Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-26

evening and interfered with mo Liberties
save the right to press motion to adjourn
T. O'Leary, Jr., and w. ]. Bremen acted
as secretaries, and the proceedings were al
follows:
Chairman Foley announced that there had
been several vacancies in the list Of dele
gates to the CITY Committee, which he and
other members of the committee had filled
by appointment.
John Ennis said he would like to know
what authority Mr.. Foley had to fill vacan.
cies.
Chairman Foley replied that it was by
right of precedent. He was not around
reading or looking up authorities. Mr..
Ennis insisted that a rule be shown giving
the Chairman the authority to fill vacancies.
The Chairman refused positively to show
any rule, and the debate was interrupted by
John Jiles offering the following resolution;
A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED.
Resolved, That the primaries for the election
of the delegates to the City Democratic Con-
vention be held on Saturday, the lst of Febru-
ary 1890, between the hours of 5 and z o'clock
p NJ, at the usual polling places; and that the
convention be held on Tuesday, the 4th of Feb
ruary, at o'clock P. NJ, at such place as the
nate.
Mr.. Mullen moved that the convention be
held at o'clock P. NJ. instead of 2 o'clock,
so that delegates need not lose days work
to attend.
Mr.. Ennis said that they had seen enough
Of afternoon conventions, and he remem-
bered one where they had been annoyed by
big crowd.
1.-THE gentleman brought the crowd there
himself" replied Mr.. Foley.
Mr.. Ennis admitted that he di6, and in
the interest of his candidate.
An amendment fixing Wednesday, the
9Th, at 7:30 P. NJ, for the convention was
offered aad adopted.
Michael Gardner said he hoped there
would be no growing, as there is but one
candidste-Judge Bailey, and they might
as we'll nominate him now. On motion of
Mr.. Carr the Chairman was authorized to
secure place in which to hold the conven-
tion.
THE MOTION NOT ENTERTAINED.
Mr.. Ennis said that as the City Committee
got a cold deal at the last convention he
would move that each member of the COM
mittee be given ticket to the convention.
The Chairman refused to entertain the
motion. saying that the body had no power
over the convention, and as soon as the
Chairman of the City Committee called the
ization was effected the City Committees
connection with it ended.
Mr.. Ennis insisted, but he was cut short
BY motion to adj djourn, and the committee
adjourned sine die.
A LIVELY GATHERING.
The Democratic love feasts were numer-
GUS last night, the squabble over the Eight
eenth ward Select Council nomination Civ
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Ninth, which, although the ward number is
but half of the other. is doubled in intensity.
There was a suggestion meeting held in the
Ralston Scheolhouse to get a candi-
date to put in the field against the
present incumbent, Alderman O'Donnell.
There were numerous suggestions made
of all kinds before the suggestion
to adjourn was considered. Joseph
Snyder presided, and he had his hands full.
The meeting was great improvement upon
the City Committee reunion in the point of
liveliness, as it took eight policemen to re-
press the ardor of the disputants.
Still it was comparatively orderly. as not
more than four or five hand-to-hand en-
counters occurred in the course of the even
Ing to disturb the serenity OF the occasion.
In the first place it was discovered that
quite a number of persons were present who
were not residents of the ward, and thev
seemed to be such an eyesore that their re-
moval was adjudged a necessity. The
meeting was then turned into q regular
nomination one, and suggestions were
changed into mandates. A resolution was
passed dispensing with the idle formality of
primaries in the Aldermanic dispute, and
John A. Donovan was nominated as the
Democratic candidate against J. c. O'Don-
nell. Mart Brophy was named for Select
Council and j. J. Mcclure for Common on
the Democratic ticket
After the meeting was over Alderman
O'Donnell said he had had his name with
held because the hall was packed with nom
residents of the ward, and no qualifications
were demanded for voting. This, he said,
would have resulted in his defeat for re-
nomination and he did not propose to sub
NIT his name to the insult of rejection by
men who could neither vote for nor against
him.
IN THE FIRST WARD.
The First ward usually shows up some
very pretty skirmishing whether on the
night of the primaries or on the day of cleo
tion. and last night proved no exception to
the rule. Charles Lawrence in the First
district, an avowed Cassiday man,
has been, it is said, a Gourley
delegate for two years, Martin Foley, a
warm friend of Donaho. yesterday an
nounced himself as delegate for Gourley
against Lawrence. The latter was a victor
in the race by 81 to 8 votes. This is one of
the peculiar ups and downs of politics,
principally downs.
At the primaries held in the Third dis
trict of the Fifth ward last night resolutions
were adopted indorsing Thomas II. White
as an Independent candidate for Common
Council and pledging him the support of
the Republicans of the district.