National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-09
BOWEN AND COOK.
Delegates Chosen by the Republl-
can Convention.
Closing Scenes OF the Convention Last satur.
day-COnfusion and Dlsorder-onc In
formal and Two Regular Ballots
Cook Declares for Grant
and Bowen for blaine
A Long Session, &c,
Tho End of the District Convention.


| The closing scenes of the Republican Con-
vention last Saturday were quite as disgrace
| full as those which characterized the proceed e
| ings Oh Friday. After q session lasting nearly
five hours s. j. Bowen and John +. Cook were
chosen as delegates to the convention at Chi
cage. The result was quite surprise to all
| but the rapid changes in the figures, MS the
| ballots show, indicate that 1t would have been
quite difficult to predict who would be chosen.
The charges of the use Of corrupt influences
In the convention are made quite freely, and
the friends of defeated candidates declare that
II was a "scll-out."
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The convention reassembled at Shea's Hall
at noon. IL was suggested that as the hall
was too small aud was unsafe. another be
secured, and after an hour and a.halG equally
divided between wrangling aud collecting $50
WIS subscribed aud Lincoln Hall secured.
| Here the delegates assembled about 1870
| O'clock, having been admitted when properly
vouchcd for at the D.street entrance, which
was guarded by q strong detail of police. 1t
was near U clock when the convention was
called TO order and the rol-call Of delegates for
the minority report began, and 10A delegates
answered.
permanent organization was effected with
| Major A. G. Richards as chairman and Messrs.
X. w. Tompkins aud a. w. Russell, secre-
| taIies
! The fret business in order was declared to
be the nomination of delegates to Chicago,
aud the following were proposed DIR. G. b.
Purvis, John +. Cook, s. j. Bowen, Robert G.
lngersoll A. NJ Clapp Fred Douglass, jr.,
| Marshal Douglass, DIR. w. II. Tindall, Colonel
5. $. Smoot aud Major A. c. Richards.
Upon motion it was decided that the first
ballot should he an informal one, and the
tellers announced tho result to be: Purvis,
As; Cook, 43; Douglass, jr., 3; Bowen, so; Inger.
/ 81 1. 2.
lass, /; Tindall, 10, and Richards, 2.
The names OF Messrs Tindall, Richards
and Douglass pere and fls were withdrawn,
and the second ballot was begun under very
exciting circumstances. The counted.out
delegates of the Bowen faction were every
where diligently engaged in fomenting dis
| cord, and al hour, was consumed in vain at
| tempts to force them to be quiet.
! The convention was perfect Babel, score
Of aspirants for the eye of the chairman,
shouting and bowling for recognition on
points of order, which tended to nothing,
while the indictments urged the fight on
despite the protestatiOns of the sergeants-at-
arms Messrs Holmes and McNabb. Finally
a semblance Of order was restored, and tho
roll-call proceeded with for the second ballot.
DIR. Purvis still held his AS votes; Mr.. Cook
gained g. making 90; Brown fell of 8, his score
being Al; Colonel lngersOll gained 10, going
up to IS; Mr. Clapp gained 6, his figure being
10, while Colonel Snoot dropped from 10 to 10.
The chair announced that no choice had been
made, and preparations were accordingly
made for the third ballot Upon motion It
was decided that the lowest candidate ON the
list, Colonel SmOot, should be dropped, leav.
ing but five in nomination.
The result of the last ballot spread dismay
in the ranks Of the Bowenites, and thoy an
nounced their determination TO rule or ruin,
no matter what the consequences might be-
ions tn adj IA I,,t
not put when II controversy sprang up regard.
ing the rights of delegates to change theil
votes before the vote should be announced
1t was claimed that it would be impossible tc
tell how man voted unless tally was KEEP
opposite each ones name. This dispute was
however, settled by the secretaries agreein,
to make out list OF delegates, and rs eaCl
name was called to put his choice opposite it
A recess of ten minutes was suggested, but be
. fore vote could be taken nearly two.third
of tho convention had left the hall. Then the
canvnssng began, the friends of Bowen show
ing well up in front
II was nearly o'clock when tho secre
taries announced that they were ready &c
all the roll and the convention was raped
to order. Nothing could exceed the excite
mont at this point. Men voted indiscrim
inatcly as the whippeIs-in ordered, and the
result was announced from the platform a,
follows: Cook, &c; Bowen, 60; Purvis, A
Clapp, -, and lngersoll, ~ This ended thu
contest, Messrs. Cook and Bowen being de
clared the delegates, with Messls. Clapp anC
Purvs alternatos. Mr.. Clapp declined t,
allow his name to be used, aud named in hi
place Mr.. j. H. Smith. Messrs. Bowen ant
Cook were then introduced 10 the convention
and made short addresses, the former declar
for Blaine and the latter for Grant. motion
that the delegates be instructed to cast boil
votes for General Grant was offered, but il
the confusion that prevailed no action coul
be taken. Finally, at twenty minutes pas
six o'clock, the chairman decided the conVen
ton, which will be memorable for the disorGe
and confusion that prevailed during its ses
sions, adjourned sine die.