The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-05

missouri, would Ike TO known screamed
Goose" Eden In the next ward, w. j. Tark-
ington presented a proxy from Dennis Colbert,
while the seat with that of Nelson Hyde, was
contested by J. F. Hennessey and James
Burns. In the Seventeenth Austin Fl.
Brown offered as the proxy of VIM. F. Hicklln,
while John Schulthaus and H. G. Graybill con-
tested both seats. David Giblin, of the Nine
tenth ward offered the proxy of Frank Giblin,
while Thomas Sanders and Thomas Marley con-
! tested the seats of Michael Delaney and Thos.
Logan. Bob Remington, holding the proxy
Kissen and A. NJ. Kuhn, the latts1r
collector of customs, claimed the seat Of II. S.
Miller and William Hennessoy, Thomas Heating
being third and an urcontested delegate. FIR
man Stout gave his proxy to Joseph Flack, but
the county central committee had regarded
Stout's refusal to attend the convention as
resignation, and filled the vacancy by appointing
Henry Martin an anti-Bynumite. NJ. L. Riley
and Barney Dougherty, of the Twenty fifth
ward, claimed the right, through proxy, each,
to the seat of Delegate Ammon.
The rollcall finished, the chair ordered the
contesting delegates to send up their credentials.
In this lull, Emmett Rose tried to get in reso-
luton committing the support of the convention
to the nominee, but it was ruled out of order.
George Hamm, Bynum delegate from Hancock
county, created a diversion by movin2
to have Mr.. Mcdonald declared the
permanent chairman by reclamation.
It was followed by intense enthusiasm, but Mr..
Mcdonald emphaticaily said: ''Your chairman
l cannot be. 1t would be departing from Demo
cratic usage, and it cannot have my consent"
Mr.. Hamm then nominated Adolph Seiden-
sticker, while John P. Frenzel performed like
service for Charles G. Offut of Hancock
county. The convention, up to this time,
| had shown no remarkable pugnacty, and in
an orderly manner went to the call Of the vote
by counties wards and townships AS usual, the
Second ward brought the proceedings the
verge of confusion. Davidson gave his vote to
Ohut, when Creelman said: 1.-THE Second ward.
believe. casts it's vote for Mr. Sedensticker."
1t was the first Instance of Importance to require
ruling from the chair He said this
| question had received earnest consideration, as
| involving the prima face right to vote on
ganIzation. "a delegate may not be the real
one but he must stand in the place of any other
until the question of contest is decided The
temporary presiding officer has simply the pa
pers before him and he cannot do otherwise
than decide in favor of the VINO
holds credentials from the recognized authority
of party organization. and that in this instance
is the county central committee. Mr.. Davidson,
therefore, is entitled to cast the vote of his ward
The ruling accepted without protest,
and the call proceeded without disturb
ance until the Ninth ward was reached.
Thomas Cottrell voted for Offut, when Mr.. Nc
Donald said that was not in accordance with the
decision, but when Mr.. Frenzel told the chair
that the Cottre credentials came from the
county central committee he reversed his ruling
and allowed the vote to stand. In the Fifteenth
front again, but Michael Riley went
with his credentials as delegate to fill the
vacancy of Jas. Costello and cast his vote, on
| the authority Of the county committee. Mr..
Mcdonald maintained his claim, which was
| greeted with Kisses from the Bynum
When Dougherty. of the Twenty fifth ward,
wanted to vote for Offut, and NJ. It. Riley for
Seidensticker the latter bearing a proxy from
@. j. Ammon and the first credentials from the
county committee, the chair ruled that
To h
sent delegate, had neither resigned nor did he go
out Of town, hence Dougherty's credentials were
OF no force as he must get his power from the
man originally elected. The proxy in the Wayne
township case was recognized.
The vote resulted as follows: Offut. SOL
Seidensticker, 60a-Hancock giving the first 2
votes and the second 10. Shelby voted for
Offut and Is for Seidensticker, and Mad
| ison III to u for Ofut. The First,
| Third, Fourth, Eighth and Tenth wards gave
| their votes to Seidensticker and the Second,
| Fifth, Sixth. Ninth, Eleventh, Thirteenth, FIT
teenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Twenty-frst,
Twenty second and Twenty third to Offut The
| rect divided their support, giving Offut in the
| city and county 80 votes and Seidensticker 80
When Shelby county voted, the Bynum men
went wild with enthusiasm, to be renewed again
and again.
Mr. Seidensticker was then introduced as per-
| manent chairman by Mr.. Mcdonald, who, in
closing his duties as presiding officer, again
counseled the convention to do nothing that
would disturb the harmony of the party and
prevent the election of a Congressman from this
district to join the bright galaxy in support of
the administration. Mr.. Seidensticker briefly
spok of his hopes for harmonious
deliberation. They had right to differ until
| the nomination made, but after that the
party would bow to the will of the majority. He
said he would uphold the decisions Of Mr.. Nc
Donald until all questions were settled Ohm
ton of Mr.. Hamm, E. NJ johnson was selected
as secretary. Mr.. Seidensticker suggest
ed 'that the other side ought to have
secretary. aso," which caused great laughter, and
cries of What side, Mr.. ChairmanP VIM. F.
| Boland and Arthur Brown were finally chose as
| additional secretaries. Mr.. Hackney offered
resolution to the effect that delegates holding
| uncontested seats from each county should
as member of the committee on
| credentials. DIR. Metca!f moved to lay it on the
| table. but afterwards withdrew it. call of the
| counties being demanded it went on, with only
the customary Interruptions of questioning the
right of contested delegates to vote
upon it until the Twenty-third ward was
reached, the Chair in the meantime al
lowing the ruling of Mr. Mcdonald to prevail
Bob Remington. of the Twenty third ward, be-
came obstreperous and insisted on voting to lay
the resolution on the table. He claimed that it
had not been withdrawn, he the second, had
not consented to it. Mr. Seldensticker declared
him out OF order when. after rabid
charges by Remington that the chairman was
not Democrat and had gone back on the party
after it had elected him to Council the confusion
| became deafening. Remington went on talking
at the top of his voice. but could not be heard six
feet away. He appealed from the chairs decision
and wanred a call of the roll upon it.
The Chair-You cart have roll-call within
another You are out of order.
Remington refused to vote, as did Madden,
of the Fifteenth ward who, after voting against
the resolution, returned to the floor to support
Kennincton's views John Kern brought order
out of chaos by appealing to his friends to allow
the resolution to 60 through. sit is fair" he
sad 'sthe motion to table has been withdrawn,
and will do no harm"
That's a Democrat for you" shouted Ken
nington. He is no traitor, God bless him."
The Hackney resolution went through by 108
yeas to rays. The committee was selected as
follows Hancock George Hamm; Madison