Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-25

Krew; Mr.. Wilson, John Cahill, and Italian.
William McAuliffe. Secretary Anderson OBJ
jected to a contesting delegate as Secretary,
and Mr.. Cahill withdrew from the contest in
the Fifth district of the Sixth ward.
As each side spared for points, the roll call
was slow and after 80 votes had been taken,
W. =. Howley Withdrew the name of Mr..
1O2 to 80 and Mr.. Foley was elected Temporary
Chairman by acclamation and Squire Nc
Kenna and w. E. Howley led him to the chair.
Chairman Foley made a little speech, coun-
selling haste. and appointed j. w. Jiles, Chair
man; John Huckestein, Joseph Stokely, Peter
Spiker. Thomes Breeze. John Dunn and Philip
Weber committee on contested seats.
The temporary organization was made per-
manent, and an adjournment was taken for
lunch.
The convention reconvened at 8 o'clock, and
Chairman Foley appointed w. e. Howley
reading clerk, First in order was the election
of a Chairman of the County Committee. w.
]. Bremen, Esq, was, the only nominee, and
he was unanimously elected. and made a
speech promising to whoop her up for the
Democracy. and the meeting got down to work.
John Kane, of the Thirteenth ward. nomi-
mated Thomas ]. Wallace, of the Nineteenth
ward, for Sheriff. and the choice was ratified
by reclamation. Mr.. McKenna moved that
vacancies in the county ticket be filled by the
County Executive Committee, and the motion
was adopted, and the tug of war hove in sight
NAMING THEIR MEN.
J.K. r. Duff, Esq, made a speech, and pre-
sented the name of Daniel McWiliams for
County Commissioner. Henry Hunter did the
same for D. J. Boyle. William Pitt Bendell
nominated Alexander Wilson, and James
Donahue presented the name of James
Italian.
During the taking of the first ballot there
was somewhat of a shindy. Thomas j. Wallace,
the nominee for Sheriff, objected to some re-
marks made by Chairman Foley relative to
vote for Wilson, and ordered Wallace out of
the hall, as he was not delegate. Wallace
wouldn't go, and two policemen were called,
but still Wallace refused to bulge, and Mr..
Foley finally rescinded the order
The first ballot resulted: Boyle, 233; Nc
Williams. l7S ITALIAN, l6; necessary to a choice,
2l5 SO d. ]. Boyle reached the initial place IN
the contest, and the result called out rousing
cheers.
The second ballot proceeded amid great con-
fusion, and the presentation of bouquet to
Chairman Foley. Cries of fraud" echoed and
re-echoed. Tho Chair pounded the table with
his gavel; men reached for each others optics
doubtless they felt blessed when it was all
over and no bones broken. Mr.. Howley's
lungs gave out and the stentoriau-voiced T.
O'Leary, Jr, took his place. and finally, in
some shape, the roll-call was completed.
Eventually the Chair was heard to announce
the result: Wilson, 1SS; McWilliams los, and
declare Wilson the nominee.
AS the McWilliams delegates were almost as
strong In numbers as those of Wilson, the lat
ing to drown the howls and jeers of the former.
The noise affected even Mr.. O'Leary, and he
moved that In future but one candidate be
nominated for County Commissioner, and the
motion prevailed, and the convention ad-
journed.