The New York herald., 1876-12-16
BULL-DOZING CHRISTIANS.

RETURNING BOARD WANTED TO SETTLE THE
8. Q. @. AND NJ. 9. G. ASSOCIATION ELEC-
TIoN.
The Sea Ciin Grove and Metropolitan Camp Ground
Association is organization whose formidable and
sportsuggestipg title is not ut all keeping with the
benevolent objects 1t proposes as It's virtual end To
supply with suitable habtatons tho devotccs who
iniest camp meetings. scqucstcr tho religion seek
ing community from the turmoil and distractions OF
the world and to afford a field to preachers OF tho
Methodist persuasion where. in tho months,
they may reclaim tho worldly minded and
encourage tho godly--,hese the objects
which tho S. g. G. and H. G. G. Asso.
citation has mapped tho work 1t is TO achieve
Years have passed since its inception, and the spot
selected Long Island fothc OF It's plans
has become q locality whore shapely cottages abound
ana where modern Improvement Stare the intruder
tho face. matter whcre his eyes may wander.
There are over 400 dwelling houses in tho
place, and there are addition q hotel, iabcr-
naclo and dozen other establishments which in tho
summer season swarm with thousands The associa-
tion has or twice III tho past become involved
trling legal dnhcutes and now Il comes before
the Court agan 10 sock judge who Is willing 10
sttutc himself IA returning board" and TO act both
mnisteriuiy and judicially IN Its regard. IL
.aa cae 'nG no Of ss
year supported tho management OF Ludlow A. Batter
shaw, the president OF the association, who made the
seventh member OF this faction, and the other eight
were opposed 20 him and his associate trustee, Alder
man Faulkner. The time for election was drawing
noar anti Battcrshaw stockholders felt conf
dent that they would be ablo TO him, when they
received information Of u movement on the part of
his supporters calculated 10 the OF their
candidates Tor trusiccshp II appears that seventy
shares OF stock were owned for long limo by WILL
lam j. Pease and these the present instance
constituted the baance OF power Tho year beiorr last
these shares purchased by some OF the ant-Bat
tcrshaw people. who gave notes and lateral
securities Tor them No immediate tranfer OF the
stock recorded the books, and Pease acting in
good faith and knowing the stock was sold, sent
proxy represent the purchaser In time, however,
recorded and the holders OF the
OF course made proper arrangements to represent y In
all subsequent meetings OF shareholders Some time
Mr. Pcase died. and his executors, who happen cd
10 bc OF tho Battershaw party, found copy ol tho
proxy ameng his papers Thinking that no transfer
not been made they claimed that they bad the right Of
dsposiBg OF the stock, without giving
seeking record they pretended to sell BY this
arrangement Battcrshaw himself was made tho proxy
TO represent II.
The nnti Batsershaw people, however. made them
selves familiar with this action on tho part OF thor
opponents and tho election was TO take placc at
noon Tuesday they secured an injunction that
morning restraining the Inspectors Of Election from
rccc,vng votes from others than those IN whose
name stock recorded. Whom Bnttcrshaw appeared
represent the seventy shares this Injunction was
served on the INSPECTORS and the ntatcrshaw pco-
plo elected their trustees. Tho Batcrhaw party how
ever, did not submit 10 this arrangement and an
application was filed by them in the supreme
Court, Chambers, before Judge Brady, asking
first that tho Court establish The election
OF their trustees, they having been only elected
at the late clccton aaan, claiming that the election
irregularly, Illegally and unfairly conducted and
requesting, finally, hat the Court election
To these rather irrcconciIrnpc propositions judge
Brady replied by asking boh parties II they proposed
making nm returning bonrd. AS such was clearly
their intention, HIS DOOR SAID Tint in view OF tho
sponsibiics which sueh functions impose he pre-
fcrrcd leaving the I'LL Tuesday next when It
viii come mp before Judge Davis, Chaunccy Shancr
appearing for the compainants Joseph Fcltrcth, and
Warner. VI lsln Warner, Tor the defendants