The daily gazette., 1882-06-29
"A KICK IN THE TRACES.
ONE III. or AT" IN PROSPECT
lMTHE REPUBLICAN, CAMP.
BIRDS TIREsoME UPHILL JOB.
A Big Row Over City OfIicers-Two Coun-
ciImsn Refuse 90 Attend the Caueus--A
Lively Time 11fxpeetsd in Council TO-
night. ~ tstE et5E

Mr.. Bird is In danger of being foored in
the height of his triumph. The revolt IN
Republican Councilmanic circles, fore
shadowed yesterday, has assumed definite
shape. TheFeis the biggest kind Of a fight
and 1t is rapidly growing in intensity and
bitterness. /. A caucus was to be held last
night. The Republican members got to-
gether and counted noses. Two noses were
not in the room, and the secret meeting was
all at skies and sevens. A delegation was
sent ont to look for the absen.
tees, but they were not to be
found. The President of Council and
prominent committe chairman drove In hot
haste all around town to find the recreant
members. The search was fruitless. The
gentlemen were in hiding and the hiding
place was secret. The caucus was held
after all, but the members were SO con
founded that they did not take the decis-
i've step and the meeting finally adjourned
without anything being done
The caucus was held in the photograph
gallery Of Count ilman Beecher, and it is
stated that when the procession of 10 men,
bers filed out of the place at II O'clock
Councilman Miller had gone home "dis-
gusted"-there was a look of true goodness
mingled with positive disappointment that
was narrowing In the extreme.
WhO IAiH Ab2h hskN Ebo W ERIE.
The absentees- are now positively known. !.
They were :
Mr.. Talley, holding-over member from the
Seventh ward.
Mr.. File, newly-elected member from the
Ninth ward.
They were absent for separate reasons, but
by previous arrangement
Both reasons are good. FIEHlFf
Mr.. Talley is against Simmons for Street
Commissioner and Dandy for Water Regis
trar, and will not support either under any
consideration. H N
Mr.. File is in favor of Lewis Zebley fol
Street Commissioner.
Both have one common cause and both
have combined against Simmons and Dandy.
1t is stated that Mr.. Talley will help Mr.
File to elect his man if he (Mr. File) will
help him (Mf. Talley) to defeat the two
men he has designated with black mark.
The whole secret of it is that the Baker
element has gone too far and there is revolt
that has already disrupted the party. The
course of the fns has been most suicidal
Not once has there been any sign of concilia.
ti0n, and from the selection of Carly In the
post office down to the effort to put Simmons
and Dandy into Office there has been one
general idea to crush the Higgins element
MIR. Bird, who has been directing the
tnlng, is man who never recedes from a
position of this sigd wlttn taken and at the
caucus this afternoon desperate effort viii
be made to cram the choice of his factor
down.the throats of Messrs. Tally and File
1t Is not likly this will succeed. Yesterday
afternoon party of influential Republican
leaders waited upon Mr.. File in body tc
induce him to have faith and vote for Sim
mons and Dandy. He is understood to have
Indignantly refused and informed the part,
that he wore the color of no'ring or clique
and would do as his Judgment dictated
Now here is the dilemma. If Messrs
Talley and File refuse to vote with the Re.
publicans, and vote with the Democrats the
nominees will be defeated. There are Il
Republicans in Council and 10 Democrats
The loss of two votes to the majority and
their gain by the Democrats will make the
minority the majority by one vote. Some
rich developments are expected at the eau
Gus this afternoon.
At to-night's session of Council Water
Registrar is required by ordinance, and
President of Council Conrad said to a
GAZETTE reporter this afternoon that the
Office would be filled at this evenings meet
ing. If the caucus this afternoon is not
more fruitful of some understanding than
that. of last night, the body will go into ses-
sion with everything at sea, and lively
time may be looked for, sure enough. The
opponents of Simmons and Dandy are after
their rec ords with sharp stick.