The daily gazette., 1881-06-13
THE SAME OLD FIGHT.
City RepublfeansF Fighting for Party
COntrOl-A victory for the Bird
Faction.

The Republican meeting held in the
Lincoln Club room, Adams building, on
Saturday evening, was the liveliest party
event that has happened since the famous
Convention ct DOver,in May, 1880, when
things became 30 hot that Levi O. Bird,
Esq, declared the sooner such men as
Anthony Higgins were kicked out of the
Republican party, the better II would be
for the party. The meeting was for the
purpose Of electing City Executive
Committee and was attended with great
interest from the fact that the previous
meeting, which appointed committee
TO nominate the City Committee, was
controlled by the Higgins faction, who
allowed the Bird men but one repre-
sentative out of the eleven composing
the nominating committee.
But Levi and his lieutenants were
hard at work during the week, and when
the hour for the meeting arrived their
henchmen were ON hand In sufficient
force to control the meeting and prevent
the Higgins faction from electing City
Executive Committee In their own inter
est.
The chairman, Fl. r. Pickles, called
the meeting to order, and after the open
Ing preliminaries, call Of wards was
made for the announcement Of the mem
bers Of the City Executive Committee.
The response for the First Ward was q
complete Higgins committee, a. follows:
Frederick Pyle, Samuel Il. Bennett,
Thomas Cloud Harry Howard, B. T..
Bye and VIM. Wheatley.
Mail Agent John I. Stroud at once
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strong Bird committee for these names,
and on bis motion to adopt the amend
ment the fun commenced. The room,
by this time was densely packed with
people, and all hands were ready for q
hot and heavy fight as soon as possible.
Chairman Pickels first declared the
amendment out of order, but the howl
Of indignation that followed was so fierce
and prolonged that he was afraid to In
sist upon his point and put the question
to uisG uooe vote, which he declared to
be In the neg alive. A tiercer and still
more prolonged howl, followed this de-
cision, and men jumped OH chairs, moved
their hats and arms, shouted like demons
and came so near to actual fighting that
the chairman again took water and
called for show Of hands. The vote he
also declared against the amendment,
which SO angered the Bird men that they
rushed towards the platform like enraged
beasts, shaking their fists as though they
intended to beat the chairman into CIV
Ing decision in their favor. Mr.. Pickols,
however, stood his ground manfully but
finally, In response to numerous calls,
ordered q division, the Bird men to 60
to one side Of the room and the Higgins
men to the other. Again the chairman
again became furious with indignation,
and in the excitement that ensued the
opposing factions came together in
several rough-and-tumble fights, which,
however, did not amount TO much. Dur
ing all the proceedings those Of the Bird
men not engaged wrOngling and curslng,
kept making the room ring with their
exultant cheers over what they termed
their victory in point OF numbers, not
withstanding they had an adverse chair
man TO contend with.
In the midst of the bitter fighting and
confusion some one made motion TO
adjourn until next Saturday night, which
the chairman promptly put to a vote and
declared carried, Notwithstanding the
Bird men voted solidly In the negative.
The Higgins faction At once left the
room, the chairman, Mr.. Pickels, and
the Secretary, Thomas II. Saville taking
the lead, but the Bird mon
claimed there had been no ad-
tournament, remained and continued
the organ zation by making David II.
Coyle President and John r. Stroud
Secretary. A full City Executive Conn.,
mittee, In entire sympathy and harmony
with this faction, was elected as follows:
First ward-James Stroud, (vice-pres-
ident) s. d. Duncan, j. K. Sutterly,
Isaac Jewell, VIM. Davis, James s.
Evans.
second ward-Dr. n. B. Morrison,
fvice-p -president) John r. Marr, Samuel
Roberts, John A. Emerson, John A.
johnson, William johnson.
Third ward-Davld Fl. Coyle, (vice-
presidenD John N. Huntley, Edward
Sllcox, Thomas Cloud, Charles Jordan.
William Ellis.
Fourth ward-Allen Smith, (vlce-
president] William McCrea, James
Tucker, Alexander Wilson, Edward
J johnson, Theodore Purnell.
Fifth ward-M. w. Woodward, vice
president, Washington Mason, Milton
Shippers, James e. Speakman, Joseph
Price, Peter Kinton.
Sixth ward David Stephenson, vice
president, Edwin Patterson, Alexander
Thomas, Joseph q. Dntton, John Till
man, John Williams.
Seventh ward-John w. Hawkins.
vice-presidsnt, Thomas II. Rile, VIII
liam Y. Swiggett, George johnson, DAN
lei Hamilton, y. ". D. Csrty.
Eighth, ward-R. II. Cummins, vice.
president, William II. Decker, William
IL. Miller, Frank Caldwell, Elias W.
Edwards, Paris Laws.
Ninth ward James L. Hawkins
vice. president, Alfred Eaches, John
Clough, George 4. Hatton, Lawrence
Fisher, Samuel Carter.
Tenth ward-Exra g. Lukens1 vice.
president, Michael Clancy, Benjamin
Boggy, John Walker, William Logan,
Benjamin Wright.
Eleventh ward-Frederick Buckmas-
ter, vice-president, Jacob Pusey, Will
liam II. Blest, Charles Weston, Henry
Pincket, James keenan,.
The committee thus chosen then met
and elected John G. Baker president
and James Danby, secretary, and the
following were elected . committee to
revise the rules t54
First Ward, s. ID. Duncan Second
N. b. Morrison, Third, D. n. Coyle |;