The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-29
THE PHILADELPHIA MAYORALTY.
A Short, Sharp Session in the Nominating Con-
veution - Mcclure Put Forward and
Practically Endorsed a. an In
dependent Candidate.

At eleven O'Clock this morning the Convention
for the nomination OF suitable candidate Tor
Mayor met not in the Assembly buildings as an
nounced (Ior their rooms were already occupied
by chickens, turkeys, ducks geese, pigeons and
all the other feathered species usually compre-
hended in first class poultry show, but in little
hall quarter OF a mile from the advert sed local
ity, where the confusion was no less remarkable
than that produced by the animals mentioned
ABOVE. Outside the building the crowd was I'M
mense, and despite the pouring rain hundreds
stood patiently waiting below for the decision Of
that bosterous and tempestu0us crowd wranging
and wildly gesticulating above. The Chairman OF
the Convention was Mr.. Thomas Il Gill; and during
the first lew minutes a dreary routine was gone
through with, Of very little interest or import.
After the minutes we're read &C.. the following
letter from the former nominee Mr. Biddle, was
Produced
Messrs THonAs H GILL W. +. BELsrEELING and j. j.
GESrLExEN- have your letter Of the 2lst, informing
for the ece Mayor OF Phiiadelp6a Having some
time past been IN hearty accord with those who favor
ties cannot accent nomination inconsistent with
beg, gentlemen that will convey to the Conven
on na t9 the ss, my va91
respectfully your obedient servant .ups RIDDLE
The resignation was accepted at once. For
moment after there was pause-preciseiy like
that calm which always upon leaf and shrub just
before branches are broken and lowers uprooted
by hurricane storm. Everybody had faint idea
Of what was soon to come, and everybody squared
himself for the result 1t came.
MCCLURE BROUGHT FORWARD AND ENDORSED.
delegate tMr. Hetzeu) arose and read the fol-
lowing resolution
Of our re muncps Sy the
sniofsemens OF tae Re form contemplated by the new
Serssry, we deem it ineapedient to make partisan
xisloss di.ns'ea d w. sS SpSS
the cher s OF e Ss can
For q moment the scene was such as cannot be
Observation-Disclosures quick as thought the resolu-
ton was seconded and put to the house. being evil
IDENTIFY carried by perfect thunder OF "Yeas."
THEN CAME THE ROW.
One man jumped up and said that he would be
- II he would stand it, and proved his asser-
ton a moment later by quietly sitting down. Mr..
Whensrone when his name was called, demanded
mis- credentials, which were given him, and then
deliberately left the room, slamming the door SO
violently that it shook the walls, ratified tue win
dows and almost caused the large spittoOns 10 hop
upon the table set apart Ior the members OF the
press.
Put up lobr and all such familiar quotations were
freely INDUCED in.
McClures saying that he was fully able TO take care
OF himself, closing his remarks with the expression
that he hoped IN God that the Convention would
sustain man who could thus sustain himself.
Another delegate jumped up and said look
at torueys Press; It Is the only true democratic
and can we afford to lose the Press BY falling in
this Convention TO endorse Mr.. McClureY '
the and his Justly or un
nomination to the end, while old Mr.. Samuel
ogden said that after having voted the straightout
democratic ticket for forty-hve years he positively
would refuse TO be ridden over as the Convention
was trying TO ride over him now.
1t Is useless TO reproduce any more OF such wild,
hot and personal debate. The end agreed upon
before midnight the day before was IN passing
and overwhelming majorsy, nineteen only
raising voice against II. mass meeting will be
held tomorrow evening, which WILL as matter Of
course, supplement tOday's issues BY placing
Mcclure as the regular nominee.
MCCLURE ACCEPTS THE HONOR.
Soon after the vote was announced the f0ll0w
ing telegram was read aloud
VIII accept if nominated as cizens candidate with
out partisan embarrassment see Tatem runs as ten
der TO stokey. All the better. A. K MCCLURE.
The Convention closed with the appointment Of
committee from the different wards to act con-
slstentiy with the resolution before given. In the
above affairs were regarded Just as they took
present that the convention itself was determined
upon one given end. 1t Is doubtful whether
strongly We're were in favor P q the reform candi,
date, Mr.. Tatem, or whether they, would
have preferred more thorough democrat
viz, That McCure's political record and personal
proclivities are such that he can more gain the
entire democratic vote than he can gain major
ity OF the republican, and your correspondent after
interviewing prominent men IN bOtn the demo-
cratic and reform organizations has been assured
that bitterly as they are opposed to Mayor Stokely
they would sooner vote for him than see Mcclure
IN the chair. Despite such statement, as these
from men who, If named, would be recognized as
belonging TO tue largest general business and bank
Ing houses In the city, Mcclure Will accomplish
great deal IN the way OF securing large vote and
while IT is believed that under the existing state OF
feeling out OF 60 900 democratic voters he could not
pom 49, 600, still by great political organizer like
himself there Is no telling what may be enected.
sharp, shrewd and cultured; able, enegetic and
eloquent; well schooled in the law and no mean
Iavorlte ID society, an untiring worker and one
wh0 can take the stump any hour in the day or
night, he is Just the one who, IN doubtful times q,
IKE these, when the adoption oil new constitutions
and equitable election laws are sure to cali out q
full vote have been known TO bring about mighty
revolutions, productive OF the most surprising and
startling results.
AS far as the Reform Club Is concerned, Mr.. Ia
TEN, It's last candidate refused, in an interview
this afternoon. TO state whether he would run or
not. AT all events the campaign at last Is really
opened. and there is nothing else for the disinter
ested to do than to stand apart and listen TO the