The record-union., 1895-09-30


All this time the utmost confusion pre-
vailed. Everyone was talking at once or
yelling at the top OF his voice.
When the name OF L. +. Hanlon was
called NJ. j. Desmond, Clerk of the Police
Court, jumped up and shouted, 'Hanley
is not here, for | have his proxy in my
own pocket!"
Mr.. Desmond was informed by George
Nlce that Mr. Hanlon's name was called,
and not that of Hanley.
That's all right, then,o said Desmond,
put IN watching you fellows, anyhow"
j. ,. Carroll, a member of the City Cen
trail Committee, demanded that owen
Sherldan's name be stricken from the
roIl-call, on the ground that he was not
present.
sheridan was present, however, and he
walked up to the platform and showed
himself Carroll said nothing, but took
his seat.
After fashion the roll was called. but
1t took two hours TO do it, and il was ap
parent to everyone that it WAS impossible
TO have a perfect roll-call under the cir
cumstances, for amid the wild confusion
men were yelling to have their votes
changed, others declared they hadn't
voted at all, and the Secretaries were
vainly trying to get the ''absentees'' to
record their votes.
When the roll had been called and it
became apparent to those who had kept
run OF 1t as best they could that Hughes
had been elected by a small majority, the
turbulence increased, but it was
ONLY THE FORERUNNER
or impending trouble. Delegates who
had the courage to do so, and some that
had their leaders act for them, demanded
that their votes be changed. There was
such an uproar that hardly a word Chair
man Beard said could be heard.
j. s. Carroll challenged the vote of
Fred. Keezal of the Ninth Ward, on the
ground that he was not present and that
nobody else had a right TO vote for him.
W neither or not the challenge was al
lowed could not be ascertained, on ac-
count of the furOre caused by the de-
mands of those vino wanted TO change
their votes.
Gentlemen of this convention, please
Keep stillr' pleaded a. Mazzini. ''Mr.
Chairman, do you remember when you
went to school? The convention IS act
ing like lot of school children ~
George Vice Jumped upon the platform
and demanded that Chairman Beard per-
NIT as many anti-Steinman delegates to
change their votes for Temporary Chair
man as he did Steinman men.
MATTERS LOOKED SERIOUS.
Throw him o1fv' Pull him down v'
yelled number OF the Steinman men.
Vice refused TO get down and was
loudly hissed. Crowds surged about in
front OF the platform, and Beard looked
as if he was sorry he had left his quiet
home. Finally Vice got down off the
platform aud the Chairman felt relieved.
w. ii. Devlin. Clerk TO Mayor Stein
man, objected TO /. ELOpeck being al
lowed to vote, insisting that Lopeck had
refused 10 vote when his name was called.
Devlln was oYerruled, and when Lopeck
voted for hughes he looked as if he felt
he had been quite too previous. But he
quickly recovered and shouted "Hur-
rah ~
ABE WILSON'S POLITICS.
ST challenge the vote of Abe Wilson,"
said Arthur NJ. Seymour, the bold and
fearless Major of the Second Regiment
because at the convention of the Demo-
cratic party TWO years ago he arose in that
body and declared l am Republican.'
The challenge was allowed and Wilson
didn't vote.
All this time the convention was a con-
fusion OF Democrats, Republicans. Pro-
hibitionists, Populists and members of
the \. Z. A., and it was with difficulty
that the delegates were able to identity
one another.
And the uproar was unabated.
Chairman Beard raped in vain for or
der. but the delegates heeded him not, and
then he trantically called upon the Cap
tain OF Police TO suppress the turbulent
spirits and restore peace. AS q last resort
he appointed Steve Wilson and Paddy
ash Sergeants -atArms, and instructed
them to compel the delegates to take their
seats. This only made matters worse, for
Nash was continually in a turmoil with
delegates, and on one occasion he and
young man named Powers, Mayor Stein
mans stenographer, got into an alterca-
ton, which had to be stopped by the po
lice.
BEDLAM WAS NOWHERE.
"Call out the National Guardr' yelled
delegate in the rear OF the hall.
'Hurrah for J. w. Wilson. the next
MayorW cried Republican who had ap-
propriated chair vacated by delegate.
Hugh LaRue, Jr., tapped Chairman
Beard on the toes and shouted that he
would not be satisfied until 1--WE get
square deal"
THE delegates have a right to change
their votes before the result is an
nounced," yelled LaRue.
Il call upon the Sergeants-at-Arms to
make the delegates take their seats!'
shouted Beard.
"Phor Hiv'n's sake" responded Nash.
"pwhat shall Oi do? They will not be
satedn' and Paddy wrung his hands in
anguish.
Nash's predicament was hugely en-
joyed by members of tue fighting fac
tions. and they encouraged him by adYis-
ing him to ''go and lie down."
HAPPY THoUGHT.
Chairman Beard was becoming more
and more perplexed, until the thought
struck him that as nearly the entire po-
lice force was in attendance they could
be put to some use.
Captain Greene, I call upon you to
preserve ordern' called Beard, addressing
the Captain OF Police. But the police
were not equal TO the task.
A guard at the Folsom prison named
Higgins, who although not q delegate.
and who could not have been one on
account of his non-residence in this city,
created considerable of a disturbance
and was elected by Captain Greene
The convention was further enlivened
by ID. J. ManniX exciairning, so that
Beard could hear him: I'VE ought to al
journ the convention and then throw you
OUT"
The Chairman did not relish this refer
ence TO himself, but made no reply.
STEVE AND PADDY COLLIDE.
One of the most amusing incidents of
the convention was au alteration be-
tween the two Sergeants-at-arms. Steve
Wilson and Patrick Nash. They were
separated by the police before they could
mar each others countenance
{" Mr.. Beard" roared ID. J. Mannix.
who We'd with George Vice in stirring up
strife, "if you had bit of shame about
you, you would have left the convention
long ago."
Again were the police called upon to
stop a fight between a young man named
Dunn and Sergeant-at-Arms Nash.
Pandemonium reigned all this time.
and it looked as though it would never
be known who had been elected tempo
rary Chairman.
Dennis Brophy and Hugh LaRue, Jr.,
made flying leaps upon the platform and
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