Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-07
STIRRING EVENTS.
The Predicament of the Irish.
American Club.
POLITICAL MEETINGS.
Several Runaways Startle the Citi-
Zens, Some of Whom Are
Injured.

The Irish American Republican Club
has been rather quiet of late and visitors
to its headquarters, on Main street, OBJ
serve feeling of gloom which seems
to have prevaded the air within. The
members of the club, while they are
silent, cast mournful glances toward the
seat once occupied by the statesmanlike
form of Major p. S. Dorney, and every
time the door was opened Of late, to admit
visitor, the expectant look which came
over the faces of the officers and mem
bers alike and suddenly died away, was
pitiful to behold. Major Dorney was a
leading light OF the club and it was not
surprising that his absence should
awaken feeling of regret, but
if rumors and reports be true the long
ing for his presence was not merely per-
sonal regard. 1t is true the Majer Dor
ney has many personal attractions, in
fact, there has been many political and
other factions which have felt the force
of his magnetism. but there has come a
time when the absence of his possessions
is regretted more than himself. An anony-
nous letter reached this Office yesterday,
containing this sentence: cit is said by
some of the Irish Republicans that Pad
dy Dorney, the Chairman of the club,
skipped with a goodly portion of the
boodle." An investigation of this rumor
developed the following facts. The Irish
American Republican Club sprang
into existence through the ef-
forts Of the absent Major,
who in recognition of his services, was
elected Chairman. 1t struggled for ex-
istence for some time, but the frequent
collections at the meetings finally placed
it in condition to blossom out, and it
secured headquarters at No. 1O6 North
Main street. The money still rolled in
from one source and another until it is
said that $500 or thereabouts was on
hand. AS the leader of this congrega.
ton, Major Dorney took charge of the
and no thought of bonds
came to any ones mind, in fact it would
have been unsafe for an outsider to have
suggested that such were necessary. 1t
will be remembered that it was an
nounced short time since that an
would be given for the
benefit of the club. For this 5000
tickets were printed, and these were placed
in charge of the Major, and have not
been heard of since. Not very long ago
Major Dorney's form disappeared from
view and it was whispered that he had
gone to San Francisco. Time passed
and the affairs of the club became
precarious. Bills came pouring in but
the man with the money was not present
and there began to dawn upon the minds
of the members of the club the possibility
that they were minus Chairman as
we'll as their Treasury. A council
OF war was held and an investi-
CATION made. OF the 5000 tickets print
ed but 500 could be traced, and Of the
1900 there was not even trace. A letter
describing Major Dorney's many virtues
and taking ways was then written to the
Republican leaders in San Francisco,
and at present the matter rests in this
condition. The majority of the men,
bers of the club refuse to say anything
about the matter. Others say they
would not have cared if they could have
shared the spoils, and there still rests a
hope in the breasts Of all that the Major
will shortly return with the funds of the
club intact. There is, perhaps, no good
reason to believe that he will not.