The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-15
POLSTER CONTROLS ELEVENTH.
Booze from Kegs Adds to the Pleas
ure of the Evening".

Precisely at s o'clock Thomas l.. Sullivan
called the Democrats of the Eleventh ward
to order at No. / engine house, at the cor
ner of Indiana avenue and Michigan street,
and in a short speech explained to them
the duty of the primary. Charles Polster
occupied a chair which was placed upon a
box, in order that he might be the first TO
be recognized by the Chair when the an
nouncement was made that nominations
for permanent chairman were in order. The
announcement was made and Mr.. Sullivan
turned and recognized Mr.. Polster. who
placed in nomination w. F. Kissel.
Thomas Sheehan was then named and the
nominations were ordered closed. Then
came the fight of the evening, between the
constituents of the two men. 1t was de-
cided that the vote should be taken by
ballot. The doors were then closed and the
ballots were placed in the hands of the
tellers appointed by the chairman as the
crowd passed out.
Charles Polster keeps q saloon at the
corner of Indiana averue and Michigan
street, and q side door TO the place is not
more than a dozen feet from the entrance
to the engine house where the meeting was
was in progress Mr.. PoIster did a thriving
business. AS the men passed from the
room after voting for permanent chairman
the greater part of them passed into the
saloon. one man went to the bartender.
and, after whispering something to him,
hurried from the place and into the pri-
mary, where a few men were waiting for
the result of the ballot for permanent
chairman. He mounted a box and IN a loud
voice said: Il move that a keg of beer be
tapped He then proceeded to put the mo-
ton before the primary and IL was carried
without a dissenting vote. He then lined
the boys up and marched them into the
saloon where the beer was awaiting them.
Just thirty minutes after the meeting had
been called to order the result of the ballot
for permanent chairman was announced,
and just seven minutes later the meeting
gates for three different conventions. Mr..
Kissel was elected by q large majority.
and from the time he took the chair the.
meeting was a ~cut-and-dried affair. AS
fast as one motion would be disposed OF
Mr.. Polster would make another. He NOM
mated Mr.. Hornaday for secretary and
there was no one 10 run against him. He
then moved that the chairman appoint a
committee TO select the delegates necessary,
and il was adopted and Mr.. Polster made
chairman of the committee. The commit
tee did not get together at all, but a printed
slip was handed to the chairman and from
that the secretary read the report of the
adoption and there was not a vote against
ii. Then, for almost the first time. Mr..
Kissel recognized some one else who moved
that the meeting adjourn. And adjourn Ii
did-to Posters saloon. With very few
exceptions the men went directly into the
saloon, where for over an hour the bar
tender was kept exceedingly busy, so busy.
in fact, that Mr.. Polster. had TO go behind
the bar and help deal out the stuff. Appa-
rently not a glassful of 1t was paid for, but
ii is hardly likely that 1t was a donation
from Mr.. Polster.