The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-21
SUNDAY POLITICS.
Plans For Mass Meeting OF Hebrew
Voters Failed.
Lewis Sedersky Severely Injured in q
Row-Nor,h End Notes.

descent in the Third and Second Wards
yesterday inviting In the name OF the
Hebrew Independent Club, all to attend
lsst night In Odd Fellows Hall on Chalk
stone avenue. The nesting was not held
and different reasons for the faiiure to
hold the meeting are given. One faction
opposed to the powers that direct the
club claim that no one connected with
the club had the money to pay for the
hall, and that John Nelson's counsel
owed the janitor s3 for the use Of the hall
on a former occasion. Abraham Raho-
witch, one OF the leading lights OF the
club, said the reason the meeting was not
held, was that some Democratic disturb
ers were present who would have pre-
vented a calm and dispassionate discussion
called to consider.
After waiting nearly half an hour and
no one appearing to pay the hall rent the
janitor, who stated the hall had been
bired for a meeting in the interest OF the
Hebrew free public school, turned out the
lights and the voter who had gathered
left the hall aud word was passed around
to go to HedIey's Hall.
The circular issued for the meeting
was q very hazy one, and it got the
financial question more mixed up than
free silver orators generally do. Still, the
circular was OF q non bipartisan nature, for
1t said some people said gold was "no
al, 90
good" and also told about a farmer who
used COW, horse and oxen money. Tne
name of the hall was left blank on the
circular, but a NEWS reporter had been
told Saturday evening that Odd Fellows
Hall would be the scene OF the forensic
contest.
. The meeting that was not held has been
the talk of crrt, parties for nearly q
month, and Mr.. Rafovitcn told the
writer that the names of the 113 members
OF the Hebrew Club would be read at the
meeting, ard the enemies of ,he club,
who claimed it consisted OF but three
me m bers, would be thunderstruck when
they heard the roll of membership. The
roll was not read, of course, because
there was no meeting. As one citizen re-
marked, solve US the m oney and we will
hold n meeting every night"
At Hedley's hall the Socialistic Labor
Party held q meeting and to that place
went the voters, who were shut out of the
other hall. The questions OF the day were
discussed from the standpoint of that
party, after Abrs ham Boardman, the
chairman, had said 1t was not n meeting
of boodlers and told a rather noisy crowd
at the end of the hall that there was to
be no side show. After the regular
speakers had finished their discourses
there was warm debate during which
one citizen asked the chairman what was
the difference between the Socialistic Is.
Dor party and the Democracy. The chair
man tried to answer, but Mr.. Isaac A brams
was not satisfied and said the Republican
doctrine was all right and SO did Isaac
Bennett.
There was side discussion after the
regular meeting had adjourned, which
was ended In the customary way,nsmely,
the shutting of of the Has in the hall.
The head light OF the Hebrew Indepen-
dent Club was, during the discussion,
the reporters present.
HE WAS SEVERELY PUNISHED.
Yesterday afternoon Officer Nye arrest
ed John Gaffnev for an assault on Louis
Sedcrsky. go badly was the latter In
jured that he was taken To tho Rhode
Island Hospital, where II took seven
stitcnes to Gloss the wound on his scalp.
1t seems sedersky was travelling around
yesterday with three companions, one
of whom was Gaffney. The new friends
of Sedersky wanted, him to put up the
money for a bottle of rum, but ne refused
to do so, whereupon Gaffney remonstrat-
ed with him in forcible mapner Sed-
ersky then thought IL would he good
thing to report the trouble at the Second
station. and he did so. His companions
took n different view OF the matter, and
when he returned from the station Gaff-
ney, who was the ringleader Of the
party, picked up stone as big a. a mans
two lists and began pounding sedersky
with it. Later on Sedersky had bis opin-
ion as to the advisa ability of calling in
police assistance fully vindicated by the
meted out TO Gsffney.
NORTH END NOTES
officer Mccarthy suppressed disturb
ance on Gladstone avenue late Saturday
night. A number Of fellows had been
quarreIing in a barroom and adjourned
to Davis Park TO settle their dispute, but
Just before the park was reached the
agreement to defer hos,ilities until that
place was entered was broken.
The heavy rain OF Saturday night
caused a number Of washouts and about
ell there was lcf; Of famous DeIahunt
street In wanskuck, was the fences.
About Eve days ago some one stole a
Tricycle. from Robert Charles, WHO lives at
27e Charles street, bot he old not report
the theft to the police till last night.
Officer Jobn V. Simmons found two
young men who gave the names of George
II Andrews ard Eran ponnta nookfpU I'm