, 1879-05-11
TH HE FIATISTS.
THEIR JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS.

THEIR IuUttfAiA NUNfNATt0N3.
The Fiatists, to the number OF about 100, showed
some signs Of life last evening By gathering at
Greenebxum's Hail 10 nominate candidates TO he
voted for at the coming judicta. election. A Mr.
Fetch called the crowd to order, and worried them
with his old speech, whcreupon Mir, ualla, Of
California, wus elected Chairman. and the in
donlttahe Dr.. DUFF was chosen Secretary.
Some time rms spent in organizing and the
quarreling and diesrace{ul scenes incident thereto
Then came speeches, and, following these,
long string Of gushy resolutions in
favor Of non partisan Judiciary and OF
suaEing nominations OR recommending persous to
bo supported by the people vii they become can
didatas. The resolutions evoked windy and
boisterous harapgue on the question Of whether
candidates should be |'nomna,ed " or simply
recommended" III which one delegate let the
cat out by saying that II they did not act with a
view to what the Democrats would do thoy would
damn whoever they iudorsed, etc. A. row followed.
and above the din Rcardon was heard to call Jimmy
Gilmore - fraud, =" to which Jimmy replied with
considerable emphasis that he was - liar, " and
there was no to dispute them. Other compli~
mcnts were exchanged after the same style, aud
finally the resolutions so amended to
recommend II candidates and not 'snomlnatc :"
any. whereupon they were adopted.
then proceeded with, aud member named Ben
nett suggested n, +; Tnley as good person to
ssrecoMMeMd+' - and - DF. " washington testified
to his ability and integrity.
The Chair DECIDED that the Supreme Judge
should be first recommended" whereupon a
majority Of the Fourth Ward delegation withdrew
in confusion
s'I1r.' Washington RECOMMENDED" Judge
McAllistcr somebody else recommended" Judge
Dinkey, and the names Of Firman Church, james
Lace Allen, ana half dozen others were put for
Waru.
Several delegates wanted to adjonrn at this
point, and the greatest confusion prevailed when
James Lane Allen stepped forward and counselcd
peace and order For while there wns coMpara-
live order. but it did not last great while. In
the mitft Of II, however. dozen recommends
tons were nlHde, hut it was not until midnight
that they were through.
The following is the resn1t Of their labors. They
Recommended" for Judge OF the Supreme Court,
T.. LYLE DjcEry: for Superior Court Juuges--Judge
Rogers md Judge Moore. though there Is but one
to he elected unuer circumstances; for Circuit
Court Judees--Flrman Church. James Lane Allen,
Henry n. Shepard Henry Booth, Joseph Z.
Smith. n. F. Tuley, Judge McAllister, aud enough
others TO make Certain thut some Of tnoss they
The gathering was Il dissracefnl mob and moth
Ing less than wetl-aid scheme to bleed.
1ts Endorsement cannot he considered anything else
than positive injury, and will be SO regarded By
all the candidates it has named except possibly
three who had something to do with getting it up.
It was composed Ut tile old ''policy- shop" crowd
who nominated ticket this sprin: bat preferreu
putting The money they got from candidates into
their own pockets instead OF pawn. for tickets.
gates asked him not to let their names he con-
nected with the affair, aud IS be passed out he
found himself In nest OF candidates who had not
been recommended. Their names are eftOut, too,