The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-03-02
Mr.. THOMAS DOLbN SNORE
May BE Expelled From Union
League for His Words.
WILLIAM HUEY AFTER BLOOD
Ihinks Mr.. l)Olan or Some body Else
hribed Council to Vote Away
the City Gas
Works.
Special to THE Sex.

PHILADELPHIA, March For calling
Mr.. William u. Huey dirty, damned
sinking liar" at the Union League on
Saturday afternoon, Mr.. Thomas Dola1
may be expelled from that organization
For obvious reasons the rules of the
Union League do not especially provide
that members shall not call each other
dirty, damned, sinking liars, "tbut in a
general way they provide that members
shall not express such opinions publicly
| in he rooms of the club.
Mr.. Do'an not on ly shouted this opin.
ion OF Mr.. Huey, but followed it up with
all earnest desire to wipe up Broad street
with the anatomy OF Mr.. lluvy.
This latter proposition is positively
funny. Mr.. l,ol:n fights at about l0(
pounds, while Mr.. Hurv's fighting
weight is lose t. 2W-poun(s init.
Mnether MIR. Iiley Is II liar OF the
variety suggested by Mr.. Dolan is a
matter OF opinion. Like as not Mr..
bolan is prrjudiced and therefore not !,
good judge.
Anyhow, who ever heard Of "Thc
Liars Year Koox' or best Perfnrm-
anres for 1898 by Registered Liars ?'
Mr.. l1olan prcsumes upon his position
IN the community, when he sets himself
N as the national authority Oh liars aud
wing.
1nat he believed himself right on the
proposition seems to be proved bv the
| act that he repeated his opinion several
times and offered to back it:with his fists,
and went out on the sidewalk for hat
purpose and stood there with his watch
IN his hand for five minutes, waiting
for Mr.. llucy to coiiIe out and take Il
thrashing
1t must not be forgotten that Mr.
fluey is a gentleman of wealth and ln-
portance, OF good lvp,,:t and much
ability. Mr.. Dulln Is many times a
millionaire, and a man of much intel
lgence. tie has Il national reputation
sls !. iinanclcr and political manipulation,
but as a judge OF liars he is not seriously
regarded.
1T seems that Mr.. ! -ILlnu'4":-A~''t''r
members of City Councils to vot" away
he city gas works to the United Gas
Improvement Company, Of which Mr..
DO an is president.
Mr. lluey has expressed this opinion
pubnt'N anu HltCll' 'iIlti p"''llt tIIi!ih
that tine United Gas Improvement tun-
pany stole the gas NurK5 and that Mir.
Doan engineered the deal. They have
said s. out loud but it remained for Mr..
Iiucy to cry out from high places, stop
thief, "''Slop thief, and on Saturday l'c
sent up tl,is cry or words to the same
effect, in the reading r,"',.s ol the Union
League, and t!rreut Mr.. pnIun took
offence.
Mr.. lIuey offers 5000 for information
that will lead to the arrest and convlc-
tion OF any officer Of the United Gas
Improvement Company who bribeu or
tried to bribe any member OF City Co.ln-
ellis nr any city official in CONNECTION
with the gas steal. This 5000 propu
sition is the "Stop thief cry referred to.
Mr.. Jimmy Pollock started the row
by twittlng Mr.. llucy about his 5000
proposition in the presence Of Mr.. DoIan
One word led to another and finally Mr.
DoIan expressed the thought that Mr.
luey was "a dirty, damned. sinking
IIar,' and for this Mr.. Hucy will en-
dtavpr to luvr Mr.. Dnlun expelled from
the club.
Mr.. IIucy will call Mr.. Charles H.
Cranp, the great shipbuiIdcr, Hon. VIM.
Potter, ex-ambassador to A. y and other
Gentlemen Of national lrpute us wit
ncsses when the case comes up before
the Board uf Governors of the club.