Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-24


N in In the district. BE ANNOUNCED that nominal
: ons for delegates were In order and inmedi.tsiy
tlere were cres OF II nominate Mr. Cox" 81 wish
s BACK ppS q dSns you
is night" TWO SiSe Coat "a e oceTs and the
sergeant-at-arms attempted 70 quiet the uproar:
A man IN the corner rose to speak and was greeted
live In this district"
81 BET you $50 getting out his moneyh DO !" was
"You belong to Charles County,
sMno In III cares where he lives" cried
the chairman proceeded to vigorously rap the
Laoe. only adding to the noise Tue question was
n nnaily put wnen cries q Cox" "Co1" COX" and
behave tSelaseSes. ! nave '''en'S enough "''''
Cries Of 'Point Of order.' .srhere is nothing to
Mr.. Cox.-1 only ask my friends to be quiet
Dont an Try to get In at once. Let the chair put
Sne quesmon AMI you don't like the nominees,
MI. Moore.II rise to make few remarks.
Aa0ther.-f rise TO make
Mr.. Moore.-F0r the sake OF harmony appoint an
nominating committee
Cries OF NO that won't do &C. Here pandemon-
Dy the breaking down or upse ting of benches
Inc question Was asked II Mr.. Cox was a citizen,
ana sne Snair answered that he was and aIef
hear nothing" and threw himself back in his
seat Mr. Jones finally succeeded in talking louder
snan me rest ana said their were white men who
A voice, "a pint OF order, Mr.. Chair, and that is
t a a All. 1ones gos up to make motion and not
Mr. Jones-I nominate NJ. II. Robinson as 1rst
delegate.
The put the question and declared
81 nominate c. C. Moore.r
~ ana Geo. II. Miller" Cries OF "No!" "Niller,"
The Cnairman-If you don't keep quiet I'll close
aae meeting; won't entertain a motion till you
Mr.: Cox, edging TO the table and gesting on It on
6 ms knees, Il ask, my friends, In the name OF
cries OF "Jones!" "Millerw
the Chairml would like to state the question.
voice, who Is on tue list?'
gaze elected"
The Chair-"All in favor of Cox say aye" There
was hearty vote, and he was declared elected.
tnOSe present lett the hall. The chairman was
ABOUT 10 Ieave, but was ndu ed to resume hts seat
Mess e Moore, Miller and Jones had been nomi-
mated, and the wrange was as to who should be
elected hrst. Finally the chairman said that he
would go 10 no convention from such a meeting.
About 80 o'clock the secretary was called on and
read the nominations OF Miller. Moore and Jones'
aud they were e.ected Having had so much
trouble IN eleeting Delegates It was found imposs
Bedlam in the Twenty.first.
The stalwarts OF the Twenty-frst District were
packed Into little hall at the corner OF l4th and
streets southeast There were about two hun
dred OF them. and when a STAR reporter arrived
each one had wroug ht himself into a belief that
pOiltlc5 means noise, and lOUs Of It, Every man
was on his feet and nominations were made In
a rapid succession that made Chairman Brooke, a
SNORT, stout man armed with an enormous cane,
persplre and pun in his endeayors to straighten
things and 10 Keep track OF the names proposed.
IL LOOK ABOUT an hour TO prepare the list OF nomi
nees, and then preparations for the voting were
begun by clearing the hall. This was no easy
task for there were certain OF the voters present
who objected TO the printed ballots that were
Carson wing, and vino had done their best TO OBJ
tam fuller recognition by Tue chair than was ac
backed up against the wall and refused TO leave
the hail, but by dint OF pushing and cJaxing and
open arr and they began at once to file In and de-
poSt their ballots. Some were provided with the
printed slips OF the Carson party, others had writ
ten Their names on odd slips OF paper, and some
volubiy announced their choice to the teIIers who
marked 1t down. One OF The antag0nistic party,
had In some way laid hold OF the small pine box
which was Intended as a ballot box, ana Ia ID put
the tellers to some inconvenience thereby. When
his turn came to vote he Iriumphantly thrust the
Box under the judges noses and said: ''fhere'S
my Vote!' The names OF his candida. were writ
Ten on the side Of the box.
Promptly at o'clock the telers removed the
box from the doorway and barrfcaded themselves
behind table In the rear OF the han and proceeded
10 count the votes, Notwithstanding the protesIa-
tons OF the antagonstlc, or Chase party, who
claimed that there were forty men outside who
had not yet voted. They announced their inten-
ton to contest the ell ction, and for time matters
OF counting during which the NOISE kept increas-
Ing, the cnd rman announced the delegates TO be
Messrs. Scott, BROKER, Middleton, Joyce and AID
fich, with Gettz, Betters, and Clark aternates,
a result that caused the d1sconSolate antagonstic-
Chase party TO raise the remnants OF their voices
In exultant cheers for che rson ticket had gone
under. There were no more threats OF contest
Rivalry I'm the Twenty.second.
At precisely half-past seven Chairman Barnes,
who occupied the only chair in the sleeveless ROOM
called the meeting In the twenty second district
to order. II Was held IN Esputas Hail. corner OF
Sth and streets southeast. The faithful ones,
about thirty in number, with but Two or III ee
white persons among them, stood IN a semt-cfrcie
around their chief, who languidly announced the
short time the following ticket was prepared and
adopted with rouSfng uiUd Uoce vote, that was
convincing at once OF the harmony OF the meeting:
Delegates Daniel Steelyards, X. j. Nicholson, J.
T. Bond, Alfred Berry, and Thos Galloway; alter.
mates, Jno. Mitchell, Robert Lies and andrew
ChiidS. Scarcely mad the sonorous tones OF the
president died away when the tramp Of many feet
was heard on the stairway and about twenty
white men entered headed by buslling person
with long side whiskers. who advanced boldly into
the ring and asked what had been dohe.
ave have etected our delegates to the conven-
lion, Sir, from the twenty-second district" SOL
EMMY proclaimed the president, gazing at the
ceiling.
Then we1l elect some more" remarked the
spokesman, taking out his watch. at is now three
minutes AIT haf-p st seven" he continued land
there was general mass meeting of republican
HHtsrs s called for that hour When we get here
who are In favor OF holding free and fair meeting
Will remain until this gathering In front you Is
dispersed"
This remark provoked the early voters to declare
That their meeting was Just as legal as any other
ana That they should stay until O'Clock. Then
the late corners went down into the other end of
the hall and organized another meeting by elect
Ing Mr. Kei'hley chairman. The colored end OF the
hail having the only chair in the room the chair
man was forced TO stand. After a few minutes
decay ticket WAS nominated and elected, con- |
SiSting Of MeSSrs Adams, McCathran. Vickers
Flood. and Nicholson.
KILLED BY HIS SUPERINTENDENT Spauldinp
aged twenty-five, died Monday, In Covtngton Nv
from the effects OF pistol shot fired by Oh Yer
Seward, his stepfather. Seward entered his home
Sunday afternoon, and without provo atiop fired
twice at Miss O'Ne1lL, who lived with his family |
She tainted from fright, and while Spauiding was
trying TO revive her. the drunken man fired on
him, and afterward fired two Intellectual snols az
another member OF the family before he was over
powered.
A STRIKERS VERDICT AGAINST MISSOURI PACIFIC.
A verdict In the damage suit or j. j. McGarry
against the Missouri Pacific railroad IOr prose.
cutting him in connection with the big railroad
strike on GouldS Southwest system two years ago
was rendered In St. Louis yesterd y, and Mc(arry
awarded $1,000. McGarry was master workman
OF Knights or Labor assembly at st. LOuiS-the
one to which most OF the Missouri Pacific shonmen
belonged, and was arrested after the strike for
interfering wi the trains. The case was finally
nolle pressed, the company deciding not to push
the matter. An appeal will be taken by the com
pany.
LoUIsIANA's REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE.-The Lou
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