Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-05
COUNCIL IN A RIOT
Chicago Aldermen Disgraced the
City n a Scramble
FOR THE MaYORaLr OFFICE
Democrats Try so Han thing- WIN
. High Bznd--roiics stop
ftxht--s~ift SWORN Ina

elzllzei today by shameless rot IN the
coaneil ehanber over the possession u
asad mans positlon. The bulldog 10
which TIA rsmains Il the murdered
mayor lay 10 state only three DAYS ago
was biseksnse in name BY the most dis-
graceful sxnibiton eyer witaessed 10
the city. ny an audacious moseHlent
tna temocraE u.inority IN the city eoun-
cil seized the chairmanship u the spec
ial nicetng today and ran things with a
high hand The republicans. under the
lsadsrshiD u Alderman SsifL met
force WITH force, bat IN vicious en-
couatsr az the outaet were held at bay
sntll tho democrats secured firm hold
on The uest.Bg Hosiilties we're con-
usneed ia tie councI chamber right
from the start The Fcpablierns had
assembled ia the ante room 10 consult
over a sarieiy u hair splitting intefpre-
tatsons cf Tie rules. aud when they nled
IN % tas cu1nca chamber. IN response
u az a1.onnceGent tAat the dem
cer4fs wcfs hurEylng through the roll
CAD. LIS Iis vs. up Eith then
Mcclellan Grabbed the csseL
Alderman Mcclellan vas half way up
the stsps 10 the platform upon which
the plssiaing ofheeF ats before any of
ths repub..cans cuaid collect their
sense1 Ia anogasr instant be bad the
gavel The next thing be was pushing
Aaiermau Hepburn back. that gentle
mau having besn nom lEatcd Tor the
Ha4se c.Ecs ~ bis republican eonterees-
Alderman Hepburn. failing 10 get on
rae p.aIior,n. made : drive 40 ASSISTANT
Clerk Neumlsfer, Who slts directly an
frorf % ths chairman. Noumister and
H-rfurn are 10th lsrge men. but the
former held bIs pilee aud ran the alder
man backward a mgneut later Neu-
ulllter VAS reaai1g tae resolution from
Alderman Safr declaring a vacancy IN
tae olnee of nlayo- and Alderman Mad
den read oue NJ The same from his seat
Both usu we're yelling Il the top OF
theu voices and every alderman IN the
ch4mbeF aAs standing 90 his seat. either
shoaf.ng or tryirg o zee What vas 70
ing on. Nohtsly c0nld hear what the
resolutions we're. but when they we're
read ne t~o chairman put the question
on their adoption. Both we're adopted.
but the din sever stopped Tor second.
Tore the Ke=olntion in Pieces.
Alderman Swift theseupon sent up a
resolution 10 b., read Alderman Hep
burn took Il aud began reading. when
Clerk Neumister seized u from his hand.
tor. 4 II pieccs aEd confem ptuousiy
threw Il ca the hour. Maddened with
race. Alderman SNifs stepped down tho
aisle. and clambcrirg over the heads 81
the reusrters. jumped INSIDE the rail
upon Neumisters hack. The act was
doc. so quickly that nobody could have
stopped r. The force * his Jump car
RED him clear over Neum'ster's head.
and before be could return ID the charge.
somebody got between the men. Alder
man Hepburn tired 20 take advantage
of his scrap 90 run Mctiiiian out % the
char. bat tne alderman from the twenty
frsf sard was alert aud resisted the IN.
vas5on Instantly the platform and the
steps lcadieg thereto were swarming
with struggling Arn- swift was trying
g get 40 Neumislcr and TIE Hepburn
storming party was Sighting tor foot
hold ou the platform. Neumister
rearhed und.r h,s desx for a weapon. and
w.s only rrsro1ted from prscipitating
wat must have been a desperate riot
bY a newspaper man. wh0 grabbed him
b. the coat collar aud chung ~ him
Police Prevent a Rlot.
How L happeued that no blood was
she3 an ihis print in the row vii ever
r-esain mrsfery fifty men. insane
with srrer. were mlsaed together IN an
arrafers.g iuaxricabls sa.angiement
TIE fuflg form * police Inspector
kas and hae a dozen assistants we're
rnahinx here ard there, gestlculating
VITA hsli,aerenf ailarmea aud doing
sneir hest Oh 4ur. tbe ,lsgracefuli rioL
Several times fighters iorethsr bot
esfr 20 isd arart rafaEe blows cnnid be
actually ~ffucr After a frw minutes
th- fnrrad ets sulai suricfertly -
aEae tae sfrUterIs7 sos''o ~ Aasrman
Csmrtei o. - heard resoiu ilon
calling fcr special election i'eeeuher
81 e. f.f fha unsxaifed term n the os
e.ea 20 o,as,r ~ the rlfy - Chicago. oe.
eaa.a1r.i hf tha irtb - Hon. Carter II.
Harruen raa alapfsi ADd tbeE 80
r,-ss~nfs-.nn ~ a rrseinton 81 elect
anyor rro tem ~ a sncrot ballot vas
csrried
Declared no Election
The frtf ballot resuifed Alderman
George R eft rseafv'nl. 3 votes. Al
s.fnan MefuH .n -i ant one hiank vots
Tie reslit cf fhe hanoiing saa kan,<d
g. Chairuaa MrtHan
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