Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-04-11
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
A snort Meeting Brought 10 H Close
 By Long speech.

The meeting ot the Democratic County Committee yesterday was brief one, the attendance being very small, owing to the counter-attractions of the Nash show at Schieffelin Hall.
 The chairman made short address, in the course of which he stated that he thought they had better change their day for meeting, from Saturday to Mon- day, as long as the Boycotters Circus was running. They couldn't expect te compete with that show and the Elite also. He further suggested that an as sessment be levied to buy strong rope, so as to anchor the rickerty cabin in which they met. A stray hog or an ex- tra strong gust of wind, was liable to overturn the building at any time.
 rhe secretary reported e1st his effort to send the resolution passed at the re- cent meeting to President Cleveland, C. o. D., had met with ignominious fail ure. On presenting the message the operator had absolutely refused to for ward it, unless the money was put up. On the speakers trying to remonstrate, the operator, whose temperament was warm-not to say hot-had jumped up and threatened to pitch the secretary out of doors.
 A member suggested that the operator be boycotted. Another member said he thought the operator would rather enjoy that, as he worked on fired salary. The matter was then dropped and Mr. Cleveland will probably be left u blissful ignorance of the sentiments of this Con- mittee
 The Committee on Boycotting report ed that their plan had worked excellent l ly They had found quite number of persons, who neither drank whisky nor chewed tobacco, and ninety-fve per cent. of them were Republicans. A bet ter subject to boycott on could hardly be found for the Democrats. The Com mittee was also doing quite we'll on the black list racket. Quite number had "put up" to have their names kept off the list. The secretary's commission on these amounts would be handed in, dur. ing the next week.
 Committee on Candidates reported five new names for sheriff during the past week.
 A member asked whether these men had paid there initiation fee of fifteen cents a piece. The Chairman of the Candidate Committee reported that they had none of them been able to do that times being, as the Committee well knew, so very hard at present. The, had, however, all compromised by treat ing the speaker to a drink each, a saloons where they had credit. Murmurs
 A member said he didn't see how tha benefited the rest of them.
 On motion, it was resolved that nt candidates name should be added to tn, list in future, unless he put up fifteen cents in cash, or treated the whole Com mittee.
 The chairman drew the attention o the Committee to the ignominious failure of the Nash ranters. It was just as h, had predicted Had these men came i, with the Democrats, their organization a would have proved grand success.
 A visiting Democrat here arose ant producing voluminous manuScrip e commenced to read an address on "Th, j. Jeffersonianness of the Past, as com : pared with the Jacksoniality of thu
 Present" As the speaker proceeded, il a droning voice with methodical windmill acton of the anna la Robinson-hi hearers, one by one, slipped out of th door, until when, after about three quarters of an hours steady speaking, h paused at the end of a yard-long sen , tence to take breath and look up, hi , eyes only encountered the form of tn chairman, who was peaceably sleepin in corner on the ground, their being n l chairs. The cessation of the speaker rythmical utterance awoke the chair man and the two men gazed at eac
 other for several minutes in mutual as tonishment The speaker folded hi
 manuscript, and, casting look of with
 ering scorn around the shanty, marche
 out. The chairman slowly arose and
 rubbing his eyes in half-dazed manner
 blew out the light, pocketed the candl
 and went his way down town.