The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-15

Both got upon the little red kitchen table
and glanced over the heads of the bowling
and Seyfried. but by far the greater num-
Der shouting for McAllister. In a moment
or two Cangany shouted:
Mister Chairman, OF how counted the
gintiemin on the east side and the gintle-
min on the wist, 1t is me honest opinin
that the gintlemin on the visit
He never finished the sentence. His
words were interrupted by curses and
groans, intermingled with loud cries of
"McAllisteri McAllister."
Commodore" Higgins raised his arm for
silence. The men on the east shouted 10
the Flynn men TO keep still a moment. but
the latter were bowling as loudly as the
McAllister men had an instant before,
when Cangany was interrupted. After an
uprOar lasting three or four minutes the
Commodore" made himself heard by the
McAllister side.
Il have also counted the gentlemen on
the east and the gentlemen on the west,
he declared. Il and the gentleman beside
me do not agree. / believe that the gem
tlemen on the east outnumber those on
the other side. two TO one"
The election of the chairman was no
nearer decided than before. Seyfried tried
10 still the bowling crowd, but he might as
silk thread. His voice was W down
In the midst of the cries for "McAllister!
McAllister!"
''Gentlemeni Gentlemen" he cried. flop
ping his hand aimlessly for order. Let me
say a -"
There was a crash and a howl. Some
DOul > lux Hdu CICDL III lit tdDiC "a
ing the rumpus and crouched down on his
hind quarters. his tongue hanging out and
his eyes dancing merrily. as If he enjoyed
the fun fully as well as the ablest poll
tician OF them all. The table went down
beneath the three men and the dog set up
a howl that could be heard high above
the shouts of the now thoroughly enraged
men. That table had borne up nobly be-
meath many a family mess of pork and
beans, but the combined weight OF three
silver men proved too much and IT was
crushed into kindling wood. The young
hopeful perched on the fence was fright
ened almost out Of his wits and barely
escaped keeling over backwards into n to-
mato patch, while the gasoline lamp singed
his eyebrows.
their feet and were met with prolonged
screams of laughter and jeers. From some
mysterious source a chair was produced;
the loud demands for McAllister TO take
the chair" ''Bilf' Flynn grew alarmed,
fearing that his programme was about TO
fail through, and got into a personal
wrangle with one of the opposition. Clear
as a trumpet call his diapason voice was
heard above the din.
Yes fellers is here in the interest of
Albert Lieber," he exclaimed angrily.
Were not goin' TO submlIn 70 ut. No
syndicathe beer GOES ,r,
Flynn. Ye dirthy ovid divvle, we know
ye're sellin' Terry Hut beer"
While Seyfried was hopelessly trying to
get in a word. several personal encounters
took place between Flynn and McAllister
followers. the McAllister men declaring
that their man had hin illicted and was
the ownly wan entitled 10 preside"
The wrangle continued for fifteen min
utes. Seyfried remaining firm In his deter
mination not to yield to McAllister. BY
and by the crowd grew weary or its own
noise, and several McAllister men deter
mined to give Seyfried another hearing. as
they saw he had something else to propose.
When he got a hearing he proposed that
the crowd go back across the street and
march through F1ynn's house in the rear
OF the saloon, where their votes would be
recorded by two tellers-one from each
side. AS soon as his proposition was un-
derstood it was the signal for another out
burst.
Vote in Bill Flynn's private parlor. is It?
Not his night, sonny" exclaimed one Nc
Allister a You don't work no such
gag on us. We've already elected Dick
McAllister. Why don't We git down and
give him the chair?"
1t was in vain that seyfried assured
them he Intended to give every one. a
square deal" AS a last resort he de-
clared that he would appoint tellers to
count the voters again. A division was rap
idly made, the McAllister men keeping TO
the east of the lot as before.
Gentlemen. / will appoint three
mo you won't appoint three %tellers,"
shouted the McAllister men. That would
be a nice thing, one for our side and two
Flynn men. wouldn't it?" they cried. IRON
ically. -.
mean to appoint one man for your side, one
man for the other side and that reporter"
pointing 10 q Journal representative.
Fearing another trick. the McAllister men
protested loudly against this proposition,
but one of their number said that he knew
the journal reporter and would vouch for
him. That settled IL. Pat" Cangany was
again selected for the Flynn side and Rich
ard NUwland for the opposition. Both
men climbed up on the chair and each
declared tina his side was in the majority.
The reporter looked over the crowd care
fully and decided that those on the east
were In the majority by about two to one,
and so announced. McAllister took the
chair. John l.. Sullivan was elected secre-
tary. Somebody produced the slate con-
tanning the names of ten delegates, but
about this time the gasoline lamp ffared out
and the crowd was left in darkness. by
the light of matches the Chair read the
names of the following delegates: John
Hayes. J. Z. Sullivan, Charles Suher. Will
liam Snyder. Harry Doremus. Anthony
Mack. Lewis Becker. Thomas Neiland and
James Finnegan.
Meantime the Flynn crowd held a little
meeting of their own, electing Henry Hal
loran chairman. The Flynn slate was
adopted.
Seyfried refused to issue credentials to
the McAllister crowd, and 1t adjourned to
Shines saloon. where Commodore Hig-
gins directed McAllister and the delegation
how to prepare for a contest The Nc
Allister delegation declared that 1t was not
a fractional fight. as their slate was for
Leon Bailey. The object, they asserted,
was to down boss" Flynn.
That worthy held a levee in the parlor
back of his bar for a short time, when the
crowd repaired TO the room Of the contest
committee.