The Evening critic., 1884-04-09
CoNnER AND CARSON

IicRDa at the Chicago Convention
The Exciting scenes last Might.
After the report Of THE CRITIC closed
yesterday the convention Mt Willard Hall
waited nearly four hours, with short re-
cesses, for the report of the Committee on
Credentials. The scene presented in the
interval was ono of wild confusion, the fire.
quent visits to neighboring bar-rooms heat
ing the delegates and outsiders up to an
unusual pitch of enthusiasm, and lending
an incohcrent and alcoholic tngo TO the
riotous proceedings. Despite the bitter OPP
position and personal attacks there was no
violence shown, except in the occasional
forcble ejectnent of a demOnstrative mem
Der, and some indications of good nature
characterized nearly all of the addresses
from the platform, most of which were in
terrupted either by the bowling of the au-
dicnce or the forcible ejectmcnt Of the
speaker.
Al Z o'clock the Committee on Crodon-
tials returned to tho hall and through
Mr.. George Gilchrst, submitted n unani-
nous report In all except the Seventh Dis
trict, In which majority and minority
reports were submitted. A motion was
made that the minority report should DO
laid upon the table, and it was carried.
The result of tho vote caus. d the widest
excitement, and charges of fraud were pre-
ferred against the tellers
After heated controversy, motions to
adjourn were made, and after some time tho
convention returned TO tho consideration of
the majority report, and the report was
adopted by vote Of 81 yeas to nays.
A recess of thirty minutes was taken.
At the conclusion Of tho recess the SER
geants.at-arms were stationed at tho doors
and nobody was admitted except the dele
4 IL .I.nIV ,tl aI
by policemen, had hard timo excluding
those not entitled to seats, butby IL o'clock
the delegates were seated and business was
resumed.
The few outsiders who had gained adj
mission, including some Of the candidates,
were elected under resolution to clear tho
hall.
A permanent organization was effected
without much delay by the reelection of
the temporary chairman and secretary and
the election of Mr.. Turley as assistant Sec
rotary. The secretary, Mr.. Savoy, made
speech denouncng Mr.. Chase, and Mr..
Chase announced his intention to reply
through the columns of the Bee.
DIR. Sumby attempted to make n speech
| in vindication of his course as temporary
assistant secretary and was carried of the
| platform.
| IL was then moved, secordcd and carried
/
| should be made, and amid the widest up
roar and with eloquent and extravagant
speeches number of persons were nomi-
mated.
| Arthur st. A. Smith opened tho list by
nominating Colonel Perry III. Carson.
| i. M. Hewlett nominated Frederick
Douglass.
L. s. Atkinson nominated Frank b. Con-
| ger.
| soil, saying that he was man whose pres
| ence at Chicago would shake tho earth.
Donald McCathran nominated DIR. f. A.
Adams.
Rev. r. s. Laws nominated Professor
| James M. Gregory.
| j. F. N. Wilkinson nominated John f.
| Cook.
| Mr.. Turley nominated William G. Chace.
| George Holmes nominated William IL.
| Smith.
| Mr.. Barker nominated Professor Greener.
| Mr.. Jones nominated Eugene p. Mallory.
| William II. Chase nominated tho Hon.
A. M. Clapp.
| DIR. Sumby nominated DIR. Il. ii. G. Watts.
The nominations were then closed, Will
lam c. Chace withdrawing in favor of Pro-
fessor Gregory.
A resolution to instruct the delegates
WIN should be elected to vote for General
|
feated by large majority.
The election Of delegates was then pro-
ceeded with, the first ballot being taken at
1:15 a. IN.
The count was disputed, and wild con-
fusion resulted, which prevailed during
two moro ballots, while yelling, crowding
and struggling prevailed in evory direction.
The second ballot elected Conger by SO
votes, Carson having "A, Ingorsoll Al,
Adams 80, Gregory "a, Mallory 8, Cook 3,
Douglass 3, Freeman 1 and Watts /.
Tho election Of COnger was gre eted with
wild demonstrations of enthusiasm and at
2:25 a. IN. u third ballot was taken, electng
Carson as the second delegate by 20 votes ;
1ngersoll having s. Adams Z, Gregory and
| Freeman l.
Andrew Gleason and Arthur st. A. Smith
were elected alternates by reclamation.
The convention then adjourned at 3
o'clock without adopting any platform oil
resolutions.
The proceedings throughout were charac-
teriZed by the utmost confusion and disor
der and with few exceptions the delegates
seemed to lose all consciousness of what
they wanted and who they wanted and the
question of the Presidential preferences o
the men selected seemed to be entirely ig-
nored or lost sight of. The fact that NJ
platform was adopted nor resolution!
passed, no position ON suffrage defined, and
that up to the last minute tho delegates
were constantly changing their preferences
is sufficient commentary upon tho utterly
aimless and meaningless actions OF lazy