The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-08-01
HADES BROKE LOOSE.

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HADEs BROKE LOOSE.
! Another break into changing votes here
began, and there was a regular pandemo-
MUM, with a whole regiment of bowling.
yelling bipeds in the fern of men. IL
bankrupts the pencil of the most expert
enced newspaper writer to attempt a de-
scriptiOn Of such scenes. There was a con-
slant din, and a roar like that of angry
waters, only lacking the sublimity OF the
latter. 1t was simply disgraceful, and an
outrage on reasun. so exasperated did
the chairman become that he vowed
he would leave the convention in order
not tn I've forced to recognize such howl
ing mass
As the changes were made the friends
of The candidate to whom they were car
ried would bawl like wild devils, or bod
drunken savages. bowling their 6endish
wells in the war dance. They surged from
side To side of the hall, refused to sit down,
and cut mp hell generally. Everything
was taken in the best of spirit and The
only injury done was To the threats al the
yellers.
|. Daring most oi this row C"I. Philips
had presided, having returned.
WHO l. HE?
At last the voting ceased and the resul,
was summed up. To toe surprise of all a
a dark horse won the race. He halls from
Saline county aud his name is W.
f. Coleman, nv occupation ped
agogue. He has been superintendent
Of the public schools at Marshall
for number oi years, and stands as
prophet al honor in his own country. He
only ''came out" about six weeks ago, and
made very modest canvas, sending out
few circulars as feelers. He is about forty
wears of age and in ine vigor oi mind.
How he will succeed remains Ia be seen.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
This was the next and last Office Io be
filled, and number ri candidates were
put out.
before nominations were made, a Menu
Der moved that all .ulogistic speeches he
dispensed with. which was vociierously
carried. There was such confusion that
the reporters declined To strain their ten
der auricies in catching the names.
The voting proceeded very orderlv, con-
sidering the occasion. and quiet reignsd IN
Warsaw
wHAcK, wHACK.
The pencil p,isher> jumped a. though an
Internal machine had playfully exploded
under them. l, was an ominou> sound
and the uneasiness in the crowd betokened
another desire tn turn themselves loose
again. There was a strange voice calling
order and its sharp ring meant business
The hrst ballot had been taken and
m-n,ber had said: Mr.. Chairman, Put
nam county desires to- change ITS vote Ia
Harding" The voice Was that oi Henry
CLAY Dean
Then another member called out and
was followed quickly BY another and an
other, but the whsck Of that gavel aud
command for order from the chair held the
patriots level The man Was Charlie
Peers. OF Warrenton, and he just mere than
laid all the others under outrageous
trees in maintaining order. be was old
business aud would help a member make
a motion, put il in hurry and drclsr- il .
carried IN jiffy
The change of vote was speedily effected /,
aud when il WAS announced il was found !
that General Harding had received ~ !
votes There were 42i votes east and all 1
not given Harding were scattered !,
among his opponents about equally. (
THE PLATFORM
The next order oi business was the read /,
ing vi the report of the committee on reso- !
lutions. The chairman of the committee /
handed the report to. the secretary Tor /
reading. This was done aud the chair 4
man Was about To ask what should be- done /
with the report, when a member in the /
rear of the hall arose and said that he had /
a minority report to present.
1T can't he DONE" ruled the chair.
Il am member OF that committee, and
have the right"