People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1896 — Tenth District Democratic Congressional Convention. [ARTICLE]

Tenth District Democratic Congressional Convention.

While the band played “Auld Lang Syne” outside and some one loudly whistled “Dixey” in the hall, the delegates to the Tenth District Convention, numbering something like one hundred, occupied their seats in the opera house)*, at eleven o’clock sharp Wednesday morning. The Monon Band comprised of some 12 or 13 uniformed musicians, were arranged at the back of the stage, and the chairman promptly announced the convention as ready for business. Hon. Martin 'G. Krueger was nominated and immediately and unanimously elected permanent chairman of the convention, before taking the chair he addressed the convention at some length congratulating the party upon its well known reputation for honesty, and condemning the republicans as guilty of the extremes of dishonesty, charging them with selling favors; of corrupting the franchise, etc. Thanking the convention for the honors conferred; motion to make Williaqa Darroch permanent secretery was entertained, put and carried, also to invite all editors of democratic papers to act as assistants. While the roll was being called for a committee on resolutions an enthusiastic member offered tp substitute the Chicago platform in its entirety-Ruled out of order. On motion it was agreed that the convention proceed to transact the business for which it was called—-the selection of congressional candidate and that no recess be taken till that duty was preformed. On call of roll the following names were put in nomination: H. E, James, C. J. Kern, W. L. Newman Dr. S. S. Washburn, Isaac Parsons, Ed F. McCabe. On tenth ballot Hon. Martin G. Cruger was elected. Resolutions adopted, and the convention adjourned, sine die.