, 1876-09-30


man who says that hta name ~ not Titus, an!i
TINT hs does not live IN this ward, 10 liar"
=: Mellug q 1?ays Thqrnton tthe teEo.ter ' !. Is
nsS!sa psa wes a. al ~ ons2a .sfns
Of lists followed th!s announcement
AMI confusion retencd supreme. It was eertatl!
that Titus was the first mail who had attempted
10 yotc a lat VIZ r. 1ts ,: tnscna q hca. nn'
Under Thornton's hands, was picked up, u was
found 10 contain about good handful q Canl-
t'cld delegate tickets. The dlscorery fell Ike
Daye," "sweil III hcr ZIP np' Dave, you stu1er,'
"Flli her up, oil South Town clectfon-stuttcr,"
we're TIM cries which wcre heard on oil stiles.
The tscnds lncar1latc never fought harder than
did those In the immediate vicinity Of tho ballot-
bat. Lawyer Trudc va. heard 10 say. that Nc
Hugh wns interested I'll the election and TINT donlo
one else e,outtl cali tfle list of names They
were about ready to Initiate another fight when
son'e one, unknown because selldist1ngnlsha!'lsl
the wrlth!ns nlass of humanity, snatehcd thu
mcmbcrshfp.rolt aud started through tic crowd
They fought oyer It. thrcY caeh other down,
utd III the midst Of the melee tile roll was torn
Every body yelled and screamed agaiu. Trutc
mounted tic table, now weak In Its legs, untl
denounced Thornton as the prince ot ballot-l,o1
suffers a1, and Lazarus = q e. sorruptton; No
he WIS upset, the table following him: Annth-
CT rutnpus. Fists wrre raised, walktng:sttcis
waved dangerously about, llcat!s bol'bcd here
fne ex there Ters sa ss ss aud tapeee as acre so sa
two policemen rushed in and, BY, a, vigorous
threatening with their clubs, aucl!cd the ral'-
bic. A man who was supposed to ba au assist
there could BE- ~ roI.co!j, hence no ballot, aud
! 10 legal election. lie advised them oil to 80
iangcr and wNs out of sIeht: Eli Cunningham
order. Ei!s appeared and saIi ti,at tbere could
bo no election. 4 man rot up in the midst OF tt
ell and moved to adjourn to the Palmer House:
Many went cut. Those remaining elected Ea
mously by reclamation the following delegates,
the majority OF whom arc opposed to tho nom
nation Of Barney. Cauiaell: James Ryan,
George Eseslart, ". L. Newman Auton Berg,
! ami Thomas Folly.
! They then stood around and Talked md the
| TRIBUNE tnnn who had taken the feast til heard
It stated that Dave Thornton, to begin with,
was baliot-box-stutlcr, and that he and llts
ticket ur fight nnd that they should have turned
of the gas to stuff tue ballot to that end. It
was Misc stated tint the list Of members which
T. MclIugh intended to read WIS . prepared
| list, 30 prepared that only tlIuBe Who werc for
Barney q. Caulhcll we're 10 lie called up to de-
poslt their ballots. Taken altogether, the meet
Ing was the most dfsortlerly, disgrncelul, and
most. characteristic Of the Democratic party
J
| and It is fortunate that thu house was not
pulled for disosderly.
| AT THE PALMER.
On arriving At the Palmer House, the quiet
md peaccalle clcment OF the party at once re-
orGal!lzcd the meeting and proeseaed to ~ york. Il,
Dr. Ellis. rs President Of ting Club, took the
chair, md I. McIlueh, assisted by two or three
nbIe-bouicl gentlemen, acted ~ Secretary. Al.
Ter the Chair called the gathering to order,
Florence Mccarthy offered i resolution to the
elect TINT committee Of three be nppo!nte!
TO lrnlt description OF the row at q Clar|t
street, the same to be presented to tic Conrc1l-
The Cl.a'r appointed us such committee
Messrs- Mccarthy, Pike, ard Taylor: ...
While the Committee was engaged In pFepar-
ng the history Of the. RIOT, tile Secretary re-
sllncd the calling Of the roll-one out Of about
ovcry three members responding to his name,
At tie couclus!on OF the roll-cal,, and while
the tellcrs were counting the vote, Florence
McCarthy's Committee made tic following re-
port: ....
Ward assembled In meeting at the Palmer Houtc.
which was adjourned from meeting on the San.
evening Ut II Clark atfeet. respectfully submit
to lie Cook County Central Committee, The Con
grcssionai Convention which assemblies to.nor1o"
ssanty. IL foIIorng aa ~ statemcnt u tie Cause
their adjournment:
~ eoon ~ the meeting at & clark ssfcos ret ~. VA
Invaded by number of persona for violent and TN
lawful pusposef: the rno of the Conlmitieo fur
| trcatch will contempt, and persons who were vel
known not to rch!do in the ward aeauncd to TAXI
the nesting Tsss so'tst
hanls u t1e Secretary one Of the rolls of mem
cnrricdit from the Eoosn;, threw tue Chairman
fsom I'd eest. % and attempted to ralso panic bs
II ThIs II meeting e deppres exceedingly the seene,
here dctaiIod, bus believe that they are common t.
all large citlcs, md must be met with ~ tnucf
peSs 10 Tie iaa3 ai,y IN conscon assembled 10 r.
ccve tho delegation which It has appoi!tel, which,
Setf M action % i. enirfly istntcseatcd, md Is take,
In the interest Of good ordcr, good government
AND Of the Democratic party: ..,.,.
following ssntisaen;, Fo5enss Mccarthy, = i, y, "
j. fs Z. Rer1est, Il . sno win eo1fobo,sio ts state
pointed. And, for Tho stu! further sa.!tfaetion q
tac Convention, the original list OF fotcss of Ill
meeting IL appended.
Thercport was unanimously adopted,
+ The te!lers announced TINT ~ yotcs had hee
. pollet, OF which 69wcre for The following ticEc
, nr. Swain Wirkcrss,an.. Watts y. Carver, II: G
Pulling, +. afcliugl, rilco. Hartmann. TIL
Caultlttl party felt clatcd o'cs the result, an
: In some quarters 1t was suggcstcd that vet
i Of thanks be given to Dayt Thornton for til
foycib1g manner iii which lie resisted the alcgc
! attempt OF the Hoxic faction to capture III
i, | meeting.
:. Snil DoYe to d TRIBUNE reporter, F" Tlos
\ 1Ioxic fellows hare been following n,c all da,
:. They left 5000 with q friend Of mine, as
!, hribo for me to work Will, tic hoys, at'd ear1
i. tho ward for lioxie, hut wouldn't do 4.
!; lIayc got through with those fellows. Thee
Nortli.Silcrs anil Wcst.Sltlers from tho Efgh
!. aeslth .utn. Ninth Wunls can't run this Fir:
a Ward, II know tt.n
i" "l)orc, who fired the ristolW
il "Tr,Mle dill; he fired It through Its oycrro:
= pocket into tho floor. WIS stumbling within
i few feet Ut Inn at the tlmc.h
J. What was It llrcd fort" .....
= "Why, to raise pa,!lc, and driyc the rcspcc
!. able 1nul away, nisd then t!r ll1xie fclluN
:, would Ilayo had 1t tllclr uwn way.h
It is understood that tho lloxle ticket, hcate
l. by James Ryan, will make arI effort to os'sai
!, admission to the Convention. II they arc :.
!. fused, prospects for !irst-elass row arc bril-
i liant.
l SECOND.