The herald., 1896-10-10
MONKEY AND PARROT TIME
II Took Four Motions to Endorse Hanna
and Gold
II Is Finally Accomplished After Long
Hard Pull
John Drain Wins In a Walk on the
First Ballot-Jas. Meredith Named
for Assessor, and T. E. Mich
OILS for Auditor.

in doubt yesterday whether or not to
indorse Mckinley and Hobart. At first
the delegates concluded by an almost
unanimous vote not to do so. A reso-
luton to that effect was promptly laid
on the table.
This was done with neatness and dis
patch. The resolution was offered by
Mr.. Lefebre of the Third ward. Mr..
Lefebre is not much of an orator, but
he pleaded with the committee to adopt
che resolution as eminently the proper
thing.
Then up rose l'SWiliams and op
posed it. Bill was chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions, sand, he said that
he did not think it was the proper thing
to inject national politics into local
fight. He said that other interests were
to be- considered in the municipal cam
paign; and he did not believe in mixing
up the two campaigns.
There was quite a buzz among the
delegates for awhile, and the resolution
to indorse Mckinley and Hobart was
laid on the table by decisive vote.
This made the Mckinley men in the
convention mad They Immediately
Started a kick that developed into a
roar that could be heard unto high heav-
en-. They said that unless the conven-
ton indorsed Mckinley, Hobart and the
gold standard, they would bolt the en-
tire ticket and would not vote for a man
nominated by it.
An hour passed by. In the meantime
the gold standard men had martialed
their strength. They were mad and
disgusted. In the Third ward the great
kick was made.
Finally e. A. Meserve took the floor.
He read a resolution and started to
talk The delegates insisted on his talk
ing the platform.
This Mr.. Meserve did, and then he
made a plea with the convention to
indorse Mckinley. but he did not mem
ton the ST. Louis platform and the gold
standard. He read his resolution and
left the platform.
Bill Williams followed Mr.. Meserve
with motion to lay the resolution on
the table. Then confIl;ion reigned.
Williams tried to speak but for a time
he could not. owing to the noise and
hubbub of the conversation among the
delegates
Finally. he got chance and he pro-
ceeded forthwith to question the Re
publicanism of Mr.. Meserve, whom he
accused of not supporting the Repub-
lican judicial ticket.
defense Of his Republicanism. Then
there was racket.
Col. Freeman Goldbug Teed of the
Fifth ward wanted to know why If Nc
Kinley was good enough for the peo-
pie it was not fit and proper for a Re
publican convention to endorse him.
Capt. ]. b. Neville, tall, slender and
imposing, and Col. r.. Addison Lewis
were to be seen among the throng Of
delegates laboring earnestly with them
to vote for the resolutions.
Chairman Willis put the motion of
Bill Williams to table and declared 1t
lost. Amid the confusion, one-half of
the delegates did not know what they
were voting for. "a
Then the motion to adopt the rcsolu-
ton was put and declared carried, al
though there was a strong negative
vote.
AS soon as the result was announced
DR.. w. G. Cochran arose in the center
aisle and proposed three cheers for Nc
Kinley: The goldbug element was so
pleased at the proposition they had just
carried that they gave them with a will.
All mention of the st. Louis platform
had thus far been excluded. 1t had been
overlooked.
During the noon adjournment the sin
gle-standard delegates thought over
this and decided that the Republican
national platform would also have to
be endorsed.
So at the afternoon session Mr.. Me-
serve was again called in. Once more
he took the platform, offered a resolu-
ton endorsing the st. Louis platform,
gold standard and all,
1t was adopted amid great confusion.
Thus it will be seen that after four at
tempts at 1t the Republican city con-
vention had Mckinley, Hobart, Hanna
and the gold standard rammed down It's
throat
The whole chapter of incidents was
remarkable one, the like of which has
never before been seen in this city.
The first thing the convention did yes
terday was to nominate James Mere
dith for city assessor. The incumbent,
George Hull, was turned down. Charles
l.. Wilde. the nominee for city clerk.
and Julius Martin, the nominee for
mayor, both lived in the Second, and a
third nominee could not we'll be taken
from this ward
~ John Gish's friends stood by him and
he was renominated for tax collector
very handily.
For street superintendent, John H.
Drain won on the first ballot
Captain Hutton was turned down for
the reason that his brother, Sutherland
Hutton, Is the head of the free silver Re-
publican movement here. George Rem
child failed to develop the strength he
had been credited with. The other nom
inees cut no Ice in the contest.
Thomas e. Nichols was named for
city auditor, over which plum there was
the hardest fight in the convention.
It took three ballots to settle It and
then Mr. Nichols defeated Captain Hine
py only one vote.