Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-24
DR.. Douglass the Nominee fol
Mayor.
Four Ballots had for Treasurer
and Walter Jordan Selected to
Count the City Ducats.
The Convention Takes a Recess,
Of Five Minutes, and Ad-
journs for q Drink.
who Is Kelley 2


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selected Peter G. Ballingall as chair.
man, who thanked the convention for
the honor, and took that occasion to
make speech, whick had the merit Of
brevity at all events. he said the
object of the convention was to nomi-
nate candidates for Mayor, Treasurer,
Assessor, Alderman stc. he thought
no gentleman would yote in tho con.
vention unless he intended to vote the
ticket at the polls. The opposition
had good men and w must have good
men. We ought town with good
men II we win at sll.
Chris Auwerda and Mr.. Resor were
appointed Secretaries. Resor failed to
como to time and Jim Waugh was
elected and walked up to the platform
like little man. OAss Hendershott,
and Joseph Rogers were appointed
tellers, Class backed down and John
f. Lewis, walked iup to the platform
and took his seat with the other dig
nitaries. The contestion was now in
working order, and Brad B. Durfee
moved the first ballot for Mayor be An
informal one. Carried.
Mr.. s. B. Evans 10 avoid confusion
offered q motion that the tellers carry
the ballot box around.
The crowd in attendance was
respectfully large and went about
their business as though they expected
the fact to pass into history, that there
had been q convention Of the democra-
cy In the city In 1875.
The tellers pasted down one aisle
and up the other, and gathered togeth-
or 1l6 votes for Mayor; which showed
that Pat Brady had 30. DR.. Douglas 4s,
Hszelwood IL, scattering 6.
The debris cleared away, Mr. Brady
marched up to the the platform, re.
turned his thanks to the convention,
and then withdrew his name and
moved that DR.. Douglas be nominated
by acclamation. Carried with cheers.
This was trump card aud Pat play
ed 1t well.
Jas. Hawley moved that q regular
ballot be had for Treasurer, dispensing
l s-stk ke Informal IDIOT. .~..,
Several gentlemen WUAe -~,.-S--s.s
some Of whom withdrew.
The tellers then proceeded on their
second pilgrimage In quest of votes,
and succeeded in gathering up 100.
The convention concluded tho vote
should be informal. The result of this
ballot was Jordan 3s, c. f. Blake 80,
w. w. Ennis "a, scatterings. The
fret formal ballot was ordered, and
away went the tellers again, hat in
hand, and got more fnn and exercise
than any other officers or members Of
the convention. They passed around,
and It was supposed this time the op-
posing forces would be centralized,
and the President after receiving Lit.
tie billet doux from the Secretary call
ed IN stentorian tones Jordan 80, Blake
"a. Ennis 27, scattering
The second regular ballot was ina.
mediatcly ordered and shoe leather
was scattered around lively for time,
and the tellers returned 10 their seats.
This ballot still failed to settle the
matter: Jordan got 4S, Blake 2S, En-
mis- 80.
At this point of the proceedings s.
B. Evans moved a recess, and under
cries Of "no nor the convention ad.
journsd, for tho drinks. perhaps.-
Those who took sugar were . little
tardy In returning and It was full 10
minutes before the tsllers were called
upon again to pass the hat.
The third regular ballot was q fol-
lows: Jordan 49,; Ennis IA; Blake ;
G. Dougherty 26.
Il appeared from this ballot that
there was large falling of in the
vote, many not having returned.
Mr.. Doughsrty taen withdrew his
name. and Mr.. Geo. II. Shelter moved
that Mr.. Jordan bo nominated by &C.
olamation, which was put by the Chair
and carried amidst cries of "Nol no
mol"
8. 3. Evans then suggested that il
was contrary to all usages to declare Q
man nominated by acclamation unless
he was, and whilo he supposed Mr..
Jordan would be nominated he belicv-
cd tho proper way was to take anoth.
or ballot, and made . motion to that Of.
ect, which carried.
Then the convention proceeded to
tho fourth regular ballot, resulting 40
follows: Jordan SO, Ennis l6, scatter
ingS.
On motion of DR.. Lathrop, the nom
ination of Walter Jordan was made
unanimous.
On motion OF James Randel, the
convention nominated Thos. Buckley
for Assessor by acclamation.
The convention then nominated the
following Central Committee:
P. G. Ballingall, Let Ward.
James Hawley, I'd
j. NJ. Kiier, Sd
| s.. B. Evans, 18th
II. B. uendershott, at large,
The chair then designated the places
Of meeting for the different wards and
theconvcntion separated in accordance
Herewith, and nominated tho follow.
ing ticket for Aldermen. N. Baker,
1st Ward; Jas Hawley, "a Ward Pal
Brady, ID Ward; jas Kelley. 4th
Ward.
The convention then adiossasd,