Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-29
PROCEEDINGS in DETAIL.

Report OF the Committee on Contested Seats.
HARRISBURG, Pa, April 20.-The DEM
Ocratic convention was called to order this
morning at half-past nine. The special
committee on credentials shortly appeared
and made their report through Mr.. Dill.
The committee reported that their
decisions had been arrived at unan-
imously in each case, and that
in the case of the contest in Philadelphia,
while the Vaux delegation admitted that
the McGOwan delegates were regularly
elected under the established rules of the
party, yet for the sake of having united
party in Philadelphia both sides were
anxious to secure harmony and concerted
action. The committee will therefore meet
in Philadelphia at some future day and
make such rules for the organization
of the Democracy in Philadelphia IS
in their judgment may be deemed neces-
sary. They will determine what the reg
ular organization shall be and how it is to
be made up. Each delegation is to be ad-
mitted to seats in this convention and
each delegate to cast one-half of one vote
through its chairman. The report was
then adopted and the roll of delegates was
called.
The names Of district delegates to Gin
cinnati, from Philadelphia, as decided
upon by the special committee, are as fol-
lows:
First district-George MCGOWAN, Dallas
Sanders.
Second district-John r. Read, Robert
p. Dechcrt.
Third district-Thomas J. Barger, VIM.
McNlullin.
FOLrth district-Henry S. Donaghue,
Samuel Josephs.
Fifth district Gerkes, Ed
ward H. Floor.
Mr.. Dill Temporary Chairman.
At the conclusion of the roll call r. E.
Monaghan nominaed A. H. Dill for tempo
rary chairman, and that gentleman was
chosen for the position. Mr..
Dill on taking the chair merely expressed
his thanks for the honor
Order of Business Agreed On.
1t was resolved that the order of busi-
ness should be as follows Appointment
of committees on organization and resolu-
tiOns; all resolutions to be referred to the
latter without debate. Election of dele
and of electors-at-large.
Nominations for judge of the supreme
court and auditor general; and appoint
ment of representative delegates, electors
and members of the state central commit
tee.
Mr.. Monaghan Permanent Chairman.
After the appointment of the commit
tees on resolutions and organization, and
before proceeding with the regular order
of business, r. E. Monaghan was nomi-
mated and harmoniOusly elected as per-
manent president. Mr.. Monaghan said
that four years ago he had
been similarly honored by a conven-
ton which assembled at Lancaster.
Tilden and Hendricks were prevented by q
stupendous fraud from occupying the po-
sitions they were elected to, but the great
Democratic party, true to it's history and
principles. counseled peace rather than
and are waiting until Novem-
Der next, when the people of the United
States will approve their course by elect
ing the Democratic candidates, when they :
shall and they must be inaugurated. The
future is a bright one for the Democratic
party and gives brilliant promise Of happy
results.
When the chair announced the delegates
to Cincinnati from the Twenty-sixth dis
srict, quite wrangle took place as to who,
we're the nominees made by the delegation
from that district. This dispute lasted for
nearly an hour before it was decided.
The Platform.