New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-31
FROM WORDS TO BLOWS.
A VERY ANIMATED MEETING OF MR.. LrArK's FmEN

A VERY ANIMATED MEETING OF MR.. LEAsk'S FRIENDS
AND FOES.
Bad blood and bad whislley combined very
nearly turned the ctmg Of the XVIII Assembly
District Rerubcans last evening into a small riot The
trouble al came from Civil sc-vece Reform When tHe
Presidents order forbi ldng Federal officials to control
the party machinery promulgated. the President OF
the Assocatio , Henry G. Leask. aCusom House omcef
called n meeting, at which most of the other
oHc rs all II them Custom House men, were pros
ent. The m"eting was called to oiaer' an" AZ
most Immediately adjourned until Septemhrr part
Of the Association wanted the Presidents order put III
ur,cfcc and having no way OF getting the Association
togehel started an opposition organization ltree OF
four meetings OF this organization we're held AT WHEN
charges of misapproriaug the funds of the regular As
ISOLATION were made against President Lcask TO meet
these charges Mr. InaSk called special meeting OF the
regular Association at No. 3j2 West Ihiry-hih-st last
evening, at which he read. a statement IL
explanation Of his alleged msmanagment OF the
finances OF tie Association, aud what he claimed
was true of all moneys in his hands The read
ing of the statement frequently interrupted bv dis
affected members Of the Association who were present
for the avowed PURPOSE of making trouble Mr. LcaS;
TAD az ucpaicd disturbance hnu nau i',I" r tnc
statement had been read Mr. IL SIX announced
uai the following persons holIu- N',s'f -
thc Association: H. A. Whitfield. FIRST Vie lesidont:
nor Crnr.r \ iDnsoubeIrv william Pcter,n an Thomas
stewart, members of the Ccntral Committee " hesc
vacanric> Will dee filed" sad MIR Leash by the tPn-
licau primaries which will meet CdN ul-h sHall
proslby tender my resignation at some time mere
after. bot not tll get read. - ,
"Tuis -oll night to make it, shouted man III the
Gro sd, iuupMg to his feet 80
"That be-, but don't propose to do it,, cooly re-
piled Mr. L.iSk.
"TLcn wen bounce you," shouted another Of the
m3lcOnieutS.
"Tce d GERS for Harry Lcask erred ont an inrbriai-
ed follower of the IN, Sidcut-aud h ne all became re
wilde con Nearly man oi IL ioltN "fHyl IL
the room " as on his feet shouting and scscu lnS one
man rushed fY he pitcher b.ihd The Presidents
c3ue> or such other weapousaS were at hand TtundcY,
no pistol, were WI. and ths a. soon sctt ,dd wn oa
firccal contest at hslcufls b.twrcn very drunken
IN q man. champion OF t- Lcask fdctl u, aud one or
two OF o." " Iu.cprude Mt" Republic Is Tao lrSlnan
finally retired To antcr0on with part a} close eve
aud a cut the .Orehead. Wnc one o. hl, antagonists
stalte. the door, cXcIimnG, G me on out OF ths
boys. This whole busiu, :, : uncOn' tushnul."
NcIal of the mulc rcslF chlc members oi me Asso
cItiun let tie htl soOu rs tine clstuibaucr bcgu
and the secretary folded his book, and silently dropped
out ndoW in oiucr To save tuc dfchlNtS o
the Association from destruction. BE ore ne ponce,
who had been summoned by Nj J. ASK, reached nae scene
0i cohn ct. the fight over, nut tue SAD lucut
proceed n.s lost tacir flavor When he officers came
tr. Ica-k pointed ont two Of the cons lti Or anu
had thtm taken out The meeting men declared I'D
ioulurd aud MIR LedSk had s ihcbraied Irsh follower
scoItcd home by Two poiCcm H. as one oi Mr. Leash
fcuuS cOuhd ruudY told TRIBUNE report J., to Keep
them rDusus rom putting head on im.'
Inc Association viii nave another meeting lC-nighI