The morning call., 1894-08-16
BARCLAYS FIST.
Captured a Republican
Central Club.
ORGANIZER COHEN REMOVED,
Lifted From the Platform bv a
Dexter Uppercut.
LIVELY TIME IN THE THsRTIETu
Large Turnout of Republican Voters
in Almost All the Assembly
Districts.
LIVELY TIME IN THE TH,RTIETn

the Ihlrteth Assembly District by q
clamorous vote, smashed in the face by
Tom Barclay. who had been as clamor-
ously chosen to supersede him. and knocked
from the platform.
Windows were opened and an attempt
made to toss the club roll into the street.
and before the three police officers who
had been called in to prevent trouble could
act the club organization was com pletely
overturned.
Those who participated in this revolu-
tionary form 81 politics declare that
Cohen was appointed organizer In the
Thirtteth District for the purpose of aid
Ing d. Nj. Burns In his candidacy for the
United States Senate.
When the meeting was opened in JUS
tice Hall, Pythian Castle, at O'Clock last
o evening. Organizer |. 5. Cohen named ..
Harris as secretary, but contrary to the
rule adopted at the other club meetings,
declined 10 select the enrolling committee,
stating that he would not announce
their names until the club roll had beeu
closed
Trouble began at the outset. There
were two factions, smaller one which
supported Organizer Cohen ana larger,
Eolsler, less organized one which looked TO
James q. Gilleran and Tom Barclay as its
leaders. There was rush for the roll at
the VeTy beginning OF things, and three
police officers Tad to be summoned TO
Que!l the distur bance before registration
began. Then a line was formed. and be-
tween the large crowd which stood il file
and the work of TeDeaterS it was after II
O'Clock before the last signature was "a
tached and something like 400 names had
been placed on the list.
demand was made by the faction of
the outs that it be allowed to make a COPY
OF The roll. The demand was backed by
the reading of q section of the call which
the faction claimed gave it this right. Or
eanlZer Cohen would not recognize the de-
mand. He ordered those present to their
seats and called upon the police officers to
enforce his order.
Tom Barclay shouted: "You are nobody
but clerk here. There is no chairman.
4On can't order anybody to be seated"
Put your finger down, don't y0u shake
your fist at me-" retorted Organizer
Cohen.
The miscellaneous cries of a disorgan-
lied meeting followed.
Barclay offered q motion that he be al
lowed TO make copy Of the roll.
No motion is in Order" ruled Organ
izer COLLEEN.
Il appeal from the decision of the
chair" shouted Barclay ana then be and
Secretary Harris got into quarrel.
Il name John Allen as chairman Of the
enrolling committee, and"
Organizer Cohen had got that far
toward naming an enrolling committee,
when Barclay moved that Messrs. Gil.
leran. DoTah and McQueeney be ap-
pointed to make a copy OF The roll. he put
his own motion because Organizer Cohen
would not. Then some one nominated
Barclay fer chairman, and in this in
formal way Organizer Cohen was de-
posed and Barclay installed. Barclay
took his place on the platform
belle Cohen and as the latter attempted
again TO name an enrolling committee,
calling on the police to maintain order.
Barclay hit him a blow which sent him
sDra W ing from the platform. He fell into
the arms OF friend and while gathering
himself together an attemp. was made to
seize the club roll. The police were too
quick and seized the document.
4 procession followed the police officers
to the quarters of the State Central Com
mittee. Il was locked. An attache was
found, the door opened and the document
deposited IN the rooms OF the State Central
Committee.
The faction which took foreible control
OK the meeting at the close claims that
Cohen was made organizer for the purpose
OF aiding the candidacy OF NJ. w. Coffey
for the Senate and Charles O'C0unor for
the Assembly, both OF whom they profess
10 believe are favorable to the candidacy
# D. n. Burns for the United States
Senate.
". S. Russell acted as organizer in the
Twenty-eighth District. E. P. Peterson
mittee consisted of Charles Franklin, j.
T. Durnln and Henry d. Miller. There
are l2O signatures on the roll.
Gustav Melsing organized the club in the
IWenty-nlnth District. Frank W. Miner
acted as secretary. Joseph 'Brien. F. I
blowers and Thomas Barry constituted
the enrolling committee. There were $50
names signed to the roll.
Temporary organization was effected
in the Thirty first Assembly District with
HDarles Martln as secretary and James
Wilkinson. q. w. Bayreuther aud George
II. Mannion as the enrolling committee.
the club roll was signed by 400 men
William Smadake presided and read the
call for the meeting.
The roll of the Thirty-secoud Assembly
District received 300 signatures. The en-
ToIIment committee was named as follows.
John E. Heilman. James Symon and Jerry
Lucy.
Harvey C. Somers oficiated in the
Thirty-thrd District. naming John T.
Dare as secretary and later 7. Dugan. r.
D. Goggin and r. l. Welsch as the COM
mittee on roll. The crowd was so great in
Mannerbund Hall that three policemen
found difficulty in keeping the stage clear
and the men in line TO sign the roll.
The ThiTty-fourth District Club was or
ganized at Blair's Hall.
g. II. Umbsen called the meeting to or
der and j. j. Jackson served as secretary.
George Burkhardt, A. j. Allen and w.
Chalmers were appointed as committee to
scan the roll. About 1000 men signed the
roll before II o'clock.
The Thirty-ffth District organized It's
club at Cars Hall. Mission and Twenty
fourth streets. j. II. Dawson was organ
lzer and c. l.. Martin secretary. The
committee on roll was d. Creamer, ii.
Lehmkuhl and James de Succa.
county Committee Chairman G. W.
Manwaring called the meeting to order in
the ihlrty-sixth District al Guerrero and
Twentieth streets, John Mccain acting as
secretary. The committee on the roll was
j. h. MctaGn, John j. H0re and G. w.
Taylor. Ii was after midnight when the
ED OF the line was reached and the last
name signed to the roll.
An attempt TO get control of the Thirty
seventh District was made by William
BlatIner, Al Rasch and lheir faction.
This gave rise TO bitter contest,
When the meeting was called tn order
by Organizer II. G. Fairchid in Mowry's
Hall, on Grove street, the benches were
crowded with strangers from other dis
trcts Fully tW o-tbirds OF those present
we're believed to be suffers. Contr actor
O'Brien's teamsters from Ninth ard Fol-
som were there in BODY, and gangs from
Crimnins' district took hand. Among the
most energetic workers was Tim Sullivan.
who ''dId politics" in the Twenty-ninth
District yith Crimmins at the last pri-
maries. Blattner confined himself to