The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-12

called at the top of the Taggart lungs, but
he might az we'll have yelled at a Dakota
blizzard. His yells and pounding were
alike UNDECIDED. and the noise and confu-
sion below still reigped supreme. Men ran
from one part of the hall to another. so far
bent on liking things" that thelr chair
man was an unknown quantity TO them.
AT $40 O'clock Taggart gave q final VIM
dictive rap. and announced that the con-
ventiOn had been called to order. He had
asserted it. and Tom TaggarTs word Is
generally said Ito go" In all things that
are Democratic. but it surely did not 20
this time. Sam PerrOtt was called upon to
cali the roll. and he did. amid a great deal
of confusion. Neither he nor any one else
was enabled to tell whether his questions
were answered or not. but they let 1t go at
that. md Taggart announced that q major
lty OF delegates were present.
During the call of the roll n man rose
from the thirIy-ninth precinct and an
nOunced that there WAS q contest there.
derIsioD. and be was compelled to sit down.
A like effort TO straiRhton out O difference
In the fOrty-tirst precinct was promptly
and forcibly sat down upon.
AT the end of the call of the roll Chair
mar Taggart announced that nOmrnatiOnS
for permanent chairman were In order.
TAKES A HAND.
Otto Frenzel. of the Frenzel firm of al
ministration bosses. was loaded. and lay
UoOh a. w hCip wy . moh hlCOoAs nv
had jump ped on q chair with q motion that
Adolph Seidensticker DO made permanent
chairman. 1t was recognized that the test
of the candidates. strength would be On
the vote for permanent chairman. The
ever alert Jim Keach. who sat in the ThIr-
teenth ward delegation, scrambled over
the chars with a motion that Will L. En-
glish be made chairman. This caused Otto
Frenzel To foam At tho mouth. and he splut-
tered out that Reach was no delegate.
Reach was about to reply in very strong
words. but he contented himself with q
lusty denial. There was the oft-described
pandemonlum for about three minutes. and
IL was evident shat Sullivan had oppose
ton. LIeber wanted Seidensticker nomi-
mated By a~cclamation. but there were
mighty yells of no" Mr.. English finally
managed TO be heard above the din. and he
protested that he wanted no chairmanship
unless 1t came to him with some degree of
unanimity. The crowd below continued TO
yell English. and that gentleman sat down,
contented TO let the worst come TO the
worst. Reach and Otto FrenZel bad a lit
tie spat. while Patsy Gorman. under an
avalanche OF preparation. made the rounds
informing the delegation that the election
of SeldeDsticker meant Sullivan. kern's
name WAS suggested In the general hub
bub. and he TO come forward.
but somehow got lost In the deal. 1t
seemed to- be any body's race for chairman
till the roll was called. Weed Inspector
Hoffman sat in the Twelfth ward dolega-
tion and Inspector of Engineering Rods
Brown sat in the Seventh. Both were
anxious during the roll. and Col. Bill HEX
lin tried to make a ten stroke with q eug-
gestiOn. but lie could not evolve the sGg-
gestion with any degree of perspIcnity.
Se,dsnsticker by acclamstIon. and then sat
down. suifused with self-impossd glory.
Then the calling of she roll began. and
Patsy German. the Mayors clerk. fell all
before they voted. AS the roll proceeded,
and it was eeen that the northern wards
were not unanimous for Sullivan. the CITY
EN- ploye as scattered themselves about the
hall. When the end of the roll was almost
reached. it was evident that sullivan had
o majority, and. upon jim Keach'e motion,
the nomination of SeidenstIcker was made
unanimous.
There were loud calls for Ssidensticker
when his election had been clInched. He
hal been sitting in one of the rows of seats
OIL the stage, and gradually worked his
way TO the platform in front. He 10 q
short. portly little man, with a bald head,
an unmistakable German cast to his
eye glasses. His speech of accept
ance was brief and bristied with
laudaJions of the Democratic party and
It's principles. After the usual formula of
thanks for the honor bestowed upon him,
and n recitation OF the duties OF the oon-
ventIon which was then in session, he con-
tinued:
w cannot. of course. claim that all of
the progress that this beautiful city has
made IN the last few years is due to ths
Democratic administration. but q great
deal OF IL Is-a great deal of IL Is. Some
must be ascrIbed TO our merchants
and manufacturers but the Demo-
cratic party has always been to the
front. ana has always led these movements.
If i was To ask If our Republican friends
had any part in this. what would your an
swer BET"
For an instant there was q dead silence,
and then Matte Quinn raised his diminn-
tive height from the front row and
shrieked from the top of his lungs.
"No-o-O" Sir. Scidensticker then an
nOunced that the convention was ready to
proceed TO business.
First cana the selection of q mane
secretary and his assistants Otto Frenzel
placed tho name OF George Buskirk
before tho convention as it's secre-
tary. and he was unanimously select
ed. L. j. Ryan and Emil Rassmsnn were
selected as his assistants. Emmett Rose
proposed tho name of John ReardoD, and
as he did so the convention broke into q
roar of laughter and negative comments.
The oDnipresent Johnny rose and declined
the honor. and partial Quiet was again got
ten.
A delegate from the Eleventh ward had
rushed through without opposition. The
rules provided for the usual committees of
Credentials and resolutions. with no
speeches IN making nominations The
committeee were oil cut and dried. and the
frenZel firm OF az administration bosses WAS
at the head of the credentials committee IN