The record-union., 1891-02-18
PEACE REIGNED SUPREME.
A Harmony" Ticket is Nominated by
the Republicans.
Conklin for Trustee, Young for Audi.
tor, Buckley for Assessor and
Putnam for Collector.

The Angel of Peace hovered over the
heads of the delegates to the Republican
convention last night.
Harmony was on every tongue.
Harmony was in the very air they
breathed.
The delegates were not prompt in TAX
Ing their seats, and it was not until half
an hour after the time announced for
commencing business, that the Opera
House began to take on that appearance
which the fastidious theatrical manager
would fain call gratifying"
A. j. Gardiner called the convention to
order at 7:45 o'clock. Gentlemen and
delegates" he said, Sin accordance with
the usual custom and time-honored prac-
tice of the Republican party, we are as
sembled this evening in open session,
united with one common object in view,
to select Republican candidates, to fill the
vacancies which will soon occur in the
various departments Of our city govern
ment. trust your deliberations will be
harmonious; that the little differences of
the past will be laid aside, and that the
gentlemen selected for the several offices
will receive, as / feel confident they will
merit, the full support of all Republicans
In this city,"
MIX. BRU NER FOR CHAIRMAN.
Mr.. Gardiner then announced that the
first business in order would be the selec-
ton of temporary Chairman,
Charles L. Jones nominated Hon. Ell
wood Bruner for the position, and he was
elected unanimously.
Mr.. Bruner was greeted with cheers as
he stepped upon the platform. He made
a. brief speech upon taking his, seat,
thanklng the convention for the honor
bestowed upon him, and echoed Mr.
Gardeners appeal for harmony. He said
he felt it in the air'' that the Republican
party was about to achieve a great vic
tory.
Major Ennis, w. L. Pritchard. II. O.
Tubbs, Charles E. Addington and John
L. Stafford were elected temporary Secre-
taries, and Messrs. Ray, Whitmore and
Hall were elected Sergeants-at-Arms.
w. A. Anderson moved that the usual
custom of appointing committee on
credentials be dispensed with. and that
the published list Of delegates be accepted
as correct. This motion was adopted
The Chairman was authorized to ap-
point committees on Organization and
business and on Platform and Resolu-
tions. While he was making up these
committees the Secretary called off the
list of delegates, which showed that very
few were absent.
Chairman Bruner announced his COM
mittees as follows: Organization and
Business-A. j. Rhoads, Joseph Hopley,
%: f. Taylor, G. B. Glow and A. L. Hart.
Platform and Resolutions-W. A. An
derSon, b. &. Hart and Charles T. Jones.
A recess of fifteen minutes was then
taken to allow the committees to prepare
their reports.
When the convention reconvened,
Major Ennis of the Committee on Or
ganization and Business stepped up to
the foot-lightS and addressed the conven-
ton as follows:
Your Committee on Permanent Or
ganiZation and Business respectfully rec
ommends that Hon. Elwood Bruner be
selected permanent Chairman, and"
Mr.. Chairman" shouted Major An
derson, 81 move that the portion of the
report read be adopted now"
Cheers greeted the Majors motion, and
1t was unanimously carried.
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
Continuing, Mr.. Ennis said: 'sWe
further recommend for permanent Secre-
taries, J. T. Stafford, W. Ell. Ennis. c. e.
Addington, II. o. Tubbs and w. L.
Pritchard; for permanent Sergeants-at-
Arms, William Hall, Charles Downie,
Matt. McManus and Messrs Ray and
.JosasOn; that the order of business be,
first, nominations for Third Trustee; sec
ond, for City Auditor; third, for City
Assessor; fourth, for City Collector; fifth,
for Fire Commissioner, for the long term.
and sixth, for Fire Commissioner, for the
short term. Also that City Central
Committee be selected as follows: Two
each from the First and Second Wards,
to be selected by the delegates from their
respective precincts; three each from the
Third and Fourth Wards to be selected
IN the same manner, and one at large to
be selected by the convention"
The report of the committee was unani-
mously adopted.
Major w. A. Anderson reported on be-
half of the Committee on Platform and
Resolutions. GAS in the past" began the
Major, 1--WE recognize the Republican
party as the party of progress and princi-
pie. 1t is always safe to rely on the ac-
ton of the united Republican party for
good, patriotic and economical govern
mental administration, national, State
and municipal. We deprecate any dis
sensions in the party lines, prompted by
selfish ambition, or the rapacity of any
faction or clique, and pronounce against
all unfair attempts to control our prima-
ries or conventions in the interest of any
person or clique. One of the tenets of the
Republican party demands fair cleo
TONS This doctrine must be extended
to all primary elections of the party. We
view all the side issues, under whatever
name designated, whereby Republicans
are drawn away from party fealty, as the
INVENTION OF THE ENEMY,
And calculated solely to inure to Demo-
cratic supremacy, national, State and
municipal. Our experience in this city
teaches us the full realization of this fact
and the feeble local government discloses
that there is always danger in this tenn
poriZing idea. We pledge our candidates to
an economical administration of all muni-
cipal affairs on sound business princi-
pies, to the end that taxation may be re-
duced to the lowest possible figure We
are in favor of radical reforms in the Po-
lice Department that will give us har-
monious and efficient force of competent
officers. We favor such sanitary and po-
lice regulations as will insure the health
safety and Improvement of our city, and
demand the vigorous enforcement of
such regulations, laws and ordinances.
We look upon the apportionment of 30
per cent. of the gross revenue from water
rates as calamity ominous to the city,
and favor any lawful means to prevent
the diversion of such funds from the
support of the water works and the i'm
provement OF the SYSTEM"
The report was received with cheers,
and, it is needless to say, was adopted
unanimously.
Chairman Bruner then announced
that the first thing in order under the
adopted report on business would be the
selection of a City Central Committee.
After some delay from the Third Ward
delegates, the committee was made up as
follows: First Ward-A. j. Rhoads and
J. r. Cavanaugh. Second Ward-R. T.
Devlin and f. A. Daroux. Third Ward
John Hurley, Andrew j. Galligan and
Wilbur +. Smith. Fourth Ward-W. II.
Govan, J. j. McKinnon and w. w. Con-
nors. Committeeman at Large-A. J.
Johnston.
w. a. Anderson at this juncture took
the floor, and said that inasmuch as finan-
ces were an important matter, he would
move that each delegate be assessed fifty
cents, and every candidate s..