Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1835-11-05
THE ENQUIRER.
LITCHFIELD. NOV,R 5. 1885.

ST. Tammony Tor the legislature required sub
scribe pledge TO oppose monopolies Of all kinds and
descriplons-without which, such the predomi-
nance Of humbuggery, they could not he Supported
But this year portion Of The party pretend to he OPP
posed such measure, and desire to send fepresen-
ta.ves who act free agents, 10 consul" the gen.
eral public good if necessary, well as 10 look out
for the spoiis Last week both Of these sections Of
the party held meeting, the same time and place,
for the purpose Of receiving the report Of dele
gated committee previously appointed to make nomi-
nations, and the other to make ont nomination on
their hook without regard to the dica,iOH of the
co0Iminee. What then and there took place is graph
icaly described below. by the editor ofhe New-foTk
Daily Advertiser, who appears 10 have been present
merely as a "Iooker-on.'
GREAT ROW AT TAMMANY HALL.
Tremendous Meeting at Tammany, inside and out
The great Republican Family was called together
last evening 10 General Meeting, to hear the Report
of the Nominating Conmuee. The Flag was dis
played during day, the bills posted up id all
parts Of the City, and the building illuminated at
sundnwn Seven o'clock was The appointed hohr, and
long before that time large crowds assembled In front
OF the building, aad continued to increase I'll! about
ten minutes before sevenS sudden peat OF h"rrahs
announced that entry had been effected by those
who Tor supporting the ticket nominated by the
Committee. rush OF course from the outside fol-
lowed and we followed in the crowd, and when we
arrived in the room, We found the worthy Alderman
Of the Twelfth Ward Varian) in the chair, and ban
ners floating about the stage over his head, on which
appropriately inscribed The TIMES must
change ere we give Up our POST" Another 70"
thus. hear him, Joel Curtis" Another with Fer
riss at the head, together with the other can
c,idates on the Haskell ticket. third was peculiar
~ required il thus run, Support tie Chair" which
the audience seemed peculiarly inclined to disre-
gard. ...
From the opening of the door, until en,ered .he
Glamour rs usual, Ia mode Tammany, so deaien-
s,p a,nk anil hn hnn I'd ENp
Chairman lost his Wmerpinnng, and twice he recov-
cred his place nfer the time alluded to. The flag,
bearing job Haskelrs name, was ingl"riousy pros.
tra;e for moment but it emerged again with new ell
fulgence, midst clamors, Kisses and groans. sud
den rush for the private door ny about thirty n'ivu-
aa, announced that the Chairman had finished his du-
lies and cry that the regular tickets had ADJOURN
ed and that the nomination was carried, bat by
whom when, usual in such cases, was not
announced, closed the farce one side
Alexander Mag then mounted the table with a flag
headed 4" Ferris for Congressl' and kept his position
very wells aud WAS very evident that the sove-
reigns had ascerained thai he the right side,
and therefore the people disposed TO hear him. I
But before he iegaa his haraogue, the shoppers we're
put :" the gasghls and The front part Of The Hall was
III total darkness. Bat the Haskell summarizes we're
not I" he frustrated in this way aHh in - moment the
platform was lined with 6fy sperm lights; aud thus
,he old rick would not take. This was complete
GlOry-aId the cheers were tremendous.
R0dney S. Church, ESQ, mounted the tai''" while
Ming was pRt,ing matters TO rights, and whe" the an-
Glience f,lad he al the orIh0dox party they list
cned 70 him. He said the people sake let there he
light and there is light, and those who love darkness
rather thar light have put out the light because their
deeds evil. Here Mr.. G. entered into the merits
Of his patriotism said he had any Of the peo-
pies money; had been democrat ever since he was
iwen,y-one of age; helped to fight the hattie I"
pai down The bank, and where, in 1882, when the pam
&c The land, was Gideo0 Lee Was he at his
pos? tNo no three cheers.) lie went for denocra-
cy and against a banks, and Ego to your wards go
TO your wards" vociteraed he, ego and vote, and
there the candle in his hand went o"i, hut u did not
diminish his eloquence,l vote down the democrats
who have Rrist'cracy ia their hearts, but democracy
on their tongues"
"Thrce cheer. for the Evening Post" cried Ming,
and the Pos, had them long and hearty Fhree gr"ans
for RiDggod," cried out somebody. "D-n Gid Lee,
said third. But the groaDs came long and awiu anu
poor Ringg"ld might almost have read his fate
"Sharre is friend Of Col Some, aint he Dndnt he
petition for the Pearl-s,reci Bank las, year? Down
with hmr BY this time Ming rallied with his reso-
buttons aud he determined To have and give taIr
play. He read off The usual number that are annually
administered to the pure democracy, and took the
questions separately, to which there we're about half
n dozen disse in the crowd; but the working
mems party ESQ they would call ,hemse!ves as Tar as
could judge Turned seven.eshIhs Of the audience
save and except the Wings who came " lookers'on
in Venice" Ming called for "three cheers for job
Haskell" which were responded 10. Indeed the
hole Of the sovereigns seemed disposed TO support
Job, aud hold the leaders their doctrines about
the hanks, SSr.
A new, aud somewhat unknown democrat. here
mounted nat PAR o. me n"sr.a"% wa. Me-
Langhlin-he had foreign accent, but understood
the Consultation perfectly, and determined 10 stick 10
il through thick AID Thin for The sake OF the people
and their po+,eriiy In the meaD:tme, some fellow
thought thai the people outside ought 10 have par'
Of the .un, and insisted it that the flag With Has
ke's name, should be suck OUT Of he window, WHICH
causrd little interruption. However, the people /
outside calIel upon for their ayes and noes on
Ferris nomination, by somebody at the window, who
nut the question, but il is supposed that there was so
much Of The old eaven of federalism outside. thai The
hurrah could moi he got up "Wh"'s got il - hos
got it?' cried u son Of Flibcrna. Is 1t MIR. Gade
Z -.
Press =" Charcoal! Charcoal!' ~ said the mob out
side-and Job hoDored with a flag "nis"ie once
more. Mr.. Ming stated, that ~ motion had been made
20 adjourn; hot the people Indignantly refused Ia let
off The aristocrary 80 cheap. Resolutions then ,
passed in favor Of Martin Van .Bure" and Richard NJ
johnson; and a motion made, that the democracy TOR
Aher triumph, should form prOcessOn, with the Fer
ra banner wavering DER ihem," which WAS car
sed. Bat the lights which the people had obtained, |
and which they very unceremonoOsly and sacrIIe- /
giousy had taken from the Transparency OF the Old
Hero, in front of the Hall, getting slori from
too much use, aud from having been cut M into too
macy pieces the agrarian plan Of division, SO that
the people compelled TO resort TO further p''iage
Of untouched candles, when they were very uncoGr-
ieousy charged by eome person IN authority with be J
sag robbers, and taking away what didn't according
10 the conservative doctrines. belong to them.
This resented by young democrat, who char !
ged the man in authority with having put out has own
lights, and now wished TO put ont the peoples; but
he hook out or his own would get knocked ia
The effect was magical, shelving clearly the majesty
Of the people. No further opposition TO the public
voice was manifested, and the procession and crowd
retired, amst cries cf "R0 monOpofes fall IN, fall
co. aristocracy" and sundry other equally impor-
tant elamors. Where they went, or how far or how
fast they went how long their candles lasted s