The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-05
CLASH AT THE POLLS
Blood Shed and Lives Lost in
Election Brawls at Kan
sas City.
Catholics and A. y. a. Men Were the
Members of the Rival Factions
All Hand. A rmed.

Kansas Cry, April IA riot between
Catholics and members of the 4. p. 4.
occurred about 2.30 o'clock to-day. IL
was elimination OF the bad feeling
that had been manifested all day. Mike
Callahan, well known politician and
Catholic and supporter Of Frank John.
son for mayor, was killed. Jerry Pate.
deputy constable was shot in the head
and will die. J. Il. Rosnah was shot
through the kidneys and will die. Pat
Fleming was also shot in the shoulder.
Jerry Flower was also shot. John Nc
Gowan was shot. but not seriously.
The two antagonistic elements were
solidly divided in their choice Of can
didates for mayor. That the factions
came to the polls expecting trouble is
apparent from the number Of deadly
weapons that were in the riot when the
first shot was fired. The riot. which re-
suited 50 seriously. was the climax OF
series OF smaller riots that took place at
other points earlier in the day between
the same opposing religious factions.
The riot took place on Southwest
boulevard, close to police station No. 3.
and those who took part in ii had been
heated to fighting temper by reports
that had been hourly arriving at the
station Of brawls at other polling places.
An hour before John Cooley. a stone
mason. was shot by William IA. Walker
at the corner Of Fifth and Campbell
streets. and the row was directly due to
iiery debate between the two men. re.
garding the principles Of the A. Y. A.. to
which Geoley was violently opposed.
The A. p. A.. which supported Web
ster Davis. republican candidate for
mayor. had their Own workers at the
different polling places. and they dis
tributed in some precincts their own
tickets, bearing the candidates names
and decorated with the American flag.
Jim Pryor. Fifth ward politician an
tagonistic 10 the A. p. A.. who supported
Frank johnson, labor union and demo
cratic candidate, was active at the head
Of fifty constables. which he got Justice
Latshaw to appoint last night 1t is
said that many Of them were lrresponsi.
bic characters. and were solely the cause
Of all the trouble, Consequently. there
were loud threats OF mobbing them be.
fore they were got to headquarters after
the bloody riot was over.
. "a al. hnt
lowers tired the first shot That one was
Mike Gallagher. and he was killed the
next instant, Then the battle began.
The deputy constables at this polling
booth and the workers of all political
factions crowded together in a solid
mass. about 100 strong, and every one OF
them armed. For a minute or two the
discharge Of weapons sounded like a
volley of musketry bya regiment. In less
than five minutes from the time the first
shot was fired bluecoats from the station
had appeared on the scene and quieted
the disturbance. With their first ap-
prosch the fighting workers ceased hos
tilities and made a quick effort to hide
their weapons.
Pryor's men are claiming that Gala
han was an innocent victim. They as.
seat that it was Jerry Pate, an A. p. A.
man. who fired the first shot, and that il
was the shot that killed Callahan. Pate
was serving as constable. with a warrant
for the arrest Of John Pryor. Jim Pryor
this SOM, and Bert Pryor for alleged fel.
snious assault on a citizen earlier in the
day. He and Callahan met. and the
conflict began.
About adozen arrests have been made
in connection with the riotine. II ia
thought there will be no further trouble.
Returns up to IL o'clock indicate that
Webster Davis. straight republican can
didate for mayor. has been elected by a
good majority over all other tickets
carrying with him the entire republican
ticket.
Dispatches from Kansas and Okla.
homa show that with but few exceptions
the republicans have elected their can
didates