, 1876-10-01

make the report unless the Committee youcl
I for him. IYells from the Goodell cr0wd.1
Jchn Forsythc tried to get his chair on tn,
platform, and WIS received with howls of min
glel rage and delight. The Goodell trick wa
seen through at glance by the Hoxie men, on
In the following elegant language:
You ID old scab, you, you can't put VI
no Cd ID job herc.''
a. 8. Trude mounted the platform and trick
to speak, but the moral suasion Of Jim Fitzgcr
aid pulled him OF. Jim had said, with a grea
oath, that Trude had no business up there, ant
that he should not remain. Trude came dow1
and tried to persuade Fitz that be was trying t.
secure harmony: Fltz said he could do it OF
the floor, If he chose, and not mount the plat
| form to make harangue.
r. E. Goodell moved to make McHugh per
manent Secretary. Cnllerton put the motion,
and it was declared to be carried.
! =, 4 Voce-Ed Cullerton, you have no right OF
that PLATFORM. Cd d-n you. You know
you're Republican,: You're afraid to be any
Nothing deferred at this, John Forsythe
mounted the platform aud put Cullerton in
nomination Tor permanent Chairman. [Cries o1
"Down with Cullcrton!"1
times, and said Ed Cullerton wished to mike q
| suggestion. The announcement was hailed with
delight, as the possible forcrunner Of some sort
| OF compromise. luictWas gradually restored,
when Ed stepped forward and said:
! GsSTIEaEE or THE CONVENTION: II it is the de-
to-day. 1t seems to me that nothing but order will
do. Now, so far 81 am concerned. simply de-
sire to say this mnch that, as delegate to this
informally organized, ,-AIr. Corsc, believe, was
| the gentleman who organized the Convention, =
h after it organized and called
THREE MOTIONS WERE MADE
Tor Chairman. MI. Corse ruled the motions out
OF order, and made statement, reading the same
cluded, he moved, himself, that this gentleman
(Ar. Waldron> act as Chairman. [Noisc.] lie
nominatea him which to me-[more yells. II
You Will just bcac out-tcrieB Of *Ordcs ri
which to ME was entirely out Of order. The duty
OF Mr.. Coree was to receive nominations from the
different delegates for their temporary Chairman.
a yoice-So it is.
get through. You can do just as you want to, for
you all know that majority Of convention rules.
Il 50, why this noise: Mr.. CoEse ntt mated thts
gentleman, and Mr.. O'Brien nominatA myself. 1t
being q fact TINT there is fplt here. each party
ens its friends and the result was that it placed two
Chairmen in office.
voice-Whose friend are youa
Cullerton-1 don't Wish to act and don't wish
that any disturbance shall occur. [Applause.
This don't look like Convention. You want to
be seated, every man OF you, and remain In your
seats and conduct your business properly: You
know the majority rules, and what do you fear?
A voice-Get oil.
Cullerton-I will make suggestion as soon as
order II restored. will ask that gentleman right
there, Us Chairman, 10 instruct the police, If 1t is
necessary, which hope is not. to SOS TINT every
member lakes his seat, and If you desire to nomf-
nate this Chairman will withdraw from the Con-
vention. (cries Of sect down." and :.No,
The confusion gradually ceased, and Pagan,
the, Ho1fe Chairman Of the Committee on Gre
dentials, mounted tho platform and made the
following report:
Frs, 1terd,-James Ryan, George Everhart, W.
Second Tord-FatrIcE Sanders, John II. Hurl-
bsrt. Dennis o'su1livan, Thomas Erstcl', Thomas
Fourth Vard-Abraham vogle, John F.. Camp,
JOHN Il. Rca, Harley Green.
FiJih l'ard-James Q. Strane, George Hilton,
John Farley, John Mccor1ntck, ]. .Liligan j. {.
Strainer, John Ea~ne+t Florence Uaunen, John
Zimmerman, John Carney.
!erton, Thomas Grinen, ii. llilday. Con GriGen,
Thomas Cloonan.
Lenoat-Mat Warner, james Eoonan, John
Finn.
CuiYmft-Chnrles Ehlfeldt, John McDennow.
Ihornton-charjes Eoghenhold.
North-John En- 5iehard.
. Palos, Lyons. Mrer*jas-W. E. Fagan. H. '''''
Hyde PdFk-A. D. Waldron.
Mr.. Fa2an explained that the Third Ward
Delegates had seeded; also those from DuPuge.
Mai. Camp moved to adopt the report as lar
as It Wcat, and that, wherever it was incon-
plete, the Chairman Of the ward fill it out and
report.
Mr.. Pagan raised a point Of order, and Mai.
Camp aided, as an amendment, that the report
be tlrst submitted to the Committee On Crcdcn-
tials.
III Fagan said t1ereyas no reasonable excuse
Tor the Third Ward not being represented
DIR. w1CKEAsHkM
got the floor, after some trouble, and poured oil
upon the troubled waters, as follows:
GENTLEMEN: think can suggest way ont Of
the difficulty. have just received request from
Bernard e., Caulaeld, which aeks that his na:ae
shal not be presented for nomination for Congress.
Tnere is also request ls part that his friends
retire from this Convention. rlowls OF delight.
Amidst the resulting confusion the Caulficla
clique took their departure. Their subsequent /
proceedings will be found below.
The report Of the Committee OIL Credentials
was adopted, the delegates got seats, several |
proceeded to fill vacancies, and I
motion was made and carried that the Conycn-
tlon proceed to nominate candidate for
Congress.
John Farrell, Of the Fifth Ward, nominated |
John R. Hoxic. The nomination was received |
With applause and numerous seconds |
Mr. Pagan, as the country member, announc-
ed himself in favor Of Mr.. Hoxie.
George Hilton got to his feet and nominated |
Barney Caulticld. He was promptly declared
out Of order, since Cauldcld had withdrawn
MIR. Fagau moved to nominate ar. Hoxic by
acclam2ticn, but his motion was lost, and the |
Convention proceeded, after some little further
trouble to ballot. As there was Tut one nomi- |
nation, the result is very casily Chronic1cd. The
Chairman Of each ward announced the vote Of |
his ward: During the taking of the yotc Mr..
kea explained his reasons for voting for Hoxie,
CaulGcld faction. Pagan had to make speech,
too, III which le was pleased with Cau1fclisa