Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-29
A COON HUNT.

Capt. Castle, ADMIRAL Bell, Gen. LesIs, p.
O. Haas aud a Fe,c Other DarHstes Rsb
Their Wool Together-The Friction Esntts
Sparks and Enables Then, to See Their
Ofioers-HilIyard Defeats Castle for the
Ireasuryshtp.
The old court house was the scene last oven
ing of an old fashioned love feast. The ocoa-
sion was a meeting of citizens of color to or
the simon pure branch of high muck.a muoks
| in this city. There were about forty colored
citizens in attendance, kept In tow by a COM
mittee of four appointed by the executive COM
mittee of the regular club, to assist in perfect
| ing colored organization. The picnic COM
| menced at $50 o. clock, and as one of the high
| toned delegates to the circus remarked, "they
| took to politics as a duck would to mud"
The meeting was called to order by the
| classic and saddle colored II. A. CASTLE, who
was backed by the influence of the moral re-
generators @. w. Bell, Johnny Lesh and the
aggressive young patriot Haas. Capt. CASTLE
electrified his auditors with the TICKLING re-
! mark that they had met to confer with COM
mittee from the Garfield and Arthur club, with
the object of perfeoting an organization to CO.
operate with the main club. Hereupon he let
fly the Republican eagle. and his thrilling ora
tory captured the house.
In concluding his address he hoped that the
spirit of peace and harmony would characterize
the proceedings and recommended that men,
Der be selected from their number to act with
the executive committee of the main club.
The meeting was then turned over to the
brethren, when the music commenced in dead
earnest. Mr.. E. P. Wade was made temporary
chairman and after tho adoption of the usual
constitution and bylaws the meeting pro.
coed to the election of officers.
Messrs. j. W. Evans and Edward James wero
nominated for the position of president. The
election was made by ballot, the first ballot re-
sulting in % votes for Evans and Is for James.
None for Castle. On hearing the result q
brother rose and said the meeting had been
bulldozed. as there were more votes than there
were members present. On hearing this, cries
Of "bulldozed," division" null aud void,
were heard and confusion was worse confouud-
ed. After the pandemonium had been SUBJ
dued. the chair stated he chad no rule in de
premises"
On motion the ayes and noes were called for
on motion for new ballot. and after a vast
confusion the motion prevailed and a new vote
was called for.
After an hour and three-quarters in wrang-
ling, marked by uninterrupted confusion,
which was taken advantage of by the commit
tee from the main club to sneak out, MIR Evans
was declared the president Of the club. The
roll was read on the last ballot, and which was
interrupted by the chair, who requested the re-
turn of his straw hat, which had been gobbled
in the confusion. The crowd then cleared out
and the remaining bakers dozen proceeded to
elect vioe-presidents. The process would have
lasted all night had not member suggested
that the adherents rally about their candidates
as they used to do in Mississippi. G.. w.
Payne and John T. Borgett were chosen as first
and second Independents. j. K. Hillyard
was elected treasurer and E P. Wade, secretary.
]. M. Murray was made assistant secretary, and
as there were no more offices the meeting ad-
iouned