The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-04
POLITICIANS IN A BR0lL.
4 sToRMr MEETING or TIE THIRD
DTSTRICT RIpTBLICINS.
Cane. and Fists and Hard Tnlk-O One Man
Arrr.tcd and IIenvy Member Thrown
unvn stairs What tive Leaders ~ny

Cane. and FIST. and Hard TniN-O One Man
Arrested and uenvy Member Thrown
lawn stairs What the Leaders say.
Tie, Third Assembly District Republican
Aes,,i1iion met for the first tno last evening
~ 22j Grand street. Tho Associations old
ouart,rs 80 ~ wcr' surrounded 10y a waiting
rr,re W r.. the hour So for tho meeting In an
advertisement in II morn ~; newspaper A
nnu tr.rl the door. and found that It WIS locked.
The waiting mon fau'lod thnt tho secretary
would soon appear and oprn the door. aud they
lonn.rj about patiently. Butni s o'clock "a self
appointed scout who had been securing tho
ncirhu1rhood reported that n meeting Of tho
Association was in progress in the rooms over
the saloou at 22j Grand street. Then there was
nsrrited race for the now place OF meeting,
As the men who had hcrr lcf, ont in the cold
entered the rooms :hcy found themselves in I'm
old-nshionrd political brOH. 1t began shortly
bciorc O'Clock.
Thomas H. Riley, President u the Association.
and an officer in the Court Of General Sessions
then raped with his gavel upon a table be-
tween the windows and declared the meeting
open. lie directed William lIanlou. the Secre-
mry. 10 call tho roll Mr.. Hnnlon had called
only two names when John Fauuing formerly
Custom House employee. stepped into tho
cleared circle in front W the table. lie shook a
paper in his up,iftcl right hunl.
q" have q protest that | want ~ read. Tho snid.
You're out of order" President Riley ruled.
but he allowed Tanning 10 read tho paper. It
Sas as follows:
H1~s'. Thor were certain irrcrusriues rcrnetrated
rrrivr' y ti, association were derived ot THOR
rshf- hy the uulnwful Hn' uucHlcdior tciior ct Mr
fHuas ". Riley IN causing g. b, i..ir,i n sn.calht!
a',rt ~ NlHi,,ion Z" sriect few. and snorne he
c,thns them from their ri.hu and PRIVILEGES at a
W7,~" A. separate election hcii on the same
Premises ~, mn"rt, was denied admission. and Old
uNt hca.cd h stephen Moshcr Tor rrv 'idcnt was duly
9,a,..,,,r't At s,crhcn Ne.hcr the only Identified
snd e-hil, ccctd President 'f thi, A.sciton Doe nov
preside rcndns tIe i.c,,H o ne central committed Ia
rrercne, to the aniirs @. thit Association
You are entirely out Of order" again said
49,. III 500 whether am" shouted Tanning
Pos any on" second my motion ~
one Of Little Johnny Div.npoC's Employees.
Then" fairly screnchol Planning. all in
IaT1s Z" Hf pges %n y S 4 6 5er 9 T Of
:. Vow lot tie Noes flaming shouted
Thor" wns faint response. fnnninG looked
about Tor Mosh"r, aut Do" did not present h m.
snlf. II Is suid that he stood In the lrong near
the door but concluded thut he did not want
the charn.anshir o Tho meeting just thrn. nnd
retired. Iunnlng looked about 'or a man that
he lanri,d w. p. ,pRai 70 ne crisis; HIS oyrs
carrier Z short. u rht man, with closs-cropped
reddish hair and fry -yrs.
Charles M"Manus conduit Mr.. Callahan. rs
temporary Chairman. e. TIA" chair said Fam
ming. AMI tner" wrr" some shouts Of nuIrnVal.
Thomas II. K"atine. stepping from near Score
tary Hnnlons desk toward Fnnnins Why
don YOU hrln2 out your guns, Ths was I'M
derstood 10 be q taunt aimed over Tanning s
shoulders Ht those VINO displayed pistols.
knives. and even razor ~ the last monthly
meet NJ OF IN" association.
pr.~dent Riley sprans out of his chair.
caught 40 his cane that hat been concealed in
the folds # n lace curtain h,sile HIM, and
rushed toward FanpinE AMI callahan.
won't have his. am tHr regular President Of
this nsso.intion. and Am going 20 co. duct this
You're not" shouted flaming and Cal
lahnn, in breath. Every man IN the
tcom, was nov upon his feet. Broean
K-ating aud Mi,haai Grary. a troad should
cred siX-topier. pushed their WY IN o. pr,si-
dent Riley Tnrrr was straigh,tway - deefrn NJ
President Riley and Callahan wora the CEN
trail ngurrs They were furious. Their faces
almost tnmrhei, ana thnir eyes elar-d INTO each
others. Pres TINT Riley hrtudisned his cane.
mrnnringly. ana Collation. lrId his right hand
sIucE, when hloodshrd might huve resulted
70, msny 81 tarsg nrn a Il sNd xxx armed
lie stood between President Riley and Gala
ARREST that men. On cor " commanded Presl-
dent R.y 30 nt.ug g. Callahan.
Arrest tiW man. TOO. On 81. and III make a
charge ag'inst hum. Commanded Brocan, Hs he
polrt'd iu pr'sid, NJ L ley.
I'm Pr sIdenf oi thi- ns-oeiaiion." persisted
President Riley" ana want ;hat man arrested
Tint sriilos IT," lar1nicolly observed the
bury officer and he marched Callahan out OF
I'm ia him" exclaimed President Riley. rs
he caught up his hat and rus .ei ont.
Vice President Jones took the chair. Nc.
M glff D. b !
call tho meeting to order"
Broghn, " no one foot on chair said. nd
~ move. Sir. Chairman. that tho calling. OF
the roll and tDe read NJ %. ~" minutes be dis
prns"d with. ana tnrta committee Of three b"
appointed, at the ll'j SUR Of On" Chair. to lay
the whole matter before the Central Commit
"shutupw INTERCEPTED Heating
You're loaier" was Brogans prompt re-
lyon can't prove IT," was Keatinrs response.
McMauus, lnoS ne NJ the tAr0ng near the
door called for the yeis AMI nays. There was
pr"ponderance o! tie former Then Brogan
"Nlr Chairman. I move TINT this meeting
stanl adjourned 10 meet again nj smI1h's bur-
Their WIS chorus Of yeas, md then noisy
stamp-dc ~ two-thirds ~ the men began. Nc.
Matus followed TIE retiring men. They had
sehr"ly quilted the binding when President
"Wrn Cannnn's locked up in the Mulberry
Nrr"t police s'h'on for On" nlghi III prose-
eut" him in The Iomhs and & We j Ia him
straight. I've Ped him and other follows Ike
hin. around hereloo high. and now I'm going 10
shut r,gAt down. Before my more bus nrss 5
done. propose TO cle'r this room - all who nre
not mrut"r- except the reporters"
Thea ho went 20 10" l1wer end % the room.
ami. stopping hriore Herman Hol'ze. n sin
foot German. weighing about 300 bounds. lac
said:
Mr. Hottie. You must leave this room. The
L1mu'iyr COMMUNE pas expelled you. and
HOLY pulIsd LIS cigar and cooy eyed presi-
dent l.lioy.
LIT me- get nj him" shouted Kcating md.
bc'orc Pros lent Riley. who rid.rd out. | wnut
~ ightlng," could Irtyruf, Kratug surunl
upon H.2'. Buy II 'lN' slooA HIM OH. and
aimed a blow NJ HIM. > v"ral arms were inter
posed. ans IN th" nest Instant llotHn was oyer
IuW red. Hud the humping uu tn" subway toll
81 hls progress. Ir'-id,nt Ru,y tnrn hoteu
tAeauors AMI stationed luIrlr Ht them. Then
hr ratified Oh tao routine uus ness without inter-
ruWlon. Alter the meeting. President K4leJ
sHld:
TIM regular Kclmhllonn organization 81
this district Ge'i th'r primary TT 2oi
Grund slrrrt-oui old headquarters. Two hun,
drrd and t4iriy'iopr vote were p1!ri ior tn'
ticket "Hd 4 Dog lIwsii. NDt ono ticket wh-
scratched, The Mosacr-C adah0n-llrMan
gang set themselves up ~ a. hutrurr baup mex
door. aud. with the all OF Iunmany Hull rr