The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-11
THE CONVENTION DETAILS.
Additional Report Of the Democratic
Hosts at PottsNille.

journed at about midnight last night, and
when the c%hairman's gayel sounded the fol-
lowing ticket was completed
FOR CONGRESS,
WATSON F, SHEPHERD,
OF Pottsville.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
GEORGE F.. ,FOLMER,
OF Shenandoah.
FOR PRoTHoNoTARY,
81 HARRY NJ. BRADIGAN,.
OF Shenandoah.
FOR CLERK OF COURTS.
PHIL. j. CONNELL,
OF G~irardvile.
FOR RECORDER OF DEEDS,
FREDERICK PORTZ,
OF Pottsville.
FOR REGISTER OF WILLS,
JOHN MYER,
OF Mahanoy City.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
j.. p. MARTIN, ri
OF Pinegrove.
p. j. FERGUSON,
OF Lost Creek.
FOR DIRECTOR OF THE 0
PERIE CONDOR,
Of Palo Alto.
Our report of last evening was complete up
to Clerk of the Courts. For that position
w. b. Durkin, of G~irrdville, presented the
name Of Philip J, Cornell, and it was greeted
with a storm of applause. Hon. James f.
Brennan placed the name Of John Curan, of
Cass township, before the convention. At
this point the excitement, which had been
running high for quite a while, assumed
such proportions that the roll call could not
be continued, and the chairman had to re-
quest the sergeants to remove several obiec-
tiunable persons who were interfering with
the convention. When the Fifth ward of
MahanOy City was reached n disturbance was
aroused by a dispute as to how
the delegates from that ward voted.
Every vote had been greeted with
loud applause by friends of both parties and
in the noise the delegates vote was not heard.
Riot reigned supreme for several minutes.
Quiet was finally restored by the chairman,
who called Officer Shay to the platform and
instructed him to remove any one who did
not obey the gavel. The balloting was again
resumed, but was interrupted several times
before it was finally concluded. The vote
resulted
Connell 5.773
! tufrul. .2S
Cornell was t%hereupon declared elected
amidst the widest confusion and enthusiasm.
Nominations for Recorder were next in
order, and Joseph Wadlinger, of Pottsville,
and Fred. PortZ, of the same place, were
nominated. James O'Hearn, of Shenandoah,
on behalf Of Thomas Mullahey, of the same
place, withdrew the latter's name and he did
so for the good of the party, Shenandoah
having two nominees ON the ticket. The
vote resulted
nortzf "...4 1921
dullhBef".'.'.... 2 i3
When the balloting for Prothonotary,
which came next, was begun, the same dis
order that prevailed in the afternoon was
prevalent and it looked for a while as though
there would be blood spilled. The candidates
for nomination to the office were John J.
Meyer, Of Mahanoy City S, c.. Boyer, Port
Clinton, and Louis w. Kopp, fremont. The
first ballot resulted
Myer g. gO2
........."..". :, ll613
Necessary for a choice, 1885.
Another ballot was ordered, in which Myer
received 1854; Boyer, 2O023;. KOpp 2635.
BOyer's name was dropped in accordance
wit a resolution to the effect that after the
second ballot the lowest candidate be dis,
qualified, As there was still no choice a
third ballot was taken and resulted in the
election Of Myer. The vote was
52l3k
Kopp"",ryuu".u,,y.,,, ,3IO2%
For County Commissioner the names of
John p. Martin, of Pinegrove; p. ]. Fergu-
son, of Lost Creek; r. b. Snyder, of West
Penn, and John Corners, of Norwegian, were
presented, There had been bitter enmity
against Ferguson and circulars entitled
Ferguson Kodaked' were freely distributed
among the delegates by that gentleman's
enemies, But after a hard fight Ferguson
was pushed through, with Martin, by the
following vote :
Martin. n.,...... .,......... ........ .74flI5