Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-13
NEW YORK PRIMARIES.
The Way the COnkling and Anti. COnk.
ling Factions Attempted to
Beat Each Other.
Turbulent scenes In the Fifteenth
Ward OF New York.
New \ ork Star.


at No. 362 West thirty-fifth street. A
portrait of the late President Garfield
looked down on the turmoil. The full
account of the re-enrollment was pub
lished in the Star, and the scenes at the
voting last night almost beggar descrip-
ton. Messrs Boyd, McCord and Sny-
der, all Stalwarts, the subcommittee
appointed by the central committee,
acted as inspectors of election. As
trouble was expected, Inspector Thorne
and $50 policemen were on hand to
preserve order. The fight was between
the Shook and Leask faction, who rep
resented the half-breed element, and
the Stalwarts under the leadership of
Isaac l. Siskind. The Stalwarts had
everything their own way, as they had
all the inspectors of election and the
police on their side, but the majority
of the voters were with the half-breeds.
PACKED IN ADVANCE BY THE sTALwARTs.
When the hall was opened it was
found filled with about 100 of the sup
porters of Siskind, or rather of the ma
chine. They were all in line and were
ready to vote. The street outside was
thronged with supporters Of Shook, but
it took them long time before they
could reach even the door of the hall.
The stalwart ticket was headed by
Isaac /. Siskind for president, and the
Shook, or half-breed ticket, was headed
by NJ. l.. HOLSTER for president
Messrs. Miller, Montgomery and Freck
acted as chalengers for Shook and
HOLSTER, while Patrick Mclaughlin
and John Conroy acted in similar ca
pacity for Mr.. Siskind. A man who
said his name was Boyle stepped up
when Mr.. Leask challenged him, and
said his name was McGovern. He now
called Mr.. Leask liar and threatened
to "break his jaw" Boyle was request
ed to write his name and succeeded in
spelling out pearl" His vote was re-
Jected.
STRIKING OFF THE HAIFBREEDs BY THE
DOZEN.
A lot of wordy warfare ensued over
several voters, among the challongers
and the candidates. The names of
dozens of men who were seen to hold
halfbreed tickets in their hands were
found to be mysteriously stricken from
the roll. The line formed all down the
east side of the hall and out on the
street toward Eighth avenue, There
was hallway on the west side of the
house, With a door leading into the
hall near where the inspectors stood
behind partition taking the votes.
l'About 9 o'clock this hall became
packed with members of the Tenth av-
enue gang from the Seventeenth ward.
DRIVING OFF THE POLICE.
The word was given, and the few po-
licemen standing at the door were
quickly hustled aside, and in rushed
fully twenty men. Shouts and shrieks
from the men in line were raised, and
the police forced about one half of the
men who entered back into the hall
way They were all stalwarts, and
those remaining inside took their
places at the head of the line. The
most intense excitement prevailed and
several blows were struck and benches
upset. Quiet was finally restored only
! to be increased when the anitor's wife
appeared at rear door and shouted
out: "They are forcing their way into
| tllc Ctlldi W tulll vi lHC Sts ItIIOI
took possession of many in the hall,
and break was made to get out; for,
with about twenty policemen and 200
! figting, desperate men in the hall. had
the gas gone out there is no telling
what the consequences would have
been. The police rushed to the cellar
and prevented such catastrophe.
| RENEWING THE MELEE
About $50 o'clock, when it became
apparent to the Stalwarts that goodly
number of halfbreed votes were being
put in, Mclaughlin gave the word and
the crowd from the hallway again broke
in through the doorway. The confus-
ion was then at its height, and the III
coming crowd made a rush for the
| head of the line, so as to throw back
the half-breed voters. In moment
over twenty men were fiercely engaged
in pounding and tramping on one an
| other at the head of the line. Cries of
murder !" and "police p rang out, the
voters in line broke from the ranks, up
set the barbados keeping them in line,
and the widest excitem ent prevailed
| The police rushed in off the street in
considerable numbers, and some of the
challengers and candidates became
terrified and fled back of the partition,
where the inspectors were ensconced.
| These latter were about beating re-
trea. through the rear window when
the fighting and kicking in front was
declared at an end 1t took about ten
minutes to get things in order and gath
er up the hats and coat tails.
/ Mr.. sIsKISD HAS A LITTLE GRowL.
Order had scarcely been restored
when Mr. Siskind got into growl with
William Reinhardt a Custome House
Inspector, who stood in line ready to
vote the half-breed ticket, Siskind call
ed him cur and man of many col
ors.
"You shouldn't talk" replied Rein
harlt; "you offered me $25 to put you
up on my ticket"
"You are liar and loafer," yelled
Mr.. Siskinds, jumping over few
benches and going for Reinhardt, "and.
sick as | am, I'll punch your jaw"
Then the yells again broke out.
| aNa, 90 npot do II outside " said