New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-17
NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
THE POLICE WERE CALLED ~.
HlRsH MEN OvERRULED pADY's FolLo"-
Frs AT THE THIRD WARD COMMIT

FRS AT THE THIRD WARD COMMIT
TEES MEETING IN BROOKLYN
The first meeting OF the Third Ward Republican
COMMITTEES OF Brooklyn since Its Reorganization u!
the General Committee was held last hish' All"
was so stormy that the police reserves OF the s'
Precinct called In 10 preserve ofoer i"''e
was a difference Of opinion as 10 whether OF ho'
4, was necessary TO call on the police for aid IL
was the Hirsh men who sent the telephone can ~
Police Headquarters. but the Dady men s"' -
was wholly unnecessary. and that the ponce VIZ
emnly called IN to aid the Hirsh men IN es'aosh-
ING n fictitious majority somewhat remarKapie
exhibition the part OF captain Mics y "''''
figures in the general scene 800
,The meeting held in the Johnston bu'ui't
Jonathan T. Norton. who was declared pres'u'''
bv the Reorganization Committee was ]" '
chair John Anderson served az secretary anu
,eod a roll which contained the names OF iine'''"
,iirsb mon and nineteen Dady men. three OF "hom
were absent This gave the liirsh people an APP
parent majority OF three. The names OF nine ny"
who the Dady!tes declared were In GOOD s'ahui"e
were not read. and the Dady men charseu '."
several DAYS before, IN dark back ROOM 'ne
,a,,os NJ those men had been stricken from the
roll Those who were stricken from the roll "eie
Dady himself who the other side says WAS e'ev,''
-'too soon" four delegates from the seventh LES
,rl,t who were thrown out on the pretence tha'
the District Association did not meet often enough
John McKenna. because OF the assertion 'h"' 1t N"'
his son John McKenna. now dead, who was elec'eu'
q man by the name OF Smith. who was seated a' '"o
December primary, but thrown out last nish' ny
some o! the very votes that had seated MN 'o
fore and James Lee and Boyle deiesa'9' WV "
said 10 be Democrats
When the roll was read minus the names OF the
ni,a Dadviios there was protes; from all OF inc
padv men present The Dady men openly charged
,,oi only that names Of their partisans had useh
fraudulenjly taken from the roll but tha' inc 'o',
had neer IA lded with Hrsh who were not eleced
.. al The meeting had not proceeded far when
H,so Hirsh, who present in person to lead MS
own forces directed Richard Mucahy TO telephone
for the police. This he did. using telephone IN 'he
mceting-room The order was sent from Ponce
Jeaaouar:ers TO the FIRST Precinct, and Captain
O'i.einy, with sergeant and SIX @tronel, was
soon AT the Johnston Building. They maIched I'M
I.-ngy into the room. Captain O'Reiiy promptly
astonished Dady men what he doing there sala
II received call 10 ne erect tha 1ra tneIe Dad
mar 10 sit down and said: i will preside over TINS
meeting and will allow only one man 10 speak al d
time" Mr. Dady arose and asked DO you see any
Iat,cr's duties to b. He said they could run t tnT
own meeting. and required no assistance ron
ference Ills side had majority. ana they Mere
smply askng that heir m@0ri iSok Ig somewh9i
T6ere were many more shots fired on both sides
Charles C;uden a Dady man, stating that he had
seen sheriff Buttl.ng Two nights before regarding
me or to GEnTO this a m ~ 6m @S2 zee have tSe
Natlonal State and city patronage ana we re soc
ing 70 do as we please and we'll throw you out Of
The Dady men did not vote throuehout ne mr.
inc The Hirch men passed several resolutions de-
csrng the roll read TO be the regular one ana APP
pointing committees 49, ,.r,. ~ 80
After the meeting Mr. Dady said; There was no
disorder here and they simply called in me ponce
30 prevent the proper majority c9hro'nhg, h haG
,wentv-eight men properly elected, ana these Peo.
pie have dropped the names OF nine on 'he iSv ~
of pretexts. We will beat them at the next PIT