The Washington critic., 1888-04-06
HARMONIOUS ACTION.
Messrs. Dickson and Gardner Elect
ed Delegates to st. Louis.
The Administration Men Secure
an Easy Victory.

ht lJtinOCIatlC COONenuOn 10 elect
delegates to the 81. Louis convention was
held in the Light Infantry armory last
night.
When the convention was called to
order, q little before s O'clock, the hall
was well filed but not crowded. Against
the centre of the south wall stood the
rostrum, and arranged in semi-circles
around IL were the seats for the dele
gates. Through the centre of the hail.
back OF these seats, were stretched ropes
10 keep all but delegates with the pretty
pink badges from entering the inclosure
The convention was called to order by
Chairman Luttrell the Central Commit
tee He made a short speech, telling of
the great good done by the Democratic
party, and said that Washington people
we're the best Democrats alive lie told
low he and four others went from the
District TO Chicago four years ago and
succeeded in having the District admitted
70 the National Convention
He excused the President for the CRIME
OF Civil Service reform Mr., Luttrel fur
ther remarked that he had been in poll
ties twenty. one years, and now IL was
time for him to devote his attention
cline to be candidate for election as
delegate to st. Louis. But notwithstand-
ing this declaration he received two bal
lots from the Ninth District delegation
Wien the Dallottng began.
The campaign of 1891, Mr.. Luttrel
said, was the best conducted the country
bad ever seen. lie brought out storms Of
applause when he declared for tariff re-
b, form. He did not pretend to understand
ui the tariff, but lie understood business.
Dy9 He sat down amid generous applause,
vi and was handed handsome basket of
! flowers.
= G. w. Darr then FASTENED to nominate
. MIR. John Hadley Doyle of West Wash
ington for temporary chairman. No other
nomination; was made, and the secretary
cast the ballot of the convention for Mr.
Doyle, who stepped briskly mp behind the
table, and after thanking the convention
for the honor conferred on so young q
man, who represented the ideas of the
advanced Democracy, he proved his fit
10 business and calling for nominations
for temporary secretary.
Frank i. Morgan was dominated, bnt
declined, and NJ. |. Weller was unani-
mously elected secretary.
The Committee on Credentials.
Then, on motion IF Mr.. Burrows, that
credential committee be appointed,
after the motion had been amended by
Mr.. Darr-who talked exctedly and wore
a handkerchief inside his collar-to ex-
clude the Fifteenth District in which
there was contest, q committee was
appointed, consisting of one delegate
from each of the twenty-one uncontcst-
ing districts
This committee retired to private
Room and locked themselves in and then
commenced long, dreary wait, during
Which the chairman came down and
Cracked jokes with the reporters, and the
b. delegates amused themselves as delegates
are wont to do, and the air grew thick
with tobacco smoke.
Once in awhile the waiting crowd would
give vent to their impatience by a stamp
ing of feet, la gallery-god when the
curtain does not rise promptly.
After awhile Mr.. Darr came out from
the committee-room and announced that
one representative from each of the con
resting delegations from the Fifteenth
District would be allowed to appear be-
fore the committee for five minutes each.
after another wait committee was sent
10 tell the Credentials Committee that
they would be given only ten minutes
more to report. This had the effect of
bfinging the committee out of their lair,
and they submitted a majority report,
afsented to by Al but nine OF the com
Mlttee, seating the Dickson delegation
\. from the Fifteenth District, composed of
y y. +. Cusick, 9. i. Rowe and j. II. Col.
Inns, and throwing out the delegation
composed Of Mills Dean, VIM. Stolp and
Dr.. G. A. Ball.
A Dickson and Gardner Victory.
AS soon as the report was read the APP
pause was deafening. During all the
noise, Mr.. Kelly, representing the mi
nority of nine, was shouting at the top of
his voice, but for sometime he could not
be heard. The applause finally quieted
and Mr.. Kelly said the chairman of the
| Credentials Committee had been unfair,
for which statement he said he was
personally responsible;" that the ma
| jority report was contradictCd by four
affdavits, which he wanted read to the
convention and let the convention de-
eide. This proposition stirred up good
dead Of noise, and, when quiet was
7 restored, the Dickson delegates had been
y seated by the convention.
Nominations for permanent chairman
were then made, and as DR.. Baldwin,
n whose nominator said he was a Demo-
y crat "as true and sincere rs the rising
q SUM- was the only nominee, the secrc-
. tary elected him. The Doctor made q
short speech, Mr.. Manogue was elected
permanent chairman and Charles T.
Rowe. II. T. Burrows, Nelson II. Duvall,
st.W II. z, Bailey s, ii. Bacon, Julius
Hngle and i p. Morgan were appointed
ia Committee ON Resolutions and retired
tto the ante room. While they were. out
resolutions warmly commencing Mr.
II futions Committee returned and reported
the resolutions.
| @"tH-N The Platform.
VI The resolutions, which are of consider
able length, indQrse the administration
and congratulate both the President and
the House of Representatives upon the
'commendablc success with which the
great work of reform deyolyed upon the
III Democratic party after "a quarter OF n
century's exile from place and power
Ii has been carried on, oppose the enact.
ment of sumptuary laws, and maintain
that all District offices should be filled
only by citizens of the District, familiar
III with its wants.
While the part referring to the District
offices was being read some one in the
crowd shouted. "We don't want any
more Trotters' and some one else
VI shouted, Break away"
VII The portion of the resolutions COM
mcnding civil-service reform was hisscd
4 TO some extent, and as soon as the read
4 ing was finished Mr. Burrows, who said
Il he was not sorehead, handed up
N resolution condemning the adminstra-
| n ton Of "that Mugwump," as he said,
4 n waving his hand toward the White
\ II House. Tie resolution was read and
u almost unanimously laidon the table
Il Then the candidates for delegates TO ST.
4. Louis were named-Mr. James l.. Norris,
IL by Mr.. Noonan, and Mr.. Dickson, by Mr..
II Lloyd. Mr. Gardner, Noble d. Larner
and II. Il. Davis were the other candi.
II dates.
As the balloting proceeded II was plainly
seen that Messrs, Dickson and Gardner
would be the men. Mr.. Dickson received
from TO 3 votes in every district save
two. and Mr.. Gardner from every district