Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-18

County Committee:
! We suggest that the members o
the Republican County Coinmitte'
from the several townships Of thi
county meet at w. H. Fetzer's ofiir'
in Ottumwa, on July 2lst, 1877, at l
q, clock, for the purpose Of organi,a
tion, etc.
July 18th, 1877, Nv. L. ORR,
| VIII. FErzER,
w. II. GoRsUcf.
From Saturdays Daily.
The Democratic Primary Con
vention.
The Democratic Township Mas
Convention at the City Hall was call
ed TO order at 2 o'clock, and the Hon
o. d. Tisdalc was called to the chair
j. Hawley was elected secretary, and
W.B Littleton assistant secretary. Pa
Brady made motion that the Con
vention proceed to select AZ delegates
Carried,
Here the fun commenced and in Al
instant q regular Denny Brook Fail
was inaugurated. In every corner Of
the house enthusiastic people were or
their feet calling Mr.. Chairman Mr.
Chairman
The president hammered with his
Ecane on the table calling "order," and
the crowd continued to call Mr.
Chairman
Finally the president got the least
bit out of humor and declared he
would not proceed without order.
The audience sat down and the fol-
lowing list of delegates were nomina-
ted:
Pat Brady, Geo. Guyselman, David
Gephart, L. C. Hendershott, w. w.
Cory, Thos. Tobin, John Greeley, H.
G. CRUDE, John c. Fisher, w. j. Line
houser, John Vangant, s. E. Adler,
H. B. Hendershott, Peter Winters,
David Hodge, John ]. Fog, a. Dap
guard, DIR. Averill, W, B. Littleton,
John Postlewaite, A. N. Auwerda
and DIR. p. Z. Aathrop.
Here some enthusiastic member of
the Convention got the cars Of the
President and said in very vehe-
ment manner, loud epongh to be
heard to Main street, that the Com
vention was making the usual mis-
take, was acting wrong and the
country was being left out in the cold,
therefore he nominated A. 7. Holly.
Tins nomination was c0ncurred
in, and finally, after various attempts,
T. j. Brunck was nominated Dan G..
Davis and John Reynolds also, before
another break occurred.
BY this time twenty-five men were
on their feet calling rAr, PRESIDENT"
Finally Mr.. CASTOR succeeded in
getting the floor, and made q motion
that no one gentleman be allowed TO
nominate more than one delegate. He
made some sllusion to the fact that
things were not going to suit him.
Hawley, at the conclusion of Gas
toms remarks, said hint had been
made giving rise to the idea that a
job was being put up on somebody
Therefore he had recourse 10 his old
tactics, and suggested that 1t would
be well TO throw aside everything
that had been done, and commence
over.
Amid confusion wGVsn GaHfopnded,
Mr.. Gaston's motion was laid on tho
table, and John Potter, George w.
Parke. Conn. Dougherty, T. ?. Moody
w. G. Linn, John Ford, w. d. Nc
Cue, Q. ". Lyman and T. p. Murphy
were nominated.
BY this time the confusion was so
great that The chair abandoned all
attempts at being heard, and waited
for break to call them to order.
Littlcton here suggested that the
convention was acting in a very slip
shod manner and in speech adyo-
Gated the resembling OF al the
business Of the convention, aud made
motion TO that effect and that the
delegates be elected by ballot.
Here the chairman enquired of
Mr.. Littleton If he was delegate.
Mr.. l.. said that he was an officer
Of the convention, was citizen, a
DEMOCRAT and had, as he understood
it,a right to participate IN q mass
convention; that he was not affected
by President Hayes recent order and
he was entitled to a hearing.
Judge Hendershott said that he
was opposed to the motion, that he
had been appointed delegate, and
if any member was dissatisfied with
the nomination all that was necessa-
ry was to say so.
At this stage of the proceedings the
thing got hot and personalities were
banded back and forth quite lively.
Pat Brady said he did not want to
run the convention by "a id sight"
but was opposed to the motion and
moved to lay Littleton's motion on
the table.
Aid. McCue moved to adjourn.
The President was perplexed with
the numerous calls, but finally he
recognized Mr.. Cory, who moved to
amend MFR. McCue's motion to ad-
journ.
Mr.. McCue-'I insist on my mo-
ton to adjourn"
Cory insisted on his right to amend
and Nc. insisted that his motion was
not debatable.
The chair finally decided that Cory
had the right to make an amendment
if he wanted to.
Cory then amended McCue's motion
"to adjourn as soon as the list of del.
egates was completed and township
committee was appointed" Adopted
At this stage of the proceedings, in
q lull in the storm, Jas. Peck, John
Fleming, John Burke, Henry Viii.
liams, Sam Burton, j. A. Schworm
J. f LSngford and Samuel Brumsey
were nominated as delegates which
completed the list.
! Taken all together it was bolster
GUS convention, and the presiden
heaved deep sigh of relief wher
the business was concluded and til,
convention ready to adjourn.
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