The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-28
CITY CONTROLLER's CONVENTION.

Ihls convention, which met at Concortlia Hail.
on Callowhill street below Fifth, was called to
order at 1O1a o'clock by Thomas McDonough.
who was appointed by the City Executive Com
ceeded to appoint Messrs. Samuel Fox of the
Eighteenth ward, and Mr.. Thomas James, of the
twelfth ward, as Temporary secretaries, and
Messrs. Alexander Plunket and George III. Mil
Ter, of the Twenty-sixth ward, and Mr. William
Dennison, of the FIRST ward temporary door
keepers.
The presentation of credentials by the dele
gates being the next business in order the
Secretaries proceeded to receive them as they
were handed in.
There being no contested seats. no necessity
existed Tor the appointment of a committee on
credentials, and the convention proceeded to
the election of a permanent President.
Mr.. Arthur Hughes and Mr.. Charles l.. Wolf
were nominated to that position. 1t being, on
motion, carried that the election be by ballot,
the Chair appointed Mr.. John O'Grady and
James z. Morrison as tellers, and the conyen-
tion Immediately proceeded to an election,
Mr. Charles L. Wolf having received AZ votes.
Mr.. Arthur Hughes "a, and Mr. Smith Skinner
/, Mr.. Wolf was declared permanent President.
The following gentlemen were then nominated
Tor permanent secretaries:-Mr John O'Grady
Thomas James, Samuel Faunce, and Joseph
Allen. lsI FI7 80
A motion prevailed that Mr.. O'Grady and Mr..
James be elected by acclamation. This was
done.
Messrs Samuel Farmer and Cha les w. Carri-
gan were then elected permanent Vice-Presi-
dents by reclamation.
The temporary doorkeeper was also made
permanen by acclamation.
Mr.. John Little was also elected Messenger
The Chairman then took the stand, and re-
turned thanks to the convention for his cleo
tion. rIh :
The convention then proceeded to a nomipa-
tion of City Controller.
The following gentlemen were then put in
nomination:-E. G. Woodward, William Har-
beson, Dennis +. Dealy and George Getz.
Before proceeding to a ballot Mr.. John
Hagen was elected treasurer, and motion was
adopted that each delegate voting deposit
twenty-five cents in the treasurer's hat for the
purpose OF paying the incidental expenses of
the convention.
The convention then proceeded to ballot.
with the following result
Woodward, 49, Harbeson, 80; Dealy z;
Getz, /. rt =
The Chairman announced that Mr.. Woodward
having received the majority of votes of the
cony ention, he was the nominee elect. i.ll F.
On motion of Mr.. John O'Grady, Mr.. Wood
ward was declared the nominee by aeclamation.
\ Messrs. Faunce, Carrigan, and Mcbride were
then appointed committee to wait upon Mr.
woodward and invite him to address the con-
venton. 10 II
Mr.. Woodward was then escorted to the plat
form, and In few happy words thanked the
convention for his nomination.
The convention then adjourned.
Mr.. Dealy then addressed the convention in
few words Of commendatlon of Mr. Woodward,
and promising, although a defeated candidate,
to support the nominee.
The Chair announced the nomination of Mr.
Biddle as Mayor, and with three rousing cheers
for the Democratic party the convention ad-
journed.