The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-14
CITY CONTROLLER.
Proceedings of the Convention.

Oh the convention
The City Controllers Convention organized
punctually at the Assembly Buildings as fol
lows:- AO-
President, w. H. johnson; Secretaries, J. E.
Salter First ward, and Harry Pugh, Twenty
nlnth wardi Doorkeepers, Martin Jennens and
=. The first hour was occupied Ii the presenta-
tion OF credentials. Thers are several cases of
contest, and 1t will be after IL o'clock before
tne convention is in anything like working
oroer. The following are the contested pre-
cincts:-Fifth and Tenth of the Third ward:
Fodrteenth of the Seventh; Eighth of the
Eighth, Second of the Sixteenth; Fourth of the
sixteenth; Fourth of the Seventeenth; and Ele-
venth of the Twenty-sxth. The indications are
That Samuel L. Hancock will be nominated on
the first ballot.
The first business transacted was the selection
OF committee of one from each ward on Per-
manent Organization. The representatives of
the several wards were as follows:-
LIST, John Biddle; I'd, George s. Davis; Sd, E..
j. Karcher; 4th, Sill Killian; 5th Joseph Berch-
err 9th, James Bell; 7th, Samuel Devir; sth,
George Alcorn; 9th, 2. T. Barker; 10th, James
Hewitt 18th, w. e. Piper; 14th, d. L. Knight
18th, William Pruitt; 16th E. Furgesson; 17th
George Lang; 18th, John KIufkee;
lsth, Henry Herman; goth, J; +. Bosler; 2lst,
8: G. Willets; Oath, w. W. Lister; 25th, r.
Thornton; Goth, Andrew Aull; 9th, Richard
Brown; 2Sth; s. 8. Pancoast; and Goth, John
Conway.
The committee retired for deliberation about
nall an hour and finally reported in favor of the
following. permanent officers, who took their
places, viz:-President, +. M. Adams: Vice
Presidents, A. j. Hergesheimer and Thomas
Pngb Butcher; end Secretaries Harry C.
J. E; salter and j. R. MuiIiken, and
door-keepers B. E. Severns and M. s. Jenuens.
The President briefly returned his thanks for
the honor conferred, and the Committee on
Contested Seats. consisting of one delegate from
each ward, was then selected, as follows
1st ward, Peter Shaeffer; 3D. G. Hockheimer;
Sd, ---; 4th, II. L. Moore; 5th j. Kenvey;
9TH, j. II. Paul; 9TH, Samuel Dunbar; Sth, II. r.
Clark; 9th, James Sweeney; 10th, G. A. Lewis;
Ilthi III James Dodson; 18th, J. A. Julien; 18TH A.
man; 10th, w. j. Gillingham; 18th, j. F. Smith,
18th, w. III. Brown; 10Th, A. Simpson; Goth;
George Gillingham; 2lst j. Clegg; 22d G. r.
Roberts; 23d, II: L: DUNCAN; 25th, w. A. Shipp;
S5th, William Boder; 26th, George Crawford;
9th, w. j. Owen; 28th, w. B. Severns; and 29th,
j. HI. Shoemaker.
The committee retired to dispose of the cases
OF contest in the precincts above named, and a
recess OF half an hour was taken.
There was some wrangling and fsticufing at
the street entrance during the recess, but no
great damage was done. On reassembling the
Committee on Contested Seats reported in favor
of delegates as follows from the precincts
Fifth division, Third ward, Casper Briss:
of the Twenty sixth, Samuel Cum
ningham; Tenth, of the Third, B. f. Butcher;
Eighth, of the Eighth, William King; Second,
of the Sixteenth, Alfred M. Field Tenth, of the
First, Alexander Gray; Fourteenth, of the Sew
enth, Charles Haslam; First, of the Nineteenth,
John Souder; Fourth, of the Twenty-third
Henry Ward.
These gentlemen being admitted general nomi-
nations were made, as follows
- Samuel T. Hancock, Henry s. Moore, Joseph