Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-09
A BEATEN PARTY.
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w non tue REPRESENTATIVES, OF tho henuD
iican party gathered themselves together
ut City hall last evening thoro were near
ly as much demoraliaed as when they had
separated on the previous night. The oon.
vcution was made up almost entire
ly OF otticeholders. Common Council.
man w. X. Beard led tho list Revenue
Clork, &. +. Eberman, and II. l.. Martin,
being his colleagues from tho First ward.
Clcrk of Quarter Sessions Eaby, &. A.
Rcecc, late of Eastou, and Letter Carrier |
Peter Hensel represented tho Second ;
from the Third, Poor Director Kreider and |
ID. b. Lands, and Common Councilman |
NJ. +. Steigerwalt Fourth ward. OK.
Councilman Leibly, Letter Carrier q. l.. |
Eckmsn aud City Solicitor J.W. Johnson;
from the Fifth j. &. Swope, substitute for |
Frank Remley, Letter Carrier Geo. |
Il. Brcsslcr aud Select Councilman |
and Gas Chairman II. A. Diller
the Sixth ward was represented by Clerk |
of the Senate, 7. B. Cochran, ex.Prothon.
otary Lewis 5. Hartman, and VIM.
Schultz, substitute for DIR. NJ. l.. Herr
from the Seventh camo Letter Carrier
VIM. Dean, substitute for Wm. Wohlson,
Robt. Mcdonnell and VIM. ]. Smith
Eighth ward, John Snyder, Chas. II.
Eckmau and Peter Richie; and from the
Ninth, Statesmen John Jacobs, Geo. Fox
and Albert Spiece.
Long before tho convention camo to
order there was crowd about tho city
building lat the doors of the common
council chamber and in tho hall ways
No one was admitted to the chamber whore
tho meeting was to DO held except dele
gates for sometime, but the crowd soon
became noisy and insisted upon going in
This privilege was soon granted them and
| tho room WAS instantly CrOwla1
The Convention.
Postmaster James II. Marshall, chair.
man of the city executive committee.
called the meeting to order.
Charles +. Eberman, of tho internal
revenue office, was elected chairman,
much TO his surprise, as he said. The
| object of the meeting was stated by him
and he hoped there would be harmony
after the nomination.
Select Councilman Diller was chosen
secretary and teller.
The credentials Of the different delegates
were read and substitutions made.
McMellen's Men Bounced
City Solicitor Johnson moved that the
convention proceed to business.
Jacob Bateman, of the Third ward, who
was not a delegate, objected to this and
claimed that the convention did not know
| " LAp lAlC NlClte1lCb lTOh HIS "AEU "tID lie
presented q protest against Mcssrs. Steig-
erwalt, Lands and Kreider, who had
seats as delegates. 1t was sigred by Jere
miah kife, DR.. George 4. King aud jacob
Bateman, with the attest of John Weimer,
one Of the inspectors, and J. Kahler Snyder,
clerk. II set forth that the election iu
that ward was q farce and that more votes
had been pOlled than there were Republi
can voters In the ward.
Chairman Ebcrmau said that as Mr.
Batemau was not q delegate he did not
think he had any right to make a
speech.
On motion of Mr.. Cochran Mr.. Bateman
was allowed five minutes speech, il
which he stated about what the protest
set forth, claiming that too many votes haj
Q been polled and that Democrats and mer
J from other wards had been allowed L
f., vote. He was frequently interrupted by
4 J. w. Johnson, who insisted on making
speeches on every subject; he though
there was no evidence before the cOnyen
ton of any fraud.
1t was finally agreed to refer the matte
- TO u Committee, which the chair appointed
consisting OF w. X. Beard, Lewis >
Hartman and Robert Mcdonnell. Tn
d committee said they would settle the mat
ter ia the room, but finally retired Z
select council chamber Mr.. Hartmar
:, said to the crowd, " We will have to hea
I them or they will say we did not Civ,
" them a chance" 1t was plainly appareu
that the members of the committee wer
% all anti-McMellan mon, as indeed wer
s nearly all Of the members of the couven
II tiOr and it was not surprising when the,
o reported that they found in favor OF th
delegates who occupied the seats.
81 The roll was then called and all Of th
/. delegates wero found TO be present.
10 schweDel'S Triumph.
o The next business was the nOminatio
of six school directors and the followin
were named NJ. Brosius, Il. A. Evans
e. Thomas b. Cochran, Luther Richards Dl
d Il. NJ Bolenius, WIN. s. Shrk, Charlie
O Schwobel, john Snyder. Tho folIowin
@ were elected on the first ballot by the vot
given
- Solwobel, 27 Evans, 81 Brosius, %
. . Cochran, 20 Snyder, II, and Shrk, IA.
= An Executive session.
u j. w. Johnson, tho speech maker c
is the evening, then moved that the con ven
d ton go into executive session, as III
members might want to give their opinion
!. OF the different candidates for mayor, "a
10 though there were great many an
D. would not want every one to know wha
IF they said. This was unanimously agree
{, TO and everybody, including the reporters
10 were fred and the door was closed.
After an executive session Of half a
hour the crowd were readmitted, and .
, w. Johnson, esq, of the Fourth ware
' moved to proceed with the nomination fC
mayor. Lewis 5. Hartman arose and sal
+ that, after looking over the field carefully
D. he had reached the conclusion that no car
}, didate would be more acceptable TO tn
~ party than d. p. Rosenmiller, and wit
% him as a candidate the Sixth ward wOul
Q promise good majority.
D NJ. +. Steigerwalt, of the Third war
.S seconded the nomination, and VIM. X
!, Beard moved that tho nominations
" closed, which was agreed to.
x Mr.. ROsenmiler was then unanim ousl
4 nominated by rising vote. A committe
e Of three, consisting of Messrs. Reece
! lIartman.aud Spieco, were appointed
inform the candidate of his nomination
: After an absence Of fifteen minutes th
n committee returned with the candidate
u His entrance was the signal for cheer
a from the crowd in waiting.
u When silence had been restored, Chair
II man Ebermau formally notified th
j, blushing nominee that he had been selec
N ed as the standard bearer Of the party.
y, lie Accepts.
" Mr.. ROsenmiller thanked the conventio
heartily for the great honor conferred upo
him and said that IN ha N candidate fS