The Washington bee., 1888-08-04

The great Doodle conference
alias the Indianapolis conference,
in which J. M. Trotter, the Recor-
der of Deeds for this city, took
q silent part met and convened at
Indianapolis, Ind, Wednesday
morning at ten o'clock. The
Washington contingent left this
city Monday afternoon and arriv-
ed at Indianapolis Tuesday noon
and escorted to the Hotel Eng
lish by the local committee of that
place, composed OF A. E. Man.
ming, G. FL. Sheldon, of Evenyille
and many others.
A private consultation was the
first thing in order after the dele
gates had washed themselves and
dined. The chief doorkeeper was
Fl. G. Smith OF the 9Th Auditors
Office, Treasury department., who
insulted everybody who attempts
ed to enter the door. The busi-
ness was 80 profound that he
almost lost his head and common
decency to keep out those who
were in sympathy with the election
of the man he refused to vote for.
G. I'll. j. Taylor, who has been
dubbed as the National American
bufoon, arranged an interview in
the Indianapolis Journal and paid
his respects to Trotters candidate
for chairman, the Hon. Milton
Turner, who was laid out like a
dead man on stretchers.
1t was the general impression
that the boys wanted Doodle, so
said the honorable Taylor, who
read one of Turner's private dis
patches from Scott, who said that
Sherron would arrive at Indian
| apolis at certain hour with the
| stuff. The honorable Milton was
about to put a head On Taylor for
| his impudence but both ex-minis-
ters were separated by T. T. For.
tune. At 10 o'clock, in the Hen
| bricks democrati: club hall, Mr..
| Turner called the conference to
order and declared that be was a
| simon pure democrat. The boys,
laughed, as ifto say that the Hon.
Milton was a converted democrat
too soon. The Kansas BufooD
then belched forth bitter infectives
against the honorable Milton, who
looked like Napoleans waterloo.
| The temporary organization, after
hours of bitter fighting, was per-
| fected. A recess was taken to
give the boys a chance to shoot
off some surplus gas that had been
in keeping for some time. The
| greatest orator Of the occasion was
Nc Donnald, from Egypt, Ill, who
said that he was a life long Doodle
democrat. The committee on
resolutions and platform was out,
which allowed this Doodle demo-
crat a chance to speak. The hon
orable boodler came forth and
said in language that could only
be understood by himself, and at
it's conclusion he handed his
manuscript to chairman Clark
and returned to the anti-room.
In a few minutes be walked ont,
and made a sudden halt aud with
tho importance of king address
ed the chairman by saying: "May
it please your honor, ETC., I am
tired and want to retire for time
to rest" For five minutes the
hall was in roar of laughter.
THE CAUSE OF THE FIGHT
was On the election of a perma-
nent chairman. The opposition
was determined to defeat Turner.
The temporary chairman was a
man by the name of Sheldon from
Evenville, Ind, who, it is said,
runs q policy shop and whiskey
saloon. Sheldon would make a
better chairman of policy games
than anything else. He said that
the reason he stopped at the
biggest hotel was to give dignity
to the occasion. Sheldon was all
sound, and his speech On accepting
the temporary Craftsmanship of
the Doodle conference, was a fair
sample of the man. Among
other things, he said that he had
been a slave, that when he was
about to escape was checked by
union soldiers who were repub-
licans and who were told that the
Captain would be reduced to o
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