Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-24
DISRUPTED.
The Orc FinO Club Members
Disagree.
WHO PAID FOR THE FURNITURE
The Boilers Assemble and the Moore
Faction Packs the Meeting and
Carries its Point.

Fino Club last night, rather discountint
in gloom and general unpleasantness the
performance given by Luna the night be
fore. If the meeting which took place
in Justice Austin's courtroom had beer
made up of Democrats instead of enthu
siastic members of the "party of grea
moral IDEAS" it would probably bt
called a "howling mob of the unwashed,' ,
or some such name, by the Republican
papers.
The Orc Fino Club is generally sup
posed to meet in rooms on First street
where hangs gaudy campaign banner
Mr.. Walter S. Moore serves as its Presi.
dent when he is not dancing a clog
dance on some primary ballot-box
Any one who climbed the dark stairs
and penetrated to the regular rooms oi
the club last evening found no one there
except Mr.. Niles and Mr.. Fehneman,
two of the men who were arrested fo1
complicity in the breaking of the ballot
box. The rest CT the club were holding
an indignation meeting in the neighbor-
hood of the police station. The location
was wisely taken.
| The meeting was called to order about
80 by Vice-Presdent A. Montana. He
stated that number of members of the
Orc Fino Club had asked that meeting
be called to take action upon the out
rageous conduct of some of its members.
A temporary secretary was appointed,
and then the show began.
Mr.. Benjamin, who is the attorney for
Mr.. Moore's henchmen in their appoint
ment with the police authorities which
is to come off to-day, opened the per-
formance with the very pertinent inquiry
of "What are we here for?" Since
Flanagan asked that question at Chicago
four years ago, it has often been asked at
Republican meeting, but it never was
more unsatisfactory answered than last
night. At the end, there were not ten
men in the room who could have told
what had been done or for what reason
they had met.
In answer to Mr.. Benjamin's question,
Mr.. Kelly handed in series OF resolu-
tions, reeking with long words and legal
phrases. On the third reading it began
to dawn on the meeting what they
meant: that the club, or the part of it
assembled there, denounced the pro-
ceedings in the Fourth Ward on Satur-
day and all concerned in them, and as
these proceedings would inevitably be
laid to the Orc Fino Club, it was pro-
posed that committee be appointed to
investigate the matter and to report on
the advisability of abandoning the club.
The Chairman proposed that before
any action be taken in the matter, Niles
and Fehneman be sent for and heard in
their own defense. The Secretary of the
meeting thereupon jumped up and wav-
ing his arms wildly, shrieked out that he
would not listen to them. Later on he
forgot about this resolution long enough
to submit quite peaceably to being
called "liar" and "no gentlemen" by
those individuals when they arrived.
Mr.. De Las Casas made very infam-
atory speech about instantly withdraw
ing from the club, for which he was
heartily hissed.
"Hold on, boys!" cried the Chairman.
'No kissing! Remember, we are all
gentlemen"
One of the gentlemen" in the back
part began to make speech, which soon
revealed the fact that he was very full.
During the rest of the evening he con-
triubed a lively comedy element to the
performance by jumping up at the
"ions .ihO anu PiOPooih6 Ill PoooAciO
points of order. 1t took all the spare
down. The resolutions were read and
discussed separately, and the first one,
which merely denounced the perpetrat-
ors of the outrage was adopted.
1t was moved by Mr.. McAllister and
carried unanimously that committee of
five be appointed to investigate the
charges which had been brought against
members Of the Orc Fino Club, and to
report thereon at a meeting to be held at
some future time.
The chair undertook to appoint this
committee, but could find no one who
was willing to serve except Mr.. McAllis.
ter. He was still engaged in searching
for the other four, when a stampede OF
the element of the meeting which had
advised the withdraw from the club
took place. At preconcerted signal they
got up and bolted into the anti-room.
The door was locked, and they held a
caucus by themselves. An orator on the
out side mounted chair, and declared
that the boilers proposed to break up the
meeting and reorganize when the Moore
faction had left the room.
The scheme was afailure. The other
crowd staid by and sent over to the regu-
lar hall for reinforcements. When the
boilers came out of their secret caucus,
the complexion of affairs had changed,
and the Moore crowd were overwhelm-
ingly in the ascendency. When Niles
and Fehneman entered the room they
we're greeted with a cheer that showed
that the s,mpathies of great majority
OF the club were with them.
The ballot-box prestidigitators ther
began to carry the war into the enemy's
country. Instead of being denounced
they denounced the others. They made
speeches triumphantly clearing them
selves, and showing that they were thu
real Orc Finos, and the others only
base alloy, pinch beck imitation.
Mr.. Niles came out strong on the prin
cipal question, and narrated some inter
esting facts. "Who had paid for the fur
niture in the club rooms and footed tn
bills for all political performances thu
far? Walter Moore and his friends. VII
were these bullies? They had no stand
ing either in the club or the party. ] he
were nobody"
The alleged respectable element" sa
silent and discounted. A temporar
advertisement was created in their favo
by an epileptic fit, done by young ma
by the name of Wells. He was carrie
into the anti-room and restored to COL
sciousness. The meeting went on. el
tirely now in the hands of the Moor
g men.
j Fahneman sold that tho Oro Fir