The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-21
QUARRELLING REPUBLICANS.

ROW IN THE SEVENTEENTH ASSEMBLY DIS
TRIcr-THE MASON FACTION TRIUMPHANT
The Mason and Simonson factions in the Seven
teenth District Republican Association held high
carnival at the meeting held last evening at Turn
Hall. No. 341 West Forty-seventh street. and from
the time of the opening ut eight o'clock
till its close at hafpast eleven it Of
fusion and much merriment. there two or
three fights, but no one seriously hurt, and the
disturbances quelled without the interference
OF the police. The first business taken up was the
reading of about hundred and thirty five Of
proposed new members who reported by the
Committee on Admission eligible candidates for
membership. The chairman of the committee had
no sooner got through with the reading of these
names than the secretary, Mr.. James w. Perry,
stated that it not the report that had been
agreed upon. about sixty had been left off. and
perhaps for good reasons. There were cries about
this time from several parts of the asking why
certain names had been rejected The president,
Mr.. Simonson, with some difficulty brought the
meeting to order and Mr.. Joel Mason
took the floor He said that the attempt
to bring in between one and two hundred members
at this time seemed to be for other purpose than
to carry the election for officers next December and
he did not care whether they were Mason men
temptible and mean to enlist quantity
of people into organization for that purpose. He
of scores that would join if solicited He did not
think the committee had the necessary time
to investigate the qualifications Of these new
men for mem bership and as they would be just
good republicans next January they were at
present he would move that the subject of their ad
mission be postponed till after the next election.
Mr.. Mason was interrupted several times during
his address with cries OF 'Oh, you wan it close
corporation, while tie president kept rappng his
gavel aud shouting "Order."
Mr.. BeAtte, on behalf OF the committee, replied
to Mr.. Mason that the committee had taken every
Ifinr tn1i in fhaa sf
reported for membership, and he believed that bet
ter or more honest committee of it's kind sat
Mr.. Lcfferts, another gentleman on thel umonson
side Of the house. remarked that he had heard
ua tan e We M
believed Colonel Mason wanted a close
poration. and that was all he was working
Tor. The Colonel had said great deal about
the men who went to the war and bled for their
country. As for himself. at the time OF the war he
was not old enough to fight. but would IL he
Colonel sharon was old enough but did
not. At this point there was much
kissing and cheering commingled, and Alderman
John McClove got up, and in an excited manner
said ~ deny that assertion; know better. In
the hour OF need he fought for his country" He
pulled into his chair by Colonel Mason and the
EXCHANGING COMPLIMENTS.
Mr.. Mason then attempted to speak, and an old
man named Joseph ogle shook his cane in his face
saying. "If you were colonel you were cut
throat"
Colonel Mason--If am to be interrupted in this
way and called cutthroat. ask that this man be
elected.
Cries OF "Put him OUT resounded throughout
the room, and two three persons stepped up to
carry ont the order. Several others came forward
to Interfere and general for time seemed i'm
minent.
IL move we adjourn" cried q man In the of
the president, and the motion seconded by
several different voices by dint of much exertion
and persuasion the part OF the president and
others order at last restored and the business
of the meeting proceeded. Justice F1ammer took the
floor and following in the wake of Mr.. Mason
read long report to show why the l3j
new should not be admitted. He was
also frequently interrupted and had several
times to call for tie intervention Of the Chair.
Amid cries of "Question! Question: Mr.. Mason's
original motion was at last put aud ayes and nays
were called for. During the reading OF the roll the
inost intense excitement prevailed throughout the
room, and IL seemed ~ IL every second man in the
had pencil and paper in his hand keeping tally OF
the vote. As several Of the more prominent names
were called they received with either cheers or
misses, and this tended to add the excitement OF
the scene When at last the vote announced
ayes ITO, nays 1GI-the hall In q perfect
uproar. Men shrieked and howlod, and il seemed
AZ II pandemonum was let loose Tor few moments.
man named Asch. Of the Simonson party,
Jumped across the benches and struck
man named Winterboitom OF the Mason
party Crowds gathered about each; but though it
again looked az II general row impending, IL
was queled before any serious damage was done.
The meeting then dissolved itself without any for
NAL adjournment.