, 1876-07-07
LOCAL.
TIIf1 NATIONALITY.

LOCAL.
TIE MAYORALTY.
DEMOCRATIC CITY CONVENTION.
The Democratic City Convention for the nom.
inatlon Of candidate for Mayor was held yes.
tcrday afternoon nt Union Hull, corner Of so,-
roc and Cinrk strcets. There Was largo at
tendance OF delegates, and the meeting was hs
noisy nnd disordcrly a. Democratic Conventions
usually arc.
Tho Convention was called to order by Mr..
John Mattox, wlo briefly explained lts obycct.
Melville W. Fnllcr was appointed temporary
Chairman. Dr.. Ellss acted as secrctary.
On motion, the roll Of the wards wns called,
anil vacanclcs in the delegations filled. Several
Of the delegations reported they were not full.
hut hoped tu be Gro Tho day was oycr,-announce-
mcnts which met with universal approval.
Mica Kehoo moved TINT tho Convention proceed
10 tho
NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES
for Mayor. Carried.
Mr.Jobn Fossyths put In nomination u. r. Hutch
lnson--an honest able, md upright man, wllpso
na,nu was household word In tho ranks df the
party.
Mr. Thomns Norm seconded tho nomination.
Dir. Hutchinson had mover been identified With
politics or party, but hs was a worthy gentleman,
md hIa acts would bo III favor OF honesty and 70.
form. lArplnusc.]
Mr. Ferrol opposed tho nomination on tho gr,>nd
that the candidate was politically unknown. Tlsy
should have straight 0ut -ait- out member Of thu
party to give satlstactIon to tho rank and 1le.
A dolcynta .caled this gentleman to order, A
cantdato ought not to DO attacked by my delegate
Nj. Tc,rot took this nnt and, to avoid tho psecl.
ptce oyer ~ wh!ch he was nigh falling, nominated
Tic chairman9rhat is clearly ont Of otdor.
Q!ughtcr:l teannot aeGort.,
naon f,s IT, la.ehn"oa H. epeasS W"s 's onso nS
Dunlap; [CAeers. Thls gentleman wonll ignore
lir. Kchoe hoPad the nomnaton Of Mr. Hutch
lna0n would not be- made unanimous.
The Cla!rsnan-The motion caunot prevail If
Nh, Ksfss l.. a., Chen, n in few words Of praise,
NJ. Fcrrol assured the Convention that the
Fifteenth Fifteenth Ward would support this 1nbt-naued
several delegates stated, amid some confusion.
that NJ. schinty had declared he could not accept
fo1!n which he had received from Mr tchintz, in
which that gentleman suited TINT his buslMosa rein.
tiun. Tho reading of this letter seemed to givo
great satisfaction to large number Of those pres
4 delegate placed In nomination Henry Fu!lcr.
| THE VOTE.
Taere being no further nominations, tho Chntf-
| directed TIC VOTE to QC tlket
| This EAve Ercnt bfIenAu IN Mr.. Hutton, who vc-
hcinenly declared that ho was Gppuaed to any cut
anl-dsled ,process. lle was proceeding to gst otf
denly cut short by polnt OF order.
While the rol! WIS hcing called m excited dole
ga!o in the body Of The ha!l moved to adjourn. but
! There WIS great confusion while the ballot whs
being taken. struck several of tho '.unwnshcd'
formal Or informal. TAoy onduavored to have this
oversight corrected. bnt were informed Tint they
m9s1 to wa at The whgS y9te waa
@ 1S:%n: s.; 4! Daalap, Il; Frank shsfman, D. usnTy
On inoton, tho ballot was declared Informal. The
formal !otu was then taken. and resulted ia fnl-
lows: whoIo numbs! 1f ,s.os cast l54i nsess-
~; Sherman. &, FalIcr, I.
The nomination Of hr. Hutchinson was mado
On luoton, tho following wore appointed a com.
mittcc to acIHatnt thu noullneo with tho action II
i!lu InIyentl0ns Metsrs. Valghan FoFsytlIe, and
On motion, tho Convention then adjourned,
| HUTCHINSON DKCL1NE8.
Shortly after thu adjournment Of tho Convention,
hlossrs. J. T. Vaughn, Join Fo!tyiho, una Nile,
Kohoc7boardcd hotso cnr on Wabash avenue and
thssr nppcarance In tho pEcsenco Of that gentleman,
they made profound sa!aam. mosaphor1cal!y ten.
@ e s ~ f btss ssso 60 5 nu
mously tcnaorsd. Nj. 1latchIuson received tho Dc;
S.ssy l"y ttsasa sa"ssts s'fs sas s w Ssgf
~. y xsy xsss Ss!
lac; i" s.id III. Hutchinson. ii have have no. got M
thy time 70 attend to sso da!ies Of tho onlce My
private 6u.lness 9btosbs 9tl tho attention eail
give It. and wlat " tnoFc haya M inclination fol
public iife.", Tie Can,mtttcu rrIcratrd the!r re.
quest, but Mt. Hutchinson asubdurate. lio per.
Sisted In his refusal, and tho Committee, finding
further argument useless, gracefully seircd
bubrcgugntly In conversation with TH!nuHs