Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-11-26
DISGRACEFUL Scene
RED light Thugs ATTEMPT CAP.
TURE OF CAUCUS.
Gang of Political Shysters, Tin Horn
Gamblers and Pimps Undertake to
Run Fourth Ward Citizens Caucus.
Silk Stocking Crowd Try 1t in the
Sixth Ward.

The gang from the red light district
that nominated ,he republican ticket,
Thursday night, gathered in force at the
Citizens caucus Friday night, led by the
republican nominee for city council. Ed.
Dolan, and attempted 10 capture the eau.
Gus in an effort to have the republican
nominees, Dolan and Alexander, endor.
sed. 30 as to force their election upon
the people.
The gang was Sufficiently strong and
loud to elect Clyde B. WeatJerwax
chairman, 40 there was no means of dis
covering who had and who had not .
right to vote. ]. J. Carney was elecsed
secretary, and at onoe movedj .that no
person be permitted to participate in
the caucus unlessi he was q registered
voter OF the ward, and had not partici-
pated in the republican caucus. Right
here the chairman Showed that he was
there to do the bidding of the gang, for
he refused to put the motion by ballot !,
but later. in moment OF confusion, he
decided the motion had carried, and
nominations for councilmen were:Icalled
for.
The names Of A. P. Stockwell, Jas A..
Hood, A. F. Coats, John O'Hare, w. T.
Mcbride, Ed Dolan and A. E. Alexander
we're presented. As Dolan and Alex.
ander were nominees on the oppositio n
ticket, ]. ]. Ryan moved that no nomi-
nations of republican nominees be racog-
nized. Here the maqs. got busy again.
and shouted 90 that no one could be
heard AID the tool in the chair refused
10 put the motion. AT this juncture 1t
looked.ss Il there was To- -Te 4, SasS OF
rough house, and j. A. Hood climbed on
~ chair and shouted for all lawabiding
citizens to leave the hall and hold their
caucus elsewhere and leave this one to
the toughs. Some of the citizens did i'd.
journ to the store Of the Union Trading
Co., but majority Of the legal voters
decided not to surrender, and Chas. r.
Pratech suggested that the toughs be
cleaned out. and for a moment it looked
as though free for all fight was inevit-
able. .s
But the suggestion OF Mr.. Pratsch had
the effect Of quieting the gang and Ed.
Dolan announced that he would with.
draw his name from the nomination,
Alexander said, "Me too" and the eau
Gus proceeded to BALLOT on the four re-
naming candidates. In appointing tel
ters the chair named w. ". Anstie, who
was leading figure at the republican
caucus, but who said he had not voted
thereat, and probably didn't as his vote
was not necessary, and it left him free
to endeavor to manipulate the citizens
caucus in the interest Of the republican
nominees.
In balloting each voter was checked
up on the register books and asked if he
had voted at the republican caucus, and
if he appeared suspicious he was sworn.
The ballot resulted in the nomination of
Coats and Hood, the vote standing as
follows:
Hood ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81
Coats ............ ........ o.. "a
ctOChWcIl -
~ HaIe ...'..........'.. ......... 10
Twenty.eight delegates were then
chosen to the city convention Saturday
night, and after naming the ticket
"Citizens" the most strenuous caucus
eve held in Aberdeen adjourned.
The party that left the hall held eau.
| Gus at which the same candidates for
council were elected 80 that no confusion
resulted from the move.
In the Sixth ward, the silk stocking
element OF the "Combination" ticket
that is incorporating under the name Of
publican-attempteG to foist a list OF
delegates on the caucus, but the attempt
of this bunch of amateurs was unsuccess-
] full. The action of the thugs in the
Fourth ward practically insures the de-
feat of the Tenderloin ticket.