The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-28
HAUGHvILLE DEMOCRATS.

Australian Crowd Carries tho Preliminary
Meeting-Primary Thuradsy.
The Haughville political cauldron sizzled
hot siczlings last night, and Democracy OF
the good old hickory sort ran rampant and
unpenned. The Democracy held primary
meeting and. as one citizen said. it was
the saloon element ag'in the respectable
ity," For several days past the average
Haughvillian has had his eye upon the
meet.ng to OCCUR last night..the purpose Of
which was to determine whether or not the
Australian ballot law should prevail in the
coming primary to select candidates for the
spring election. In the ranks Of the Demo
Gratis of the town a dissffeotIon has grown
30 alarminoly apparent that until last
night II seemed that al eruption of vol
canic proportions was lmminent. To-day
ell Is serene on the surface. The caucus
that opened with stormy Indications closed
without blOodshed. and the faGtions re-
tired amid q holy calm and beneath q ores.
cent moon that had no ring around her,
Last Friday night the dogs OF war were
loosed, when . big meeting was held for
the purpose of arranging for the spring
campaign. The elements were ali out
those opposed To selecting candidates on
the Australian plan. and those in favor of
1t. The latter were sadly In the minor
ity. and when Joseph Ralston. the
rebidest kind of an anti AustralianIsr was
elected chairman, they retired from the hall
In disgust and swearing by the sacred
banks of White river that tho honor OF un-
detiled Democracy should yet be saved.
meeting Was called TOR last night In the
town hail. and beforeS O'clock the build
ing was in great danger of collapse, so
tremendous was the outpouriug of Demo-
Gratis of both factions. They were there
for blood. Every seat in the house held
49, a . taa4 tx<s dx.Jf
find place to sit sit stood on the shoulders
OF the more fortunate and spit tobacco
Juice over the heads of the others.
Chairman Ralston called the meeting to
order and stated the purpose. He sat down
and by n vote of the faction favoring the
Australian plan was deposed in sty 10 that
dazed his followers. Nj. NJ. Gordon sue
ceeded RaletOn. and his entrance Co the
chair wac greeted with yell uDmletakab-
ly Democratic. Then vote was taken.
stuffng of last year and stood shoulder TO
shoulder. They carried the day aud the con-
vention will be done on the Australian
plan. Suspicion was yet rife In the party and
somebody made motion that each csndi.
date have a representatives. the polls. The
motion carried by vote OF wonderful
strength. Then one of the malcontents
thou ght the candidates ought to announce
their names at once, but the gentleman
WAS sat down on hard. and . committee OF
and to receive the names of candidates no
later than 8 O'clock tonight. They were
Messrs. Mcbride. King and Lennon.
A citizen in the far rear arose and do
sired that the meeting name the day of the
convention, but his voice was drowned in
tho roar of hundred others. who howled
that such q motion was an Insult TO the
chairman. who was alone the only man
competent to name the date. The cooiness
of the Chair averted a disaster. and some
other level headed factionist succeeded In
adiourning the meeting. The date of the
convention was fixed for Thursday next.
between the hours of IL and o o'clock p. NJ.