The daily critic., 1890-07-30
and 1aE.3 PRESENCE CgUSEDBRI0r
It Called Forth 40 Indignant Protest
from tha Citizens.
OID STORY OF WASHINGTON ELECTIOgs
Conclusive Argument Against the Force
Bill--Sucb Scenes VIII Be Re-
Itated on larger Scale.

/ lug utioIc CuuErCSs brings TO mind an
Incident that happened IN this city some
thlrty.fve years ago. that shows how
The use Of soldiers at the polls 40 that
time was regarded and how II preclpita.
ted a riot in which a number OF promi-
nent citizens lost their lives
II was during the Know Nothing ex
element ard on election day a gang Of
! plug ugli,s from Baltimore came over
here to run the election There was a
volunteer police force here amply sufi-
Cieut 10 control any mob, but Mayor
Magtuder became frightened and ob.
tained an order from The President for
a company Of marines
The story is better told IN the follow.
Ing memorial TO Congress, which was
signed by every prominent person IN the
city. IL shows that at that time there
was an earnest protest against the use
of troops at the polls, and Is as follows
ITO M6 Senate and House of Rspr6.
StHtdtrCS 0f he United .SdtCs, iH Con-
gross Assembied'
IT is with the most profound emo.
lions your memorialists present them
selves before your honorable bodies to
claim protection and redress The
peculiar relation IN which we stand 20
the National Government gives ms the
strongest claim TO your Kindness, but
more tmphatiCally 10 your Justice
Hitherto This metropolis has been hap.
ply flee from occasions Of complaint.
and has had to discharge the more
agreeable duty Of thaukfulncss for the
guardian care Of those In authority
Unhappily, thepast summer was marked
by transaction In our midst, 20 de.
scribe which 10 proper terms would re.
QuiTC language we are unwilling 10 IN.
ucduCe into this memorial We do not
desire 90 miugle the bitterness Of party
animOs!iy with the deep indignation Of
outraged luU8uily-but we cduuOi
shiitk from o fearless expression Of the
truth aud direct appeal for Justice, In
such loim gs you may deem suitable 90
tie wrong committed We Ulude 10
TIE massacre pCtptlIaied IN this city on
the inst Monday in June last hya body
of Jlilld Stale. marines, ordered ont
by The sanction of the Executive and
placed urdtr The command Of The Mayor
OF this city, under the pryleXt that o riot
then existed at The polls of One Ut the
wards Of this city.
An election was held On that day for
members Of the Boards OF Aldermen
aud Common Council and other officers
Of the Corporation, In the result OF
which a strong interest was felt by the
citizens generally. The Mayor appeared
TO apprebend a disturbance OF the peace
on The occasion, as he had been 10
formed the previous week that certain
men were expected from Baltimore for
that purpose. and bad declared he
would take steps 10 meet them. The
police force consisting OF forty six OH
GERS and men on that day was amply
sufficient 10 preserve the peace, and
had, with smaller number Of men,
quelled riots on former similar 0cca.
sious. The facts which tFansplred at
the second precinct of the Fourth Ward
show thai u was sufficient, had Il been
in place, and composed 0f proper men.
The polls were opened. according TO
law, az Z o'clock q, m, the voting be-
gan and proceeded quietly until about 0
O'Clock, when twelve or dfteen bolster.
Gus persons arrived near the polls, when
j. II Goddard, a police magistrate aud
a candidate for the Office Of Alderman
in that wand, sent 10 the Mayor for
police force 10 prevent riot. Neither
The Mayor nor the captain of the Auxil-
iaTy Guard could be found. The per
sons whose appIOach had caused the
apprehension Of disturbance soon left
the spot lna short time they returned
when they found a column Of persons
claiming 10 be naluTalized citizens,
amounting 20 several hundred, having
possession of the polls, who were ap
preached, In testing manner, by those
persons, and after a short time q dis
tuTbanCe was commenced by the con
duet of Goddard, who made a demon.
stTatiOn against one of them, and per
haps used personal violence, and an
STRAY eDsued The first pistol cred was
b. Baggolt Captain OF the Police,
which was followed by a few other
shols-no person was seriously hurt
and although while IL continued the
polls were closed, and voting was
stopped, JET Ia q fee minutes order was
restored, he polls were Teopened aud
voting was resumed All this occurred
a QT about . O'Clock, and JF1m hat
lime uHt4 about / O'el0ck there Gas aJf
ne slightest disturbance. H0r rIs heFs
uEy tHlerTul lti0H b g3fiHg. We repeat
the declaration that the morning dis
tuIbance whether it may be Designated
q not OF merely an ahayl, which con
tiuued bat o few minutes, was caused
principally b the conduct Of the
candidate for The office Of Alderman
himself, and was rendered dangerous df
al any tine it became s0l by the violent
conduct Of the Captain Of Police. who.
whilst retiring from the spot, hred his
pistol al The crowd We also repeat the
declaration that the peace and quiet at
the polls continued entirely uainter-
Tupled from about 9 O'Clock for some
hours during which several hundred
votes were polled. We noW state that
be pyst Interruption b hat ptEea and
quiet rIs caHssd By ne TrFiEll QJ q 5Iad
n tHasa States Marines, lsd ga D ne
Mayor " ne Gig, HiliIm 3 Ma
gg4deT. u Is our duty, although o
painful enc % show bow such q pbe-
nomCIon appeared IL The streets Jf our
hitherto peaceful capital
soon after the restoration 0f order az
the above named polls ln the morning
ne Mayor accompanied by Captain
Mills Of The guard arrived on the
ground, and aitgT short consultation
with Dir. Goddard, the Mayor lell Cap
tain Al.s 1u Tie pavement, and taxing
Goddard with him, Was seen 10 drive
rapidly towards The Presidents House,
which Was "a short distance from The
spot We stats Whal We believe 10 be
The course ul events preceding the ar
rival Of Tie ugops. The Mayor applied
% the President for authority 10 can OUT /
The uaIines-Was Informed q would Be (
given upQu an AFFIDAVIT touching the /
facts rendering it proper being fur
uisbCt-the affidavit % Goddard hlm- /
self vas prepared after tLelE return D /