The sun., 1898-01-14
M'KISS0N ASKED TO QUIT.
TIRPEoANoE CLUE REQUESTS HIM
AND HIS ALLIES TO RESIGN

stsrmy Meeting In the BiE Republican Club
~ cievoinnd-AnEry Disputants Gene to
Biows-"Lo, and Liar, Heard Through
out . LonE EDebate-McHkisson Declines 20 Co.
CLEVELAND. o., Jan. 13.-The Tippecanoe Club
OF this city. the leading Republican Club of
Cleveland. tonight, after tho stormiest session
ever held by 1t, requested the Republicans who
arc members Of the club. and who sought to de-
feat NJ. A. Hanna for the United Statos Senate to
resign. The mon who were thus asked to loave
tho club are Mayor Robert Il. MoKisson, candi.
date for the Senate against Mr.. Hanna; Di-
rector OF Law Minor Gorton, Harry @. Mason
OF the Ohio House Of Representatives,
Senator Vernon II. Burke, and Repre-.
sentative NJ. +. Bramlctt. Chairman of
tho CuyahoRa delegation In tho General
Assembly. The meeting of tho club lasted from
p. M. until nearly midnight. and was occu.
pied with charges of party treachery and re-
ordinations handed about with great reckless.
ness. or tho mon accused Of treachery to tho
party, Mayor McKisson and Director Norton
were present. and vigorously denounced the at
tacks made upon them.
Tho clubhouse was crowded to its fullest
capacity when President 7. M. Bates called tho
meeting to order. Tho names of NINETY. nine
members OF tho club who wore in arrears for
dues were read, and tho President ruled that
thoy could not participate in the proceedings.
The first motion made procipitated a turmoil,
In which everybody participated. which lasted
throughout tho meeting. Almost every re-
mark was greeted with cheers or Kisses.
Tho words "lio" and "liar" were hurled
back and forth recklessy. Twice men
came to blows. Ono of these encounters
was between Hugh Buckley. prominent in G. A.
r. circles. President of the Board Of Elections,
Md rhot,
man OF the Republican Executive Committee
and former Postmaster In the fracas others
game to Buokley's aid and Anderson was in
John II. Blood. commander Of the Tippecanoe
CLUB CLUB marching club, was struck over the head
the h fS Msnns tnsS sdo 9Ss vat. Tas1
a; Garfield, son OF the late President.
Msss JamesH afEef Hoyo sGG Of MyhSn ns Fti f. aaia
AndsFsonh l.eS n; Nj Hobart. and j. ": Stewart
committee to draw, resolutions fitting the occa-
sion: sion These when brought in, after rectinE tho
the opposition Of McKisson and the others to
Hanna. charged them with conspiring with
party and demanded their designations
spent his half hour in the endeavor to show that
Mayor McKisson FOLLOWED k n akvs Vicious un attack
declared that he had never Voted for ''S Demo- To-
crat and never would; that he was a Repubii.
can and only exercised his right when he
worked AGAINST Hanna. He closed with the
:" say to you people tonight If you want to
throw the gauntlet down to- me you can do
to The Repu6can p psTty SGH
and shall not be dictated to by any man. 1
have llS IN the . sworn testimony Of men who know
9smss q ha2 ss .bSr
which he charged that McKisson and his
IL tho dead Of night Mayor McKisson, scna-
%as % receTe h
were no brass bands. There were no shouting
crowds; He reached the City Hall at 10 a. NJ.
He walked through the halls quietly and the
people he met griDped his hand.
How did IL come that you slipped up at
Coigmbusi' said g man;
with mild surprise I'VE could have We won % With: H.
e had for GnE
term. provided our fellows would vote for Gar.
rard.. We refused. Then Edward Eshelby
turned over Droste and Lane Hanna Drose
Here the Mayor laughed sarcastically.
We refused to vote or work for Democrat
same record ishali be satisfied. Hanna has used s
all his personal influence and his finances against
me- He has bolted the party fiye times. First
ran for the City Council. lie bolted Hubbard
He bolted me both times when ran for Mayor.
II shall 60 on In the, same old way. II
Hannaism. boodleism and bossism meet us in
the way, we shallsrun into them and there will
be trouble. shall never allow them to run
over me-"
tendingsto citysaffairs.which had been neglected
for two weeks. Late In the afternoon he had
conference with his chief lieutenants relative
70 his threatened expulsion from the Tippecanoe