Daily Republican., 1881-06-13
BAD POLITICAL BLOOD.
REPUBLICAN FAC.
TIONS IN A FIGHT.
A Row Over the Executive Com.
mittee-A DIsOrderIy Meeting
ana a Questionable victory.

was held for the purpose of completing
the selection of II new City Executive
Committee and was adjourned from the
Saturday night previous. 1t was held
in the Lincoln club room. The room
was crowded almost to sutfocation, all
the standing room being occupied from
one end to the other.
Chairman H. f. Pickles called the
meeting to order at 8 O'Clock, and asked
for the report of the committee appoint.
ed last week to select the City EXecu
tive Committee, The report from the
First ward member being first in order
was handed in Immediately. Before il
could he read James Stroud stepped up
and presented list which he moved be
adopted as an amendment to the names
regularly reported from the First ward.
Here was the first indication of trouble.
This action told palmer than words that
the Bird faction of the party was deter
mined to force contest upon the com.
mittee That clear understanding of
the case may be had, it should be stated,
by way of depression, at this point that
this action had been contemplated by
the Bird men all last week. They were
augered because, after Mr., PiCkHlS, one
Of the leaders of what is known as the
Higgins ring, was elected chairman of
the meeting, James Dandy, one Of their
men, was defeated when nominated for
Secretary. This was the chief cause of
trouble and ont of this grew the disor.
der at the meeting Saturday night.
No sooner had Stroud offered his
amendment to the regular report from
the First ward than great disorder took
place. This consisted chiefly of cheers
and howls from the eager representa-
tiveS Of the Bird faction, who had Sc
cured seats and standing room in front
of the chairman. Mr.. Pickles secured
order after great trouble. In his efforts
to get things Quieted several minutes
We're consumed, and while he was try
ing to restore order James l.. Hawkins
was on Il bench shouting to the chair to
put the motion.
At las; order came, and the chair or
dcred the reading Of both lists of First
ward names. The list reported regu-
larry by the committee, and known as
the Higgins" list was: Frederick
Pyle (Nice prcsidrnD, Samuel II. Ben
nett, Thomas Cloud, Harry Howard,
L. 4. Bye and William Wheatley.
The other list was of an Intensely Bird
nature and was to this effect James l..
Stroud, (Vice President,) Stephen ID.
Duncan, j. X. Sutterly, Isaac Jewell,
William Davis and James II. Evans.
Following the reading Of this came
more excitement, and again Mr.. Haw-
kins insisted that the chair should put
the motion to adopt the amendment,
saving the air ut the same time and
at the top of his voice The
char did not rule the amendment out
of order as stated in the Morning News,
out declared that the motion would not
be put until order was restored. Mr..
Hawkins insisted on putting the mo-
tion himself but was called to order and
finally 3ubSided.
PUTTING THE VOTE.
At last the chair succeeded in stating
fhe question and the vive voCe vote
which was taken, showed that the neg
ltive was considerably the greater i'll
volume. The chair had decided the
lost, but Mr.. Hawkins and
Mr.. Stoud Camored for division and the
chair consented to take another vote by
hands.
out OF this grew more trouble. The
'oom was densely packed. Half IA
lOZen men stood at the front on
hairs, ObSCuring the view. This made
he taking Of n fair vote impossible, and
when the Bird men voted large crowd
u the back part of the room headed by
Samuel Hawkins held up both hands.
70 add to this, in the confusion many
PERSONS present did not understand the
vote. How many hands were in the air
')r and against will never be known. 1t
vas impossible to count them, and the
hair was at loss to decide. DESTROYS of
fair expression of opinion, he
ordered the Bird men to 90 to the South
ide OF the room and the Higgins men to
he North side.
The scene that followed does not occur
'ften in the lifetime Of even the ward
politician. The work of parting the
'rowd was one hot, angry, hurried
cramble, and an embrOglio ensued that
lid fair to end in blood shed. A num-
,er of the Young Mems Republican
Tub was explaining the vote when one
If the Bird men rushed up and tried to
fight. A number of the
State Iron Company's work
nen ranged themselves on the Bird
ide by mistake through Mr.. Hawkins
tfOrtS. Mr.. Lewis of the Diamond |
state, endeavored to get these men on
he other side, but the Bird men hedged |
hem in against the wall and they could |
ot move. In the back part of the room
othing could be known or understood,
nd those present went to neither side.
Excitement ran high and in the midst
f this Mr.. Hawkins, hravado to the
ack bone, could be seen struggling
With Mr.. Lewis and Councilman Talley.
t was impossible to get a vote, and the
hartman was tearing his hair to devise
ONE plan to decide the question, when
new deal took place.
Fred Eden Bach, President of the
'oung Mems Republican Club, and
)aniel f. Stewart caught the chair
lan's attention at the same time and
9th moved to adjourn. The Bird men
ellowed and howled to prevent the
hair from putting the motion. Finally
he motion was put and carried by q
lear majority on vive voce vote
nd the meeting adjourned. Mr..
'ickels then left the room followed by
Ir. Saville and the rest of the Higgins
len.
MEETING NO.. 2.
The meeting now having adjourned it
'as thought by many that the fun was
yer for the time being. But such was
OF the case. Mr.. Hawkins mounted
le railing around the chairman S plat
,rm and moved that the meeting came
, order again, just as if it had been
l order at any time during the even
lg! Howls of delight greeted this
love and in less time than it takes to
III it loud-voiced Mr.. David II. Coyle
nd mail agent Stroud had been
ected chairman and secretary.
Then the following unanimously
ird Executive Committee was elected:
First ward--James Stroud, (vice-
S. ID. Duncan, j. X. Sutter-