The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-20

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mates moved the whole mei,et be foisftd
10 ibs nsst nallonsi convention.
Mr.. Chandler claimed the pfoPo.
dtlon was sustained s VIC
ssntjment OF stfoDg republican CON.
miitee, from which tbs republican party
got the vote 10 elect Tho president,
and that the sentiment was 10 iav'
or OF not taking the representative.
from the southern states, but glVihe M
additional representative 10 the DoflneIh
states thst was sentiment ofthe committee.
and they could not afford 10 dispose OF OF
rule down on point OF order. ~ was
sentiment that could ro' % DUR
out Of sight hut shouIu Us iiies is,',y o.
sauarely by the voluntary action Oh south'
ern mem bers OF the committee.
Mr.. Bradley, of Kentucky, complained 81
tho representatives OF the south, were
tainted with giving the electoral Votes
and II the people o. the south could
90 to the polls and vote,
as the people OF the nortn
could, the would give them the electoral
vote. He was surprised 1t should % IN
creased. The basis OF Iepfesens uhor
was one section as against aho.her,
| for be always understood The republican
party was a ma ional party and Knew
! no north, south, east nor "e,t
There was one thing the republicans could
do. and that they had done, wnether
they could give the ELECTORAL votes
or not they could give their lives 10 me
cause Of republcsnism
Mr.. Pierce, Of Rhode Island, spoke In sup
mort of the old basis of representation,
nnder which the republican party,
mad constantly succeeded. He opposed
| the disorimtnalin, against tie Southern
states. These states had given the
presidency 10 the republicans in 1915 qua
If it had not been for Fiorida'
South Carolina and Louisiana
they would have been oea,en.
What was the use OF destroying Ihe or,use T.
which carried the pa. ty over was " saIe
| IN abandon the old basis which served 30
very well in every contest.
Representative Converse, who introduced
bill Yesterday to provide for the restora'
ton Of rates OF duty on imported woois,
will endeayor to get the bill through the
house without waiting for report ron ua
the committee OF the whoie. ~. az
intends to seek recognition oy tne
sseaker the first day the suspensio 70
of rules is in order he will move to suspend
the rules to put the bill on passage, he
| thinks he will get the requisite two.tnlros
vote. Mr.. Converse object in taking the
COZ rse is to have the proposition voted on
| on its merits and prevent It's being hanul'
capped with the other tariff amendments,
as would probably be the case should IL 70
to the committee.
Election Disturbance.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 18th" primary
elections for delegates to the democratic
state nominating convention, was held
throughout the city. The contest in the sew
enteenth ward was regarded close, and
m uch i'll feelings was shown, which culmi'
mated this afternoon in terripe Tragedy
| at the poll, corner of Monroe ard St. Der
nard streets. 1t appears that man, name
| unknown went up to vote and was chal-
ienged by Captain Fortier and brother,
who stated that they tried to get
the man from in front of the pol, but the
man was finally knocked down or fell
down. shot and then fired, which seemed
to be the signal, as firing Immediately be
came general. The .Sasose o. ESQ aSnt
prevailed. the rSiee 6 peing , pow 0hoes
inc ceased it aas found that Captain Michael
I Forliei,'a prominent Ogden champion,
was no, tslly wounded. He was removed
to higEsi dence where he expired in few
minute,Y . He leaves a wife and three chill
dren. Captain Fortier is well known as
comm ander of battery In competitive
Its at naaa spuper aae Ue
of p''ns streels sse, the Seventh ward,
under CommisE &ner Fitzpatrick, was
picked up in an unconscious
condition. and taken to the Fifth precinct
station where he died little while after.
Fenr wounds were found on the body.
He leaves a wife and one child. Edward
Mason, deputy constable, received tnir'
teen balls in the leg, which
severed an artery; he survived
two Chi dren. The following NAMED are
wounded: Sheriff Robert Brewsts bullet
in leg; John Brewster, shot in 81 dan
geroas wound; Gus Psardean; MI Early
and Peter Brannon received wouy% Win
blunt Instruments. and John DEsnick
was also wounded in the Lex; Q. FszSo,
David Krackerman; George Ire 40, 'onn
a 40 reported wounded. After the
shooting of Sheriff Robert Brewster and
Deputies John Dominick, Daniel CLOVIS
and Mike Early, who had pistols In their
hands, surrendered to the police and were
locked up. They refuse TO make any state
ment Ii is stated that forty or nifty shots
were fired. There was large crowd about
the polls at the time.
statement: John Dominick and l
and others, went from the sixth TO
the seventh ward, and when we arrived at
the place there was some one challenging a
voter and a large crowd was present. The
police were moving the crowd TO make
room for the voters, when Mike Esrly
strcuk a man named Bressman. Inc po-
lice placed him under arrest, and while IN
their charge Tom Buckley raised loaded
stick and struck him on the head and then
Jumping into the street began firing; !
Numerically drew O pietol and pointed y
buckley, but 1t snapped Buckley ran
| by me for Bsgatelle street. !
eli that had been wounded,
but walked towards the poll ana before
got there the shooting was all over. 5ubse
onantly 1 went TO DIR. Mentions ofhce
where The wound. q flesh one, In the right
thieb, was dressed. took occasion &C
show the pistol TO the Doctor, and be car
testify that IL mad not been discharged. AT
ter the wound was dressed went TO the
sixth ward poll. where / was arrested by
ID tecliyos Stanley and McDonogh;" The
auove statement Of Brewsteris corroboratec
g ~ Ian po%inicf. Ibe latter re
ceiyed wound in the right
leg, below the knee. and is suffering con.
siderably. Hts statement IN substance. u
the same as the one made by Brewster.
He d.d not zee who shot him, as 80 many
persons were using weapons and shooting
yery lively. He receiyed the wound early
In the action. George schroth, an Ogden
mar OF The seventh ward. told Police Cap
tain Gill that James d. Houston, prom
Dent Molbepery supporter, had revolver
In his hard and that be saw him Shoot
| but did not see al Whom
he fired. He refused q further statement
uutfl called as q witness. Chief OF Poles
ROyley ordered the arrest OF Houston
mon this information. Brewster and 9th
ers have been arrested and committed &C
prison without bail.
| Indications point 70 the election BY
small majority OF The Ogden delegates.