Daily Republican., 1888-02-02
Democratic Tactics.


Tbs assessors continued tseir work
yesterday, and for a willie during the
morning Austin Harrington. e q was
inside the railing doing everything In
his power to facilitate th3 business, but
sbont II O'Clock was obliged to leave to
attend to some personal business, and
asked that II, q. Pickels, Jr Q son of
Collector Plckels sh Iuld be permitted
to take his place. Tho request WAS
denied, on the grouud that NO one bat
an attorney would be permitted inside,
but ct the sans time several Dsmo.
cratic workers were standing around
the assessorS table, neither OF whcm
was IN attorney.
Shortly after M. Harrington ie't
@ ,orge A K lott, E'q, came in and
took his plaoe BY this time tbs crowd
outside the railing had increased until
every inch OF space even to the stairs
leading 70 the Council ebAmbar was
packed. Tho gates were guard ed by
police ofii GERS, and but fsE Republicans
admitted, vhile Democrats wore taken
up she back stairway as fast rs they
arrived.
David K. Buckingham and several
other Republicans, who were in the
hal, objected to this back door busi
moss, asd we're Joised In the protect by
Charles NJ. Curtis, Esq and Captain
Mitchell, bus their protestant )ns hAd no
effect, and even while they were talk.
ing six Democrats were brought in
through ths door by police officers Mr..
Frank W. Pierson, . meubar Of the
hrm OF W. II. Pierson q SJn, went
around to the back door with = man for
whom he iLt;nded TO vouoh, and sue.
oeeded In getting up stairs and entering
the room, when he WAS stopp.d by
Sergeant Taylor, who Inquired 10 n
rough manner, "What do You waut?"
81 want ID get this man asaessed," /" re-
pied Mr.. Pierson. when the sergeant
said, "you will have to 90 around and
take your turn"
"Bnt l Gee others coming In the back
way and not waiting for their turn"
well, that's none OF your business,
and you will have TO go out 4"
Il shall not 90 out until l am put
out" said Mr.. Piersou, when the ser.
gsAnt replied:
"well, III do that pretty d-n
quick, and suitinR the action to the
words he elected him In an exceedingly
rough manner.
Mr.. Pierson was seen last evening,
and asked why he did not have q war.
rant issued for this Off oer, whsu he re.
piled:
"What would bs the use? vould
be obliged to hAva him taken before
Dsmo ,rAtic of1Jlsls for trial, wEo of
oourse would decide that I, being n Rs.
publican, was trespasser, and that he
did right In tjsottug me, although
Democrats were permitted to pass in
through this door at will"
This, however, was but ona Of the
many outrages psrpetrAted ou Rspubli-
oans, and matters oulminated In the
afternoon, when the polios officers at
tempted to drivs back the crowd from
the gates. and au slterc alton eusued
and the olhoeis drew their black acks
and pistols
II seemed for 4 few m In utas a. though
tho crisis had come. Some one in the
owd called OUT. "Dre.k down the
railing aud seIEs the books;" bat order
was hually reatored. Two men named
Albert White and John Grlnnage
were arrested and hustled to the
cells bnt were Afterwards released on
the Interpretation OF Captain Mitchell.
Everything passed along Qai. tly
until about 4 O'Clock, although Dsmo
srats Still were permitted to pass up
che rear stairway all the afternoon. At
that hoar colorod man nanei Fisher
was struck by q white maa aud gen.
ersi fight ensued, waioh, hoWevcr, was
soon quelled by the polics. Fisher and
. Soupg man named Newton were ar.
rested, but were soon releaRed,
When the AssoGtors ceased work for
the day there had bsen about $50
names added to the lists, fully one.
third Of which we're Democrats, who
were admitted by the hack door.