St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-16
KILKENNY CAT FIGHT.
That's What the Republicans Had
ut the Harris Club.

ut the Harris Club.
II am an Independent Republican
candidate for sheriff. and propose to re-
main in the fight to the end" was the
declaration Of Capt. John Harris last
night to large gathering of Republic
ans at Eisenmenger hall in the Eighth
ward.
The meeting was notable one, and
the lie was given by a son of Sheriff
Chapel to the chairman, who told HIM
that he was not member of the club.
The meeting was called as the Capt.
Harris independent club, but it was
packed, as Capt. Harris said. by seven
deputy sheriffs and a crowd of their
friends. The meeting was most dis
graceful one. and hot words were
plenty from the very start.
j. ONeil presided, and announced
that 1t was Harris ratification meeting,
responded, and stated that he had gone
there at the request OF the club to an
nonnce his candidacy and to give his
reasons for running. He said that he
had more than enough signatures to
his petition and would file it today. He
then gave way to Harry Shepard, who
offered the following resolutions:
1--WE, the Republican voters of Ram
sey county, in the Eighth ward, in
meeting assembled, acknowledging 10y.
atty to the Republican party and Re
publican principles, hereby enter pro-
test against the un-Repnblican tactics
and practices injected into the late Re-
publican county convention whereby
the honest expression of Republican
voters for the nomination of candidates
was thrOttled and set at naught for the
interest of a certain class and in the in-
terest or certain candidates, and partic-
ularly for the office of sheriff; there
fore, be it
Resolved. That we pledge our sup
port to John Harris, as Independent
candidate for the Office of sheriff of
Ramsey county, and call upon all true
Republicans to unite with us in secur-
ing mis- election and rebuking the &C
ton of the aforesaid late Republican
county convention.
The reading of the foregoing had
hardly ended when Paul Chapel, who
said he had come twenty-seven miles to
attend the meeting, jumped to his feet,
and III an angry tone demanded that
the paper be tabled.
Chairman O'Neil promptly ruled him
out of order as he was not a member of
the CLUB, and only members Would be
recognized for the purpose of making
such motion.
Chapel thought as a member of the
Eighth Ward Republican club he had a
right to make any motion he desired,
and in rage declared that he would
h0 do
He was pulled into his seat by dep
uty sheriff and two other friends.
Deputy Sheriff McCarron then Sec
onded the mo,ion to lay the resolu-
tons on the table, and was likewise
told by the chairman that he was not a
member of the club. Paul Chapel
sprang from those who were holding
him, and, gesticulating wildly, appealed
from the decision of the chair. A
general hnbbub followed at the end of
the first round Harry Shepard made d
vigorous speech in which he referred to
tine independence Of the negroes. and
told how they had been ignored and
abused by Republicans and said that
they had told him that the negroes had
no right to anything. He declared that
it was no use FOL Republicans to claim
to own the celored people any longer.
He said that E. w. BaziiIe is another
nan ON the ticket that the club pro-
poses to scratch.
Paul Chapel flew at Shepard and said:
"You talk about negroes. My name is
Chapel. My father has given the ne
groes all they ought to have. You talk
that way about my father" He be-
came so wild and angry that Deputy
Sheriff McCarron and several others
pulled young Chapel into seat.
Deputy Sheriff McCarron was given
the floor by the chairman to make a
statement, while five other deputy sher-
ifs kept young Chapel in his seat, tell
ing him that he was making fool of
himself and spelling everything. Mr..
McCarron said that he did not under
stand that it was meeting of the Har-
ris Independent club, and admitted that
if it was he and the rest of the deputy
sheriffs might be put out, but he in
sisted on putting TO vote the motion to
table the resolutions.
Chairman O'Neil said that the house
had been packed against the club, and
he did not believe it right to help along
with disturbance.
Young Chapel, who was a deputy
sheriff until the campaign began, again
claimed to be member of the club, and
called the chairman liar when told
tnat ne was mistaken. Inc chairman
reminded him that he should not be so
personal, and that If he came there to
get trouble he could have it. Deputy
Sheriffs Giberton, Crayenbull, Richow
and Horst pulled Chapel to seat and
tried to keep him quiet, but made poor
Roadway. He was there to bulIdoze the
independents with the aid of others, and
insisted on his point.
Capt. Harris advised the gathering to
be moderate. He was invited to the
club named for him and did not see
why others should try to interfere with
the meeting. He said he did not pro-
pose to abuse any one. He had ALWAYS
been friendly to Sheriff Chapel. He
saw number of deputy sheriffs present
and they were trying to do the same
that they had done before-prevent the
people from expressing their views. He
wanted it understood that he is can
didate and proposes to stay in the
field. The hall had been hired
BY his friends and he appealed
to Deputy McCarron, who was
at the head of the intimidating crowd,
to give him and bis friends fair show.
This Deputy McCarron did not propose
to do, and he insisted that the people of