The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-10-19
tine DEMOCRATIC coEve.rIeH.
The Police called in kepeatane
Amongs. the Faithful Outiawso
and Denounced.
How it all Looked to . Man up IN
the Gallery.


On Yesterday afternoon the great un
w,shed assembled in the Open House,
- ,,,o. Moore called them to order,
a.. .,r into the coffee-
and broke inc "n''e ~ ." %ee
pot to settle the grounos.
He then swung Mr.. Van Doren on 70 the
plntform and sat him down with Mr.. SneP-
ard IA Secretary 10 watch over the black
sheen and keep the little goats from but ing
each b:her.
Van. was looking we'll. He had new
suit of green clothes on his manly form, IN |
honor Of old Ireland, and as he did not rise
To make a speech, Ike Eaton proceeded to |
tick mo a row by proposing 10 60 into the |
nominations as published IN the C0mmeTe'dt |
and then moving Immediately IN another
manner. which had the desired effect, when
After some preliminary skermishing, the
sheriff; election was gone into, and Leonard
Was chosen unanimously.
The decks were now cleared and the re-
heaters began TO warm to their work. For
Treasurer, Messs. Repine and ketchen
we're nominated, the ballot taken and Two
more votes polled than there were delegates
Then the majestic form Of the delegate
from Reno appeared. He said that here was
fraud. That balloting was anti- Democratic,
and he waited TO vote rira roce. lie charged
certain delegates with seeking to deceive
their constituents, and moved the question
on rira uoce vote.
The question was put and down went the
| motion, when
Mr.. Harmon took the floor, and 20 did
| everybody else. He went for the man who
| had voted twice, and grabbed scary looking
countryman by the shoulder, saying, there
is the man. I've got him. heard him say
let's vote twice. {" [Great sensation.
| Then somebody called for sergeant-at-
arms. There was a genuine row ON foot.
\ CI,ss.woft,s and fight we've in the air, and tie
| Chairman called on the police.
! "Where is officer Laubery where Is Mar
d., 81 Fac, w,s eou,, 10 the occasion.
lie didn't want Republican police to keep
would not stand that. But he was
in for row. lie liked a
row and the Democrats n Always nAo l '"'' al
Wn"a A.. Ninr,hv rss IN . min, of order
ssthat Col. Eaton was a nuisance"
Nurpby subsidized, 10 the dissatisfaction OF
the spectators.
Somepoay renewed ,he m .s", II L. .ys.
" ". ~. ssnnn wr;,s H.. name On b;s BALLOT A
orofmnd silence immediately ensued, ard
the inii IN The storm haa pTeu" III. u.s." o' ,In
- rs,,. - na,,IJ ,-,;,a nd o,der nou,
prevailed oroe more.
The police were not needed again, and
the other ofhcers were nominated Wnnou'
reacl.ed, when Col. Ike brandished his war
club once more, and nominated Gen: Byron
Sherry. ne was seconaeo ~ MI ..a l.,o,,.
Sho n.u i u,e zap y, ,.;S La,,. h,,, tic Cen.
eral' who was up in the gallery ga locker
on in Vienna swooped down upon the
Iha,oocra,;c chicLen.coop and made the
feathers fly as follows:
ne SAID tnat ne WIS mo- eAAAuiu": ~.
1,no' u'', NC uno" g.h s,.,;o,, q, ,hs
present. that he was Republican, and could
not affiliate with the Democratic party, OF
sypathlze with 1t until II inscribed 'ne ~a'ch'
xolu 2, PIogr ss anu S,un,ausa Z The caller.
nPoh iS '"''''e'' t"fp'A
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uteI uiir, VIC pai;. b., ,how Ill
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