Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-02
Democratic City Convention.

A Lively Gathering-Selectman Frank
 $. Andrew Nominated for Mayor-John
 w. Lake for AuditOr-The Rest of the
 Old Ticket Renom1nated.
 The Democratic convention to nominate a Mayor, City Clerk, City Treasurer, City Au- dltor and City Sheriff was held last evening ln Loomis' Temple of Music. There was the usual pitiful trucking and wire pulling cus- tomary with Democratic conventions and at times order was preserved with difficulty.
 The meeting was called to order at quarter past eight o'clock by William B. Catlin and Alexander Troup was elected chairman of the convention. Mir. Harvey B. Dorman was elected secretary. It was voted that 8 con- mittee on credentials, consisting of one dele gate from each ward, be appointed and that each ward delegation elect it's own member. The following delegates were elected:
 First ward, Edmund Zacher; Second ward, Harvey $. DormaR Third ward Isaac F. Davis Fourth ward, J. J. Kennedy; Fifth ward. Richard Peck; Hammll; Eighth ward, William Geary Ninth ward, William OConnel; Tenth ward, Julius Tyler Elev- Langley.
 MT. Catlin said that it was generally under stood that there had been a contest over the election of delegates in the Third ward and on his motion it was voted the representative
 
 ward be excused from the committee until | after list of the delegates from that ward had been agreed upon An inquiry from Mir. Hammill brought out the fact that there was a delegation from tho Third ward waiting outside the door to be admitted On motion of Mir. Defries it was unanimously voted that l spectators be admitted to the gallery. A re- cess was then taken until the committee on 1 credentials should make their report. 1 The convention reassembled at quarter of kay, o3a aIo A1o, Ll delegates approved by the committee on cre- 1 dentials The delegates from the Third ward were Isaac F. Davis, Hugh Moran, w. H. l Dennis, William D. Higgins, Patrick Moran, 1 Michael Curnan Frank McHugh, Michael A. l Moran and Edward McCabe. Mr. O'Connell, ] of the committee, explained that they had voted to admit four members of each of the 1 contesting delegations and had chosen the ninth by lot. The convention then proceed ed to choose candidate for Mayor. MT. Troup called Charles F. Bollman to 1 the chair, and in a characteristic speech urged the nomination of ex-Mayor Lewis MT. Julius Tyler presented the name of Frank 1 s. Andrew. MT. Kidston nominated Mayor Robertson. Colonel L. l.. Morgan seconded the nomination of ex-Mayor Lewis in strong take an informal ballot which resulted as ! follows:
 1 Whole number of votes cast st...................6 65 1 Frank s: Andrew. w........................s Ho-.,- soi . -'' . q 1 Henry I Lewis ........-...-.........1 .13 A formal ballot was taken with the follow l ing result:
 Whole number of votes cast. 64 Necessary for choice. [ franK B. AndreW. W.-.-..........o-.........3 .33 John B. Robertson ...............,....19 Henry G. Lewis. .-......................9 ! uAiSAinci On motion of Edward Hammill the nomi- nation of Mir. Andrew was made unanimous
 It was voted unanimously that the secreta- ry cast the ballot of the convention for the nomination of James P. Pigott for City l Clerk
 The nomination of City Auditor was next in order. s. Harrison Wagner, in a some. what tedious speech, urged the nomination l of Colonel Samuel Tolles. John w. Lake and Henry D. Phillips were also nominated. An informal ballot was taken, resulting as 1 follows