The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01

timed TO interrupt MIN, and the Two car
ried on a running war of words till the
delegates demanded a call of the wards.
After speeches in praise of Owens and
OFF, the delegates decided to vote through
the chairman of each ward delegation. The
first and second ballots resulted In
each candidate receiving the support of his
ward. Owens having thirteen votes, Kelsey
seven. Pickens five. Greene twelve and OF
twelve. On the third ballot the Kelsey
men deserted their nominee and went to
went to Pickens and Off, but the ballot re-
suited without q choice. The fourth and
fifth witnessed unimpOrtant changes, but
the sixth showed results. Pending this
ballot there was an effort to throw Owenss
vote 10 Kelsey and nominate the latter. and
then combine on Owens as the second can
didate. To the surprise of the echemers,
however, Greene's and Pickens's votes were
thrown solidly to OFF, and he was nomi-
mated. On the next ballot the OFF men
went solidly to Greene, and he was chosenas
the second nominee. Neither nomination was
made unanimous, but the convention got In
a good humor when Greene was called out,
and declared that he would always work
for the interest of the Democratic party.
He said that there was not enough money
in the United States TO buy him. and this
sounded so strange when coming from a
Democrat that the orator was cheered to
the echo.
In the Second district the delegates met
at en~gine-hOuse No. 9, on West Washing
ton street. Neither harmony nor organiza-
ton existed. and long before the time set
for the meeting a Mr.. Sweeny mounted the
rostrum, or rather table, and set forth
forcibly, if not eloquently, that the time
for the appointment of a chairman had az
rived. This question was debated just as
forcibly in other portions of the room, and
for a time a perfect babel existed;
Vns usn Dg b n9' W. w. a cheezum ms who acts
ed in the capacity of chairman during the
rest of the stormy and divided meeting.
bert Martin, Mr.. Farrell. John Rupp and
Michael Horn, and after some very heated
debate the the two former gentlemen were
nominated.
In the Third district the meeting was
held at the headquarters of the fire depart
ment, and some degree of concord was APP
parent. The choice of the meeting fell up
ON John J. Cooper, ex-State Treasurer, and
Christian +. Meyers, of No.. COLI Massa-
chusetts avenue.
Sim Coy's little kingdom, the Eighteenth
ward. furnishes the leaven for the Fourth
aldermanic district, and though King Coy
was not personally present, he was not SO
remote but that his authority was felt.
The delegates were backward about com-
ing from the cool and foaming beer below
stairs to the hot precincts of Mozart Hall.
Cant you get 'em all upf" yelled Louis
Weyl, temporary chairman, who had sent
al cullSSdIy dllcI bu6 lOltcItIS.
mo. / can't" said the emissary, hopping
his forehead with his sleeve. Another
sortie was made.
They won't Gomez was again reported,
"You must get 'em. It's after 8 o'clock"
repeated Mr.. Weyl, and the next effort was
successful. VIM Langstaff was chosen
chairman of the convention, with
Edwin st. George Rogers and j. o.
Beard. secretaries. Mr.. st. George Rogers
complained that he could not read the
written list of delegates furnished, and Mr..
Beard, after taking a look at il, also gave
up the attempt to decipher it. 1t was sug-
gested to read the names from the Sentinel,
and a current copy of that organ was
to discover a copy. 1t began to look as if
| proceedings were blocked. but an obliging
and thoughtful delegate ran to a neighbor-
ing saloon, and returning with a copy of
and they took their places. Resolutions
were reported by a committee of five. in
dorsing the action of Messrs. John Laut
and Timothy Clark as aldermen, and
this convention be requested to give
the same attention to the we'll
fare and interests of the people
as have the gentlemen named" As Messrs.
~inatiOn, and Charles Wonnell. n black
smith, of the Twenty-first ward, was also
in the field, the friends of the last named
could not quite understand this exuberant
Endorsements. They objected, but it passed
| and the voting began.
Chairman Langstaff appeared to have
lost his head at a very early part of the
proceedings, and though evidently greatly
distressed over its loss, there was nobody
to help him find it. The voting got seri-
double and others single, N great
confusion prevailed. 1t was at this
point in the proceedings that
;;u tbo Sonou oGu aHnn ~
chairman with a hole in the ground. When
matters were finally Strengthened, and it
was agreed that the candidate having the
largest number of votes would be declared
elected, and the other two, as a delegate
graphically expressed it, be left to fight
it OUT the ballot was declared by the
clerk to stand: Clark, %; Laut, 20, and
Wonnell, Is. Mr.. ,Langstaff proceeded to
nominees. At this Wonnelps friends pro.
tested vigorously, and bedlam would
be. a conservatory of music be-
side the pandemOnium that followed.
Sheriff King rushed to the chairman, and
with the assistance of half a dozen others
managed to find that persons head for hin
and hold it upon his shoulders long enou Oh
for him to make a correction and put Mr.
Laut into the wheel again. The next bal,
ambition. Mr.. Laut, receiving 81 votes to IL
for the blacksmith, was declared to be the
other nominee.
The F1fth district delegates met at Par
nell Hall and began proceedings with
Charles Gauss, chairman, and Joseph Du-
gan, secretary. 1t was a very noisy gather
ing, and with fou candidates in the field,
there was much excitement and no small
amount of bad blood as the meeting went
On. Tue candidates were John Reinecke
of the Twenty-second ward; John Reardon
of the Tyepty-third; John Blackwell ant
Peter Carson, both of the Twenty-ffth
Blackwell was nominated on the fifth bal.
lot. at each ballot 1t was an
nounced that there were 7S vote,
in the convention, and that 40 were re
quired to nominate. On the eighth ballot
two delegates having gone out for drinks
and failed to return, there were bu
rs votes cast. of which Reardon re
ceived 80, Reinecke 80, and Carson
2. ReardOn's friends made a grea
clamor, and declared that Reinecke
although he had received a majority of al
the votes cast. was not nominated, holding
that forty votes were necessary. Tn,
chairman adjourned the convention, ant
the Reinecke men walked out, but tn,
T~wenty-fifth warders, who formed tn,
bulk of Reardon's adherents. talked on tc
anyone who would listen, until IL o'clock
when the lights were turned out, when the,
found their way to the street. The nomi
nees, Blackwell and Reinecke are well
known ward politicians. The former wa
assistant engineer in the federal building
under Postmaster Jones; Mr.. Relnecke wa
formerly councilman. and now a membe
of the Board of Aldermen. So ended the con
%ventions and the completion of the Demo
cratic aldermanic ticket.