Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-07
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fore the committee.
While considering his selection of
the committee on credentials the
Chair appointed Capt. E. s. Williams
temporary sergeant-at-arms, with
power to appoint his assistants, and
requested him to clear the aisles "if
possible.
The Committee on Credentials was
selected, two each from the North
and South sides and three from the
West. There were no contests in
the country towns and the delegates
from these did not want representa-
tion on that committee. The COM
mittee appointed consisted of Stephen
d. May, Benton Halle, John Powers,
Charles Engle, Michael Ryan, r. e.
Burke and Frank c, Niesen The
committee retired and agreed in all
cases of contests to hear one from
each side in addition to the papers
submitted.
Some boisterous confusion was oc-
casioned by the fact that there were
not enough chairs for all the dele
gates from some of the wards. Three
or four from the Sixth Ward made
themselves particularly obnoxious,
till the chairman appealed to the
convention and the noisy delegates
were sat down on.
Colonel Donovan offered a resolu-
tion that after the report of the
| Committee on Credentials and action
on it no one but delegates, alternates,
and members of the Central Commit
tee be admitted to the hall. The
affirmative vote on this was so over
whelming that the negative voices
did not make themselves heard,
whereupon ex-Sheriff Agnew, in a
long, dreary harangue, accused the
Chair Of not putting the negative and
of unfairness He kept on talking
long after the Chair had told him
that, in a spirit of fairness, the queS-
tion would again be put. 1t was put
and the Affirmative vote was again
Overwhelming. The minority, know
ing they were so few in the conven-
tion that they could not create dis
turbance themselves, wanted to get
| in "push" that would be able to ere.
ate disturbance. Their vote was
so small that they got the laugh for
their trouble.
Alderman Powers offered-and it
was unanimously and with enthusi-
asm adopted-the following resolu-
tion:
WHEREAS. We are upon the eve of very
important election to the Democratic party
OF Cook county; and
WHEREAS, The Democrats of Cook county
believe that a change in the Federal offices
would greatly strengthen and encourage
our party TO greater exertions; and
WHEREAS, The present Republican Post
master, Col James A. Sexton, resigned last
March. and Is anxious to be relieved of the
position; be it
Resolved, By the delegates representing
144 600 Democratic votes, assembled for
the purpose OF nominating our county
ticket, that we earnestly request the Hon.
| Grover Cleveland to at once appoint our
esteemed citizen and Democrat the Hon.
Frank Lawler, Postmaster of Chicago; be
it further
Resolved, That copy OF these resolu-
| tions be sent to President Cleveland, POST
master General Bissell. Senator John N.
! Palmer Congressmen- at Large Black and
| Hunter. and our representatives from Chl-
! cago. Congressman McGann. Godzier, and
Durborow.
Committees on Resolutions and
Permanent Organization were then
appointed The first consisted of Col.
II. +. Donovan, Michael McInerny,
and Frank w. Walker. On perma-
manent organization, John Mccarthy,
Samuel b. Chase and William Loef-
fler.
At 1850 o'clock the convention took
a recess for an hour to await the re-
port of the Committee on Creden.
tials.
CONTEsTING DELEGATES HEARD.
Committee on Credentials Gets Down TO
Work and Announces Its Decision.
The Committee on Credentials
found itself in hot water up 20 its
ears as soon as 1t retired. The door
OF the committee room was stormed
by scores of contesting delegates, all
demanding 20 be heard at once,
like lot of impatient boys.
The committee, however, took
up the eases IN their order the