The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-23
HE DEMOCRA ACY
City Convention at Workman's Hall.

ZOE Tue F0Sp0HSLDle pO5ltlOhS Which, olS
to be filled, and thus place in the hands
Of the Democracy the control OF the city.
The Sergeants alarms were then an
nounced, as follows: Fred. Benninger, |
John Hinkle, Ed. Dolan, James Brown, |
John Madden, and Ed. Mullen.
Mr.. Frank Ratterman was made Tenn
porary Secretary, with Louis Bernard as
assistant.
The appointment of Committees on
Credentials, Rules and Order of Busi- |
ness and Permanent Organization was
as follows in regular order from the |
First to the Twenty.tiIth War DIS
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
Frank. McGrew, j. Hines, Sam. Wun- |
der, jr., John Frizze, P. Carrigan, 7.
Toulster, Hy. Meyers, Jas. R.thl, D. Bill
A. Reinberger, John Wag.
goner, Fly. Brown, Adam Bene,
N. Kleeman, Jas. McCarty, j. D. Camp
bell, John Habig, 2. Murphy, D. j.
Ryan, j. Haipin, Casper Gels, Charles
Dannenour, Perrine, A. Agnes.
COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ORDER.
John Mallon, Adam Gels, Joe Tieman,
+. NJ. Goble, Ed. Ryan, John McDon-
ough, j. H. Schroenhoft, F. Spicker, I.
J. MeehaD, J, Cook, a, Kramer,
l. ). Miller, A. 1autoh, J. ITes5 ess, j. b.
Enneking, John Lillis, j. W. Hoffman,
M. Qninlan, Cnas. Vennecold, in. Aoo,
-4- Reddlemaker, Thos. DIyies, George
Helmig, Geo. Campbell, Ed. Daley.
COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT oRGANIzA-
TON.
G. R. Munson, E. Buckley, B: Hues-
man, B. OConnor. p. Lauer, j. Faulk-
ner, j. G.. hrehnbrink, 2. Duffy,
Kub u
George Benninger, A. Beaver,
j. Slaufer, j. W. Brewster, G. w.
Neave, II. L.. Moormau, 2. Hickey, H. I'll.
Cohorst, M. Dunphy, Jas. Upson, Fred.
Benninger, w. Gilfoyle, Chas. Miller.
At II O'Clock the members of the differ
ent committees retired and the Conven-
tion took a recess of thirty minutes. The
half hour reached out, however, until
five minutes past twelve, when the Con-
vention was again called to order and
the reports of committees read:
Frank. Ratterman, Chairman OIL Per-
manent Organization, reported as tol-
lows:
President-W. J. O'Neil.
Vice Presidents-G. w. z ,igler, Thos.
j. Stephens, W. w. Sutton, Ferdinand
Springmeier, Jacob Benninger, T.. l..
Armstrong.
Secretaries - R ,bert Sullivan, Louis
Bernard, Frank. Ratterman and Jerry
Faulkner.
The Committee on Credentials through
their Chairman, Charles Dannenour,
the following on
CREDENTIALS.
From the Sixth Ward-John Mulya-
hill, e. A. Zimmerman, Jerry Faulkner,
DR.. II. Watson, D. j. Wilson, Jas. Mall
loy,. 2: 'O'Hearn, Ell. Dolan, T. McDon-
ough. Jas. Crane.
From the Sixteenth Ward-B. Bush, J.
I. Ackerman, 2. Robbins, IL. Schaefer,
fen, P. Ryan, j. Garrety and ". HAYS.
The report on Credentials was adopted
after some little discussion on the
part Of Dr.. Muscroit and others,
in reference to the exclusion of one Of
the committeeman from the Sixteenth !
Ward, wac, it was alleged, was not a
resident Of the precinct, but Who was
proven to be all right and was allowed
to remain.
RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS,
l. j. Miller, Chairman OF the above
committee reported as follows:
Rule /. The same rules shall govern
this Convention as are usually in vogue
in Democratic Conventions, except as
they may be herein modified or changed.
Rule 1t shall require a majority of
the whole number Of votes 20 which the
Convention is entitled to make nomi-
nation, to wit: 96 votes.
Rule 3. The order of business shall be
first, Board of Public Works, Clerk of
Police Court, Director City Infrlnary.
Rule 4. The Board of Public Works
shall be nominated one at a time, and
the lowest candidate shall be dropped at
the end Of each ballot. After the first
candidate is nominated, nominations
shall again be in order, and this rule.
shall apply until the nominations are
completed.
Rule 5. No delegate ard no delegation
shall be permitted to change vote or
votes after the Chairman Of the delega-
tion has announced the vote.
Rule 8. We recommend that nomina-
tions for the office of Justice of the
Peace be referred to the Democratic City
Executive Committee.
THE NOMINEES.
The main business was now taken up--
the selection of names to 90 before the
Convention as nominees for the Board
OF Public Works.
The announcement from Chairman
O'Neil, that nominations were now
in or0er, was signal for per-
feet whirlwind of storm and con-
fusion that emanated from the
throats Of excited delegates who i'm
jumped to the floor and each
Que in stentorian tones hurled the name
of their favorites at the Chairman.
The names rolled in with lightning
and are as follows: B. Dan- |
nenhold, A. heather, John Ridgeway,
A. Brehm, John e. Bell, Charles L.
Foot, Charles Hilb, Hugh Campbell,
ia cob Gessert, VIM. Dunn, Charles NJ.
Holloway, ID. Wolf, DR.. l.. r. Bramble,
Francis Siefert, Q. Kinsinger, b. Henuk-
man, Geo. E. Nugent, P. Mallon, Chas.
Folz, Col. q. W.Woclley, John Fl. Dick.
Fl. +. Bowman, NJ. Corbett, john Nash
L. j. stephens, John Mailman, NJ. Nc
Lntyre, l.. McHugh. Col. l.. A. Harris,
Julius Jennert, @. Fiedeldeys
DECLINED wrH THANKS.
The following named gentlemen de-
cllned to let their names 90 before the
Convention as contestants, aud were
accordingly withdrawn:
Q. ". Holloway, NJ. Corbett gwho
made speech nominating VIM. Dummy,
II 4, ~ t<lxa1Et- MAN, W.. n