The New York herald., 1877-08-24
FACTIoUs REPUBLICANS.
TIE ROW IN THE FIFTEENTH DISTRICT REPUD-
LcAN ASSOCIATION SETTLED AT LAST THE
TrxsE PARTY DFFFAIrD

THE ROW IN THE FIJI rEsNTH DISTRICT REPuD-
LIcAN ASSOCIATION SETTLED AT LAST THE
LEAsK PARTY DEFEATED.
An adjourned primary election to select a president
OF the Fifteenth District Republican Association IN
place OF Horny S. LeasK. resigned. was held
last evening at No. 352 West Thirty
street. There were Two candidatcs-Olver Davis
said to bc dummy OF leask's and William NJ.
Montgomery. who has strcnuously opposed Mr. Leasks
rule in the district for some time. The feeling De-
Tween tho parties 10 the struggle has been growing
hotter Tor weeks and last night II was at fever neat.
When the doors opened at half-past seven
O'Clock crowd OF would-be voters poured into Inc
room, and ten minutes atterward the nan WAS
packed. A scrgean, aud twciy" palrolmeh
from tho Twentieth precinct we're present
10 preserve order as 1t vas feared that there wound
be some dsturban between The two contendng iac-
tions There was quite lively wora nah. a. PCS,
don't. A. v. Sanfcid and the two inspectors "ihlam
Mccoy and George Herman. as 70 tho appointment oI
ath,rd inspector Mccoy and Herman insisted on their
right 10 appoint a man. and Nj. Garfield contcnded
that tho officers OF the association haa th right mr.
and Robert M,ncr temporary secretary in place
of Bcrrian Keyser, who was absent mo
polls were then declared o,rc ,Sr votes nspector
Mccoy had a roll book supplied ny inc late
President Leask and Collins hna another copied i.oM
present absent IRON tho city, Every voter that came up
vas chaI len ced and Inspector Mccoy would furtveiy
neon INTO his book aud would, in most cases, declare
that tho mans name was not IN IT, ln-
spcctor Collins would immediately lind on
his book and then tho wrangc would begin
as 10 whether the party offering his ballot was mem
Der of the association not All hands would join in
tho and the votes were received at the rate
Of about one in fifteen minutes This wransng
would be varied every little while by tho cry OF
..Threc choers for Montgomery" which were scncr
ally gwen with q Will.
Whom the discussion became too hot Mccoy would
shut book with bounce and cry out. IL say that
man can't vote; that settles It," Though there was
In which the police were called upon ia inter
ferc the Of the continual fighting over the right
TO cast a ballot and the cheering on one
side or tho other could be heard blocks away.
Every lttle while, while these fights were going on.
Robert Millen, the Secretary. would jump up and
pointing his finger at Mccoy, would say, "l'il have
you indicted II you do not receive this mans vote;
you know his name Is on the roll and you dare not
show me your book J"
The polls according TO the constitution should close
O'clock but all those who were IN the room at
the who had voted should under the consti.
tuition, be allowed to deposit their ballots. AZ ten
O'Clock there another tight between Inspectors
Mccoy and Herman and tho Montgomery party, which
In the room TO vote while the former waited the
room cleared and the voting stopped
At eleven O'Clock, after much moro excitement and
much more dsgrnceiul sQuabbing, the polls were de-
clarcd closed and the counting began. Out OF "a votes
polled William W. Montgomery was found to have AZ
aud oliver Davis %. When this was read out by In
spector Herman the cheering commenced anew II
lasted for some minutes alter which they adjourned
to a ncighborng saloon to celebrate their victory