New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-23
THE WAR OVER THE CASINO
THE ARONsoN PARTY TRIUMPHs.
LIVELY FLECTION-HARD WORK BY BOTH slph'-
AN ELEVEN HOURS FIGHT.

duccd yesterday the stage Of the Casino OF WIN" "
notice was given I'm the official programme ~ "'' Vt"
! titled Tho annual election Of directors Of A'"
versus McCaull" The curtain rose at about haI past
! o.clock uron the fun strength OF the company
! II consisted Of the principals, Eu""iph "'','''"
! and John McCaull. the hero ana ''"''"
/ though rs 20 which which. eaoh sp''"''.
MIGHT form hi. own opinion. Then there were the e"'u
and had LAWYER c>Iudrc Dtcnhoefcr and David I'''n
,itt m IN whose re- pcctiyc cooduc., hadnc, the spec
tators were also the oihifcrs These were inc MINOR
characters. ev-Iud.c ArnouN and \. H. Hummcl' leg"
friends Of Rudolph Aronson; WI. Mcbride ana g.
F. Cmmminr, friends Of Mr. McCaull. and Edward
Arorson Albert Arou~on aud Nathaniel Meyers relatives
of Euoph The cho, consisted Of the stockholders ana
nroxcS among whom were l.. r. Roosevelt, James II.
Blc-Iin Ralph L. Andcr'on jr. Louis Leland E'""'"
ScheH and J. L. Phillips The properties consisted "i
two ballot boxes. which, when the curtain rose Were
placed in one of the Hobbies of the theatre These
boxes were 20 receive the east by the stockholders
or their proxies for directors and inspectors OF election
respectively. At twenty five minutes to Rudolph
Aron,on took the stage rather the chair ~ president
Of the company. and called the meeting 10
order W H. Sheppard one of the stock
holders al once moved that the halloi-boNeS he
moved 10 the stage and that that unconncd space the
election should take pace This carried unanimously
Nh McCaun then followed this mp 10y moving thati
porter, be admitted. This was opposed by tNJudE'
ArnouX in behalf of the Arou,ou party. He claimed th'
the meeting that Of private corporate"
and did nS concern the public in tho slightest degree
Eventually. however. MI Mc'auIl MOTION WIS '"'i"'
and an audience in the shape of reporters viewed the
remainder of the play. Mr.. Mcbride, Mc'auiIS sectr
tary then made his first appearance ana moved 'hl Il
spectorS of the election DE appointed I'M. was r' OUT
Of order 10y the chairman a. inspectors ma" ",n '''"
at the last annual meeting In the absence "l 'i' minute
hook ne Wa, compelled to name them according To ms
memory.
THE COMTDY BFGiNs N EARNEST
Then The comedy scene began. The inspectors. accord
inn, to Mr. Aron,ou were Henry T. smith. Edward Aron
SON and Pbijp \ Phillips, Up jumped Nj Mctaull. ana
in demanded the production of the missing
i,, hook -iyiu, the name, Of the inspectors elected
i, ,.,r won't tr7i. 10 voir convenient memory"
n said with y.ithcr1c sarcasm eve want the books
and We mean 10 have them Wen have monkcylne
.hou IL Tlo., copl. v,rr not elected last year. Whore
i,- A., l,.,..,,. poo
80. ,'..., 90, ..t1 soc,,t,rv Movers.
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I'.r .t ,.i. 90 .il tt, ,,rc.jl,rt e. was
So, o.,, and V-.,rJ b.t,r. tl,air
-
-, , r,-,.,r 1,;.t,,lon.er ot This. and shaking
=" I,.,. ~, ,,,. ,i,i,utive Mr. Never. asked:
9 ,,c ne re,ercc mat the book wa.
r., chi. ,tl,,, ,f,or fine failure of Grant * Vardr
90 .I..,,, s,,5 moo, AZ ,r..er.
~ a., ,,,tl,r oc.,..,r, testified mat II was last
49, -, ,..,.. a.. ,y, vi d. for. tbe f,,illr,i"
limited NJ, v.yer
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Mr. MAYER
Then came explosion. Nj. McCau,l jumped TO MS
feet aud demanded the instant production OF the BOOK
Mr.. Leayeutut said that 1T was true that Meyers had
sworn 10 both statements. and those present might take
their ch"i'e M'' l'' '"l "N'' "''" w ~ ''"' 'i''
Leaveutrtt and the latter rl 'l m ''' 9iiie >''''"
nc,.na.,e Ia..I., on the tronlel water. lie said it
lrr ,,,, ,i l,,l had never br,n rroucr, i'm lie
possession Of J.. l.. Drty the former secretary. Julian
Davies, the ASSIGNEE of Grant WarI had testified that
IL was MOI III ,nef o'n,, T.'" s ','" ,,
Meyers had testified truly when he -ld u was DO the
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true that the book WIS Tat seen ln ihr Once oil me
Casino Before that person had time answer ibis
M I bad ,. f,,,,. ,r-,,,,I t,t.ro.t At
Su rose anu S,il D' n''' cry ,,.'' ~ ,r hr
ever that the book WIS not Forthcoming. Inc tnree IN
spcctors, however, were all employed by Mr..
Al ,ioN,o' an" ,,,, y. ,..,, 1o hmm 20 I,t
Nv .. .',..,l. ,..,.., ,,to ~. ,
one {" ih''' I''i' '"" >'"'' ''N'' l'' ''" "'"' III.
place Edward Arou-ou thcrcupon resigned and Mr. /
,, ,., elected i,, ti. ,r.,e Tip.,nled fine first
'''' ' wa" 80
act oh the prologue.
CASTING THE vorEs.
The second act consisted of The casting of thc votes and
. ,t.,,' i..., , ..,-. ,, ,.i,.i,.,o ~ which , /
II was divided mo Nv" scenes 'H' paying q" WIG" 10,
cupied 10 little three hours. The frs, scene took
Mace ON the stage A.each -tocRhoIcr stepped rp 10
i''' y" '''' 5'''-' ''.'....i.,.- .lr..'.
OF AroI,'4 tickets were rs follows Ior Di,eior.-
Henry j. En,,,., Le%1,d .e'I! lpA Hem,
-, ,g''' Irtlr Far I,.i.ot,-, Of E,rii,1
r5 cln or El% o h ircg, yrr ' for b,rrior.
George l. Cumn,inI,, Jndi,, T. Vtnt,ey, N4iT :.
i4a roqd jqa il. Davis, L%aiai. J.. Witt iic@y /
William ! McIrldr AlryludcrA Cauidwoli
The latter were prlu,rd pink slips. the former
white. II the stock holder u person deposited Dis vote
delay trouble beyond the ldcft1 OI