The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-16

sure to come and declared the point well
taken
soon as the roll was called, and II took ten
minutes to convince Bridges and some or
the other howlers that they were out OF
order. The Cooper people did not carry
their Fifteenth ward contest, but all the
Bailey people brought their contests in
test. namely. the Seventh. Eighth. Ninth
and Tenth wards and Wayne township.
ca ait ohi 70 P .snrar or binseff' with the Silver
howlers and make a strong play for the
permanent chairmanship. Before the
State convention" said he. II was for what
they call sound money. i went into that
convention a delegate and i came out of
Ii a Democrat. Then the national conyen-
ton met. and there were great dissensions.
Some OF the delegates were Yor gold, some
for silver, and some for both. But 1t in
dorsed the Indiana platform and declared
every Democrat to bow 10 the majority
and take of his coat for the ticket. (Ap-
district chairman to preside at all these
district meetings. but / would prefer that
you would elect a chairman"
he was careful not to say that he pre-
ferred somebody else. Some OF his friends
set up a busting yell OF "Tasgart, Tag
garti' but they were answered with yelis
mated Franklin Landers in a somewhat
grandiloquent speech. The confusion was
something awful. but Bill Flynn's stem
torion tones rang out above the din.
"Misther Taggart.' he cried. Has 1t
been the rule that the district cheermin
presides at these district matin's?"
Yes replied Taggart.
Thin Oh don't see how we kin go back
on it,"
There is no question of my right to pre-
side. replied Taggart. but 1 would pre-
fer that you elect a chairman"
And the confusion was redoubled. Tag
CART was nominated by a dozen people at
once, and somebody was heard to nomi-
nate Judge Buckingham. the well-known
god bug. of Johnson county.
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point as to who should have the right TO
cast the vote of the contested delegations,
ana Iaggart ruled that the delegates hold
ing the origina; credentials issued by the
ward committeeman should cast the vote.
thus quietly brushing aside the work of the
Marion county contest committee. \
Again the confusion had arisen to such a
point that nobody could hear anything.
Bailey was hustling about the floor inform
Keep Iaggart In the chair, they should set
Tie on the johnson county man. Bucking-
nam. More than half the delegates were
on their feet bowling, and there were yells
Ter the candidates TO get out. Brennan. of
the First, cried. Il move that because the
candidates agreed to absent themselves
from this convention Mr.. Bailey be asked
This was greeted with affirmative and
negative yells, n Bailey subsidized for a
few minutes.
TAGGART TURNED DOWN.
One crazy individual from the First was
ihSiStihS dl III Top Oh his voice tnat tellerS
should be appointed. while Johnnie Ska
hill, of the Fifth, was swinging his cane
wildly and insisting that Taggart ought to
be chairman and nothing else was in order.
There were howls of sit down." big swear
words and all kinds of din. The Johnson
county delegates huddled together in a
group in one corner, frightened for their
lives. Finally Taggart's voice could be
haa ri nhnua tho din onnafrts--
Of Johnson. and Mickey Laughlin, of
Marion, as tellers. Then Herman got the
attention of the house long enough to with
draw in favor of Buckingham.
A roll call was started in the midst of
the riot and went along as far as Wayne
township. The fight was entirely between
Landers and Buckingham, the one repre-
senting the Cooper-Stuart-Moon combine
and the other representing Bailey. The
combine had considerably the best of il.
ders had 20 votes and buckingham 45.
Both sides IN Wayne township tried 10
vote and the riot started afresh. Il. E.
Johnson tried TO tell what the contest
committee had done for Wayne, bat was
bawled down. Then a scrap" arose in the
more lively by a rough-and-tumble fight in
the rear of the hall. a Johnson county
delegate tried to withdraw Buckingham's
name. out could not be heard.
AT last Franklin Landers appeared on the
platform and was listened to. He declared
that they were then not contending for
his friends TO allow him to withdraw his
name as a courtesy to Johnson county.
Buckingham was then elected chairman
by reclamation and his. troubles began.
Taggart had never Withdrawn, but he
seemed 10 have been lost in the crush and
forgotten about. The new chairman en-
deavored to make his first silver speech,
and a dreary, hating effort 1t was. In
the course of his speech he remarked:
1.-The nuaGfiOn lie whether wo shall have
one standard or the other. Even the Re
publicans confess that the gold standard
The question is whether we shall nave
silver at once or walt, as Bryan expresses
IL, until the other nations OF the world
help us let go of the gold standard and
adopt the silver standard" He was finally
compelled to cut his effort short by cries
for the roll call.
LICKS THE HAND THAT SMOTE HIM.
The Cadi arose in dignity and made a
great speech in moving a vote of thanks to
Taggart. He had got over the idea that
he would "eat the goose that fattens off
Taggart's grave" The Cadi said with
great gusto; I'm Indianapolis we all know
that MIR. Taggart was one of the hardest
fighting gold men in town. / know it be-
cause 1 went against him. But he did not
do like Bynut and Wilson, who kicked out
of the party and now declare that they are
not boilers, but that the party has bolted."
Grant Hornaday, Joe Bowers and Charles
Loftin were made secretaries of the con-
vention.
Harrison Ogborn came i'm as a represent
ative of the Populist convention and in
formed c. w. Bridges that the Populists
had appointed a conference committee of
nine TO act with a like committee from the
Democrats. Bridges moved that such a
be appointed, and there were
howlS and yells for and against ii. George
Kuhn moved to table the other motion. but
4 was shown that he was only a contesting
delegate, and he was declared out of or
der. The question was put by a viva yoce
vote and declared carried. Smith Myers
suggested that Bridges be put at the head
of the committee, and this was greeted by
loud cries of MOI
A motion was made that the Chair ap-
point a committee of five on credentials.
and the riot broke out with increased viru-
lence. T. L. Johnson tried TO explain about
the Marion county contest committee. and
they tried to howl him down, but he per-
sisted. Charles Barrett, in a vehement
speech. made the point OF order that the
actions of a "self-constituted committee'
could not control the convention. The
"Cadf' questioned the validity of Barrett's
proxy, and there was a lively little row.
Johnson got in a motion as a substitute 10
ratify the action of the contest COMMITTEES.
and a motion was made to table this. The
Chair tried to take a roll call on this. but
there was no use trying to do business with
that bowling. seething mob, and the call
lid D~A $1,000 g. -