Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-05

shame of population; the Union
avenue tax, to connect our city with
the greatest passenger depot in the
weet; the park tax, for the
park where the poor mans chill
dren might find a clean spot
to play on. the tax to keep Indian
creek from flooding the homes of those
residing along it's banks, the levee tax
TO project the property of those who
live or do business on the bottom
lands, and the tax for the free public
library, where the poor may have &C.
cess to all tho works of the great
authors. All those taxes, he said,
had been epjolnod by James, who was
a lawyer and owned a paper, and
hence could appear before the courts
and the people without extra expense
His power made every one afraid to
criticise him
James interrupted here, to say thai
Vaughan did not pay a can't Of taxes,
at the same time acknowledging that
he had enjoined the taxes referred to,
bu. "a the courts had decided against
him, he would have to pay them.
In reply Vaughan stated that he
owned S15, 900 worth Of property
in this city. AT this juncture
Vaughan wasexhaustod. His face war
pale and his whole frame shakir 8
with nervous excitement, and calling
"Tom," an attendant, In a husky whls.
per he gave him a large roll of hand
bills to be circulated in the crowd,
and left the stand.
j. j. Franey then arose anG
moved that Geo. 81. Holmes be elect,
ed chairman, which was carried.
Holmes declined to act and slurreG
the whole performance. Pandemon
ium than slipped his chain a1d brok,
loose. The loudest yells were fol
James, Scott and Ahles, but th,
names of at least a dozen Others wer,
heard. Cat.oslls, oaths and imprc
cations were mingled In the up
roar. John Ahles finally cam
forward, demanded order, appealed
for reason, and said If the assembly
dare not reason it was made of COW
ards and slaves. -Four dollars pei
1000, he said, we were paying for gas
while Omaha had recently contracted
for 1t at 81. 90 a 1000 He said thi
bitter fight over an office that yieldet
no salary looked as IL the fighters OK
pected rich pickings and stealings.
Loud Interruptions and cries O
shut up" game from all parts of tn,
hall. Going on, Ahles said he op
posed the labor movement, theIh'gh II
oense Idea, and wanted the law agains
whisky strictly enforced, but beer ant
wine he wanted to see protected. Gu
officers were too cowardly to enforce
the laws, he said, and went on t,
make a bitter attack on the character
of Mr.. Scott.
Amid shouts, groans and Kisses h,
left tho stand, calling ON Judg'
James to follow him with q speech
The judge did so, saying he had livec
here % years; that he came here whel
he might have been arrested as
tramp, for he hadn't enough to buy
meal of victuals. He cut hoop.poles
carried the hod, mixed mortar ant
did labor of the hardest and wors
character. Vaughan came here as
dancing master and to. day an exeou
ton can't be made against him for tel
cents. When Vaughan was mayo,
a horse and buggy were presented
him by the gamblers and prostitutes
of Council Bluffs. He had movet
into tho Fourth ward and every decen
man In the ward would have preferred
to have o Case of small pc,
came among them. Judge James sale
he was not pledged to high license Of
low license; he was neither for tht
cows nor against the COWS; he was Ii
favor of paving when We we're ready
for it, but did not think we were any
where near that position. "If you
think I'm q better man than thil
Johnny-Jump Up, this dancing mas
ter, support me for alderman. If not.
vote for him." He stated Vaughan
had soft.soaped and urged him, only
few days ago, to make this race; tina
Vaughan was Q democratic pauper
aud It was the charity of the part!
which had permitted hjm to become
justice of the peace. He (James
had signed his bond, and wa
now on that bond for the sum o.
81. 500. The judge quit talking q
the audience had almost entirely Va
oAted the hall. j. j. Franey arose
and offered q resolution endorsing the
entire democratic ticket, including
Judge James.
Half Q dozen voted faye" upon 1,
and tho rest remained silent.
As your reporter passed out Of thu
hall Judge Vaughan stopped him t.
say that the horse and buggy referred
to was contributed to by some Of thu
best men In the town.
A prominent republican came uI
at this junoture and said: "Vaughsr
and James have butted each other
brains out. The Fourth ward Is dis
gusted with both of them. Lawrence
Kinnehsn's worth adozen of them ano
he'll be the next alderman from oul
ward"
SILKS very cheap at Earkness, Or