Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-09-07
POLITICAL FOES
IN BATTLE ROYAL;
250-P0UNDER WON
Progressive Aspirant for Free
holder Beats Up Two Sos
cialist Candidates.

In free-for- all fight in the Irvington
Town Hall last night August L. La
combe, Progressive candidate for free
holder, hurled his 250 pounds of weight
against A. Edward Helm. Socialist cam
didate for freeholder and Reinhold
Kneip, Socialist candidate for council
man in the Third ward, to such good
clared today that Lacombe may prove
to be the real hope of the white
race"
Chairs and tables were overturned.
and when Town Trea surer Casey. hear
ing the shrill cries of the belligerents.
came into the room he saw Lacombe
astride Helm, while over in the corner
Kneip was nursing a split lip, bearing
evidence of the true aim of Lacombe's
fist Kneip declared today that he will
go before Recorder Mott in East Or
ange-Recorder Turton, of Irvington, is
out of town-and ask for a warrant for
Lacombe's arrest.
Kneip and Helm are members of the
West End Improvement Association
and made up committee that last
night was delegated to wait on the
Irvington town fathers to see what
could be done towards hurrying work
on the Elmwood loop. burning ques-
tion just now in Irvington. The street
committee of the council. of which Mr..
Lacombe is member, had invited the
delegation of the association to present
its side.
Were There for Hearing.
When Kneip and Helm got to the
Town Hall they found the license COM
mittee in session. Mr. Dehnert, of this
committee, greeted them cordially and
said that in order to hear them quick
ly he would see to 1t that the license
committee meeting would be short.
At this point. so The story goes. La
combe came into the room. Both Helm
and Kneip are authority for the state
nent that the worthy disciple of the
Progressive movement had been reclin-
ing meath the shade of the deadly Upas
tree-to be f,ank-that he was intoxi-
Gated. Subsequent events proved, how
ever, that there wasn't anything the
matter with Mr.. Lacombe's aim, as he
swung upper-cuts. lSop-the-loops and
other blows much favored by leading
pugilists.
Like all events of this kind, there
was verbal preliminary to the main
bout, or rather. the battle royal, for
such the main event of the evening
proved to be
What the sheol do you fellows want
here?" Lacombe is said to have said
in anything but pacific tone. "You
are a couple of - trouble-makers."
"Who are trouble-makers? ?" rather
timidly asked Kneip. as he noted the
strenuous mood of Lacombe and also
noted his heaving muscles,
Foolish question No. l." Lacomhe
is alleged to have replied. II am
speaking of those two little girls pass
ing outside. You know who / mean
(ponting to Heinz. and also my
brother Albert You have intiinated
that / am a CRATER and now / am
going to hand you something"
Showed Real Form.
Whereat, it is stated, Lacompe pro-
ceeded to uncork the blows that proved
that he is close to championship form
Kneip had book in one hand anc
an umbrella and n newspaper in the
other and was unable to ward off the
first blow of Lacombe's ponderous fist
which lit squarely on Kneip's lip
splitting it widely, and the blood came
in a big flow.
What do you mean?" asked Heir
jumping in.
Foolish question No @" quoth the
ponderous Lacombe as he grabbed
Helm and forced him back over O
chair until Helm begged for mercy
Then Lacombe divided his time nicely
between the two until he paused fol
breath at the entrance of Town Treas.
urer Casey. Friends led Lacombc
away while others led the two Others
to a drug store, where they were
patched up and are not much the worse
today.
But all Irvington is talking today OF
the row and of Lacombe as the new
hope of the white race"