Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-28
DEMOCRATIC LOVE FEAST.
The Fourth Ward Democracy Have an
oId Time Ward Meeting.

The Fourth Ward Democracy Rave al
/ OId-Time Ward Meeting.
The Democracy of the Fourth Ward me-
Hast evening in Turner Hall, some 2oo If
number, to select 80 names to be voted fol
at the primary, to be held Saturday, as del
egates to the County Convention.
| R. NJ. Clarken called the meeting to or
der and briefly stated its object. Matt f
| Johnson was elected Chairman and Will
| A. Gett and Joseph Coffey Secretaries.
A motion was made and carried that the
Chair appoint d committee of five for the
purpose of selecting so names to be voted
for at the primary. The Chair appointed
Thomas O'Neal, +. G. Blessing Louis Dick
man, Chris. Weizel and James Touhey
Mr.. Dickman not being present, the Chan
named in his stead J. NJ. Brown.
After the committee had retired, r. NJ
| Clarken introduced the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted Resolved by
| the Democrats of the Fourth Ward of Sac
ramento city, that the Old Ticket Of 1876
suits best for the coming campaign, and
that we viii hail its denomination this year
rs a harbinger of good tidings to come in
November"
W. J. O'Brien moved that each candidate
be assessed fifty cents, and if they did not
put up - declare them ineligible.
! p Byrne moved to amend by making ii
! 81 The amendment was tabled and the
resolution adopted.
! P Byrne addressed the Chair very eX-
! citedly, demanding that Sergeant-at-Arms
! be appointed. He said he noticed a large
number present who did not belong to the
| Fourth Ward, and he also noticed that
- they were chipping i'll and doing all the
| hollering.'
The Chair appointed Mr.. Byrne, but he
declined the honor.
! Those present while the committee were
out became very impatient. The Chair
| could not maintain order, so declared re-
| cess.
When the committee returned Mr..
| O'Neal handed up the following list te the
Secretary, which he said contained the
names selected. The clerk read as follows
Fred. Cox, Charles Weinrich, Jas. Mcclure,
Joseph Coffee, NJ Hanrahan, Chris. Weisel,
iP. j. Brown, Charles Herndon, Hugo
| Hornlein. f. G. Blessing, Thomas O'Neal,
! Dr. G. G. Tyrrell, NJ SteinmetZ, II. Greer,
| J. VI. Brown, NJ. f. Johnson, II. NJ. Bern
ard, James Touhey, P. Flaherty, Thomas
! DIVER. r. NJ. Clarken, l.. Dickman, J. NJ.
! Henderson, J. J. Johnson, w. Zoller, Jr.,
| w. VI. White, 5. B. LuSk, J. B. White, W.
| J. O Bricn, James Murphy.
When the name of Hugo HOrnlein was
read. an excited individual in the rear row
of benches jumped up, and in loud tone
| ofToicc. exclaimed: " Mr.. Chairman,
I0biect Hornlein is not Democrat but a
hoodlum Republican. What is your -
-- committee giving us?'
The Chairman suggested to the irritable
gentleman that Mr.. Hornlein had not yet
put up his coin and was not yet elected.
He advised the gentleman to go slow, and
not use such protane language Objections
were also raised against Ii. Greer. Some
declared he was no Democrat; that at the
last election he worked and voted for Re
pubGcans.
When the name of William NJ. White
was called, dozen men arose at once and
denounced the work of the committee.
White, they declared, was not a resident of
the Fourth Ward. nor had he ever been.
Members Of the committee defended their
act with equal pertinacity, claiming that
White was agoOd man, a dycd-in-the-WUOl
Democrat, and a resident Of the ward.
After great many attempts Paddy Nash
secured the floor, and informed those pres
emf that Mr. White boarded and lodged ut
the Philadelphia House on Eighth street.
between J and X, and was therefore Third
Warder This settled thequeStion and left
vacancy. Several were nominated for
the position, among them Timothy Lee,
George f. BrOnner, Daniel Brown John
kerwin, J. W. Heating and Peter Byrne.
All of these gentlemen were present, but
peremptorily declined. One member, i'll
declining, remarked that perhaps the
committee could find another Third Ward
er; if not, they could possibly get one from
the Second.
Mr.. Bronner said he had lived in the city
for upwards of thirty years, and had, ever
since he was old enough, voted the Demo
cratic ticket in the Fourth Ward. He
thought the committee had acted, to say
the least, strange in ignoring the stalwart
men who had stood by the party for a
quarter of century, and nominating boys
!. c. Deyine agreed with Mr.. Bronner
that the action Of the committee was mex
plicabic
Matters began to get very warm, the
Chairman could not maintain order and a
dozen were talking At once. All that could
be heard in the Uproar and confusion were
such expressions as, "Oh, give me a
chance" Mr.. Chairman Give us a
rest, =" -' Don't shut me of, ~ u" What kind of
- meeting is this?' Go hang your
self etc.
Finally James Touhey nominated, to fiji
the vacancy, Fred. knauer, the brewer,
and he not being there to decline, was OF
course elected.
E. q. Blessing was elected Treasurer, ana
instructed to have the tickets printed.
Ia the midst Of an attempt OF several
rising young statesmen to make speeches,
the Chairman declared the meeting ad-
joumed.