Weekly commercial herald., 1885-09-18
COUNTY CONVENTION.
A TICKET OF TRIED, True And
REPRESENTATTE DEMOCRATS
NOMINATED.
THE DAWNING OF AN ERA OF
HONESTY AND REFORM.

The convention was called to order
promptly at IL o'clock m. yesterday
at the court house by VIM L Trow-
bridge, chairman of the county execu-
tive committee. Thomas E Crutcher.
Esq was called upon to act as tempo
rary president of the convention and
Mr. n ] Bazsinsky was made tempo.
rary secretary.
On motion of A Kuhn, Esq the tenn
porary officers were declared to be per-
manent officers Of the convention.
On motion of w Bruce Banks the
reporters of the city papers were re-
quested to act as assistant secretaries.
Mr. Z A Forbes moved that COM
mittee of two from each ward in the
city, two from each district Of the
county and two at-large be appointed
on credentials.
The following delegates were there
upon designated as such a committee:
First Ward-A Kuhn and w l. Trow-
bridge.
Second Ward-E A Forbes and N
Wolf.
Third rd-Murray F Smith and
] B Mattingly.
Fourth Ward-G G Pegram and G
E Wright.
Second District-C Mann and A L
Kleinman.
Third District-John W Kline and
G Z Hyland.
Fourth District--L R Reid and ] H
Brabston.
Fifth District-A A Hogan and J
w Harris.
At-Large-B G Kiger and E G Car
roll.
On motion of James 7. Strother,
Esq, Mr.. J. S. McNeely, of the Green
vile Times, and Mr.. E. L. Martin, of
the Utica Comet, were invited to seats
in the Convention.
During the absence of the commit
tee on credentials the delegations from
the county districts retired to the ante
room for consultation.
The committee on credentials re-
ported the following delegates entitled
to seats in the Convention, and the re-
port was adopted:
First Ward-W L Trowbridge, A
Kuhn, W S Jones, Fred Katzenmyer,
G E Webb, J J Hayes, A M Paxton,
John Groome, OS Robbins, S P Metz.
ger.
Second Wards H Parisot, P Lewis,
r G Allen, j A Rothschild, M Wolf,
A Lavigne, W c Keene, John Evans,
VIM. Groome, E A Forbes.
Third Ward E G Carroll, J B Mat
tingly, A G Peatross, M F Smith, 7 D
Cooper, NJ L Polk, NJ 7 Enright, JB
Farrell, d Walsh, James T Strother.
Fourth Wards d Robbins, WB
Banks, G E Wright, G G Pegram, T E
Crutcher, F NJ Andrews, FL F Simrall,
Julius Klein, Emile Bonelli, G H Dor
sey.
Second District-C Mann, D R Mid
dleton, W A Collier, Al Kleinman, J
H Adams. B G Kiger, E Willis, j N
Collier, D G Vandenburg, w G Kiger.
Third District-D H Alverson, d B
Nailor, ] W Kline, F F Cameron, CL
Hyland, George Hullum, J E Whitta-
ker, Jr, W L Hankinson, G N Hirsh, D
B Genasci.
Fourth District NJ Bachelor, L
R Reid, ] A Newman, J G Ferguson,
HIM Golf, WE Oates, Matt Hooker,
Chas Sweat, J H Brabston, W II
Brabston.
Fifth District M Harris, Tom
Tucker, A A Hogin, Dick Harris, Jas
Pender, ] W Harris, J S Austin, R E
Hankins, J H Crouch, T Birdsong.
Matt Hooker moved that the two
thirds rule be adopted. The motion
was laid on the table by an almost
unanimous vote.
L r Reid presented the following
preamble and resolutions, which were
referred to the committee on resolu-
tions
Whereas, The official corruption
which has marked the administration
of the affairs of this county has reached
a point which is alarming to its good |
and lawful citizens and calls loudly for
such legislation as will prevent its re-
currence in the future;
Therefore be it resolved by the Dem
ocratic party of Warren county in con-
vention assembled, That no candidates
for legislative offices will be nominated
or supported who will not pledge them.
selves for law prohibiting the issu-
ance Of warrants unless there be money
in the county treasury to pay the
same.
Murray F Smith moved that a COM
mittee of one from each ward, one
from each district and two at large be
appointed to whom all resolutions
shall be referred.
CE Webb stated, as no other resolu-
tioD had been offered but that of Reid
and inasmuch as that resolution con-
tanned such true ring of common sense
and business that it should be adopted
by an unanimous voice.
The president appointed the follow
ing committee on resolutions, stating
that other resolutions might be offered
during the progress of the convention:
First Ward-A M Paxton.
Second Ward-E A Forbes.
Third Ward-M F Smith.
Fourth Ward-SD Robbins.
Second District-B G Kiger.
Third District-W Z Hankinson.