Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-23

here together 10 represent the democratic
party We must act like gentlemen"
This statement of Mt. Kiileen was received
with storm of cheers. cat calls, and not few
hisses and rival cries for darlington, Kelly an
Corridor, de workin' mans ticket" and xii
lee2, Driscoll an Hugle." Standing upon a
small table Mr. Killecn, with huge walking
\ stick, bescecheG. entreated and demanded
order. for Goods sake, for the sake OF the good
| OF the democratic party and for the sake OF
common decency" Al none of these reasons
were, in the opinion Of the representatives OF
! the democratic party there assembled. sufficient,
I'll want of breath compelled comparative
order. Mr.. Killeen then announced that he
would nominate temporary secretary FOR the
purpose of reading the call issued by the
Mr.. Julius Hugle. and, despite the angry pro-
tests OF what seemed vast majority Of the
crowd, declared Mr.. Hugle elected. Standing
on chair beside the table Mr.. Hugle added
his own entreates and demands for order to
those OF Chairman Killeen, but seeing that it
was simply impossible to obtain order or any
thing approaching it, Mr.. Hugle proceeded to
read the call
The call read, Mr.. Killeen stated, with all
the power Of his apparently very vigorous
lungs, that the election of presiding officer
was the next thing in order and called for
| nominations. Then it was that the storm
reached it's height. Amid renewed yells, cheers,
| cat calls and cries of points of order. parlia-
OF Chas. e. Hessler rose aboye the din, and
| utterly ignoring their chairman, Mr. Killoeu.
IN the matter. the crowd declared NJ. Hosser
elected. During all this, however. Mr.. Killeen
| had been endoavoring to declare some one else
nominated, but just who il was it was impossi-
BILE to hear. The moment Mr.. Hessler s election
| had been declared by the crowd that gentle
| man very promptly made his way TO the table
on which Mr.. killeen was standing and en-
! deayored to get upon It. This Mr.. Killeen
| stoutly resisted, and for a time managed to
| reign supreme over that small table at least.
| But, despite the fact that several policemen
we're called into the hall to preserve order and
despite the fact that Mr.. killeen used his cane
! on the heads of several OF the crowd who at
tempted to drag him from the table, he at last
suddenly decided to give up the fight and,
jumping down from the table, left the hall with
his following.
Mr. Killeen and his friends gone, Mr. Hess
Ter mounted the table, amid the widest sort Of
yells, and called for further nominations.
Thereupon JAS b. Dow was elected secretary
and james Holloran, Daniel Murphy and jerry
West judges of election. Mr.. Hessler, after ex-
planning that MIR. kiileen had tried to do the
ear act and because he couldn't do it had LETT
the field" declared the polls open at 7:30, and
for an hour afterward the followers of Hessler
poured their votes into the hats Of the two
judges. Promptly at $50 the polls were de-
later Chairman Hossler announced the
result ss follows: For delegates, John
A. Bobington, ISL; Thos. b. Kelly, 251; Philip
Corridor, $50. For alternates, Thos. Costello,
VIM. II. Ryan and John A. Dreen each re-
ceived 251 votes. The Killeen ticket. consist
ing OF George killeen Richard Driscoll and
Julius Hugle for delegates, and August Bonn,
John Becker and John l.. Cotton for alternates,
received % votes. The meeting then adjourned,
after the victorious candidates had been
enthusiastic friends. Although the delegates
were not instructed it was understood that
they would support Mr.: Norris IAN some
udder good man; yes. sir"
MR. KILLEEN's MEETING
When Mr.. Killesn left the hall he wen. with
his friends to small room below the hall,
where he called the meeting to order and the
following officers were quickly elected Joseph
Geier chairman; Julius Hugle, secretary. and
Ihos Ryan, L. ]. FHzsibbon and John A.
Gleason, judges Of election. A window Of the
room opening on l4th street was then raised q
rough pine box placed just inside before the
judges and the voting began 1t was claimed
that voting at this point was not continued for
an hour, but in short while after the voting
closed Chairman GeIer announced the result as
follows: For delegates, George Kileen, 1855
votes; Richard Driscoll, 1915 Julius Hugle
.24O; the votes for alternates being: August
Bohn, LAS; John Becker, 1868, and John T.
Cotton, LTD The opposition ticket receivinga
scattering vote running from 81 to 10.
After this vote had been duly announced by
Chairman Geier one OF the judges announced
that the vote for the killeen ticket had been
wrongly stated and claimed that the vote as
recorded on the judges books was sol for
Killeen, 479 for DriscolI 45S for HuRle, as dele
gates, and 4sS for Bohn 800 for Becker and 47s
for Cotton, as alternates. This announcement
was made after the meeting had adjourned.
The kileen delegates were not instructed, but
will vote for Dickson and any other man op-
posed to Cleveland.
The Fifteenth District.
The contest in the fifteenth district was Of the
liveliest description. There were two tickets
IN the field and the spirit that was shown at the
meeting last night was proof Of the fact that
there had been q deal Of hard work in the cleo
tioneering way. The meeting was held in a
small hutel at the corner of New Jersey avenue
and ID street. The room that was given over
to the use Of the democratic party for the even
ing had standing room for hundred or more.
but three times that number managed to get
through the doors and there were enough left
outside to make another meeting. The fun be-
gan as soon as the chairman of the district. p
+. Cusick, tried to call the crowd to order
His efforts met with only indifferent success
Calls for nominations for chairman brought
out the names Of Henry E. Naylor and F. ].
Name. The latter was the regular nominee of
the machine and he was declared elected on a
vote by yeas and nays in which it sounded as
though every man present must have voted
both ways, Tor the noise seemed to be about
equal for both candidates. Appeals from the
decision Of the chair were made by the score
but without any effect, and a number of excited
men devoted themselves to the work of inform
ing the rest Of the crowd that there was no
| chairman and that everything that might be
done would be illegal and void This was also
without avail and the machine soon ground
out the names Of NJ. ]. Madigan for secretary
OF the meeting and W. McCarty, Joseph RYAN
and fhos, w Williams for tellers of the cleo
ton. Tie regular ticket az il supporters
/! called 1t, was as follows: Delegates, p. F.
Cusick, Jos. Shillington, John f. Collins; alter.
mates, Frederick klotz, r. N. A. Fenwick John
Daeey. The opposition ticket was as follows:
Delegates, G. n. Edmonds, NJ r. O'Brien. JOS.
| kreamer; alternates. j ]. Calbert, VIM. Red
| ding. Jas. Dillon.
At 1870 the ballot box was opened to show
that it had not been stuffed preparatory TO the
| election and then the work OF filing it up
| began With the assistance Of four able
| bodied policemen the room was partially
! cleared and line was formed 80 that each man
might vote in turn The line entered one door
| aud passed out another and az the exit led into
the saloon by the time the vote had been
counted the crowd was ready to cheer the re-
suit no matter what it was. About every fifth
voter was challenged on the ground that he
| did not live in the district was under age or
| had voted once or twice before After the
polls had been open FOR Just an hour they we're
declared closed, though large part of the
| crowd had not yet been able to cast their bal
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