New-York tribune., 1900-04-06


tion vas served upon the custodians OF the
records. the Poli-e Commissioners. on April q
at 3:10 p. m. and the roll wes not delivered to
the secretary of the County Committee until
$3.50 p. m. of the same day. Therefore the
chairman ruled that Stewart and Moran could
not vote. Mr.. Ware was elected temporary
chairman by ~ to So
BY the vote Terrence MCGOWAN was
elected temporary secretary over William Wad-
hams. the Goddard candidate.
The final result of the convention the
choice Of Cornelius n. Bliss, who elected
unanimously. and Charles A. Hess delegates,
and David B. Luckey and Albert w. Fitzpatr-
rick aternates
Captain Goddard last night made a statement
In which he declared that Quigg's influence
had been exerted against him.
Although Lemua E Quigg carried the XIVth
Congress District Convention for the election of
delegates to the National Convention by big
majority last night. ne received at the same
time a farewell hit In the solar pexus from
Colonel Abe Gruber. week ago everything
was cut and dried for the election of Mr.. Quigg
and John Reisenweber delegates to the Ma
tfonal Convention. Mr. Gruber decided to take
another whack at Quigg before the latter sank
out Of sight. however so he stirred UP a move
ment few days ago to run himself against
the Quigge"
Il didn't expect to win" said Colonel"
1ruher last night. Il did It Just for the sake
OF hghting Qugg and keeping him on the run to
the last 1 wanted to show. too the need Of
party harmony. and of getting Qugg out as a
disturbing factor"
The Qufgg nominees for delegates were IemuaI
Il. Quigg and John Reisenweber The Gruber
hoiiilnees were Abraham Gruber and John S.
WISE for alternates the Quigg faction nomi-
mated Newell Martin and Henry r. Hovt and
the Gruber faction contented itself with nomi-
mating Armitage Mathews alone. The votes
Tor delegates stood as follows:
G;ru6er 2sM
Wise e6,t
The votes for alternates were as follows:
Martin go go
The convention was held in Columbus Hall.
NO. 10 West Sixteth-st., and although the dele
gates were kept waiting outside for an hour
until the end of lecture which was being given
In the hall they had a lively time when they
got started The little warrior from the XXIst AS
sembly District on hand with large and
noisy following and when things Jagged Abe
made a motion a remark and woke the con.
vention up again.
Collector Bidwell called the convention to or
der and John c. Coleman was elected chairman
The first excitement arose over some contested
seats in the XXIst. The committee on Contested
Seats called the contest a draw and gave
vote each to the Austin and Gruber factions
This brought Mr.. Gruber to his feet with stern
demand that the evidence be laid before the con-
vention and Armitage Matthews followed with
an impassioned speech. The committees de-
cision was upheld.
The Committee Resolutions reported and
the convention unanimously resolved to instruct
its delegates to vote for the denomination of
President Mckinley because Of his able cour-
ageous and patriotic administration" and also
resolved to indorse Governor Roosevelt's admin
istraton and urge his denomination.
Collector Bdwell nominated Mr.. Quigg "on
behalf of the XIXth Assembly District" and ex-
Judge w. NJ. X Olcott nominated Mr.. Gruber
Both names were greeted with a storm of
mingled Kisses and applause Charles b. Page
nominated Mr. Reisenweber, and then John s.
Wise who for most of the evening had vainy
tried to secure the recognition of the chair, rose
and declared that part Of the XIXth District
was not for Quigg, but strongly against him.
Il indorse Mr.. Grubers nomination" he said
and am delighted to have this opportunity of
hitting Quigg once more before he sinks into DO
tical oblivion"
When the uproar had subsided Mr.. Gruber
lowing this up with glowing speech laudatory
of his nominee
An amusing incident of the voting was the
case of John Dusenberry, delegate from the
Twenty-third Election District Of the XXIst AS
sembly District who announced that he could
vote for neither Quigg nor Gruber, as he wished
TO represent the people of his district
All, go on home!" Get off the fence!'
What did you come here for?" Are you
Dewey" were few of the cries which greeted
the announcement
There was a diversion at the convention In
the XIIIth Congress District when to the sur
prise of the leaders, ex-Mayor Strong was NOM
mated for National delegate. The leaders had
arranged to have James W. Perry and Edward
Lauterbach elected delegates, and when they
had been nominated George W. Wanmaker
moved an election by acclamation. James B.
Ford, of the XXVIIth Assembly District OBJ
jected. and nominated William L. Strong. That
made ballot necessary. and the vote was:
Perry, 139; Lauterbach 92 and Strong Al. 1t
was explained that the opposition to Mr.. Lauter-
bach that he lived In the XIVth Congress
District
Postmaster Van Cott who might have been
elected a delegate from the With Congress Dis
trict had a of Senator Platt elected a
delegate in his place
Following are the delegates and alternates
elected in the districts last night:
DELEGATES; ~ ALTERNATEs. RsI.
Faspk IT Psft P5swar sm"n nmes Gavin n march
John Sabine smith. fairiek J. o'brien.
l0-Frederck Gibbs. Miller.
General Howard Carroll. Frank H. Graf.
George r. Sheldon. Charles NJ Jerooman.
cSaries Sfafssus 4 Hess es' ASer, Albert v Fitapsirck
l3-Ismes w Perry George B Beezarde