Evening journal., 1891-07-15

haA Blood Among the Democratic Dete-
gates Caused General Fusilade, but
No One Was Hurt-The Important
ohio Convention Opened.
CLEVELAND, July 5.--The dense, Opaque
gloom that has heretofore surrounded that
pertinent Query, "Who struck Billy Patter-
sonfn was cleared away in a satisfactory
but somewhat alarming manner last
evening. Pete Nolan, known as the gen
tleman prize fighter Of Porkopolis, Is the
man who dared lay violent hands upon
the famous William. 1t happened thus:
With abe arrival Of Governor Campbell
and D. strong contingents from every
quArber Of tho state, and the almost
simultaneous appearance Of the solid anti
Campbell delegation from Hamilton coun-
ty with a small army Of sypapathixers at
their heels, the feeling between the great
| majority and the smaller faction was
worked up TO fever heat.
From noon on bad tempered discussions,
disputes and quarrels in the barrooms, in
the hotel rotunda and at the street cor
ners were Of momentary occurrence. The
anti-Campbellites are not as numerous as
their opponents, but they are gaining and
hard to down, and they have staked thou
sands Of dollars that come what may to-
day, they will slaughter Campbell In No
vember next.
Nolan on the warpath.
1t was only by accident that the bad
blood failed to culminate in wholesale
murder. To offset the efforts OF the anti
, Campbell delegation from Hamilton coun-
! ty big crowd OF Governor Campbelps
supporters at once entered upon mission
airy work.
3 Prominent among them was Pete Nolan,
/ known as ''the gentleman prize fighter"
: OF Porkopalis Pete had barely struck
, the town before he was buttonholing dele
CATION after delegation. Everyone con-
ceded that Campbell had the convention
beyond peradventure, but Nolan was not
disposed to allow the idea that the Hamil
Is ton county delegation represented the en-
tire Democracy OF that county to be 40
l. cepted without question. Nolan wound
II up his work last night at the Wendell
l. house. Just as he was leaving that hote
3 he encountered two Neal delegates from
IA Cincinnati, "Coloneln Billy Patterson an6
of his brother, known as Cheeky jim Pat
terson.
L He struck Billy Patterson.
ls A running fire OF hot words followed th
a. meeting and then Nolan made history b,
N letting out link In his right and striking
Or Billy Patterson in the eye Billy went 3
IN earth, but even on the fall he drew his r.
II. volver and sent bullet after bullet into tn
ty darkness.
sc His brother followed suit, so did Eolar
and so did half dozen Of the hundre
spectators who rushed between the mer
Altogether over a score Of shots were fired
lmI.. "A
TX can only be regarded in the light of PROV
Dental mystery Before Billy Patterson
ng had emptied his revolver, however, b
en- struggled TO his feet and brought the but
&c OF the weapon down on Nolan's forehead
ne The two men clinched and went into th
ne gutter, and Jimmy Patterson and a would
10 be peacemaker went to stop them. 4
er crowd OF over thousand soon surroRpde'
the combatants. The latter, with Head
NJ and faces badly confused and bleeding verl
OF freely, were finally separated and led away
ms Ii was reported that a commercial travele
Ie from pittsburg had been shot through tn
IL shoulder, but the police knew nothing OF Il
- "Anything 20 Beat Campbell"
Anybody and anything to beat Camp
bell, is the cry Of tine governors oppo
), nents this morning. At the Wendell
ID speeches denouncing the governor il
y venomous phraseology were cheered TO tn
ap echo. There were Kline men and Nea
as men, who had no choice except that the
M would not have Campbell Resolution
'ei declaring that the nomination of the latte
OF would result in an overwhelming Demo
~ cratic defeat were adopted with hurrah
ne While deploring the bad feeling that ha
er been manifested, Governor Campbell Il
sr- the bridal chamber Of the Hollenden wa
OF taking things calmly and with apparen
lu contentment Of mind. He threw down tn
gauntlet to his opponents upon enterin
the hotel.
Mounting a chair in response to calls fo
I'm a speech, Governor Campbell pointed hi
ds index finger TO the opposition corner an
RS said with emphasis. Il win make m
~ speech Wednesday afternoon.
nd Campbell Ia conHdenA
Later, in conversation, he said that nc
=. only would he be nominated on the fir
sr ballot but that he could afford to give
-, hundred votes Of his reserve strength /
~. his opponents In order that they might
y, able 10 make a respectable showing
az TO the future after the convention, he WI
perfectly willing to let that take care
itself
The convention was called to order abo'
noon today by Chairman Norton, of Il
are state central committee. Allen W. Thu
sno man was made temporary chairman.
, 10 Is expected that Mr.. Thurman will
ion chosen permanent chairman, as no one el
snt has been mentioned for the position. III
len report Of the committee on credentials w
oor received and acted upon. Then the co
lty vention took a recess for dinner
re. At 3 o'clock business was resumed al
he the convention is now proceeding with q
business of nominating candidates {