El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-03

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nomination. l am informed that job
Drummer has proven himself an enem
3 OF organized labor and l call on TIL
convention of democrats not to ratif
this obnoxious nOmina ton"
Among the groups of ward heller
standing near the silence was dens'
enough for pin fall to have been au
dible. Outside the railing loud cheer
ing was INDUCED in. One candidate
Kissed the speaker another made faces
at him behind his back.
The speaker was z. J. Clark who
held two proxies in the convention.
After he took his seat that horny
handed son of toll, Harry Chairman,
strobe forward. His eye glittered and
1t was apparent that he was all worked
This is the first time I ever heard
of any laboring men being opposed to
John Brunner," said Chairman. Il
dare say [ am member of more labor
organizations in this city than Clark or
any one here and none of them object
to Drummer.
''The tailors have little personal
grievance against Drummer, it is true,
but that don't amount to anything. L
don't believe any organization sent this
man here to protest against Brunner.
Captain Charles Davis and DIR. Yam
scandalous disturbance in the "love
fesst". For time harmony was COM
pletely shattered aud it looked like the
thing would break up in a big row or
free for all fight. The chairman how
ever at last got order and ruled that
since Drummer was the choice Of the
Fourth ward delegation he would have
to be swallowed by the convention and
he was ratified by rising vote on mo-
tion of Charley Patterson.
The next thing in order being the
selection of permanent city chairman
to serve two years w. @. McGowu VAS
nominated and elected to the positi on.
''wHY AM DEMOCRAT.
The convention was at the point of
ad journing when 81. w. Allen of the
| smelter took the floor and explained
why he happened to be democrat.
Although no one seemed to be parti-
cularly interested in the solution of the
problem he went on to give it's solution
He finally got the attention of his au-
ditors by telling smutty jokes on dem
Ocrats. He said the offspring of q
negro wench and chinee was repub-
lican. Qaughter) After talking q
while in that strain he finally pulled q
resolution from his pocket and pro-
ceeded to.read 1t. 1t follows:
Resolved. That we, democrats of
sem bled, deplore the prosecution of the
war of conquest now being waged by
orr government against the people of
the Philippine islands as criminal ag
gression'' and as outraging the vital
principles of liberty and self govern
ment upon which our existence as ma
tiOn is founded
The speaker moved that the resolu-
ton be adopted by the convention.
There was howl of delight. Excite
ment ran high. The resolution met
with popular favor and the leaders of
the gang were dumbfounded. Captain
Charles Davis had started home. He
heard the resolution after he got out
side the door, and bolted back to his
seat aud moved that the resolution be
tabled. The motion was seconded by
John Harper.
Charley Patterson made an eloquent
speech in ia vor of the adoption of the
resolution and was greeted with round
after round of applause.
Jim Ponder suggested to the chair,
who was in fearful dilemma. that the
convention had met for municipal pur-
poses and rot to NEEDLE with national
matters. The chair then quick ruled
the resolution out of order and the
convention adjourned.