, 1876-03-30

THE WAfTE-NtL1ETT CONVENTION
Which Was called for Tuesday, WIS lamcnsahlo
fizz1o, 70 fur as tho p!ans Of Mcssrs Waite aud
Willott uoro concerned. The afair was iutcnd-
ed to 10 Carried through with great hurral-
hoys," but somehow thb boys hurrnhed tho
wrong way. Monday evening tho primary oloc.
tions weso bold IN the nine diutrcts, aud printed
luB Of delegates aud alternatives were faithfully
distributed b. tho Waite aud Willctt faction,
under tue Enppostiou that thero would be no
contest Nhpteyer. Tho rosslit showed how
totally tho woull-bo leaders ct tho party wcrc
repud!atcd by tho independent rank and 1Ie.
For inzsauce ut the threo districts As South Chi
cago the intention had been to Houd up
itioen delegates pledged to nomin.to Potter
Gchlund for Trustee; i'll ono of tlleau districts
tyo Rch!uud delegates wcro elected without op-
position, but Ln tho other two There was cou,-
pletc aud sweeping defeat OF tho saloon-lcorer's
followers, aud ton delegates weEe seut 10 oppose
him vigorously ln convention Tho disastrous
effect 1T t!ila defeat upon the cut-ant.drled plan
ithelr candidate loing defoatcd III hts owl, dls-
ttics) was evident whom tho delegates bogan to
Tho Ha,ne surprise overlook thonl In tho First
District. Az thu faithful began to gather around
tho Village Hall. large iackago Of ticiets was
laid OH taelo CONVENIENTLY fur distribution.
brigade woro On baud to yoto NJ instructed By
Dan lloaly. Suddenly, Ia Dan's horror, Capt.
j; i. Ryan walked into tho hall took 4 suryoy
oI tho situation. aud proceeded to busuoss
first, lo swept ioto hsH pocket
tho wl,ote bunch Of private balota
lying OH tho table; then ho reflected an instant
while ha picka4l out mentally TIM names OF five
laeil lia could depend upon; lastly ha noixotl J.
pon a,,l dashed off number Of ballots bearing
these names, During THIS time tho "boys'i
etood round and wait1d ior something to turn
up; report says that heor-barro! turned IN
somewhere md that the beer ran uutil tho Cap
tain lad iinishcd. writing Ills ballots.
When all WAS In fca.lincss, Capt. Ryan called
tho rnoo!ing to order, aud nominated viii
small hand Of Waite alhoreats, who Ind hithcr-
to kopt dlscrect!y silent, and nominated one OF
them tor Secretary. Finding thoin bashful, not
Que Of tlem being willing 10 accept tho houor,
tho Captnin waA obliged to act as Socretary lin
hulf. Judgcn aud q clerk weto appointed, nnd
tho election went on. 1t waS not strange, under
tho circumstances, that tho meeting should vqto
unanimously for Capt. Ryan's ticket, not sin
g'e Hr'nted ballot boinE found in tho bux.
Waite. Willett, aud Condoe vcro in despair, the
bulk Of ibo Convention having beun oIcctod
without their advice or GulBout. III tho ihpu
tclnper " tho Delegates It WIZ evilons tLat tho
cut.hnd-dEled programme would bu conteli,ptu-
os1say cast aslun honco souu preto1t Mas poces-
shty to defer tue nominations uutll u now slate
could bo inedo up. Promptly therefore u tLrce
minutes before 8 o'clock Iii. WilIott called the
nioetnK In Floods Hall to oEdcr md said that
1ir. Potter, the Chairman OF tho Executive Co:,-
mitteo, had sont word to postpone tho CoiiSen-
ton until Thursday q. o'clock. llaylng Msds
this announcement, Mr. Wil!ett iuad0 bolt ont
OF tho hall, leaving the crowd in state OF boz
uilieeed uncertainty and wrath.
Tha reason alleged for 70 postpoalng tho Con-