The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-23

He moved the nomination of Mr.. Cox be
Johnston.
COUNCILMEN AT LARGE.
There were twenty-one candidates for
councilmen at large as follows: Albert
Rauch Albert Harston, Edward Sherrer.
John IT. Mahoney, James H. Costello. VIII
liam Flynn. Robert NJ. Madden, John w De
Busk: Thomas J. Montgomery. Theodore f.
Harrison, Joseph +. Brennan, John OCon-
nor, Peter Sindlinger Bernard Kelly.
Andrew Wiese Albert Schad, Daniel Camp
bell James Carter, Lee Geissendorf, Har-
Vey Matthews and Dennis Donovan.
BALLOTING FOR COUNCILMEN.
1t was o'clock when roll call was be-
gun the baloting for councimen at
large. Each delegate was entitled to vote
for six candidates and it was slow and
tedious task. Delegates were instructed to
get together where possible and vote by
wards and where the vote was by pre-
cincts to send the vote up to the secretary
on a card. There were several slight inter
ruptions, but not of q serious nature. A
fight or two occurred but one was killed
or permanently disabled. The Eighth ward
had another brawl and Delegate smith
took a smash" at a colleague who diff
fered with him in the slatemaking. There
was a constant wrangling in the Fifteenth
ward delegation. where Bill Flynn was
candidate and delegates and others kept
crowding the aisles and getting into little
'miX-upS' frequently. But these little
things did not interfere materially win the
balloting, which went on tediously At
O'Clock the ballot had reached the mir
teenth ward. The roll call was completed
at 20 o'clock and resulted as tolloWs:
Rauch ...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Az
HarSton .......................... oo9
Mahoney ..--. 80 40
CoStellO... 90
Montgomery ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. All
Sherer . 90
Flynn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 200
he busK ~
Harrison .@................'..'.'.' %
Brennan on 5
~ COHnOr -
WleSe .....-....-..-.......... -
Schad =. Observation-Disclosures. SO
Campbell 800. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. u
carter ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. o
Geissendorf .................... .......'.. %
Matthews ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ITO
This nominated Costello, Madden, Mont
gomery, Rauch, Harston and Mahoney,
there having been cast GAG votes, recurring
325 to nominate. The mob dispersed at $50
o'clock. During the time the secretaries
were counting up the vote Neil Callahan,
from the old Nineteenth" bobbed up in
negligee attire and with the absence OF a
shave the most noticeable feature oil his
physOgnomy.
hue in nomination" he exclaimed. CHAIR
man Kern announced the name and then
Jack McCarty, also from the old Nine
tenth " arose to nominate DARBY Dono-
hue" Again the name was announced.
Mr. Chairman" pleaded Mr.. Callahan.
"Some of the delegates in the back OF the
hall did not hear you, viii you please an
nounce Darby Donohue as candidate FOR
councilman at large. Mr.. Kern complied
with the request, not quite certain that the
boys were having fun with him. In a few
minutes Callahan again appeared. Ih1S
time he got close up to the chairman and
said:
"Please announce that it is Darby H:
DonOhue. There are two Darby DonohueS.
Mr. Kern took this by consent, assuring
a lONSl ItOnOnu9
his man should have consideration About
every minute during the wait some good
bob up and request that Darby Donohue
be announced. The rythm Of the name
seemed to catch the convention and 1t was
sounded all over the hail. 1t was even ru-
mored that Darby Donohue had been NOM
mated by reclamation and when Mr.. Dono-
hue came in from "a nelghborlng care ne
was about to take the stage and make a
speech of thanks when he was undecelVeG.
MIR. DONOHUE STILL A CANDIDATE.
1t was then rumored that Darby Dono-
hues name had been withdrawn and Mr..
Donohue mounted chair to declare that
he was still a candidate. AT that time only
about half the delegates were in the hall
and they would have nominated Donohue
by reclamation if it had been put to
vote and in regular order There was
some talk of making place for him on
the ticket If seven councilmen at large had
to be nominated. AS Lhere was not ai4ot4lSA
ballot Mr. Donchue was obliged to wait for
It took the secretaries over an hour to
foot up the totals and this gave rise TO the
suspicion that the tally sheets had been
iuggled. But it was late and everybody
seemed more anxious to get away than to
continue the wrangling, so nothing was
said.
delegate so what's the difference. The
rest of them seemed willing to "let 1t
go at that and the motion to adjourn met
with no opposition.