Daily Republican., 1890-04-16
FIpEMEN'S CONTEST.
|sl1 DOWN on r. k"oo"
,ou DOWN" ARGUMENT.
.,,,ellman Chambers a"d h"per's
Have sharp words-T''y-o"e fr"
,..,.u,, ucsrd-Tamo Election
officers Asked to Tcs-
uiy Tonight.

.,Jek and rlhGlnel ls ihVebtisations
~. Same Hose Fire ConpAny's &c.
~ @ a, lire department oil ere. Al
y. r,mtels were present except Mr..
n, ,,c. onlslje The railing was, II
,.pl,, mJle dsnseiy crowded Win
,,m,0 ,t,n on the preceding night.
p.,.blen, Farf,, alter roll call. stated
M, 4, tu,ipe.s IN order would bs to
ss,i sith tie calling Of tho names OF
r<vho ptutested agA nst the returns
n. ZANE ilose election. Tho hrst
". llsl was George II. Crawford.
4 James Monaghan was present.
luin stored the required oaths, and
sl,citpr Turner. on tehalf Of Coun-
used the follow ing questions 10
n pr.on te.tiiying iu his eva to.
alr YOU member OF the Fame Hose
M ConpanS, No. l" -
"A. peY member did you participate
~ ,l,ellOu Tor frs DEPARTMENT off,
up ,om engine Louise ON 'he 7th In
IA
"Dll you ,ys your ticket before vo.-
iusf
.wh5m id yoa '0te fjri'
"pd yoa ~ ,tior, Notary Willif m
Il, Ls.sli aiso silidavit ~ to your
yos ets.hsiGg your name TO the
au,f'
isAaI lh,te questions the witnesses
Rpi,i ID 'he sllirinative. Mr.. Craw-
fxl h-la'.d when 1t came to telling
ITO b ro,-i for. rs he had forgotten
VITO he csidllAie Tor second assistant
VA, but Bis memory being refreshed by
nt,,ti Of lbl duplicate ticket he voted
n bal 90 difficulty In smbsring tho
itna Several other mem bers were in
ttane ? edicament as Mr.. Crawford,
III lib momsniary lapse of the memory
ttp Bisa impaired their evidence.
AIR M, trawiord, Thomas Blankip,
e1'ss Bfcsls, Patrick Costello, w. r.
kalior, y, !. Monckton and George
IfEnr had been called ar d had testified
ehm' OF Samuel Barber was called.
VI Barber took the oath and answered
tae quettlOus asked, as others before
eiii done. Theu he faced the City
1iill to answer any question any
ssM Of Council might sec proper to
H. Chambers asked him II he could
'oshich Mr.. Barber replied that
aad.
'WIIl YOU please read the ticket that
kpsd - asked Mr.. Chambers.
w. Barber took the ticket and read
kaly and distinctly the Robinson
|, h AZ sossd.s b.s. including s,,a the foot note
iteIe the election would bo held.
tiuency with which he read the
s,, WAS the signal Tor loud applause
the part Of the Robinson men, which
N mixed with raps for order by the
HssA,ut.
ke.vsainbsrs having . suspicion that
u hbsr, wha be said be was informed
flata read, had learned to read tho
islt voted for effect, offered another
" and asked him 70 read that.
Dat you do H." called out Mr..
Ee, and Mr.. McKenney shouted,
hAsctn
u Roberts said. "You might % well
hin 10 read a chapter in the Bible, {"
ua about to proceed when Mr..
fnb,u turned around towards Mr..
dh and in an angry manner said,
considerable degree OF emphasia:
adOwn or I'll knock you down" A
b, Of applause mingled with hisses
esd ,rouud tie room; the Prc,ideut
lir his gavel aud members called to
~ Nl'ili the two members scowled at
Z ellI A. II 10 spring for esch others
~ wien Ar, Roberts, getting his
ae0Iltetei, thuudered out: "Is that
iu.te ii for gentlema an to use in
,hnher and to mem bers Of Coun-
iippe.l 10 J on, Mr.. President aud
asIa o. Cornell, II this 10 The Ian.
'ef gentlemen to use. II the gen.
h sdesirous can meet him eli Iber
W. .onncll chamber or oui OF It,"
sM eIe'lemeu. prevailed, and for the
" WA hard to see where 1t would
~, ~, uN' uuAliy the raps Of tho Preei.
n, gave and tue cslls OF tho me N bprs
slA, ,'uet u prs'ailed, and the chair said
AM UsseIau Us'au from the Seventh ward
Ros.,,S.l ,SlaWOets) has the floor" Mr..
FWumss 'I't 'a his neat. aud Mr.. Chambers
wanted Ia u. ,eHHass, and said be only
po,ltly. W @s. Mr.. barber, az he was 90
soue,sj,% sI H. so'ed The Robinson ticket,
!. could so, ~ r sOilld not bs positive OF ii
b, daInne'' draIa then asked Mr.. Barber
o,r,a u'c''Asi 10 read The ticket hs
4v,. replied Mr. Barbor
t,mtsr.. ''u ueclihe," asked Mr..
'rS;f. S;f'''' don't have 'o,S replied Mr..
NJ, s,'s Md ddp's have to read IN, o,,.,
n. 'I,,'er, R.t1, said Mr., Chaur3ers. ''"''
~ nAloer EPISODE beinr . owl NJ
alohlng. "' nv 20 WITHOUT
sa,,. n.y. s.i.c',9r Turner stated ..,sA a
N a ,",,a aai sworn pt sltivsly that they
e.,.' 'O9u t.e Eobinson ticket ~,
l'n, ns,c . U. Turner and Samuel 4
M a,, "lo live IN Philadelphia. il bsj
N dsn ro,en had voted the ssme t,cI.t :
hh h. .1nes a. s conoway said he would
aa b. ion "s ~, o,eling to be qualified,
f,,;assso ~ voted that ticket.
ts,, farra then stated that Coun
An N. NOW ready 10 hear teatimon,
/, " etsr Other side.
y ,Sauga having in his po....,,on ,
SlG G.oa; ,,,a. which h.. offered at m
" sb,,sttss b,ts Of the meeting, but Which,
h,p na a@u 10 at that time hv ~.
NM .t,s sVr offered 1t again. when ~ NJ
ahbs r..s rsufsw bis objections 10 allow
selos,. The Communication US ,saS
sas4frIss,os. H. r1s,.s,5,oos. Del. April Is. 1900.
scis causI, coanss,II !, and ND, Msnter: Oft oi tn.
hm,n,satS We demand Of ,ou y, =,
ep.ss,l e, the returns Of ali N ~. ~. 'na' a..
t.ilns ho a. ss,'y .Ss city OF wilminstop i'm
sMs.ss' s.ss'p:sii,. tnrin. Issn.,y Ios...y -. hold 4 a,
atn;dI and that you couss ,bs ss,'s,, ,.,m,n y,
IL; ,e': ior the @ ps,.oD. psS.,o,n,,y With
yau IN D,, said return. r.spsatip.i1y s"up.ny
s,s. ..t,..psetve'y1 70 sss .. Sl.ot,so
ap.a., "si ,tity Of ths ,o'.. .0a.' =, 70 nay;