, 1879-06-10

out tlle framework ri a new political party,
Kearney In his sec7et gie0 Interpreting tte pro.
cecdIngs as The furthcrance q 1l's e. oTn nf'sa1e
plot. THIS was the night Of Aug. ~, lsHs
oN0AN1z1N6 4 riKCE ctun.
Pnrs,tnnt to adjournment tho Convention met
ut Dabtawav IInll on tho following Wednesday
night, Aug. ~. The Cotun,ittro reported q
plan Of organisation. Dny was ulectcd Prest-
dent; Kearnsy. Secretary; ind Z. u Hickey
The meeting was m exceedingly stormy ono,
being cofnpossd Of NUMEROUS aniaentauc
factions, anG narrowly escaped breaking Mp III
Day, peace was 1lrmsly restored. Among those
whom he forced 10 be seated was the Ignorant
fEnoralnus kcarney. rho n,ntic tnorc noste ttlnfl
o stcrnwEcel steatnl'oat. Waed rrpresrn,talNes
at No. 81G Post street on the crcnng Of Aug. ~.
Said ttm Chairman: 'Gentlemcn. II ynu
propose to go into this election 'anko an est'-
mate Of the probable cost Of running 'l!e can.
arc to be derived. Mr. Secretary, ron viii
please take down the Items Of campaign expense
Is the members Of the cotntnittcs 'ha'l suggest
Kcarney RI ti,en wrote down tic items as they
warc given. as follows:
ine!dental @ espcnses oi Executive Committee 100
70 man precineta on eiccton-day.. s5a ;a
Advertising WaEon.. .s.. onu Ky
AdVetetA&nE... ..ss,....'.+....+.... sno sv
Tickets. s''.....'''.'. -. 80 4oO
FQt1l ..sss... 's.'SA&o"o
Chairman" IIore VIC hare u total OF 81 Jus,
and tie question Is, Where Is tts large amount
Of money 70 cone iEnml Now, ssatiSs, s1,,r Hn,,
tSiiis cad, candidate viii contribute"
Reference 10 the minutes, III krarncy's own
hat,.iwrtting, will show tho following result:
Supervisors, $500; justices q, q 'Gc rsace' $lo0;
ind District Attorney, :$l0o cach:> h'nyor,
Sheriff, Tax Collector, Treasurer, Rccnrdcr,
County Clerk, Chiet Of Police. Public AhU,n-
istrator, $50 eaet; auditor, :,o re; So,o1es' Sn'
Tot.,; Fl safs *b,o SopS'n'S"'t"' u s'''es'' '''
Kearucy tonk an active part in tic discussion
AMI iu suggesting tic amounts. Ille lfcsiacilt
and Secretary woro authorized to rcctaEe SUBJ
scrtptons as.tl'to dtsbnrse tile same. ~ nutnor"
OTIS l,ad hecn tho applications of ca1idldhses Tor
munfrtual t1ounrs that tie Committee spctdlly
assumed the Importance OF nominating Con
yeniion 1t this meeting they matte up nusl
published tnunleiljal ticket from The tickets OF
the other parties, chiefly from thc Democratic
4 CHARACTERISTIC ACT OF TnEACHEnY.
In all the proceedings thus fur kearncy seems
to llnve conlucd fitnsclf chiefly tu the clerical
duties Of his ollicc until the nomination fnr Street
Superintendent came In, when oil the catdt-
tatqs for that otIIct were brought under discus
aion. Tho Committee WAS about equntir divided
between Richardson G'ld llngnt,, whose secret
emissartes, then oresent, held out flnnncta! In
| ducemcnts to secure the nomination. Here
| was Kcurney's opportunity. to have brought
| tn bis candidate. but whether 1o "aa CUP
tuEed By tho oilers OF money Tint were nadc, or
whether other wcigtty arguments mon hin'. hc
| then aud tlrrc abandoned his man, 1t ID only
| one OF thenany Instances IN hls career whcre
he has broken Ibis pledges. md bctraaYcd Ills
friends. After rcotnpicetpE tcir t1cket tne G9m,
mfttoc adjourned, mud two aara lntsr establ!sl!cd
The Headquarters of 1td Union at lluddy:s Hall,
! on MARKET street, between Fifth and Stxth
streets, Printed lcttcr-hcads wcro Issued OF