Evening star., 1884-04-08
How II Wa~ illustrated at the Pri.
maricS Last Night.
RONSdyism Rampant.
Charges Os Fraud. Shooting and q
PAndelnOnium Generally.

HOWdyis ism Rampant.
Charges Os Fraud. Shooting and u
PandemOnium Generally.
The suffrage clans were rallied In their respective
districts last night for the election OF delegates to
to-dayS convention. which Is to elect delegates to
the Chicago convention. The meetings, in the
main. Were repetition of that bOisterous disorder
and general confusion which. once every four
years. gives renewed emphasis TO the gratitude OF
this people that they freed from politics Un-
der the guiSe of popular representation majority
rights were ignored and trampled upon ruthlessly.
All the most obnoxious features Of the "bOss' syS-
TEN that has been condemned In other cities OBJ
truted themselves I'm a shameless manner.
In the first district. at HlSdaIe. there was row.
resulting in two meetings and the election OF two
sets of delegates InJte third and fourth districts
In the fourth district Nest Washington, the
meeting was noisy and al times very dsOrderly, but
Wa thrQuGhout and In the exu6eranee
ol Tue ehthlSlasin OF the triumphant party, Mr..
ChaS. F. MoSehy. at the close OF the meeting, was
carried out. amid hurrahs, upon the shoulders Of
the crowd. y suffrage plank for the District was
Inserted In the platform.
In The NTH district crowd of 300 was kept wait
Inc on the streets for an hour or two while George
Phillips PRESIDENT and Randall Bowie. secretary of
the district club schemed with few chosen spirits
lh>ie the room selected for the meeting. The
i-ute Phillips. discovering that he could not carry
his ticket against the assembled crowd, coOlly an
hpunced, "Ddrs too many OF YOU feilerS. and with
Suiult duliCl1V. 0fdereQ the l1gntS eXtlngulSne0
before the crowd could get into the room. This
called forth the OCde$t 1mpreCationS. accompanied
by Wells and curses that startled the neighbOrhOOd
Philips and his chosen few repaired TO nfighbOr
1nG Saloon where, free from opposition, they put
their ticket through. While the crowd he had
ignored organized on the street and elected dele
CATION.
In tho sixth district two rival and angry factions
bean Guarreling before o'clock. When Catholic
was made Tor the door. and though not half the
crowd co"d ret inside. some OF both factions sue
renewed with even greater ylg0r, and amid the ter
riblt din one faction proceeded TO organize. This
fa,tion. having obtained possession of the plat
form. Installed chairman. and by his die
tun elected set OF delegates. On each
n.s!ne proposed only the affirmative vote was
called for and while the roof fairly rang with de-
nunClatinns ot the opposing element, the chairman
Cooiy declared the election OF his men in rapid sue
eesSlon The declaration that the ticket had been
competed threw the assembled multitude into an
Upro2r that eclipsed ali previous confusion. A
OF angry men, who had been denied a voice
clubs raised. ON the platform the rival factionists
met ami crappicd, and but for the oppor-
tune appearance of several policemen from
back door general fight would have
tns'Icd. As soon the chairman aban-
don"d the platform. the defeated faction In
stalled successor FOR him. and then another quar-
rel over possession OF the hall followed. The
ond meeting. however. got through in some form
the erection OF lis ticket, and thus two delegations
go IN the convention from the sixth district.
In the seventh district shiloh hall. on street,
between 18th and 18th. was the appointed place of
meeting. ti. time 1nte1lnlteiy 1lXeO al
10 10 o'clock. Two opposing factions cOntended for
possession Of the hail. which. al best. could not
ho: oGe-haf the crowd The JOY wing got In first,
bnJ We're OyerbOrne bv excess OF numbers. and, in
the midst OF great confusion, pronounced COnger
delegation WAS elected 10 prevent the defeated
faction from taking possession and holding another
meeting. the successful element determined TO oc-
c'ipy lac hall until 10 O'Clock. The time filled
up with Speeches. MIR. Jackson. president Of the
cn!Ored mems protective union. and suifragist, in
a few remarks. declared that he was ashamed OF
the d>Ofderly conduct OF the meeting, and that
such conduct was fatal TO suffrage.
The eighth district meeting for the locality popu-
larry known as "IIellS Bottom" was held on 10Th.
bel ween /, and : S>ireetS. Two contending factions
OH hanti here also and the discussion between
them preceding the opening OF the hall were not of
character Ia aiIay bitter feeling When the presi
dear of the district club called FOR order the response
Was one oI most pronounced disorder. Dozens
clam"Fei for recognition at the same time A hot
G>rUtc arD>e as to VINO was elected chairman, and
thing was kept IN turmoil unit! the police forced
OF the turbul mt persons out Of the hall
An effort To rush through machine ticket by viva
Vu@e voting failed. and after considerable delay a
dei-gatln said to be IOr COnger WAS chosen
In the 1nth district at ST. Georges hall. motion to
aururze he chairman and secretary Of the meet
rg tn appoint the delegates, aroused storm OF
opposition. \ dozen men sprang 10 their feet with
protests against such a method. In the
put and declared carried. Then there were
loud protests from persons who had been
deprived of their right 10 vote. but they availed
net hing. The meeting was brief but breezy, and
the trouble MAS renewed the sidewalk after ad.
jonrnmrat. when it was charged that the chairman
AMI secretary had gone back on the men who pro-
cure't 'ncn authority To appoint delegates, and had
Chosen men nCt down on the slate
The meeting OF the eleventh district, In South
Washington. was quiet and orderly. The only dis
tEfbahcr Was caused by drunken colored man
who invaded, the hail with drawn knife. He was
promptly arrested
The fourteenth district club met in the IrOns;de
Baptist church. corner 81 and streets motion
that the club resolve itself into a mass meeting
was Instantly coubattcd on the ground that there
proceeding.
fhp-f present were ready to vote. and thev swas
.,ygln. vote right away" In moment Quiet was
converted into confusion. and many forgot or
ignored the sacred character Of the building they
occupied. a profanity was an audible part the
general dispute Finally the motion for a mass
meeting res.tled. but the inlarnonOll. spirit that
had ts-ll aroused continued to manifest itself A
heated dispute occurred over the election OF chair
man. The Tlght 9f possession was sought TO be
I:Iilntaii-l against tnat OF election. The mau who
occupied TIE chair refused To yacste and held ON
until 1trk"d Out by main force. In the melee a coal
oil lamp was overturned, which added TO the ex-
clt.Inent. After the forclble eiectment OF the
uolirp't tf 'iidh. partial order was obtained and
delegates elected.
Tie Sitfra4sts of the fifteenth district met IN the
Old market hail AT Massachusetts avenue. Hn and
streets, and The aSSeinblag fairly revelled In dis
Or,ier. In>rired ny bad whisky a number OF men
seemed 'ieiern.inrd To keep things in an uproar
For more THAN half an hour every effort to organ
Ne vi, frustrated hy the Interference OF 1ntOxica led
H"u- one Chap. scarcely able 10 stand noun,e Cd a
chair and called for three cheers for himself He
Wa~ knocked Of the chair by a man VINO was no
Bctrer sober himself. and that started row
Finally. when partial order was obtained the
drunken fellows Insisted upon discussing mar
H;menIJry law In TINS meeting two anta1Onisttc
factions were >trtig <ns for the upper hand and
each was chhn"lUncd 10y noisy drunken men Al
last / was decided Io clear the hall, proceeding
rhar >iue refused Ia Weld To; but IL was accom-
pi>iIefL Icllers were then appointed. and while
tar NotlnG was progressing cry OF fraud WAS
TGl-t1t IL was charged that men from other dis
1rict> were voting and parties pointed out as
n";t-rc>i-nt- a demand yOcIferously seconded 10
stop the voting was made. IT was charged that
one o the candidates for delegate had voted twenty
tickets ut once. The rellere escaped from the con-
TuSl"n carry Ing the ballots they had some other
place for counting Speech-Inaking was lndulQed
In untl nearly midnight. when the telIerS returned
and announced The result OF the vote The announce
Intnt was greeted with shouts OF Indignation from
the defeated faction. and notice OF contest ON the
ground OF fraud given.
The meeting in the sixteenth district was one
prolonged howl. but la spite of this disorder which
prevented the voice OF The presiding officer from
being heard. or any other voice. motions were nut
and seconded deiesates Were elected and the meet
ing adjourned
The tialileean FlsherInen'S hall, on F. between
81 and ~ STREETS southwest WAS The place of meet
tag In the l!th district. 4 contest arose over q
chairman, aud was prolonged In stormy manner
for an hour or more. number OF respectable resi-
dents OF the district disg listed with The character
OF the meeting. Withdrew before any hing was done
and leIt the bowling members to work their own
Will
The eighteenth district meeting In Zion hall ON
G.. hrtwetn 3t and AZ streets southwest was
another G"mOnStrative and tuInultuouS gathering
After wranSle OF two hours delegates were