The record-union., 1895-09-24
REPUBLICAN CITY CONVENTION.
J. W. Wilson Captures the Nomina-
ton for Mayor.
Enthusiastic Reception OF Candidates
Names-Warm Contest for
Collector.

NObblOus dn0 LAo l110OsAoS 90 N%-N~N~
order by Chris Green.
Senator E. C. Hart was elected tempo
rary Chairman by acclammation, ana
made brief and pertinent remarks.
Messrs. J. J. CahilI, B. B. Brown, G. E.
Baker. c. A. Todd, j. w. Greenlaw, +.
II. Duggan and Ed Nathan were noml-
mated as Secretaries and elected.
A Committee on Credentials, one from
each ward, was appointed by the Chair.
The Chair announced the committees
as follows:
redentials-Thomas Harper, A. A.
De Ligne, w. II. Govan, d. Falconer, J.
c. Catlin, George f. Meister. J. II.
hatcher, J. A. Robin, Theo Deming. j.
a. Robin was Chairman.
Permanent Organization-A. j. Rhoads,
Charles Post, II. Stegeman, George Phil
lips, a. NJ. Smith, Thomas Longton,
George Eagan, NJ. NJ. Glenn and Z. +.
Gardner.
Platform and Resolutions-W. a. An
derson, c. I. Jones, A. l.. Hart E. Il.
bray. I'D (. Taylor, J. B. Devine, L. Il.
Atkinson.
a recess Of fifteen minutes was taken,
IN order 10 give the ommittees chance
10 make their reports.
" hen The Committee on Credentials
mony Of opinion did not prevail on the
subject OF proxies and the recess was
greatly exceeded before their report was
made.
\ QUESTION OF PROXIES.
The question of the adoption Of the re-
port coming up, A. l.. Hart said that the
name OF j. NJ. Milliken did not appear,
and if the committee had refused TO allow
his proxy he should appeal.
Chairman Robin said that AfilIik9Q
represented Gilbert from the Eighth
Ward, and that Gilbert held a proxy
for 4 delegate in the Fourth Ward, and
the committee had decided. under the cir
cumstances, 10 allow one of the wards TO
go with one delegate short
Gilbert was called on and said that
he held "A proxy for a Fourth Ward dele
gate and had given his proxy in his own
ward TO MIlliken. General Hart made
tervid speech upon allowing Milliken to
hold the proxy.
a delegate said that if the programme
WAS carried out there was no need of
primaries hereafter.
L. ID. Ryan was opposed TO Har;s posi-
ton, and {. l.. White moved TO amend
the report of the committee by letting
Gilbert vote his own vote and his proxy.
The amendment passed with a whoop
and the ineipient tempest in teapot sub
sided.
The Committee on Permanent Organi-
zation and order of Business reported as
follows:
The Temporary Chairman be Perma-
nent Chairman. Secretaries - 3. Is.
Brown, Ed. Nathan, c. 4. Baker, 4. II.
Dugan, j. J. Cahill, J. w. Greenlaw, c.
IL. Todd. Sergeants-at-A Arms = Harry
Tyler, b. Skip. George Bronner, a.
Gregory, ]. Walsh, NJ. Featherstone
Charles Hill, Joseph Cof1ey, James
Smith.
Order ofBusiness-Q.) Selection of Gen.
tral Committee, one from each ward. (2.)
Nomination OF Mayor. 81 Nomination
of city Attorney. a. Nomination OF
Auditor and Assessor. o. Nomination
OF City Collector. o. Nomination of
City Treasurer. a. Nomination OF
school Directors from the odd wards. (S.)
Nomination OF Trustees from the even
wards.
Hes0Lged, That in this convention all
votes shall 90 by rolI-call, and that each
member OF the convention shall cast his
own vote. except where properly repre-
sented By proxy.
A LIVELY BRUSH.
~ /. Hart made speech, saying that
he wanted 10 creased pole business in
the convention. He was no programme
man, and there was no man who could
say That lie ever wore q collar round his
neck. All he asked was fair show, and
that the Republican party should be
fairly represented. He wanted every
man 20 vote Tor himself, and that there
should be 10 voting by delegations, but
that each individual should vote for him
sell. lie moved TO amend the report SO
that each vote should be by roll-cal.
". =. anderson in the chair.
+. &. HarI opposed the amendment.
he. too, wore no collar, and was not
afraid 10 vote openly. lie repudiated the
insiuuatiou that the convention was COM
posed Oi dishonest delegates lie thought
il came with a bad grace from General
Hart 10 ash that the convention should
do Is ho dlrec-ed, when at the last munich
pal election he worked openly for the
election uI lie nominee of the Democratic
Convention.
There was d tremendous roar OF ap-
plause as lie finished.
Clinton l.. y lite moved that q collec-
ton be taken up TO provide collars for the
Hart family.
General Hart asked if he was to be de-
nied the privilege Of speaking In Re-
publican Convention. Cheers and APP
plause. lie had been attacked by his
brother, ANA lie proposed TO fight back.
lie had never been' a Democrat, but his
brother had beon. lie asked that every
man should be allowed TO express his
preference by his vote.
Senator Hart attempted to speak, but a
great uproar arose and several insisted that
there should be no more personalities.
General Hart proceeded, saying that any
man who was AFRAID TO vote openly was a
slave. " as there any reason that any
man should be afraid TO vote openly
lie insisted on his resolution.
The question was put on the amend
ment and II was lost, and the report was
adopted by large majority.
on motion of Lincoln White, all
speeches were limited to five minutes,
each delegate 10 speak only once to the
same question.
THE PLATFORM.
Tho Committee on Platform and Reso-
luton made It's report as follows:
" e believe ia upbolding the principles
OF the Republican party as announced in
the National Republican platform. We
know that the Repu blican party stands
for every hing American in the broadest
aud truest sense.
1t is the representative of the American
idea in liberty, protection, labor. money,
and everything pertaining TO good Gov
erninent, enterprise and progress, mu-
nlcipal, State and National.
1t stands tor the American farm, Amer
lean labor, American factory, American
wages. 1t stands for religious liberty in
Its most com prehensive sense.
We believe in the protection of prop
erty and OF all forms OF invested inter
ests.
We are opposed to corporation rule in
either municipal, State or nation.
" 9 demand the enforcement of all laws
snd ordinances in their true, spirit and
intent.
We demand that the health aud sani-
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