The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-21
HARMONY Is DEATH.
And Unity is Distraction to the Silk
Stocking Committee.
Proceedings of An Extraordinary Meet.
ing OF the Statesmen Who are
Afraid to Trust the People.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20.-The St. Louis
Post.D.spaloh OF this evening has the fol-
loving:
Had 1t not been that they hedion with
a grip o1death by both hands and teeth,
Me,sls Buckley, Kin,ky, Kirby, Andre
and CIedemann would yesterday have been
the victims of highway robbery, and their
beloved property, which is known to fame
and history as the Silk Stocking Commit
tee, would have been wrenched from their
possession. They are very tired to-day.
but II is the WEAKNESS OF such victory rs
comes only 20 men Of mettle and bottom.
The arrangements for the assault which
they survived yesterday were made, al
though the victims do not know it, at the
corner of Fourth and Elm streets, where
Mr.. Spauding Is an humble member OF the
Silk Stocking Committee, and represents
the First Ward, although he rarely figures
in reports OF the committee
meetings, owing to the constant
eclipse to which he is subjected.
At2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon in the rear
part Of Mr. Splling's saloon there assem-
bled the following gentlemen Martin Hen.
~, whom Mr.. spling had commissioned
u, proxy in the committee, for the First
Ward; Peter Berger, Fifth Ward commit
teemln; Busby, committeeman elect from
the Fourth Ward; Chas. sperOer, commit
teemau Of the Fifth Ward; Walter Brndle,
committeeman from the Eighth Ward; a
gentleman, who is known to his friends as
Fred Kelly. who held proxy from j. j.
Fisher, Of the Ninth Ward; Geo. Weissen-
berger, who held Charles +. Schlapprzzi's
proxy for the Eleventh Ward; William G.
Thorn, committeeman from the Twelfth
Ward; Henry Pins, committeeman from
the Fourteenth Ward; w. II. Weber,
committeeman from the Sixteenth
Ward; julius Rapp, committeeman from
th. Nineteenth Ward, Killian Frank, who
holds standing proxy from John
krauss OF the Twenty. fourth Ward; j.
Kaiser, a representative Republican ready
to act as committeeman for the Twenty.
nth Ward, and X. A. Hill, a coIored man,
who held the proxy Of Otto Dierberger,
committeeman from the Twenty
Ward. The meeting organized by electing
Mr.. Thorn Chairman, and Mr.. Wiber,
secretary. Mr.. Brindle acted as the orator
Of the day, and in fervent phrase he told
the wrongs to which the minority OF the
silk Stocking Committee had been subject
ed by the aristocratic few, who are desig.
mated further up.
HE BELIEVED
that the interests OF the party demanded
harmony, and he had no sympathy with he
silk Stocking policy OF keeping open the
breach. Looking around him he saw, he
said, fourteen gentlemen, all OF whom
were properly qualified to act as members
Of the silk Stocking Committee, his own
vote making fifteen. In order to test the
sense Of the gathering he would offer re.
solution declaring desire on the part OF
the Silk Stocking Committee to hold a
conference with the FilIey Committee,
in order that plan might be devised to
harmonic all interests. The resolution
was adopted by 4 unanimous and vote,
as it was now nearly 3 o'clock, the caucus
adjourned, and its members went out in
ones and twOS, so as not to attract atten.
ton. A few moments later they were at
Socrela Iiedeman's office in the West
liCha Post building, their aspect indicating
that they did not propose TO be sat down
upon. The balance OF the committeeman
were soon on hand. and Chairman Andre
called the Central committee TO order.
When the roll was called the various
proxies were committed, and Messrs.
Buckley, K.nsky, Kirby, ct al, exchanged
knowing looks. Mr.. Klnsky writing out
his suspicious on a scrap of paper and cir.
culating it among the faithful. When Mr..
X User responded for the Twenty fifth ward
Mr. kinsky objected. as no member had
ever been elected from that ward. Mr..
Keiser SAID he had been called on several
times TO serve, and Mr.. Brinde confirmed
him. saving that Mr.. keiser had been ex.
eused from attendance hitherto because he
lived so far out. Mr. Tiedemann said that
Mr.. Keiser was never on the list, and Mr..
Kinsky supplemented the Statement with
the savage addendum and Brindle knows 1t.
Mr.. Brinde retorted just as tiercely, "No,
don't.' Mr.. Kirby came back to him,
"Well It's strange that everybody in the
committee but Mr. BrindIe does know it.
Mr.. Kaiser was not admitted. Mr.. Bulk
ley next urged that Chas. F. Busche had no
right 10 represent the Fourth Ward as he
was member Of the called committee Of
twenty eight. Mr.. Brindle said that this
committee didn't recognize the committee
of twenty. eight, consequently that objec.
ton Of MIR. Buckley didn't count. Mr..
Busche acted as committeeman before and
had right to act now. Mr.. Buckley said
he remembered distinctly that Mr.. Busche
declined to act at the last meeting
because he belonged to the committee OF
twenty EIGHT.
HE WAS EXCLUDED
under the rules and under the call by which
he was elected. Mr.. Berger said that at
last meeting Mr.. Busche had expressed
delicacy about voting, but was permitted
to vote nevertheless. Mr.. Bulk.
ley said that Mr.. Ber-
gers recollection was at fault also. Mr..
Busche took the floor for stubborn fight
He had answered to rol.call at last meet
ing, but when certain matter came up he
had declined to vote because he was mem.
Der Of another committee. He said that
Buckley himself had requested him to re-
main and vote, and he didn't know why
Mr.. Buckley should 60 back on him now.
Mr.. Brndle moved that Mr.. Busche be de.
clared member from the Fourth Ward, and
would like to see how Mr.. Buckley was
going 10 dsfranchise him. Mr.. Buckley