, 1876-09-30
POLITICAL.
The Tilden and Reform Party
Hold Their Simon.Pure
Democratic Pri-
maries,
Which Arc Well Patronized
by tile Worst Elements
Of Society.
Disgraoeful and Riotous Proceedings
in All the South Town
Wards.
Good Prospects for n First.Class
T. Row in tho First District
Convention To-Day.
Enthusiastic Ratification Of the
Republican Congression-
al Nominations.
An Appeal for Protection
from Colored People Of
Louisiana.
Prominent Republicans. Black
and White, Marked for'
Slaug ghter.
Whitc-1ine Reformers Spreading Death
and Terror Through the
| Country.
Prominent Republicans. Black
and White, Marked forjn
Slaughter.
White-1,ine Reformers Spreading Death
and Terror Through the
Country.
Incidents Of tic Progress Of the Cam.
paign In Ohio and Indiana.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
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uE UuuouflCEUlGuk LslAt Wis E4lek HaIA pr
marics ~ tho election Of delegates to the
Democratic Congressional Convention would be
held last night at u suutl, Clark street was
enough to I'LL the large room in tho third story
Of TINT building to It's utmost capacity. They
were nil there, including Il few respectable mcis.
who had evidently come MS matter Of duty,
and who were desirous that the fa1rcst means
should b. used In the election, aud that ony the
best neil should be elected. 1t wns known
that there would be row. The feeling that
such would be the case seemed to have crert
out carly and called in a!l the riff
rat1, acu1n, b1acklcgs, dcspcralocs, and
pcace-disturbcrs Of which the Democratic
party Is composed. They linetl the
walls and were scattered tn groups here and
there. All present were obliged to stand, thcre
being but few chairs nutl 80 large crowd.
Amid tue grMtcst confusion the meeting was
begun. Dr.. ]. Ward Ellis took til. chair and
called tho assc,nhinge to order, but they did not
con,e to order. However, tile pr0cceliugs were
commenced. The decent. part Of the meeting
cnns 10 the front and sat down entac platform.
weru We Vicc- 'rcsidents. Tho Chair read thu su.
tl,orty for the meeting, md Bad that the tne!-
bers Of three clubs, the First Waid Club, tho
Ncfor1n, and thu German were entitled to vote,
mn thas nonoy n,ess nc au haa Tav his npo ,pnr
to elect five dclcgascs. The encouragement
that none but those who ]lad been. enrolled in
tho club for three days could vote raised the
vuiccs OF sosle thirty or forty peisona, VIM
They claimed to bo old resident Democrats and
puasesscd of u vote. A general "kckh was
tic result. The Clair aall that Tho County
Committee had 10 decided and 1t could not bc
yelled, hollcrcd, scrcechcd, howled, screamed,
and no one knew what for. Dave Thornton
called for the police to put tie crowd back
+. McElugl noyed to drive the audience Into
names M ee'> *urs % eaiisa they sno1l soms; i;
forward and vote; Tom Foley el'ampioned
tho opposition IL Thornton and Atcllugh, AMI
attempted to be heard, bus his yolce was
drowned In y continuation Of the pandcnonum
"slaut up, as he was not First Wartlcr, AMI!
Ind nothing to say. Tom got up on thr Chair
mans iabc, while a!l around crowded tug neil
OF both factions, ami tried to e'c heard. lie ap-
pcalcd to the audience whether he should vote,
Ind piercing yell was the answer. The other
si,!o tlicn yelled. Billy Mcintyre wanted tho
Club l!s!'anded. that aIt might ,yotc The Chair
said tltnt that WIS Impossible. The Secretary
Gu 'l,,1 sa' ts roll . an tnsy s,E sou M,t s:; tsv
should vote for. There wcroe no ,no1nin4!;;
tlons. Further dct,onIaeal ,yells all
hands around. An intlescribahle sccno
of confusion followed. Everybody talke,l
MclIugl mounted chair anil sead to the dcle-
gates ~ follows: "EIrst Ward delegates to
Tic Dcmocral!c Congressional Convention. Dr..
Swain Wickershan,, Watts 8. Carver, II. q.
yg}g ya}. gs MSi.uF NIL! a Theoo1a Tie &c., '.l9s
Thomas Foley WIS hoisted upon tho table.
| [Chesrs.) lie tried 10 talk and cat.calla
aruwnedhis voice. Cries of "Foloy," "F9loy,',' y
while lie read aa follows: "First Ward Demo
crntlr Delegates to tic Congressional Conyclton
| James lly4n, Ncurgo Eyeftart, y. l.. Ne~man'
Anton betE' rhonas rseyn rcT5i's sSssa,nt r,ar
ton usatn called fur order, saying that
fefo. Io,a Foley iaaintal',sl Ills post
aton on tho ta6ls. and Dave mounted
c taa1e cti wt '" Ihey 1o1 H. 1Tae aw1s 70 1aR a
rugo anti the ogths of tho lMttsall leaaers tll'cd
tho rou,n with confusion. Dave Thornton tl,u
pusl,r! Tom Foley irola tho ta1lu and TnH.'s
friends rallied und showed Thornton hca,u!ons
and ritf.rutf hud'lc.l together around tho tahe.
| They puseG, struck, showed. yelled, aud 1nan,
falling on thy toor were tran1pleI on. IN IN
midst of It all, some ono ~ the southwest Por
SHOT" artl there was a grand stalnpcde towart
tho door The shut llall Il tendency to Greats
order, and, that being partially obtained tl!'
men came asain Into tue room. No enc was Ill
By tho pistoi-shot.
Tom Fuley again stood up OH the tah!s AMI
nut forwani tho scc,nd ticket which had beet
read. liz p!uccd Ed Cunningham in Antot
ne1Es place berg having deei!l!cl tho honv. I,
III aiat" if 4nea Ss aGoat a ha islf Wanted
eicut Ton's ticket by heclan.attou. payo Ih9rn ,n
ton cried for the police. and nr; J. Ward Eilt
tried to pcrsua1u thosu present. that they weT
gentlemen, and that the police wsro not wnl'tsa
| noInteu, a hfcEIussb was interested, hU Dc!ijI