The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
ALL AwRY OVER POLITICS.
4 RUSPUs IN CoLORBD REPUB-
LICAN Gums.

Mrs. HAT. an Ardent vi Kinieyite, ThouGbt
Mr-. Dempsey's Mortoa Prociivities
Had Impeiled Her 90 Capture the
woman Auxiliary Corps for Morton
The Colored Republican Club Of the county
Of New York Is threatened with disruption be-
cause of two factions In the Organization
Samuel Moran, the President. and n majority
OF tie members are believers In Mckinley.
Caleb Simms and his followers think Morton
should be the nominee Of the Republican party
for President, and they are doing their best
to swing the club Into line for him.
But this rumnus l. only an incident compared
to the one between two Colorcd women, both Of
whom nrc leaders In advancing the interests
OF their race. The princit ais In IL were Mrs,
Clementine Dempsey, the senior commander
OF the Woman Auxiliary Corps Of the John
A. Andrews Post. q. A. r., and Mrs. Ellen A.
Hall, the Vice. Commander Of the same porA
Mrs. Hall Is known ia n hustler. She was the
organizer of the Ellen Hail Colored women's
Republican club. and Of the Stalwart Repub-
lican Club, an organization for men. In poll
tics she Is n red-hot anti. machincite, and she n
for Mckinley first and last. She has impliciN
confidence in the present city administration.
and was rewarded for her fidelity some time
ago by being appointed matron of one Of the
city's free baths.
When the Colorcd Republican County Club
was organized last October, Samuel Moran
WINS elected President. lie was n Milholland-
lite then. but six weeks ago he decided that
McKinley would make q better candidate
than Morton. Moran says that he furnished
81, 500 to eonip the club house. and that AZ h.
and The majority ~ Tho momhors hort."o ~
the Ohio man, McKinle, is the one they are
going to whoop 1t up for. On the other hand,
Caleb Simms and his brother. Rush Simms,
say that Moran did not furnish the money TO
fit up the club house, but tina, Moran borrowed
II from M,lhollahd, and that the club is mort
gagged to him. and consequently some of it's
ie,nprrs SUPPORT Int RE ueh'ial oahd'uate
he is IN FAVOR or namely. Morton.
women,s AUXILIARY Corps Of the John A. Ed-
800 -, o.. ,a,a = W. ."1 'Dl' q, hu.
R"r"I Eos' cInh i non %e'', snn,or c tn1 rolo[sa
DEMPSEY, who lives at go West twenty eighth
street, and who l., said to be ,riondlr with
Rush Simms, called the last meeting at his
house. nan 4. ,
seventh street Ssins TIE y!cs-Co,nmander.
shout hGSe Desn notified or the change or
about, fifteen others. who. with Mrs. Hall. RS.
paired to the club house, where they expected
prepared luncheon for the members. and when
IL rned that Mrs. Dempsey was holding
tie meeting in her own house. she was angry.
she entered without much ceremony.
seyf" exclaimed Mrs. Hall, as she burst into
the room where the meeting was in progress.
whats the meaning of WHAT" asked Mrs.
Demn;ey.,
why is onc.half the corps here and tho
other half at the clubt"
oh. we wanted to cut down expenses"
why didn't, you notify all the members2"
inquired Mrs. Hall.
Mrs. DEMPSEY said she had done so. Mrs.
Hall con ;radicted her. The. Senior Com
mander advanced on Mrs. Hall. who had as
snmed a 5%ellicose attitude, and the two wo-
men said harsh things OF each Other at short
range. ON Mrs. Hall intimating in no un-
certain terms that She interded to remain un-
til the meeting ended. Mrs. Dempsey Quieted
dow and went back to her place. After tho
meeting was over, Mrs. Hall left with the