Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-02-17
REPUBIICAN WINE 3IBERs.F Breach Between Two Members of tn New Haven Republican League.

REPUBLICAN WINE BEERS.
 A Breach Between Two Members of the
 New Haven Republican League.
 There was little incident in connection with the charity ball ill New Haven Mon day night that has resulted ill a breach be- tween Lynde Harrison, ex-judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and member of the third house for various interests, and George E. Maltby, member of the Execu- tive Committee of the Republican Leagr1e Club of New Haven, whose elegant quar- ters are located in the handsome structufe adjoining the Hyperion theatre on Chapel street As result of this incident the Executive committee will soon be called upon to hear charges preferred by MT Maltby against Mir Harrison for violation of the rules of the club, and counter-charges of M~ Harrison against MT Maltby for con duct unbecoming gentleman.
 ''In order to clearly comprehend the Is sue, says the Register, it must be known that the Republican League club is con nected by a sort of back-door entrance with the Hyperion theater. It has been the custom with members of the club to use this connection as a means of getting into the club house when social gatherings like the Charity ball are taking place Ill the theater, and the club house has been thrown open to the friends of members, who have found it a convenient place to lay aside their wraps and also to get re- freshment when they wanted it. On ac- count of the presence of ladies on such oc- casions, it has been customary for the ex- ecutive committee to make rule that no liquors or wines be served by the clubs caterer About two weeks previous to the l Charity ball the executive committee held a meeting and passed 8 vote directing that l no liquors be served in the club on that 1 night The house committee was directed to see that this order was enforced This committee consists of George E. Maltby H. B. Benton, and H. c. Warren. Nh Maltby, being the chairman, naturally was charged with the greater part of the re 1 bers of the club were generally informed of what had been done so that they could govern their actions accordingly"
 l On the night of the charity ball the wine lockers were closed and members who called for liquors were refused, Judge | Harrison among the number He pro tested against the carrying out of the order. This was about midnight and Mi Harrison and his friends had to go away without champagne. Early in the morn ing, when the club house was not crowded with people, MT Harrison entered with party of friends and summoned waiter and sent him over to 8 little room i'll tht rear of restaurant adjoining the oper, house for two bottles of extra dry whicl | he had previously ordered there. The waiter brought the wine and was about tt l enter the apartment where MT Harrison and his guests including several prominen 1 gentlemen and ladies, were seated, whe1 George E. Maltby of the House committe' ordered him to stop.
 'No wine can be served here tonight said MT Maltby He reminded MT Harri l son that it was unbecoming in a member | of the Executive Committee to break on | of it's own rules and that as chairman of thu House Committee he could not allow any such proceedings. The rule had been en forced during the evening upon othe members and it would not be fair to alloy one man any privileges denied to another MT Harrison said he had got the wine out side and it was nObody's business but hi own if he drank it there.
 MT Maltby was firm. The upshot of i vas that the waiter had to take the win back to the little room where he got it ant l lr Harrison, not to be outdone, went ant brought in the bottles himself. He had tn l wine, but he was not much better off then for he had no glasses and it would not b convenient to attempt to drink out of tn bottles. MT Harrison then ordered glasse and the waiter brought them, but again h was prevented from going ill with them b. MT Maltby who persisted that it was
 clear violation of the spirit of the rules.
 MT Harrison brought the glasses himself and in passing MT Maltby remarked, 'S don't suppose you will attempt to proven me from going in, will you! p MT Maltb did not make such an attempt and MT Hal rison and his friends had their wine La ter there was a stormy scene in which M Harrison told MT Maltby that he was Il gentleman and the latter responded in
 similar manner.
 The Register says: ''Mr Maltby, it understood, will prefer charges against NJ Harrison for violating the rules. Ther were few witnesses of the affair, but prot ably there will be no difficulty in convino ing the Executive Committee of the facts But it is said Mr Harrison will bring NJ Maltby before the Executive Committee O charges of conduct unbecoming gentle man. The general opinion seems to b that the chairman of the House Committe will be sustained in his endeavor to impal tially enforce the rules. What the furthe result will be cannot be predicted