A Quiet Convention

The republioan city convention held Friday evening in the conrt house was a veritable love feast so quiet and harnionioas was it iu all its aotions. All the uoiniuatious went through with a rush by acclammatiou, except that for justice of the peace, and a most deteruiined effort was put forth to defeat the present inouinbent, Andrew E. Qibson, bnt he carried the convention by one vote and was declared nomioated. O. E. Butterfield was oalled to the chair and üeorge fl. Pond was made secretary. The comruittees appointed were: On permanent organizatiou and order of business - Peter J. Lehman, Wm. Biggs, N. J. Kyer, Gilbert A. Rhodes, C. A. Maynard. On credentials - J. A. C. Hildner, H. G. Prettyman, S. C. Raudaü, ,1. E. Harkins, George S. Vandawarker. George P. Key and W. M. Shadford were appointed tellers. Atter the comrnittees had made their reports and they bad been adopted, Chairman Butteriild called Prof. E. F. Johnson to the ohair and proceeded to nomínate Charles E. Hiscock for mayor. There were uo other nominations made and Mr. Hiscock was declared the unauimous oboice of the convention. Air Hisoock made a brief bnt businesslike speech in which he said he viewed his unauimous nomiuation as ao endorsemeut of his two years' servioe as president of the oouuoil. He laid particular stress upou the statement that if eleoted he would enforce the law with absolute impartiality and at the same time endeavor to give the city a businesslike, economical ad ruin - iatralion. As far as the appointments which are made by the mayor are concerued, he had as yet made no promises to anyone and would not nntil after the electiou. Then, if elected, he wishèd every citizen to understand that his claim to ench appoiutments wonld be carefully considered. He wound np his remarks by asking all the delegates not to consider their work done wben the convention was over but to continue working until the polls closed. Prof. E. F. Johnson named H. J. Brown for president of the counoil and the cboice was unanimous. Prof. D. W. Springer and T. J. Keech were appointed a committee to inform Mr. Brusvn of bis nomiuation. Glen V. Mills was cnosen by acolanimation as the candidato for city oleik on the nomination of H. G. Prettyman, aud being called on for a speech thanked the conventiou for the honor it had dona him. Theu came the nomination for justice of the peace. Wm. Dansingburg declined the honor aud nomiDated Harris Ball. Ed. Wells nominated Audrew E. Gibson. The ballot showed 104 votes cast of which 53 were uecessary to a choice. Of these Gibsou had 53, Ball 48, scattering 3. Mr. Gibsou haviug reoaived the exact nnruber uecessaiy was declared the nominee. Being called on for a speech he thanked the conveution and said that witb such good men at the head of the ticket he should be elected. H. J. Browu having arrived briefly thanked the conventiou for the honor it had done him. The following resolution practically endorsiug the probable nomination of Patrick O'Hearn for assessor on the democratie ticket was then adopted on motion of John F. Lawrence: "Be it hereby resolved , That the re publican party in oonveution assembled ruake no nomination at this time for the office of assessor, and be it further resolved, that the city committee be instruoted to flll this nomination provided that Patriok O'Hearn, the present incumbent, is not, renoruinated by the democratie party." After ratifying the selection of the chairmen of each of the ward cornmittees to act as the city oommittee the convention adjourned.