Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-30
Adjourn to Larger Hall

1t was uncomfortable standing in the
crowded hall and an adjournment was
taken to Adams hall, just above the
league headquarters. Believing that he
had the largest following, Houghton
readily agreed to the larger quarters
and hooting, bowling mob of nearly
300 men and boys, each with the ex-
pectant light of battle in his eyes,
stamped up the stairs.
Vice President Mays heard the oily
voice Of Houghton in his ears:
Hurry up and take the chair before
they beat us to it,"
Mays hurried.
Fennessy faced the big throng and
in stentorian tones began:
Il place Arthur A. Hay in nomina-
ton"
He could get no further.
You're out of order! You're out of
order! You're out of order!" yelled
Houghton persistently.
Five times Fennessy ATTEMPTED to
make himself heard, and each time
Houghton yelled a little louder With
Fennessy and Houghton believing at
each other their adherents thought it
time to take a hand, and a wordy
rough house began at once that did
not subside until Sergeant Lenhausen
and his men brought the meeting to
SWlII close.
Mays Is Unheard
Amid all the din Acting Chairman
Mays was saying something. Most of
what he said will be forever lost to
posterity, for no one could hear a word
he uttered, but in a temporary lull he
said:
II have been elected the regular
chairman of this meeting, and / will
use my privilege to turn the chair
over to Dock I1oughton."
With Houghton in the chair It
seemed he had won the day, but Fen
messy continued his frantic attempts to
place Hay in control.
Disregarding his opponents with fine
scorn, Houghton proceeded to put into
execution some rules of order that
would have turned Car Cannon green
with envy
He asked Secretary Grosser to read
the minutes of the last meeting. This
last meeting happened to have been
held Immediately after the banquet
last Friday evening, when Houghton
and his cohorts were in control. and
they had then passed resolutions sus-
pending President John Welch for con-
duct unbecoming a gentleman and an
of1cer OF the club and for insulting n
guest of honor, which guest happened
to be Houghton.
Makes Effort to Read
The secretary made noble effort to
read the minutes, but Welch, Hay and
Fennessy all rose to points of order
at once. Although they waved their
arms In widest fashion before Hough-
ton he could not seem to see them
somehow and refused to recognize any
points of order from anyone. He
wanted those minutes read and pro-
posed to declare them carried If no
one voted in their favor. BY suspend
ing Welch from the club he could rid
himself of one of his bitterest enemies
In the Sixth ward.
Hay, Fennessy and Welch yelling for
the attention of the chair seemed TO
be prearranged signal for a general
rough house" among the anti-Hough-
tonites. They stamped and beloved
ana made threats Of PERSONAL violence,
but nothing daunted, Houghton
grabbed the secretary's book from his
hands and read the minutes himself
IN laundering tones. Houghton's voice
Is the biggest thing about his person.
In the midst Of a perfect bedlam.
Dock put the question as to whether
or not the minutes should be approved.
This brought forth such a fierce clamor
for a roll call that Houghton had 10
capltulate on this point, and SELLING a
list OF names from the secretary and
naming A. Niemeyer and Gus Mays,
two Of his best friends, as tellers, he
started to call the roll
For about two minutes IL appeared