Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-26
Blows in a Convention.
Words Too Weak for Colored
 Delegates.
REvOLvERs WERE ALSO DRAWN.

An Extremely Lively Convention at An- dianapolis-Two Evenly Divided Fac tions War All Day Over the Choice of Chairman-An Officer Outlets the Fray. INDIANAPOLIS, July 26-J. Milton Turner, who issued the call for the conference, or convention, of negroes who had in view an indorsement of Cleveland and Thurman un- der the name of an independent party, re- covered from the defeat the straight out Democrats gave him in caucus, and caused the meeting to spend hours in selecting per manent chairman. When the delegates met in the Hendricks club room MT. Turner called them to order, and in the midst of great confusion stated the purpose of the convention The caucus had decided on Charles H. Sheldon, of Evansville, Ind, for temporary chairman, and when he took the floor to preside the fever was at burning heat
 Sheldon represented the anti Turner fac tion, and Turner's friends started in to give him all the trouble possible. A resolution to indorse Cleveland and Thurman was adopted without much difficulty, bht when the report came in to make Peter H. Clark, of Cincin- nati permanent chairman the Turner people, who had been re-enforced by arrivals which made the two factions of equal importance, in regard to numbers, began their tactics of violent opposition.
 Editor Taylor, of Kansas City, Democrat of pronounced views, and who engineered the opposition to Turner, charged his enemy with being too close to the national Demo cratic committee for the interests of the party. He said Turner was not to be relied upon. He also stated that Turner's access sions of strength were gained by the use of poodle. Turner denied all this, but he main taned his position, and succeeded during the morning in preventing the transaction Of any business except the setting aside of the caucus action, and referring the question of permanent chairmanship to a committee.
 In the selection of this committee Turner was again defeated, as it was made up of men who wanted the movement known as a Democratic convention. The committee selected Peter H. Clark for chairman, but Turner and his men opposed the adoption of the report when it came in. He succeeded in keeping it before the convention until 6 o'clock ill the evening, when the unceasing wrangle over various forms of points of or ders eliminated in a row.
 Charges and counter charges were con Stantly made to the honesty of purpose and personal integrity of the leading dele gates, Turner especially being the target for these attacks, as it was supposed he had procured substantial reward for his activ- ity. About 6 o'clock vote was called on the report favoring Clark as chairman.
 It is charged that Turner had friends acting temporary secretaries who doc tored the vote, giving 32 each for and against the report. The Clark men at once assailed the correctness of the vote, which w. T. Scott, of Cairo, Ills, resented. Charles Oglesby, of Columbus, O., said it was true and that the correct count should be 3( against and 32 for the report. Scott called him liar, and Oglesby struck Scott.
 This led to a general exchange of blows Oglesby and Scott were pushed into a real room, where they drew revolvers, but policeman rushed in and put them under arrest. They were released, though and il the interest of harmony Clark was permitted to preside. The convention then adjourned for the night.