Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-11
SCENES OF WILD DISORDER
MARK ANTI-HEALY MEETING
Friends of Eighth Ward Councilman Are First on
Ground and Dominate Session Called to
Consider Measures for Recall

First warders and Second warders
and Third warders and Fourth ward
ers, and, in fact, warders from every
part of the city, crowded into the
little Bethlehem church, 500 North
Vignes street. and held two meetings
last night, one after the other, for the
purpose of assisting the voters of the
Eighth ward to chastise Barney,
Healy, the Republican councilman of
the Democratic "bloody ate"
Healy had voted with the council
Monday to grant the Southern Pacific
franchise on Jackson street, and
some of the property owners on the
street didn't like it. Some of these
whom was M. T. Collins, a resident
and voter In the Ninth ward, and E.
]. Bellue, a resident and voter in the
Fourth ward, had declared they would
get "Barney's" scalp, and had last
nights mass meeting called to insti-
tute recall proceedings.
The glazing placards that had been
posted through the Eighth ward dur
ing the day announced that an indig-
nation meeting was to be held, and
there were plenty of indignant ones,
but they were mostly the speakers
who tried in vain to make themselves
heard through a din of hooting and
kissing and catcalls. Cries of put
him out" throw the gas bags through
the window" and similar expressions
not calculated to soothe the feelings
of the speakers drowned nearly every
word that was uttered from the plat
form. Did one speaker attempt to
eulogize the councilman, he was
promptly Kissed by the opposition and
compelled to take his seat in the mid
die of sentence. Did another orator
attempt to show that Healy had been
derelict in his duty, the councilman's
friends, who greatly outnumbered the
opposition, set up a howl that the
chair was powerless to quell and the
speaker was forced to beat a hasty
retreat.
Healy on Front Seat
Barney Healy was there and occu-
pied a front seat. Barney's friends
were there and occupied nearly every
other seat. A few were there who
really felt indignant at what they
chose to call Healy's treachery, when
they got chance to express them
selves, but they stood up around the
room and did what they could to in
terrupt the proceedings while Healy
and his friends held love feast.
The meeting had been scheduled for
8 o'clock, but all of "Barneys" friends
and as the hall was filled almost TO
overlooking there seemed no good rea-
son to those present why proceedings
should not begin, although not more
than half a dozen of those who had
had the meeting called and paid the
expenses of hiring the hall and print
ing the placards We're on the ground.
The meeting opened at twenty min
utes before 8 o'clock, and Frank Ford,
nf q I've IN oct Tt.in dc
elected chairman.
AS soon as this formality had been
disposed of, Healy was called to the
platform and in few words told how
he had voted for the Southern Pacific
II voted for two franchises for the
Santa Fe in this ward and L believed
that the Southern Pacific was entitled
to the same privilege" said Mr.. Healy,
1.-The majority of the people in this ward
wanted the S. P. Many of the voters
here work in the S. P. shops and 7
simply stood UP for my friends when
[ cast my vote"
Wildly Applauded
Healy was greeted with uproarious
applause by his friends, although the
opposition was heard to feebly hiss.
But few of the opposition had yet ar
rived at the church.
Joseph Mesmer followed Mr.. Healy
and told OF his excellent record in the
council, how he had done everything
possible for his constituents and had
left a sick bed in order to be at the
council to vote in their interests. He
dwelt with emphasis on how hard
Healy was working to get the new
city hall building near the new federal
building. subject very dear to Mr..
Mesmers heart.
M. T. Collins came into the church