Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-12
LOCAL NEWS.
The Democrats In Council


THE NOMINATING CONVENTION FAILS To
NOMINATE.
The Democrats-city nominating convention
met at Woodward's Hall last night; the Re
ppblicans met two flights above, and things
got slightly mixed thereby.
Mr.. Aiken. Of Democratic renown. was ii rs
on hand: then entered Mr.. Elvans of radio al
renown. Mr.. f.. looks surprised to see Aiken
there and thereabouts, and A. wonders wha,
in bunder Elvans is doing at Democratic
meeting Finally they compreaex. il is a mis-
take In the room. Aiken politely invites his
political antipodes to stay in good company
and bring his big nGliet. Elyans thinks he
would like to stay and see the show, and that
The big maui might be of service to the de-
mocracy, but that himself and mallet are neede
up stairs
Dr Schmidt, President of the German Radi.
cal club, popped in gave one glance at Aiken s
marble brow and DOdge's rampant hair and
scuttled ont as il he had lit I'm tAe suIpnurous
regions. Contrariwlse several Of the Demo.
Gratis got up INTO the Republican room, very
much astonished at finding themselves among
the sable representatives OF Crow Hui and
TIN Cup alley, and came down in a hurry.
smiling and holding their noses as If they
smelt birthstone. AT the same time the colored
brethren were blundering by dozens into the
Democratic pow.wow. They didn't stop long
for the most part, finding out pretty soon that
they were IN -. me wrong box by the glggline
old darkey took a back seat and lis ned To ehe
proceedings for some time with some bewiIder-
ment OF face, but no apparent suspicion that
he was in the Democratic rancho until McNer-
hany commenced laundering at the rads whe 10
he arose, put on his speetacles, took a good
look around, and failing to see the familiar
faces OF brother Elyans, brother Hall brotbe or
Boswell and the rest OF em, he hobbIed out
and was presently heard on the stairs Iabori-
ously lifting his No. 10 brogans towards the
Republican quarters
The Convention was called, il will he re- :
membered, by the preceding Democratic meet
ing at Temperance Hall, to nominate candi
dates for the coming municipal election At
The Temperance Hall meeting much stress
was laid upon the necessity of breaking up
the ''City Hall ring" Nobody could saw ex
actly what the City Hall ring was, or what IL
had done, but all were agreed that IL must he
smashed up, cleaned out, and teetotalIy done
fol- Messrs. Florence. Aiken, Thorn, CLAW
ton, Gary, Crowley 90. all banged away a.
the windmills, and rung the changes on the
abomiDable City Hall ring ling "a din a .
ling a ding ding ding! So there were some
spectators in the back seats last night to see
the smashing done, but the Convention con-
Turn about and wheel abeut and lump Jim
Crew,
Five and thirty Democrats all in a row,
And when the ball was opened, the birds be-
gan 10 sing;
Turned about and wheeled about and didn't
break The Ring.
When the delegations were called TO regis
ter, the First Ward didn't show There WAS a
pause-perhaps they had mistaken the meet
ing place, or had strayed away to the Repub.
meeting above, or were bewildered in the
laoyrinthian passages of Wood ward Building
or were resting themselves upon seme of its
thirteen Nights OF stairs. But the pause
avalieo nothlng-tne First Ward delegation
was never heard from, and the same kind of
mysterious interest attaches to its fate as to
that of the lost tribe of Israel
On motion OF Mr. Flynn, DIR. Charles Allen
was called 10 the chair temporarily, and upon
assuming IT thanked the convention for the
honor conferred, and trusted that good feeling
cure success In electing such candidates as
might be nominated. He believed that could
DC cone with emcient and harmonious action;
the RADICALS would thus be defeated, and the
1air name and fame of cur city would then be
preserved. 1t should be the object of the con-
venuon TO nominate men in whom the entire
community would have confidence. zap.
Mr.. VIM. n. Wellington was appointed tenn
porary secretary.
The roll OF delegates was then called as fol-
lows: E.7-1I .g F---E
Second ward-Jno. ]. Joyce. ]. w. Barker.
Alex. Rntherford, VIM. Finn, and Allison
Third ward-w. M. walIipstsn.g F. A.
AIKEN, J. Anderson, (substitute for Mr.. Shec-
keis'l z. A. Klopfer. tsubstitute for MIR Queen,)
and w. M. Harvey.
Fourth ward-J. p Q. Crowley, Andrew
Gieason, George Haegerty, George Dnbant,
and and Q. x. Harris. lin place Of Mr.. James Eng
Fifth wsrd-MarcslIus Marceron, Alex.
Dodge. George 8. Durham, I'm place Of Mr.
1sadl Thompson Van Riswick, and Denn.s.
sixth Ward-wm. o. Holt H. Young. q
Seventh WSd-Dr. q. Fenwbch, &. HAM.