New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-01
TWO MEETINGS BROKEN UP.
ROWDIEs ON THE WEST SIDE ATTACK
REPUBLICAN SPEAKERS.

Three trucks flied with speakers started out
from the Republican headquarters at No 500
Eighth-ave. early last evening. to be used IN
carrying on meetings in the XIIIth Congress
District, in support of William r. WILCOX, the
Republican candidate for Congress in the dis
trict. Two of the meetings at Forty-fourth-st'
and Tenth-ave., known as 'Tripe Row." and at
Fffty-second-st and Tenth-ave. were broken
up. the speakers being pelted with sticks and
other articles. and having names OF all KINDS
flung at them by young men and boys. Nobody
was hurt. There We're disturbances at the Re-
publican meetings held at Forty -frst-st and
Eighth-ave., Forty ffth-st and Eighth-ave. and
Forty-seventh-st. and Eighth-aye., but the
speakers persisted and kept on TO the emu
Henry 3. Mingel. one of the speakers at Forty
fourth-st and Tenth-ave-, says he appealed 10
one of three policemen at a Democratic meeting
at the next corner and the officer refused TO
come to his aid
The truck, which stopped at Forty-fourth-st
and Tenth-ave., contained William H. Van
Benschoten, in charge. William Myrich, Mr..
Mingel, Mr. Becker and several others. AS soon
as they started their meeting some boys began
to throw -four the people, and soon directed
their attention to the speakers. when they found
the majority of the crowd with them. Sticks
and cans and vegetables also came into use with
the -four. The speakers could not stand the on
slaught and they had to give up. They did not
wish to be easily beaten, and Mr.. Mingel went to
the next corner. where there Democratic
meeting, and asked for aid. He came back and
reported that he could get none the policemen
saying they were detailed there and would re-
main.
An effort was made to resume. but the -four,
sticks and other articles brought into play
again, and the disguised gave II up. There
were shouts of organs our man." Get out OF
this district" and Democracy goes here" heard
from many mouths. Mr.. Ainsel says he was at
tackled by a crowd when he tried to get to the
truck and some hit him in the back with
stick Others flung -four on him and some
called him vile names and tried 20 hit him with
their fists. Mr.. Van Benschoten went to his
aid and had his coat torn by the mob. They got
to the truck covered with -four and looking be-
draggled and drove off amid the yells Of the
crowd.
A gang of boys known the 'fWrangle Berry
Kids disturbed the meeting at Fifty-second-st.
and Tenth-ave. that move was made to
Forty-ffth-st. and Eighth-ave. after severe
trial The boys had lots OF flour, but this be-
came too tame for them, and when the speakers
started in the hoodlums began to abuse the
Speakers They flung flower all over them at
first, and then threw cans and sticks about.
The meeting was in an uproar at one time.
Nearly every body in the crowd was yelling, and
the speakers were being called names by young
men and boys. while many different kinds of
to the West Forty-sev enth-st. station and said
a speechmaker was being murdered, and po-
liceman was sent around. When he got to that
point there was no one about, and he found only
a flour covered sidewalk.
Flour thrown about promiscuously ar the
meetings held by Republicans at Forty first and
got some of it. but there was no serious
trouble.