The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-14
MONTICELLO CLUB CLOSED,
so IT WAS REPORTED ABoUv TouN
 LAST EVENING.

There Will Probably be Two Sets of Delc.
 tion-The Town Committee Refutes MT.
 Mills Claim to tho Chairmanship-P. McDermott Says: "We All Know James E. McGann; he is the Boss of tho Third Ward"-Ninth Ward Republicans. Political circles were surprised last evening at the rumor that the Montl- cello club, the chief democratic organi- zation i'll this oity, was closed. Nothing definite could be ascertained as to the accuracy of the report, or as to the length of time that the club would re- main closed. The source of the rumor could not be traced. The only definite thing which could be learned was that certain members of the club found everything fastened when they at tempted to enter the building last eve- ming. The steward had been given a leave of absence and the house was de- serted Inquiry devolped the alleged fact that the club was abont 5000 in debt, with barren treasury. There will be a meeting of the board of governors called shortly to consider what action to adopt in the premises. A gentleman who has good chance to
 know whereof he speaks concerning
 the management of the club said that the matter would be satisfactorily ad- justed.
 When William J. Mills called the gold meeting to order on Wednesday even ing in the Hyperion he announced that he did so as chairman of the democratic | town committee This claim is disput- ed by a majority of the committee which met some days ago and elected | James B. Martin chairman. They hold l that MT. Mills has no claim upon the | office.
 | The town convention to elect dele | gates to the state convention will not be held until next month. Unless the l differences are healed, and there seems now to be no likelihood that they will be, l there will be two sets of primaries held | to elect delegates to this convention, one called by the silver democratic
  l ident, and the other by William J. | Mills, the deposed chairman. In this event the state convention will be cs.n- l ed upon to decide the case. l The Third ward voters held meet- l ing in the blacksmith shop of F. Mo-
 Dermott on Cedar street last evening.
 There were about fifty persons present. Improvised seats were provided by | 1ri nc nf nynY Y,fU wi h a board set across7the tops. # Andrew Smith presided. The first
 serious hitch was over selecting a name for the club.
 Alderman Brennan desired the club called the Democratic Third Ward
 Campaign club.
 | F. McDermott moved to amend by
 christening it the James G. McGann
 Bryan and Sewall club.
 | McDermott was not at all particular
 about the club bearing the name of
 Bryan and Sewall but he did wish that
 MT. McGanns name should designate
 the club. 'Who are Bryan and Sew
 all?" he exclaimed; i've do not know them, but we do know James B. Me- Gam. He Is the boss of the Third ward.'
 Alderman Brennan thought that the
 name of MT. McGann would have a bad 1 effect on the growth of the club. l The discussion began to wax warm
 when a blow from the chairman upon
 the anvil near which he sat brought | the belligerent debaters to a halt.
 Bernard Hope, the secretary, sug- | gested that the name of the club should | be the James F. McGann-Bryan and
 Sewall Third Ward Democratic Cam-
 paign club.
 | The Third Ward Democratic Cam | paign club was finally settled upon and
 the meeting adjourned.
 The Ninth ward republican club en~4
 tertained the Mckinley legion of the
 Ninth district last evening at the tent
 on Dixwell avenue. Judge Dow, F. w.
 Orr, Charles Comstock of the Sixth
 ward and Fred Coates, president of the ! club, addressed the meeting.
 The Mckinley Legion Glee club furn- | ished music for the occasion. After 1is-
 tening to the speeches the company
 was served with watermelons. About l 200 were present at the meeting. l yTT lSE M