The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-10-10
AMID SCENES OF TUNULT.
CONGRESSMAN M'ADO0 ACHIEVES 4
DENOMINATION.

One Of The Most Noisy Conventions Ever
Held in Hudson County The Kerr Men
Euchred by Dr.. MGIiiADetntIs of the
Excitement at Reche's Hall Yesterday
The Kerr Delegates to toe Democratic
Con gressional Convention were in mussy
humor when they reached Roaeh's Hall
to attend the Convention yesterday after
noon. It was made topic of badinags
among them that some of them had been
paid hundred dollars to vote for the nomi-
nation of the Hoboken MAJOR; and before
they went into the Hall they made NO
secret of their design of breaking up the
Convention in a row if they were not al
lowed to carry their point.
The first brash between them came over
the selection of chairman. The County
Committee had directed the doorkesper to
admit to the hall only those who could show
credentials, and these papers were left at
the door by the members of the convsn-
ton as they entered. The Kerr mon had
agreed to support ex-Aldermen and ex-As-
SCISSOR Jamea F.. Cannon for chairman OF
the convention but many OF them were
late in entering the hall. All of sudden
Judge Rankin sprang to the platform and
rapping for silence called the convention to
order. Quick as fash some one moved
that Dp. John D. MoGill be elected peg
manent chairman and Mark Curlsy sscrs-
tary, and quick as fash the molten was
put and declared carried, and DR.. MoGill
assembled the platform. The MeAdoo men
say that at that time rs Of the SO creden-
tials had been taken at the door, and that
clear quorum was present for business.
The surprised Kerr men declared that
,ntr onrk fhok Int IN Aala.
gates were in the room, and that the or
SANITATION was the snap action of minor
ity, and irregular. During all the rest of
the convention the clamor was for q reor
ganlzation of the convention, and for call
of the roll of delegates for vote on the
question of the selection of officers. DIR.
McGill's disposition was to allow the
call of the roll, but the party
leaders declared this unnecessary, because
none but delegates had been allowed to
enter, and advised DR.. McGill to keep a
stiff upper lip. After the organization had
been effected, DR.. MeGill allowed motion
that the roll be called to ascertain If any
not delegates were in the hall to prevail,
and Mark Curley did the calling from the
only list of delegates within reach. A
large roll of the printed tally sheets had
been taken to the Convention, but they
SuQu0uly dA0 LILY otCAAOuDAy 0AouPROnA W.
the Kerr men say to make 1t impossible for
the delegates to keep tally of the voting
between the two candidates for Congress.
There was the widest comuotion in the
room the moment DR.. McGill assembled the
platform; and, til the McAdoo men froze
the Kerr men out of the hall to prevent
them from holding little Convention OF
their own, perfect bedlarn prevailed.
The Convention had scarcely been de-
clared to be ready for business before
Judge Rankin wheeled into the open space
in front OF the delegates, and tried to
make a speech. Every man in the Con-
ysntion had by this time climbed to his
feet on the seats.
.sBy virtue of the authority of Ethe
County Committee" the little Judge began,
ssthis Convention has been called to order
and o Chairman and Secretary have been
elected
"By a minority vote, sir" interrupted
Cannon, at the top of his voice.
"A call of the roll" Rankin went on,
while the delegates shouted an encore to
Gannon's Interruption, disclosed ma
iority of the delegates present"
g Not at ALL" broke in some one else,
sc because the roll wasn't called"
The Kerr men sent up fresh hosannas at
this second interruption.
s.The only thing for us to do now, Mr..
Chairman" Judge Rankin concluded, SIS
70 make nominations for candidate for
Congress"
The delegates were no longer on their
seats. They jumped down and gathered,
shouting and gesticulating, around the
chairtnans platform. Devils let loose
from Haaes couldn't have made more vii
famous confusion.
- HohA al 70 q
chair. and began shouting for recognition.
He could be seen above the heads of the
excited crowd, but not heard. In q little
lnll he managed to shout to DR.. AcGill.
IA man of your stading in this commu-
p;tv would not hold his Office in this con.
yention as you got It..
s.I,et me say something!" ave want a
new organization, Mr.. Chairmanl were
the clashing shouts that rent the air and
shook the walls of the room.
Tha notice that had guarded the sp
nroaches to the hall and the deer wera
snmmonsd to the platform. Sergasat Ne
Ginness was III command, and il was NO
ticeable that the big nen OF the feSoe had
bees picked out n oep down tumult
They tried TO press inc shouting and sv eat
ing delegates back Into their seats, but onl,
measurably succeeded, and finally sx Al
derman John F. Kelly stepped to tho boa
of the piatfsrm.
ssGentlsMen," 40 thundsred In q vois.
that made itself saddle above the ola ANT
roar Of ths angry delegates, TAKE you
saats aad let's 60 on with the regular srds
~ huxinegu. We are not hexo ts BULLDOGS
don't care whs 10 tho nominee OF tai
uopventio1. Whatever his name I'm raaA,
to support him.
This patriotic resolve on she part OF Mr.
Kelly turxsd the angry tumult into mar
mony Of deefenins cheers, bus Coyie, .
Hoboken, sat tho delegates ell by tho eer
again by demanding that THAI Governmen
nliicia oOzse down of the plstfsrua. Mr.
Kelly 10 in tho Revenue Office on Wssa
ington street.
Johnpy O,Brisn managed TO slip pey