The herald., 1898-10-27
DELEGATES FOR FUSION
DEMOCRATIC CITY CONVENTION
ADJoURNs SINE DIE
WHAT CANDIDATES ARE DOING
Letter Carriers Receive Letters From
the Republican Committee Ask
ing Help for Gage

the Republican Committee ASK
ing Help for Gage
The adjourned meeting of the Democratic
city convention was called to order by Chair
man ID. X. Trask at $3.50 oclock last night,
about one-third of the delegates of the orig
inal city convention being present IN person,
although there were scores OF proxies on
hand. The meeting was held in one of the
small halls in the Iurnverein building and
the session, while brief, was busy.
THE UNRULY FIRST
tn emily business the convention had to
handle was the ratification OF nominations
lett vacant by the various ward conventions
when the city union conventions adjourned
last week. There was councilman from
the First ward and members of the council
and board oi education from the Sixth ward
to be endorsed when the city convention
adjourned, and it was hoped that the two
Publications would be speedily made last
night.
But the First ward was in evidence, as
usual, fighting and wrangllng over techni-
calities, until finally, seeing they were hope.
lessly beaten, they first begged for time and
finally acquiesced in the will of the majority.
KEEPING A PLEDGE
AC IOpulISC cOuVeUllOu uclu IA Iuc
First ward Tuesday night there was di-
vision of the Populists, but Henry Riley
was nominated for councilman by that party,
and Carlson, also a Populist and Rileys op-
ponent, made no objection to the ratlhca-
ton of the latters nomination, although he
took the platform and roasted several OF
his opponents other than the nominee, men
whom he claimed had played him false.
AS the First ward nomination for coun-
Gilman had been awarded to the Populists
and the Democratic city convention had
agreed to the division of offices, it was hoped
by the delegates that the few Democrats in
the First ward who were urging straight
Democratic nominee" for the council would
live up to the party's pledges and obey the
will OF the majority without further pro-
test.
SIXTH NOMINATIONS
The members of the Sixth ward an
nounced as soon as the convention was
called to order the nomination of George ID.
Pessel as councilman and Norbert Schanz
as member of the board of education from
the ward named. These nominations were
quickly ratified and the members from the
Sixth announced that the utmost harmony
prevailed Within the union ranks in the
ward.
John f. Yoakum, member of the COM
mittee appointed by the convention to en-
deavor to promote harmony in the First
ward, then took the floor. He briefly an
bounced the nomination of Henry Riley as
councilman from that ward by the Populists,
and moved that the nomination be ratified.
In addition, a report from the Populists OF
the First was read, and Riley was named
as their candidate.
THEN CAME THE ROW
The First ward dozen, led by LIE Compile
Davis, objected o.the ratification of the
nomination. Frank Allender, Adolph Ram
ish and others begged the delegates to re-
member their word of honor as Democrats
was pledged to carry out the fusion program.
They urged that the opposition was only
by few disgruntled men land asked the
delegates to preserve harmony by living up
to the full fusion program as agreed upon
by the whole city convention of 452 dele
gates.
That a majority of the delegates present
last night were in favor of living up to their
word was evident, but the dissatisfied First
ward men wouldn't be good until they be-
came convinced that their cause was lost.
Then LIE Compte Davis took the floor and
begged the convention to refer the question
of selection of councilman from the First
ward back to the Democratic and Populist
delegations from that section of the city.
This the majority refused to do.
There was uproar, motions and counter
motions, previous questions and only the
chairman, secretary or reporters could keep
track of the parliamentary and unparlia-
mentary moves, when finally Anthony
SchwaInm, Mr.. Collette's second lieutenant,
got up and made the following statement:
SCHWAMM'S PLAN
"Mr. Chairman" he said, Il am satisfied
this convention cannot arrive at satisfac-
tory result from our point of view. After
consultation with Mr.. Collette, have con-
L Al Ix.z. F..
the race, it would be the best and wisest
thing for us to do now, to ratfy the nomina
tion of Henry Riley as properly reported
from the Populists, and as the Democratic
convention decided to do. / therefore move
the nomination be ratified"
The motion was carried with hurrah, and
II is hoped by the delegates that the First
ward troubles have been settled, but they are
doubtful, Schwamm's little remark about
not withdrawing Collette from the race may
be loaded.
ANOTHER LITTLE HITCH
One other little hitch occurred. Dele
gate Craig from the Second ward moved
that, inasmuch rs the coming city campaign
looked as if it was going to require great
deal of work, the chairman of the Democrat
ic city central committee be empowered to
appoint, in addition to one city central COM
mitteeman from each ward, five delegates
atlarge on that committee.
At once Tom McCaffery, Tom Casey, Ed
Morris and others entered vigorous pro-
test. They held, and the chair sustained
the point Of order, that the city convention
had no right to interfere with the city CEN
trail committee. just why the suggestion
met with such violent opposition nobody
seemed to know, but Messrs. McCaffery,
Casey, Morris ct al. carried the day through
Chairman Trask's ruling, and no delegates
at-large were appointed
The appointment of an auditing committee
was required by law and the chair was in
atructed to appoint five men, with the m
derstanding that when the Populists and
Silver Republicans sent in their proportion
OF the auditing committee, Democrats would
resign, in order that union auditing com.
mittee might serve, but. to avoid any chance
of error. the Democrats will appoint a full
committee, as the law requires the chair
man of the city central committee hc;no
empowered to fill all vacancies.
The convention then adjourned sine die
MORE GOOD NEWS
Ex-Judge S. M. Buck of Humboldt conn.
ty, in writing to friend in this city under
date of October Goth, says: Mcguire % was
here yesterday. He addressed 1000 people.
and I have never known anything like his
meeting for enthusiasm before in this county
Mcguire will certainly carry this county,
A prominent Republican, who has heen
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