly made known TO my friends
Very truly yours JOS. N. PEIRsoI@
This was followed by harangue by one OF
the delegates, and whatever he said must have
been satisfactory to those surrounding him
for great crowd pressed towards the door
which was so we'll guarded that none could
get out The clerk, in the midst of all THU
noise, commenced calling the roll without
any nominations having been made. For al
instant order was maintained, and it was fo
only an instant The call was frequently in
terrupted by the cries of the delegates, bu
the clerk managed to get through the roll il
some sort of a way.
The ballot resulted as follows:-
S. Gross Fry
Joseph N. Peirsol 4
George Grant.
AS will be seen, many Of the Peirsol me-
refused to vote, they expressing their dis
satisfaction loudly at the way in which th
convention had acted. They claim that tn
nomination of Mr.. Fry was irregular, inas
much as no names were put in general nom
nation, as prescribed by the rules of tn
party.
On the motion to make the nominatio
unanimous, there were a great number {
nays. At hall past 10 7. y. 10 coayens.o
adjourned sine die.