The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-09
NOT EXACTLY HARMONIOUS.
POLITICIANS VINO USED THEIR FISTS
As WELL As THEIR TONGUES.
| An Ex-Candidate for Mayor In n Police st"-
tion-Entrnnce Demanded TO the National
| HnrfY,s ExecutIxe CommIttee MeetIng.

An EH-Nnnutdntc MhNor w "'''' Wv
tion-Entrnnce Demanded to the National
Party's Executive Committee Meeting.
Room "a in the Cooper Institute was last
evening the sccno Of the most dsorderly
political meeting that has been had in this city
since the days when the Tammany Democrats
used to hold monthly pow-wows In the
old wlgwam. The participants In the
meeting composed the Executive Committee
OF tho National party. AT half-past O'Clock
about fifty persons were In the room and rs
many more stood outside the door, trying to get
In. Ex-Judge P. J. Joachimson called the meet
ing to order. and then the trouble began.
Frank Waters moved that Daniel Sheehan be
made Sergeant at Arms and Marcus Hanlon. the
Secretary moved that Sheehan be made Assist
ant Sergeant-at- Arms. w. A. A. Carscy, the
workingmens candidate for Mayor in 1876.
objected to Mr. Hanlons amendment. because
there could be no Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms
appointed when there was no Sergeant-at-
to be assisted. A dozen men took the floor to
debate the question. and the Chairman was un-
just then Mr.. John Meehan. Jr.. put his head
doorkesper. Mr.. George, q. Banzer pushed him
back Meehan brandished a postal card and
shouted. Two got atcket. and will come in"
This was greeted with cries OF -, Come in.
who were in the room. The outside crowd
pushed Meehan toward the door. and the dele;
| those outside The Chairman put down his
cane. and settling himself, back in his
chair, awaited the issue OF the struggle.
Tor the ms and Mec6an was showed hatless
and eoarlcss into the room. flushing up to
| the Secretary's desk he flOurlshod his ticket
| and yelled, Hanlon, don't l belong TO thIs
| Certainty You do d" the Secretary replied.
| "Then why did YOU send me n ticket which
| would not give me admission to this hall p de-
mandcd the excited delegate. " | don't care
| - for young Joachimsrn or any other mani
| The settlement Of this question was inter-
rupted by n police officer. who entered the room
| Mayor. on the complaint OF Mr.. Banner. the
doorkeepGr, who charged that S9rssy had Al
| bleed. The cx-candidato for Mayor wns taken
out Of the room aud locked up in the fiith street
This episode over. the Chairman ngain called
This brought Mr. Meehan to his fect. "
object to- everything he shouted. until the door
question is settled. | was thrown out three
times. ] move tnat ne ohairman and serrGii nI,,i
Try tcnd Ine GVpr orn lot ln ,,n in u"''
u nominate Mr.. Patterson OF the sixteenth
District as doorkeeper,, delegate shouted
III move that the Committed on Organization
keep the door and admit everybody whom they
know to BE- membsr OF this e9mmittec' sai'
| Mr.. ORcilly of the Twentieth District
An amendment was carried for the appoint
ment OF three doorkeepers. md Messrs
| O'Reily O'Sullivau. and Patterson were named
At this Mr. Meehan again took the floor.
presented n ticket signed in black 10y lianlor
and Joachimsen.' he said and was fired ou
by two doorkeepers and a policeman because I
was no, signed In rcd. move that men witt
both kinds Of tickets be admitted
The three doorkcepers then took their places
and several persons with and without tickets
order having been restored. the Secretar,
called the roll. As he sat down dozen mel
Secretary counted his tally list and announce,
that u, delegates had answered th'
Sn, % vns and two the more iTan
! This declaration was followed by great con
fusion. Twenty delegates questioned the sec
rctary's count, and insisted that there were no
seyenty-scvcn delegates in the ROOM Nj
Mcehan moved that the roll he again called
and TINT every person as his name was calle'
| walk from one side of the room to the other.
Ex-senator Thomas J. Crsamer then took tn
floor lie said that all the trouble had heci
cause by pretended friends Of the organ i2Ation
He knew that one OF these men had told Tam
h"nS aSuh h"n moi % hod The organzaon @ for TAM
many Hall. Their last meeting had adJournc'
10 meet in Masonic Hall, but noticcs were after
0 ward sent for a meeting in the Cooper lnsti
tute. This was done TO confuse the member
and keep some Of them away. He suggcste'
that the commlttee adjourn to Friday ANA thci
, Mr.. Grenmer aud several Of his irienda there
, upOn went ont OF the room.
81 this Cant Mullady of tho Eighteenth Dis
! | trict spranE to his feet and shouted. eNctedly
! man who makes insinuations against maj
| without naming the man To- whom he refers. a
Mr.. Crcam"r did - mcaner Than the meanes
. man in tho world"
Mr. Theodore Allen Of the Eighth Warl wa
! then recognized Ivy the Chair. He moved tina
the seycnty-scven names be called, and tha
each man arise and answer. The motion wa
| carried and the names were called. AT the con
I clusion OF tho call the Secretary declared tina
siNty-thren persons had answered. The Chair
. man announced that no quorum was present
| Several delegates wished to 20 on with III
! business oi the mcrt!ng. and the SECRETARY he
g gan TO read some proposed bylaws. But thi
business was stopped 10y Mr.. Theodore Allen
= vino. In n short speech. said that the commltte
: was tender Ia the great national party whic
was organized throughout the country. and
would inIure that great party il this committc
should do its business when quorum VAS NJ
present lie moved an adjournmrnt Contu
| sion and disorder again cnsued, but the motto
| WIS CARRIED. and tho committee adjourned
| Wcdncs lay evening next