Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-18

requested TO leave the platform.
The Chair now decided that he must
leave the platform, which he refused
TO do. The Chairman then decided
no motion in order till the committee
on credentials reported.
Maj. McCaflerty jumped ~ his feet
and said Avery was ambitious for he
hOnors Of q martyr. lilo wanted to
go out 10 the Blue Bloods and ia form
them that he had served them ; he had
done their bidding; he wanted to go
out and inform the men who called
members Of this convention Com
munists' that he had performed that
duty. He was anxious to relieve bic
bowels and should be allowed To do
So
II am authorized said Avery,
again commencing 10 speak (cat calls
and Kisses again Interrupted the epeak-
or who was obliged to cease speak
ing.l
An excited delegate requested Av.
cry to look in the glass and see il he
knew himself. Laughter
McCaherty again tried TO speak
urging the Convention to listen to
what Avery had to say.
The excitement at this point beg.
gars description, delegates were
Drandishing canes, &c. Finally Av.
cry got the platform and declared the
Convention adjourned until Wednes-
day the 25th of Sept. Intense excite.
ment followed amid which Avery re-
tired from the Hall.
j. Bayle OReilly begged the Con
vention TO hear Avery, no matter
what he had to say. Avery had LET,
the stage end gone out of the hall. A
delegate moved q committee Of two
be appointed to go outside aud inform
the crowd thatthe committee on cred
entails would examine the credentials
of delegates and admit those W no ha a
proper authority to enter.
The Chair appointed Msj. McCaf-
ferty and Mr.. Tower.
A motion was next made that the
galleries Of the hall be opened to the
public. After some discussion il was
carried and the galleries were irnme,
diately filed with an excited crowd.
Charles II. Strauss read the regular
| call issued by the State Central Com
mittee and was loudly cheered.
Major McCafferty was then unani-
mouely elected temporary chairman,
and on motion appointed commit
tee ON credentials.
DR. GOckritz, of Boston, then arose
and denounced the action of tho dem.
Ocratic committee and said it could
not be considered as binding on the
democratic party.
In reply the chair ruled that the ac-
tion of the committee was not a mat
ter before the convention.
Gockritz attempted 10 speak again
but was ruled out of order.
A motion to adjourn was then made
and voted down amid great confU-
sion.
A motion prevailed that during re
cess the delegates from the several
senatorial districts assemble and Sc.
lect members of state central com.
mittee for the ensuing year.
Mellen made motion that the rep.
resentatives of the different senatori.
al districts constitute, entire, a state
central committee in tho future.
Unanimously adopted.
VI ttouClu, CdtIcu httCukiOu
to the rule adopted 2 years ago, and
said that under that rule, now in ex.
istencc, members of the present state
central committee would hold Office
until the first of January, 1879. lie
therefore moved that this authority
by which that committee was to re.
main until January LIST, 1879, be re.
scinded and their places be declared
vacant. Unanimously adopted.
Hon. Richard j. Spofiord was elect
ed permanent chairman.
In his speech Spofford alluded Ia
the wants Of the labOring class, and
denounced bond holding and banking
monopolies. lie was heartily ap.
planded.
On the conclusion of Spofford',
speech, Jno. l.. Rice, of Springfield
nominated Gen. b F. Butler for Gov.
ernor, amid cheers and great excite.
ment, delegates all rising.
Cook, of Boston, seconded the nom
ination.
At this point amid the most intense
excitement, Jno. Z. Galvan took the
floor and denounced the action of the
committee, being repeatedly inter
rupted by Kisses, groans, and cries OF
"put him out"
The speaker asked him how in the
name of God any Democrat could
nominate Butler as a Democratic
nominee. For fifteen years he had
opposed every Democratic principle.
When the speaker said It was propps-
ed to put him in the field a. . presi-
Dental candidate there were crics OF
eyes, yes"
Three groans were given for the
speaker at the conclusion of his
speech.
The Committee on Resolutions was
appointed, consisting of delegates
from each Congressional district.
Cook said it would take some time
for the committee on resolutions to
make resolutions to suit the conven.
ton, and moved a recess which waa
taken till 2 pm.
Hon. Chas. Durand, of Derby, was
nominated for Lieut.. Governor by
reclamation and accepted.
The following State ticket was
nominated: Jno. F. Arnold, Secre-
tary Of State; Chas. NJ. Strauss, At
torney General; Caleb Cushing, Au-
ditor; j. Boyle O'Reilly, Treasurer
Dlsgraceful Proceedings Of the
Massachusetts Butlerites.
WORCESTER, Sept. 1.-THE facts
are % follows relative to the seizure
Of Mechanics Hall by the Butterflies:
About 5 O'Clock .. m. some 15O dele
gates, headed by DIR. McSheely, of
Boston, and other ardent Butler men