The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-25
ep. johnson. u; JuniO, 10; HAITI;

Rep. johnson. 10; JUNO, 80; Hart, q
Birch, l.
The President declared Reps. JUNO
johnson and Hart the regular nominees.
A formal ballot was then taken for the
election of President, with the following
result:
Reps. E johnson, 10; J. J. JUNO, 49,
A. Hart, l.
There being no choice, the Convention
proceeded to a second ballot with the fol
lowing result:
Reps. E. johnson, IS; ]. J. JUNO, IL
The President declared the vote illegal
as more ballots had been cast than there
the Convention proceeded to q third bal
lot with the following result:
Whole number OF votes cast, 80 neces-
sarY for a choice. 20; Rep. J. J. JUNO re-
ceived 10: Rep. z. johnson, 90 Where
upon the Chair declared Edwin johnson,
OF Baltimore Union No. 1, duly elected
national Union for the ensuing term.
Rep. Futherer moved the election OF
Rep. E. johnson be made unanimous,
which was lost
The hour OF o'clock having arrived,
buc uulOH ouJOuIucu.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The union re-assembled at o'clock Pm.
President Blend in the chair.
On motion OF Rep, Castine, the calling
Of the roll and the reading of the minutes
be dispensed with for the present.
The following nominations were then
made:
For First President: Reps. Noerr,
Cady Bryan, Hayden, Kuhu, Hart, DOlan,
and JUNO. Reps JUNO. Hart Dolan. and
Kuhn declined being candidates.
The first ballot was taken with the
following result;
Rep. Noerr received IL votes; Rep.
Cady, : votes; Rep. Bryan, 2 votes; Rep.
Hayden, IL votes; Rep JUNO, vote
Reps. Bran nd Cady withdrew their
names, when a second ballot was had, with
the following result:
Whole number "a votes cast, 81; neces-
sary for choice, 10; Rep. Peter Cady,
received / hep. W. J. Cannon, / /; Rep.
W. d. NOerr, IS; Rep. ]. h Hayden, 10.
The President declared Rep. ]. II. Hay
don duly elected FIRST Vice-P President for
the ensuing term.
Rep. OCallaghan appealed from the
decision of the chair. The chair was sus-
tanned by vote OF q yeas to 3 nays.
Rep. Noerr moved to make the election
Of Rep J. II. Hayden unanimous. Carried.
The following nominations were then
made TOR Second VIce-President Reps.
Cady and Coffee.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes cast, 80; neces-
sary for cholcs, 20; Rep. James Coffee
received IS; Peter Cady, 20
The President declared kep, Peter Cady
duly elected Second Vice President for the
ensuing term
Rep. Hayden moved to make the cleo
ton unanimous. Carried.
The union then proceeded to the cleo
uon OF Secretary. Rep. Thomas j. Birch
was nominated; but thanking the union
for the honor conferred, for private reasons,
most respectfully declined being a can
6idate.
Reps. Thomas DOlan, Angel Hart. and
VIM. j. Cannon, were 'then nominated as
candidates tor the office OF Secretary.
The first ballot was taken with the fol-
lowing result:
Rep. DOlan, Is votes; Rep. Hart IA
votes Rep. Cannon, 8 votes.
There being no choice, the name OF Rem.
cannon was dropped, and the union pro-
ceeded to second ballot, with the follow
ing result:
Whole number OF votes east 80; neces-
sary for choice, 20; Rep Thomas Dolan
received Is; Rep. Angel Hart, u.
When the President declared Rep.
Angel Hart duly elected Secretary for the
ensuing term.
On motion Of Rep Yost, the election Of
A. Hart was made unanimous.
The following nominations were then
made tor Assistant-Secretary Reps Jo-
seph Sterritt, A. Maffit, and Charles Yost.
The first ballot was taken with the fol-
lowing result:
Rep. Mafit, Is votes; Rep. Sterritt. II
votes; Rep. YOst, votes; Rep. Noerr, |
vote; Rep. Clark, vote
Rep. YOst withdrew his name as a can
didate
A second ballot was taken with the
following result:
Whole number of votes cast 80; nee
essary for a choice 20; Rep. Fred Blend.
received 1 /; Rep. A. Mafitt, 10; Rep. Jo-
seph Sterritt, 20.
The President then declared Rep. joseph
Sterritt duly elected Assistant Secretary for
the ensuing term.
On motion the election was made unan-
imous.
During the election for Second Vice
President, Rep. Maffitt served as teller
vice Rep. Coffee, and during the election
of Secretary, Rep. Cady served as clerk Of
election vice, Rep. Dolan.
Rep. Birch moved that the retiring
President install the President elect, and
he (the President elect install the remain
der of the officers. So carried.
Rep. Yost moved that a committee of
two be appointed, to conduct the newly
elected officers to their respective seats.
Carried.
The President appointed as such COM
mittee, Reps. YOst and Dolan.
President Blend administered the obli-
CATION of office to Rep. Edwin johnson.
President elect; and then in a short speech,
returned his thanks to those connected
with him in Office for the past two or three
years for courtesies received, and declared
his continued services in the cause of the
International Union.
On motion of Rep. O'Callaghan. a vote
OF thanks was returned to Fred Blend for
the faithful performance of his duty. while
President of the International Union