Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-06
FRIDAY MoRNINo ,ia;ii;uigimi,,MAT ., ISM
THE MAYORALTYI
Yesterdays Conventions.
Gathering of the Clans
COOK AND BOwER's PARTY AT
UNION LEAGUE HALL.
Cook RspndiAtCs the Action Of
His Own Committee.
Outrageous Conduct Of the Bowen
.ra-s ties.
THE RICHARDS MEN WITHDRAW
THE FRAUD CoNsUMMATRDI
Cook RspndiAtcs the Action OF
His Own Committee.
Outrageous Conduct Of the Bowen,
.. ties.
THE RICHARDS MEN WITHDRAW
THE FRAUD CoEsUMMATED |
Mr.. Bowen Nominated

much excitement Since an early hour the
wards had presented = lively appearance, the
delegates and their friends moving brislsly
about gathering the men OF their "olAnu" TO-
gether to agree upon plan Of action. ny ten
O'Clock the vicinity OF Union League Hail
began to 10 thronged with parties from ali
parts OF the city, both sets OF delegates hat =
log arrived and claiming admIttanee TO the
hall, the lower door OF which was guarded W
posse Of police.
Passing by tho NJ. Pc the DELEGATE .
passed to the upper hall, the sntraPce door 81
which was guarded by the redoubtable Tom
Bowie. inside lively scene was prssents d,
the Bowen and anti-Bowsn deleGations IRA
ternizins Ahthoush they were not Representa-
uyes Of antAsonistlo elements.
There was the immaculate Corporation AT.
torBey, "buEElng" hrSt one then the other Of
the delegAteSi Mr.. u. ID. Peck, tOPographer OIL
the water board, was also present, looking
beniEnly over his speetaelsA at the motley
crowd.
WIN. E. Mott, Mayor Bowens man OF all
work, was there; so was Danny Cahill, ChAs
Peters, Arthur PAnnsll. Joshua GatehelI, J.
W. Mcknight, OF the street numbering con.
tract, Mareeilus West, the little but loudJ Mar
Tn Cronin, chief engineer OF the Ere depart.
Ed. s. Atkinson and Maurice Murphy, ward
commissioners, Hsd q number OF other eorpo.
ration employers.
At 10 O'Clock, Isaish pouldIu OF the First
wArdI II. A. Hall, sreOu4 ward Charles Cham
plon, Sixth ward, and ". A. TaIiAfero, OF the
Seventh wand, the majority % the committee
on credentials, met 10 the hall W. A Cook,
OF the Third, and Z. S. Atkinson, Of the Finn
wards, also oa the sans committee, were L.,
attendance, but Major Morss, Of the Fourth
ward, failed to put 10 hls appearance uEtit
lo.sa O'Clock.
shoStiy after 10 o'clock the frat four men
TONED left the hall to receive the ereden-
tlAls Of the several wards. Major Morse hay
InE arrived. q conference was held betwssa
Cook, Morse, and Atkinson.
About 1880 O'Clock little breeze was created
by Mr.. Z. d. Hughes, one Of the Autl-Bowen
delegates from the Sixth wAri, crying out Vt
the top OF his voice, IAN Anti-Bowen men
come outside" Quite = number Of those In
the room accepted hlS Invitation aud walked
out.
Danny CAhlli then ordered his Fourth ward
delegates to take seats In the upper portion OF
the room. They aeeordin sly located themselves
on the north aide OF the hall, near the preR!-
dents seat.
NJ lN@A9 Nht IhN NNtu ueleEhtlOnt nHAueu
by Henry johnson, catered the room, aud took
seats Oh the south side Of the hall, opposite
the Fourth ward crowd. Thla deleg alton 10
the only legally elected 10y primary eleetIOnSj
from eithsr OF the wards.
At il;o6 W. A. Cook raped the meeting to
order, the hall being about half full Of dele
gates, the majority being Douen representa-
tives, The corporation attorney spoke az fol.
lows
The Convention WAS called to assemble at II
o'clock. According to my time that hour has
arrived. II has been customary for the chair.
man Of the General Dommlttes to call the
Convention to order. This year, In eouse-
quenee Of = difference Of opinion existing in
various wards, from all except three Of them
there are contested delegations. II has been
suggested that a temporary Organization 10
effected by the three Uncontrolled delegations,
or by the three wards from which there arc
only one delegation, and that, when that Is
done, both sets Of delegates from all the other
wards be admitted, and the validity Of the II
credentials DO passed on and the question
OF the admission Of the contestants be deter
mined. The plan seems 10 be perhaps aS fair
sS We can adopt, but l an ready 10 receive any
motion that may be made.
Mr.. II. J. Beall. move that Mr.. Peek be
temporary chairman.
Henry johnson. 1 nominate Mr.. John T.
Johnaon. Loud applause.
frAnk rayeTns: 1 desire to know By what
authority or At whose Instance this WAs made
that the uneontested wards should meet and
Know by what authority this i dons. TvoIcs,
NJ. oOok. The answer is simply this. These
delegations are uneonteEted, Ahd 1t 10 Gus
tomAry In all bodies such ~ thia 70 submit
temporary organization to the uneonteated
delegates and subsequently, to pass upon the
way u msstisE the difasSlty, and that Ssuld
Ne BY admitting both sets % delegates from
the various wards, and passing upon their
before the convention.
Isaiah Bouldln. IdsslTe to ask whether the
contested delegations 10 this room are allowed
to vote upon theehAlrmAn.
Mr.. Cook. IL Is dIstihctIy understood that
the genilemen from wards where there are
double assissa'lioTss VIII not vote upon this
there should be any fAvoTitism. / would like
to know u the delegates have come here 10
e,SS , Win We Iegeiatlo'ns q the eHeeu'
voice. call the previous question. tarsat
A voice. Mr.. President, Il you have the
nAmen Of the non. contrasting delegates call the
roll. IRenewed disorder
MIR. Henry Johnson, l consider this all out
OF order. We have been elected here by the
rules laid down by the chairman Of the eSeou.
tive committee, and have complied with the
rules and regulations laid down by that body,
and are willing to abide BY them. decreasing
NJ Mo-. f.,rl,t,. ). L.. 49,, $4,000.
roar Of yoiessJ / hone The tims ,Ss sps w.,
here viii not be spent Ia making desuitorv ~
elected TO this convention are waiting al Il the
maj elected thems Ibeiieys tssSs h1 parry nw
client Judgment IN the men who arc slestsS 10
this eonventlon 10 settio The difisTehse in ire
party hope no man in this meetiug will
vote for the rejection OF any Contested seats
[ Applause and eTIea u "Iet them inn
Nj. Cook. That 10 the original suggestion
that made,
Mr., Morse. l move that all delegates, con
teated or uncOnteaied, be admitted to the
noor.
The motion was put and carried.
Mr, Cook. The delegates from both sides |
VIII be admitted, aud appoint Messrs. BOul- |
lin and Morse to 60 to the door and see that |
they are admi ltted.,.,..,--.,--,- -.
led. Mr.. Cook took up again his efoOk .hS ndisd
zane and pounded "ordarl" upon the table
but " was evident that there was but very |
lttle respect either for the Chair or his cane,
and the babel increased. 80.
william More 3 chairman % his meeting.