The record-union., 1892-01-30
THIRD WARD.
Lively Times in the First Precinct
Two Tickets in the Second.

Lively Times in the First Precinct
Two Tickets in the Second.
The Third Ward first precinct) caucus
was held at the Courthouse, and was
probably the liveliest of them all.
An immense crowd was in attendance
IN fact, many could not get inside of the
meeting-room Here the factions were
opposing each other on the Chief of Police
question. and again the victory appeared
10 be in favor OF Higgins.
There was great rumpus the moment
the meeting was opened. Dugald ellis
was nominated on one side for Chairman
and G. w. Baker for Secretary, while the
other side nominated Z. II. Dodge for
Chairman and j. +. Doody for Secretary.
Both sides howled their loudest, and it
was an impoSiibility for any one person
TO make himself heard. Both Chair men
took places on the roStrum, and then a
veritable pandemOnium prevailed. Those
who favored ellis for Chairman ap-
peared to be out in greater force, and had
the loudeSt voices, however, and event.
ually the other side was routed.
The victorS then nominated the follow
ing delegates to be voted for to- day :
Grove l.. Johnson, Dugald Gillis, ID.
9alconer, c. w. Baker, j. j. Ankener,
James Douglas, George Meister, a. n.
Buchanan, II. Cunningham, X. Thorn
ton, Herbert Melvin, Z. T. Johnson, j.
Godsby, w. l.. Matiock. b. U. Steinman,
j. w. Boyd and o. B. Turril.
SECOND PRECINCT.
The caucus at Shears Hall, at Twen-
tieth and G streets, was quite an exciting
one. By 7:30 O'Clock a large number OF
men had assembled and the meeting was
called to order by Committeeman Wilbur
i. Smith. 4. J. J Johnston nominated G. n.
Post for Chairman, and a. j. Gailigan
named Henry w. NJ. Ogg for Secretary.
They were unanimously elected.
on motion of j Ohm Mccoy, the Chair
man named the following five gentlemen
as a committee TO retire and select thirty
seven delegates to be voted for at the pri-
mary: John Mccoy, A. j. Johnston, ~.
4. Galligan, Louis Wilcox and II. II.
Preston.
After celebrating about fifteen minutes
the committee announced its readiness to
report, but before the names were read
4. Il. Stafford took the floor and read the
call for the caucus, as published. The
call named the hour OF meeting at 5
O'Clock, and Mr.. Stafford claimed it was
not yet that hour, and he believed the en-
tire proceedings should be gone over
again. The meeting should again be
called to order, for there were many pres
cnt who had not taken part in the selec-
iion of the Chairman, and who did not
expect that the meeting would take place
before o'clock. They had right to
have vote.
Mr.. Stafford moved that the meeting be
called to order but Mr.. Johnston moved
to amend by calling for the report of the
committee.
Win J. Davis then made a few remarks.
lie said he was not present for the pur-
pose of raising any objections, or inaug
1lrating a kick" but it looked to him as
though the caucus had convened a little
prematurely. He was not opposed to the
selection OF Judge Post as Chairman, but
he believed there were men present who
had been entirely cut oil from voting.
They came expecting the meeting would
take place at s o'clock, and they arrived
too late to take part in the selection OF
Chairman.
Wilbur F. Smith said he had not read
the call, and did not know what hour was
mentioned. He had no intentions OF
taking any undue advantage. lie thought
that as long as crowd had assembled by
1880 O'Clock he might as well call the
meeting to order.
Chairman Post put the motion 20 have
the report of the committee read, and IT
was adopted almost unanimously. The
delegates named We're: L. X. Dray, Jos.
Steffens, W. 4. Jackson, Stephen Uren,
BENZ. II. Preston, +. Z. Taylor, A. j..
Galligan, ". j. Davis, Lincoln Dwyer,
John B. Mccoy, John Watt, John A.