The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-04-11
HUME DREW OUT
Being Out-Generaled and 0ut-Num-
bered The Hume-Frank-Minto
Faction Withdrew.
But They Did Not Leave Until They Had
Battered the Heads and Smirched
the Characters of the simon
Clique.

of the republicans of Multnomah coun.
ty to hold a county convention.
Below is an abridged account of the
proceedings as given in the Evening
Telegram:
By 9:45 there were possibly one half
the regularly election delegates in A.
o. U. W. hall, but the seats were filled
with roaring, shouting mass of men.
According to the election returns the
Simon faction had majority of the
delegates: such condition, however,
did not present itself in A. o. U. w.
hall when at 9:45 w. F. Burke, without
previous warning, sprang to his feet
and placed in nomination for temper
ary chairman Judge Charles H. Carey,
of the anti-Simon faction.
In moment the hall was in an up
roar. Where there had been compare
tive quiet bedlam reigned. Mr.. Joe
Simon, seizing beer mallet, attempted
to pound order from the pine table in
front of him. His efforts were fruit
less. With a bound Carey reached the
stage and took up position at the op-
posite side of the table to Simon, who,
while nothing had yet been regularly
done, had evidently intended to call
the convention to order.
''Carey is elected temporary chair
man," yelled Burke above the din of
voices, following his nominee to the
stage and pushing Simon aside.
mo! No! No! Simon! Simon!," came
the cries from the opposing faction,
| and with rush from both sides the
stage was filled with wildly gesticu-
lating mass of men.
Then high above the din rang the
voice of Juege w. A. Cleland nomi-
mating Joseph Simon as temporary
chairman. Simon put the motion, and
in u the yell that followed was declared
elected. Mr.. Simon, as temporary
chairman. then endeavoring to secure
the naming of secretary. There was
rushing sweep of men and Simon
was torn from his stand at the table
and dashed against the scenes in the
rear of the stage.
1t yet lacked 10 minutes of the hour
appointed for the opening of the con-
vention, yet in strident shrieks. sur
rounded and aided by his adherers,
Carey endeavored to declare the re-
publican convention of Multnomah
county convened with himself as tenn
porary chairman. He was taken by
the collar and whirled backward.
A free fight followed. Canes were
waved in the air and brought down on
the heads of cursing, struggling men.
Blows we're exchanged wherever ell
bow-room could be gained to deliver
them.
For five minutes the battling, per.
spring crowd surged up aud down and
across the stage, and then the very
shame and disgrace of the wretched
scene reacted. upon it, and lull such
as comes in the height of battle fol-
lowed
At last with battered hats, bruised
limbs and dust.begrimmed clothing
the adherents of the two opposing fac
tons were induced to leave the stage
and listen from the body of the hall
to delineation of the situation from
both Simon and Carey, each one to be
heard uninterruptedly.
Mr.. Simon was the first to address
the convention.
81 PROPOSE" he said, a committee of |
three, one to be appointed by Mr.. Carey,
one by myself and the third member to |
be General Geo. II. Williams virtually |
the arbitrator of the trouble now here |
existing. The duty of this committee |
shall be to determine who of these
present in this hall shall be allowed to
participate in the proceedings looking
to the election of temporary chair
man and the organizing of this conven-
tion."
Mr.. Carey then proceeded to speak,
and his first utterance gave the anti
Simon faction the cue that Simon's
motion was not to be supported. 81
PROPOSE" he said, that Judge Williams
be made temporary chairman Of the
but that his rulings extend
to parliam ntary usage only and not
to the seating of delegates"
General Williams offered to do any
thing in the interest of harmony, and
signified his willingness to serve either
as temporary chairman or member
of the committee proposed by Simon,
but he did neither.
The Frank Mimic. Hume faction had
no intention of allowing the creden-
tials of the crowd occupying seats on
their side of the hall being examined.
even If so fair-minded man as Gen.
eral Williams was to be the judge of
the genuineness and credibility of the
papers.
Simon began to put the mQion. He
may have uttered three words when
Carey jumped to the front of the stage
md declared he did not propose to
have Simon arrogate to himself the
craftsmanship and the privilege of putt
.ng and passing on motions.
Again the hall was turned into a
Dedlam. High above the din could be
heard the blows of Simon's beer mallet
from the pine table, but
5he gavel utterly failed of effect. An
,ther fight on the stage was imminent
and then oil was poured on the waters
BY Mr.. Allen moving, in the interest
Of peace and harmony. that an ad-
iournment be taken for an hour dur
ing which some sort of conference
might be held. Before action could
be taken some one shouted Tanner"
Without further invitation Judge Tan
ner took the floor, but was informed by