The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-11
NICE HARMONY !.
Disgracefll Exhibition in the
Bergen Republican
Club.
JACK GRAHAM AGAIN
Assaults Mouncey and Tries
to Push Him Through
a Wall
Respectable Members Dis
gusted at the Disorderly
Proceedings.

At the conclusion of the meeting OF the
Bergen Republican Club, last nlgns, an
element of the club created sucn q uis-
furbance that the clubhouse was IN an
1proar for about twenty minutes "hen
the smoke of the battle had passed away
John Mouncey. the former committeeman
from the Seventh precinct of the Nlntn
Ward. was a sight. His right eye was
almost closed. the result Of blow "a
true pugilistic style by John Slober. 70
eomnlete the scrap in a finished manner,
.sBully jack Graham. emissary ana 1901
OF the machine, attempted to smut on
Mouncey's wind by jamming MIN up
against the wall in the back room anu
clutching him by the throat IN asn
manner. 1t is scarcely necessary 10 say
that Mouncey is much lighter In weight
than Graham. Mouncey gasped ana strus-
e1ed to free himself from the grip Oh
Graham. but this cowardly style OF
nuenacity. so characteristic Of Graham,
was right in his line and not until half
dozen of Mouncey's friends dnterfered did
Graham release his man.
This disturbance, although little De-
yond the sort usually dished up by the
members at meetings and conventions, re-
suited in chaos Some of the more
tinid members dashed out of the side and
front doors. fearing a general riot among
the combatants and peace was not re-
stored for some time. Mouncey was rush
ed off the scene by several friends while
the victors remained to gloat over thelr
triumph.
This fight was long impending. Some
had anticipated such a rumpus for several
months. in fact since Mouncey was forced
out of the County Committee through the
fnstrumentality of Graham and a few
other heelers of that ilk Mouncey had
it I'M for Graham. while Graham cherish
ed a similar dislike for his little friend.
There was no evidence OF such a terrible
scene during the early part Of the meet
ing, until Mouncey and a few of of his
friends dropped in. Mouncey was red in
the face with excitement and was little
inclined to be troublesome. He made
several remarks during the last few min
utes of the session, and President Charles
Mason was forced to call him to order
1t semes that John Slober, who was
seated In the rear of the room, told
Mouncey to ''shut up" once, and at the
conclusion of the session Mouncey went
up to Slober OF resent the remark. Words
followed and before anyone could inter
fere Slober landed his first on Mouncey's
eye like a flash. Mouncey reeled and al
most fell over a chair Not content with
receiving this punishment Mouncey- went
in the rear room where the pool table
was situated and began making uncom-
plimentary remarks. Graham was, of
course, one of the first to resent this
treatment at the hands of man about
one-half his size, and again there was a
general mix-up, much to the detriment of
Mouncey. The thug, 1t Is stated, who
grabbed Mouncey. rushed him against the
wall and proceeded in no mild manner to
separate him from his breath. Friends
came to the rescue and Mouncey was
saved for the time.
It became evident some time ago that
something OF the sort was in the wind.
There always has been bitter enmity be-
tween these two men. These distur-
Dances have almost driven the respectable
element from the club and as result the
organization is truly in a sad condition.
Very few, other than those of a pugnac-
ious nature remain to conduct the busi-
ness of the club.
The respectable members deplored the
result of last nights disturbance and are
very much afraid that repetition will soon
follow.