Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-10-10
PiIDENOIIIM.
A Howling Horde of Demo.
Gratis Makes Night
HideOus With
THEIR WILD CRIES.
A Scene of Disorder, The Like Of
Which Was Never Before
Witnessed in Tucson.

About eight o'clock last evening, tha
portion OF the city in the neiR b borhooC
OF the court house was thrown in q state
OF decentralization which for q time
threatened serious results. From the
windows and corridors OF the cour,
house issued long O. ntlnued series oi
howls, yells and shrieks which spread
terror among the residents IN the vicin.
lty. Affrighted women seized their ter.
rihed children in their arms, blew out
the lights, and instinctively sought SAFE
ty In the darkest recesses they could
find. Men hastily moved to and fro
gathering together suoh weapons of de-
tense as were at hand, and prepared for
any struggle which might arise. Peo-
pie stared aghast, and with bated
| breath asked: "What is it?" The wild
shouts and cries gave credence at fret to
| the story that the Yaquis had attacked
the city. Then came q report that the
prisoners la the county jail had escaped
der and plunder. This was followed by
statement that the populists were hold
ing a prayer and praise meeting in honor
of Buckley O'Ne,l and Tom Watson.
But all were wrong. 1t was only mass
meeting OF Tucson democrats, harmless
save for it's noise.
Mothers liviog near the court house,
who have heretofore frightened unruly
children INTO submission by threats OF
visits from the hideous "Bogie Man" and
''spoOks' will 10 future only have to bay,
'The democrats will get YOU" and the
recoilections Of last night will be 30 hor.
rible to the infant minds that such ter
ror will seize them in their waywsrdness
as to render them Immediately submis-
slve 10 parental authority.
Eight o'clock last night had been Sc
lected as the aour when the Tucson de-
mocr8ts, In mass meeting Assem- bled,
would agree upon the manner of choOs-
ing delegates on Monday to the county
convention for the purpose OF selecting
candidates for county Offices. This was
ostepsibly the object of the meeting. If
there was any thing iu the shape of agree
ment or sgreea bIlity crept in at the
doors or windows of the district court
room during that session last night, no
one detected it. Never In the history of
the quaint old pueblo has suoh q scene
been witnessed. Inside the rail was
gathered a handful OF noisy, wrsngliEg,
screeching mep, who yelled themselves
hoaree before the object OF the meeting
had been fairly announced. Outside, in |
the body of the room, was q crowd Of ad. |
miriDg spectators, perched upon the
benches, esgerly viewing the fray az it |
grew hotter and hotter. Parliamentary
usage had no place iD this assem- biage. |
Anything approaching regularity was
speedily howled down, and from start to
finish the entire session was a whoop
and yell.
Harry Drachmap called the meeting |
to order. The permanent organization |
was effected by the election OF Ed. New. |
lit, chairman, and Al Bernard secre-
tary.
Then began the general row which |
lasted during the remainder of the even
ing. Measure sfter measure was pro-
posed. They yelled. Peace and har-
mony was eued for. Then they yelled. |
Stsid, digpified, sensible men epdesvor-
ed to plead with the angry, wrsnglinR |
crowd. Then they yelled. And they
yelled; and yelled.
Finally, through sheer exhaustion,
and the interference Of some miraculous
OF power, Al. BerDand sue
ceeded D being heard long enough to
propose that Chairman hewitt and
Harry Dracbmau select four othere,
who with themselves should compose q
committee which should select the
names of thirty-six, twelve of whom
should be voted for at the primaries on
Monday. The four selected we're John
Devine, Henry Davis, A. J. Preston,
Frank Tres. and f. j. Welcome.
After a recess Of fifteen minutes the
reported the following thirty
six names:
E. T. hewitt, Fred Wilding, W.T..
Haves, r. j. Welcome. John Devine,
Pedro Pellon. Filiberto Aguirre. James
Gaff, Robt. Lowery, j. +. Byrnes.
Joseph Waddell, Ed. Conuor, Ed. Raj
'erty, A. J. Preston. James B. Finley,
G. Christensen. z. F. Winters, Frank
Nortoo, G. IT. Etchells, Frank Allison,
W. G. Brown, Frank Treat, Harry
Drachmar, Geo. Kilt, I. E. Crum, E. j.
Pierpont. F. e. Russell, Nj. V. Samuels,
Vic. DeGroff, Chss. Dimmick, Walter
Barnett, Alonzo Young. Joe Vasquez,
G. l.. Baker, Parry Penfield, S. II.
Drachman.
This being the object the meeting bad
10 view, the meeting adjourned. The
primaries will be held at s. H. Drach-
mans on Monday between 10 O'Clock
a. 10. and %. M.