The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-06
1t is Selected by the Working
men at Saturday Nights
Convention.
A Full List of County Officers
is Named by the Labor
RefOrmers.
The Convention Harmonious, With
a Few Unavoidable Ex-
ceptions.

met III FAST turner nall, last Saturday
evening, and was called to order at S
o'clock by @. L. Smith.
J. r. Buchanan, of THE ENQUIRER was
chosen temporary chairman, and Charles
l.. Merritt, secretary.
On motion a committee of five Oh ere
dentials was appointed The committee
consisted Of O. l.. Smith, of the Eighth
ward, Thomas Mcknight, of the First
ward, P. J. COwley, of the Second ward
+. p. McPhilomy, of the NINTH and
Dennis Mullins, of the Eighth.
The committee on credentials with
drew for about ten minutes, when they
returned and reported as regularly
chosen delegates to the convention the
following named, gentlemen:
First Ward-J. y: Haviland, John $.
Taylor, f. Chaplin, $ Nnot, A. Rosen-
thai, Thomas Mcknight, G. Knoch, John
English.
Second Ward-A. SwartOut, p S. Col
Iins J. X. Buchanan, J. NJ. Gibson, {. l..
Merritt, V. p. Carlin NJ. J. O'Brien, P.
W. Smith,
Third Ward-P. II. BaIfe, - Nor
throp, Clinton McCiee, B. {. Sawyer,
James Gilmore, John Eppenstone, Thoo
White, A. J. Walker
Fourth Ward s. H. Layerty, Charles
B. Matthaey, John d. elise, W. H. Sharp
ley, Thomas Monnihan, Phillip Gala
Iagher, K. 7. Buckingham Ole kringen,
Fifth Ward-C. NJ. Carter, W. II. Nc
Carthy John B. Lennon, James CamDion,
John Donlvan, f. Ryan, Ed, Williams,
Rudolph Hartmann.
Sixth Ward Julius Seitz, Jas. Lynch
Thomas Hamlif1, Thomas Fox, John
kiIry, William kiley, John Gunn, James
Harrington.
Seventh Ward duncan Livingston,
George Watson, James Andrews, James
Battenbnrg, Con Herbert, Thomas Hal
rram. John Waggoner Patrick EIarring-
tum
Eighth Ward Dennis Mullins, .. A
Camden, J. H. Brooks, .. L. Smith, NJ
Ford, ]. Ott, Samuel Burke, Hugh Smith
Ninth Ward-John Meehan, NJ. Lewis,
T. Ryan, f. ?. McPhiloney, NJ. Ward
John Sumner, James MalDneY, Thomas
MrNaIley.
Island Prerinct-G George Griffin, NJ. l.
Abbott
Petersburg OMara.
Precinct 24-ThOmas Gulley.
kiOwa-ThOmas Beeds.
The committee recommended that
the various delegations be empowered
to fill any vacancies which might exist
through the nOn-attendanre of delegates
The report of the committee was &C
rrpted and the recommendation con
Cured in.
On motion proxies were submitted tol
action by the convention as a whole, anc
the following proxies were read and &C
cepted:
Richard Iiston, proxy for Thomas
(iullev, Precinct "a p. Ryan, proxy fol
Thomas Beeds, kiowa Edward F. Ryan
proxy for William kiley, Sixth ward
A. Swartout. proxy for George Griffin
Island precinct.
On motion the chairmen of the dele
oations were instructed to furnish tht
secretary with lists of the names sub
stituted for absentees to be submitted
for confirmation bv the convention. Tht
following names were submitted and ap
proved;
J.I. Walters, for 0. A. Ceander, l.. W
Smith. for Samuel Burke, J. J. Smith
s.ns,.L th smith, Eighth ward ; Charlie
No Kew IL. Sharpley, R. d. Watts 70
II a--,s,ass;,sseon, r. NJ. Mckenzie
p Gallagher, Frank Reed for OH
k ngen. Fourth; Thomas O'Connor TO
/ N, Gibson, P. J. Cowley for Y. T
C,rlin, Second ward NJ. Mcintyre TO
R. Hartmann, J. X. Seagraves for +
RYAN. julius Wild for Ed Williams
Charles Bolach for John Doniyan
Fifth ward. The Sixth ward when com
nleted contained NJ w, Burke, Thoma
Burke, P. J. Cain, ]. D. Bailey, I
sitzner, John Gum, Z. F. Ryan, the las
named gentleman being proxy also TO
,~NFffftttam Kiley. The other delegation
had their original membership,
A motion was made that a committe'
of five on permanent organization b.
appointed. A substitute that the tenn
porary organization be made permanen
was offered and carried.
-At this stage Mr.. Balfe, OF the Ihlr'
ward arose and offered a voIumlnou
set of preambles and resolutions, which
at the request of Mr.. Balfe, were reat
from the stage by Judge Northrop +
motion was made that the resolutions b.
adopted. A substitute was offered tina
they be temporarily laid upon the table
The substitute was carried.
A motion to proceed to nomination
was carried, and was followed by mo
tion that the first Eallot be informal ant
without nominations, which was als'
carried.