Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-25
TWO SETS OF DELEGATES.
Yesterday Doubie-H eaded Convention
Finishes ITS Mark.

Finishes Its Work.
vrcToRY-rHE NOISY SCENES AT THE cLosE-xs
oAHILL SUPPORTS cARsoS-THR END OF DAY OF
wRAS6LING.
Tine District republican convention evaporated
nnally about $50 O'Clock last evening The re-
siduum left on the floor II willard Hall consisted
OF pools and streaks OF tobacco juice, dozen or
broken bottles, and half a hundred upturned
chairs. Both the Chase and Carson factions went
through the form Of electing delegates to Chicago
Inc Chase or Shermen, men claim to have elected
Judge Samuel shenabarger and Frederick Dyson
as delegates, with Milton NJ. Holland and W. Cal
vim Chase as alternates. After the Chase men had
declared their men elected many Of them left the
hall. and the Carson men continued In session
the Carson men elected as delegates Perry Carson
ana Andrew Gleason, and as alternates Daniel
Cahill and Marcellus West.
THE REFORMED CONVENTION.
When THE STAR report closed yesterday the con-
vention was In process Of reformation under direc-
ton OF the police. Lieut. Amiss had turned the
whole crowd out In the cold, and let them come
BACK one by one as their names were called. The
Tbs tWo charmen so ms as Vsan s, laI sS
by side, and as both continued to exercise the
functions OF the Office Of chairman the uproar was
renewed. The two secretaries both attempted to
call the Toll, and the two factions generally went
10 work with all their lungs to assert their suprem-
nsent and declared carried By " she c6ase eSar
man. electing Nessrs. Shellabarger and Dyson as
delegates and Messrs Holland and Chase as alter
mates to the Chicago convention. The Chase wing
then went through the form of adjourniDg, and
most OF the leaders OF the wing left the hall
Many. however, remained to unite their voices
with the Carson men.
THE CARSON MEN ALONE
Chairman Dyson having retired from the stage,
Chairman Boston remained In possession. Though
the Chase men had quit, there was no dimnution
In the uproar. There was noisy wrangling over
small points OF order, and now md then scenes OF
the utmost confusion. A committee on resolutions
was appointed, with Daniel Cahlll as chairman.
This committee reported resolutions declaring I'M
swerving allegiance to the principles OF the repub-
hcan party, piedging support TO the republican
nominees again crying Tor 1.-The right OF local SUI
IraSe and control over our local Affairs" and in
10 secure, Ii possible, plank In the platform de-
mand ng suffrage for the District. The resolutions
were adopted. Then the convention was thrown
into a state OF turbulence Dy a motion to adjourn
for two weeks. This motion had many supporters
Among them may be mentioned Mr.. staples, the
proprietor or the hotel, who was anxiOusy plan
ming some scheme TO get rid OF his troublesome
guests IL was after O'Clock, and as the hall had
forward 10 Keller at that hour. He had an un err
standing with the police that they should begin
promptly at q O'Clock TO clear the hall Carson
main the effort TO adjourn.
REMOVED BY FORCE.
The chief advocate OF adjournment was young
man named Morris, from Howard University
Efforts were made to shut him on by drowning his
voice, and also by declaring that he had no right
TO seat But Motifs, who was a good speaker,
kept at IL. The Sergeants-at-arms seized him by
the collar and were dragging him up the center
aisle. Norris continued speaking and appealing
10 the chair, and appealed with such effect that
the chair interceded Tor him. He was allowed to
continue his speech. He favored adjournment be-
cause the minds OF the tired and hungry delegates
who had been there since 10 o'clock In the morn
Ing were not In condition for the task OF voting.
They could not; he claimed, fifty represent those
who had sent them there. Finally there was
fOil-caA on the question OF adjournment During
the roll-call there was much confusion and many
rather got chair. He was vociferating loudly
when the chair directed the sergeant-a alarms 10
remove hlnL The sergeant-at arms and half a
doLen others responded TO the chairmans call.
MOTIFS was seized and carried bodily through the
man, struggling and vocferating as he went.
some Delegates who thought he had not been
given lair play sprang To assist HIM The police,
however, protected the sergeants-at-arms, and
pushed back the crowd that thronged toward
Them Morris was eJected from the door and
locked out He Immediately appeared at a window
In which hole had been broken, and for some
time yelled through the window III move that we
adjourn" When the roll-calI was ended N was
announced that the motion to adjourn was lost by
a vote OF 43 toA6a.
ELECTING DELEGATES.
The convention then proceeded to nominate the
candidates for the places Of delegates.
Daniel Cahill came TO the platform and NOM
mated Ferry Carson. He said he had come there
to bury Carson, not to praise him. but he had been
convinced Carson was the man. 1--WE have buried
our issues, he said, and now, j, Daniel E. Cahill
sherman man. do hereby nominate Col Perry
Carson for delegate TO the republican national
convention. though know he will vote for Blaine"
Then I'm turn Fred. Douglass and Andrew Gleason
were nominated. Sayles j. Bowen, who had been
pacing up and down the back OF The stage all day
long, Was hot nominated at all. vote was put
ana Carried by acclamation declaring Carson and
Gleason elected. In the same manner Messrs.
Cahfll and West were declared elected alter
vii In
quarter of an hour OF the time set
by Mr. Staples for clearing the hall twas already
getting dark in the hail that the reporters and
secretaries could not read their notes. One OF the
In erest1ng Incidents or the convention was the
action OF MIR. Cahil. He went In a sherman
man. and fought side by side with the Chase men,
He expected, and was encouraged to believe that
he would be elected delegate. When the Chase
men elected delegates they never even mentioned
Mr.. Cahill- So Mr.. Canill remained with the Car
son men, He declared that he had been sold out
by the Chase men. During the afternoon some one
In the convention hall took possession of police
ofhcer'S pistol which he had Laid down for a mo-
ment Lieut.. Amiss advertised the loss from the
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