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peetilerous reporter should not csnel'y set fort
, their sorrowiut proceedings, Mr: W. q: Condo
told his companions in e1tef that they had best re
tire within the inner podals, where they could
ORGANIZES AND GET 70 BUSINESS:
His brothers in misfortune accepted the invitation
But this stiilfu1 move Was failure for The tim
being, 10. the reporters az with one accord, gath
cred themselves up and followed the mou5nerS In
to the inner sanctuary. r.. =.
hid H. condon cad the q meene
order and Col. Baldwin expressed his surprise a
tho sall number Of the pail bearers present, thar
tcstant for the ioave$ and fishes denied him in the
Republican ranks and which be hoped to ind with
in the CAIN and sure rctreatof Democracy, ,noved
the design Of holding the unsodY reporters up se
public scorn when 1t should be found that the had
not on, so to speak, the necessary wedding gar
be public -"
One IIansborough morot IN effect that the re-
| porters be bounced, and showed bis invitation to
be present. wherein It was sta ted that the meeting
| would be prinate.
The Chairman said he had been instructed to call
meeting, bnt there WAS nothing said to him about
Its being private.
Pat Rafferty, wasn't ashamed OF anything. he
might say, and ii the Democratic party had done
wrong It was time the people Knew ali about it.
| uansborongh didn't want the discussion OF such
delicate questions as would: no doubt, come up to
heart, however he added That, when these deli
cate matters had been decided upon, the papers
cOnld have the results a., 4.
The Chairman was in favor OF allowing the re-
p0rters TO remain.
Frank Agncw said it was quite probab1e that -
CERTAIN NAMES WOULD DE MENTIONED.
There were rumors going about, and there might
be charges made. In the absence Of the parties 1t
terested It was unjust that the proceedings should
George Hotalng ge1presscd about the same yiews
There were some things in connection with the re-
cent election that did not lool1 just right, bat no
charges should be madc that could moi be proved
q in mt
gave them. As to his own Democracy, he wasn't
afraid to have tho world gaze upon It long AMI
Col. baldwin remarked that it would do no good
for the Central Committee to Investigate the con.
duct Of It's members. They wonld simply laugh
proceeding from this Committee. II thrrc were
any distinct charges to be nude, the
ns,;a mssstins should be private but Il the Com
Investigating the causes Of the recent defeat, be
thought the public ought to be let into the matter
iron, the very start
Eut the Colonel's motion was loet, which bad the
effect Of silenctns NIL discussion on this point a. |
well as Of relieving the assembly OF the COMPANY OF
three gentlemen who did all they could to adoln /;
The Committee spent ncafly an hour in talking !
over me rumors o. corruption in the ranks which
hnvc been enrrent ever since the election. There
distinct idea could be obtained from the outsde OF
its precise nature. 1t was quite evident however,
from tTom %nat was previously known; and the appnrent
"cEc being charged home ia certain parties, and |
That their friends in tho meeting were defending |
hem from all such base aspersions. The voice o{
the Seventeenth Ward man, Pete uansbo.ourh.
generally known as Commissioner McCalIrey7s ulan
Friday, was particularly loud and vehement It I
'eemcd, On the outside, as II this choice Young
nan had been assai1ed by somebody, and tnat be
:as summoning up much righteous indignation |
s he cou}a we'll counterfeit for the purpose Of re-
entins the charge made against him. Pretty soon
omebody was heard to more to adjourn, and soon |
he mouEnerd caruc bounding out into the other
pom. From certain admissions, but more from I
efernl illdfs.uised attempts to conceal the |
stnro Of the proceedings, it leaked out that
committee had becn appointed to see
there really had been@ trcachcry in the City
sentral Committee: that this Committee conefsts |
= Col Baldwin. Y. II. Condor, George Hotaling, |
rank AEnew, and r. E. Courtney; and that they
.lll report the result of their Investigations
cdncsday evening, |
Before tue hall was deserted, little unplcas-
ntness occurred between Pete Hnnsbu9o.ixh and |
e. CourtncT--probabls sequel to that which
nd taken place in the meeting. Courtney Is in
ers;ood to have made somt prrtt; broad ;usiuua-
ons regarding Pcte's course in the recent cara-
aign, which Pete, as is his CUSTOM resented with H.
arr words, some OF them entirrfy scriptura1 in |
cir origin. But, US wards constitute all his stock
trade. the conflict stopped short Of blows The |
1t seen Of the two disgruntled politicians thcy !
erc going of IN opposite directions each muttur.
6 something no doubt not calculated to reflect
edit On the other