The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-28
LONG HAIRS AHEAD
Trouble in the LyGeum Of
St. Pauls Of the Cross
Said to Be at
an End.
SHORT HAIRS TURNED DOWN
Several Members of the Club Send
Letter Of Censure to
Father Quinn.

1t was expected that at the meeting of
the c. Y NJ. L. A.. of St. Paurs Church
of the Cross, held in their clubhouse on
Central avenue, last night, that at least
forty or fifty members would resign. But
those who attended the meeting were
greatly disappointed. as not one member
sent in his resignation.
The trouble in the association is the
result of the semi-annual election last
spring. For the past year and a half
there have been two factions in the
association, one of which called them
selves the Long Hairs" and the other
side the Short Hairs
The Long Hairs" comprise all the
old and conservative members, and the
Short Hairs" the new and disturbing
element. There were at the last spring
election about one hundred members in
the association and each faction had
about half the Members. The Short
Hairs" however, claimed that they were
in the majority. AT any rate they elected
their candidate for President, Charles
Muller. and with the exception of the
Treasurer and financial secretary, the
rest of the officers.
Mr.. Michael McGivern, the Long
Hair candidate for Treasurer, and Mr..
Stephen P. Meehan, their candidate for
Financial Secretary. We're only elected
by one vote over the Short Hair candi-
dates.
Shortly after the newly elected officers
got down to work the Short HAIRS, 1t
is alleged, hired an expert accountant
to examine the books of the Treasurer
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suit of the examination was could not be
learned. Several Short Hairs, however,
said that they could not be very wrong.
as nothing was done, while the Long Hairs
laughed at the examination and said it
was only a case of spite, and doubt very
much if the books were ever examined
at all.
Then the Short Hairs began to run the
association to suit themselves. 1t is said
that if one of the Long Hairs got up in
a meeting and presented a resolution, it
was voted down. or he was jeered out
of the meeting. President Miller, it is
said, sat in the chair and looked on ait
the proceedings with a bland smile. The
Short Hairs were opposed to all social
gatherings being held in the clubhouse,
which is a handsome building, and they
bad the pool and billiard tables, which
We're on the top floor, moved down to
the parlor floor, so that there could be
no entertainment given in the house.
There was continual fighting and quar-
reiing among the members of the two
factions. which Father Quinn, the Mode
rator of the society, tried in van to sup
press. He sided with the Long Hairs,
which resulted in. the Short HAIRS threat
eTning to leave the association in a body.
1t was that threat which caused the ex-
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F F Quinn WIS at the meeting last
night n made short address The
j. Lindsay. a LONG Hasr,"S in the abb
sence OF President Muller.
Father Quinn said that he had never
been present at a more manly meeting
of the association since It's orga nizatioe
He said that he had received a letter.
s gned by twenty-five members of the
Short Hair" faction. censuring him for
taking sides with the Long Hairs"
when they were in the minority. and
claiming that they would never enter the
clubhouse again. The letter was signed
at a private meeting the Short Hairs
ns2d Monday night, at which President
Muller presided.
What the Short Hairs referred to in
their grievance against Father Quinn for
taking side with the Long Hairs. is
what appeared in the papers two months
ago regarding the disgraceful actions in
the clubhouse on Decoration Day night.
As will be remembered several of the
members. it is alleged, brought beer in
and held high carnival in the rooms
until early the next morning. The story
leaked out and each faction accused the
others of giving it to the reporters.
Things came to such a pass that every
means were resorted to to induce the
newspaper men to divulge the name of
their informant.
1t was said last night by several who
were at the meeting that the large ma
jority of those who signed their names
to the letter refusing to enter the club
house any more would be dropped any
way for non-payment of dues and that a
number of them had only been retained
in the club out of charity.
Everything is harmonious now, said
a prominent Long Hair, land I guess
we will have no more trouble"
Among the well known gentlemen who
comprise the Long Hair faction are AS
semblyman David H. Cagney. Timothy
Fl. Cagney. DR.. James J. Lindsay. Michael
McGivern. DR.. Charles Mcneil. Stephen
p. Meehan. Thomas Duff and the as
sistant rectors of the church.