Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-25
AT III Il HALL.

fehtion OF next Saturday were held this
afternoon and the results are given
below:
AT THE CITY HALL.
The democratic caucus called to meet
at The city hall TO elect sixteen delegates
to tie county convention assembled in
the truck room OF the building at two
O'Clock p. m. and was called to order
by j. o. Norman. OF the county oom-
mittee. CLOSE upon the call to order
came O motion from e. M. O'Br,ep
nominating j. Van Velsor chairman
OF the aucus and this was Immediately
supplemented by q motion from Pat
Bsennan nominating O. j. b. Harris for
chairman.
The committee man put the motion
on Van Veisor's nomination end de-
elsred it carried amid a roar of protests
which plainly indicated that three
quarters OF the assemblsge was opposed
to such q decision. There were appeals
from the decision which were not enter
tanned and appeals from the committee
mans refusal to entertain the appeal.
Everything was mixed in boisterous
confusion and in the midst of the con-
tentlon DIR. Van Velsor took possession
of The chair.
A division was demanded by the
Harris men, MI. Harris himself stand
Ing in front OF the chairman's desk and
demanding his rights,
The Van Velsorites declined to divide
the house and an attempt was
made to elect e. NJ. O'Brien Sec
retsry. This was londly resisted
and the opposition was SO strongly
in the majority that 1t was a physical
im%possibility to carry out the balance of
the bulldozing tactics.
Mr.. Harris stated that his side would
consent to recognize VsnVelsor as chair
man long enough to take @ ballot for
chairman, but the OTHER side evidently
didn't want to ballot, as they attempted
to proceed with the election OF secretary
by viva vooe vote.
Confusion reiPned and loud and angry
language ensued and there was immi-
nent danger of a collision. MIR. Harris
warned VanVelsor not to proceed and
pounded the desk under VaRVelsor's
nose, while the crowd surged about him
with loud shouts and mlnou menaces.
The motion for secretary was not put.
Mr.. Norman was called upon TO divide
the house. He responded by announc-
ing DR.. VanVelsor the chairman. There
Yves another tumult.
VsnVelsor rose TO say something and
Pat Brennan stepped into his chair and
stood erect facing the excited crowd. II
moYs," said Pat, shat O. j.. B. Harris
be elected chairman OF this FAMOUS. AS
many as are in favor OF the melton say
aye-contrary no." There was q loud
aye and a weak no and Mr.. Brennan de-
clared MIR. Harris elected chairman.
Mr.. Harris by a dextrous movement
slid himself into the chair. There was q
momentary struggle in which bats, heads
and feet sailed about through the air.
Then the battle lulled, the ~contending
forces fell back-Harris was in tie chair
and q half a dozen OF his Htslwart hackers
were grouped about him.
F. L. VanTassel was elected secretary.
MIR. Harris sprang upon the top OF the
desk, shook his fist and Numbered
forth his sentiments:
"You can't come any Church tactics
here. We've been here too long"
There was q loud hurrah and DR.. Van
Velsor and several OF his hackers with
drew from the room.
The caucus then proceeded quietly
and a motion was made and adopted
that the caucus proceed by ballot to
elect sixteen delegates to the county
convention. Wallace Bruce anc ID. P,
Wilcox were appointed tellers. A
ballot was taken.
The following gentlemen received
sevepty-three votes: Eugene Weber
NJ. J. Dolan, John M. Fogersy, M. J.
Mclean, P. Brennan, s. B. Coulson. O
J, B. Harris, j.. O. MoHafie, james
Grove, T. Stewart, Q. N. Thompson, W.
J. Bruce, f. L. Van Tassel. D.. P. Will.
COZ, George Brown. P. McKenna.
The following gentlemen received six
votes: James Rosne, q. NJ. O'Brien,
Otto Peemiller, Chris Hamiester, Peter
Huss, Daniel McDeyitt, j. O. Mornann,
M. NJ. M~attheisen, James Donahue
Frank Sshepperhein, J. 81. Balmat. J. I
Sargent, JOHN Goeden, Peter Steffen,
John Noonan. MI Walker,
The gentlemen receiving seventy
three votes each were declared elected
delegates to the comfy convention.
The members OF the caucus who re
tired with DR.. Van Velsor went across
the street to E. M. O'Brien's office to
smooth their disheYeled looks and talk
the matter over. There were fourteen
of them. Added to the six who stayei
and voted gives twenty as the aotua'
Church strength in the caucus, against
seventy. three anti-Church.
1t is needless to remark that the six'
teen delegates elected are anti-Churcf
La to 20. The twenty were trying Il
run the caucus against the ssventy-thre'
but failed.
AT THE ARMoRY.
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