The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-14
PRICE TWO CENTS.
TIE POLITICIANS FIGHTING.
THE KINGS COUNTY DENOCRfTS' IN.
HiRMONIOUS MEETING. e
uoss Mclaughlin Acting ns n Returning
board Lie Direct from Gen. Craig
tprnnr and The CALLING In OF tho Police.

tpr"nr and the Calling In OF the Police.
At the meeting Of the Kings county Dem-
ocratic General Committee last night Gen. Jas.
u. Craig, in pursuance Of the plan already an.
nounccd in whispers moved TO adopt the ro-
port of the Inspectors of Election in the Twelfth
Ward in favor Of the ORcilly delegation and to
admit the delegation to full membership. Tho
room was nllcd with tho friends
Of the ORcilly and Coffee factions.
Tho first election for delegates heid
in the ward was declared of by the committee
and second election was ordered under tho
supervision Of n committee Of Inspectors from
The General Committee. On the night OF tho
election the ballot box was talon to the police
station. the inspectors alleging that they feured
that ifthcy began the count thcro would be n
fight between the factions. Tho box was taken
to Dcno ratio Headquarters the next afternoon
ANA the votes wore "niNasscd in the presence
only of the o Reilly faction The Inspectors
lcp91,d IN lh!vr OF hdmuing lie dolcgatQn
hoaded by cN-Al lcrman Reilly AS soon as the
puHli'l i''i ~ wv NipilE oppv-
elton WIS dty,'opod IN the Ne'orm elcmcnt
70 wits charged thut tnH ballot box WIS stuffed in
O'N'illys inter ,t, and that some voters had put
iIsiN 0r seNru inlluts. The ac 'usat ons of fraud
WrIf = ar'"V a uied, but rs cX-Asscmblyman
tuU'y represented the interests. M the ward. OF
james donovan. the contumarious Alderman.
"Bo.s Mclaughlin had ordered the other dele.
galOn IN in spite Oi the plurality OF votes
Coi \. 9. Davis. who led tho opposition.
moved as ma amendment to Gen. Craig's motion
that the whole subject he referred to COMMITTEES
of seven for Investigation. After many points
of order had hcrn passed. upon, tho previous
| question was ordered, AMI the vote began to be
| naen 10y yeas and nays on the nmendment;
/ Mr Rufus L. Oft, in explaining his vote. said
! thut moth Ing mora Infamous had been attempted
] ia the late election than this endcayor To seat
| l.f.., i"n iraudulcntly elected. he said th1
! a. tL 80, - upheld the action Of the inspec-
! tr WV. 49, irf,,,,''a IN their conduct as thd
/ uHlgua trnrning jioaru.
tol. james B. Craig leNritedly)-No man who
/ uplold- the actions Of tho inspectors need be
! called infamous and dcnounce the man who
sa,- =" a- AN unnitgMed liar.
! rs hr snid this, Mr. Craig advanced toward
Mr. : 'lit shaking his ilst and thc leaders of tho
! opposition. \. G. Davis aud u. A. Iiuliit. went to
/ the a.d ot 4r. SIT Oven ,HaaniyYan::
| luo hoX, struck Mr.. Scott twice in tho
hrg,t Nr Soft looked a, hin cSsmplal,celn,tiy
! Supervisor Curran and others of the two
/ ACTION. began 10 push and pun each other.
| lu rr wl- the widest upruar. M which werc
/ ,"3rl cNr-ine sw airing. and loud aciusnlions.
| .,a.ls and l".9'd IN n aiillc on ne floor;
! Tur reporters ipr-ook their table. and lcqped
| into tI" en'.Osure On the platform. where
! tie Chairman, s., T. freeman. was endea..
! NOru- O. make himself heard. lie raped
| for order IA vain; and at length exclaimed
/ 40 tlr tDp ~ his voice that the meet Ting
! W adjourned. H. ih0n smg hcd the glass
+ l.N tH d.: tle ruph instrument, and
I til..i if -.ui oui an uilrm fnr thn police. He
/ iiilrl nnla rnpelt'rr'tt.Ag hold 90 the knob.
/ " ri v.- slsltl 90 tuo prlio, CDutr0l Onice.
tni IIH l.s 'unu, - ii,r poll 'emrn appeared.
I Ni'I I.fI'. .ls Nui clubs drawn. But the soiif-
/ Ith- '"uitAN' H'u' r'b IN tl' ldc'i SWore
anI -h'ot tlrir h.f' at ench other. and blows
! were lr Iy inter hanged.
al l'Deth lho loli,e i Stored order. and Bob"
qni > yves speedily elected. MIR. freeman. the
/ T. .id"ut. however. refused TO yield tn chair.
| Notiu.. WIS rcstlnl !. and the amenlr,"nt was
lost hy t3 20 -. Gen. Crnig's original motion
admitting tho y Reilly delegation was then car
I u.