Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-16
LIAR is SHOUTED
. AT MOOSE MEETING
Secretary of County Committee
in Fistic Battle With Or
ganization Chairman.

A discussion over the work at the
polls threatened to end in a fistic en-
counter between c. g. Meyers and
Walter T.. Simpson at last night S
meeting of the City Progressive Com
mittee. The ugly" word was passed,
and, as Mr.. Meyers jumped 10 his
feet and ran toward Mr.. Simpson,
his fellow members interposee and
the incident closed only when Mr.
Simpson. who is secretary of the
County Progressive Committee. apollo
gized first to the committee and then
TO Mr.. Meyers.
The argument started over a dis
cussion on the organization in tho
Second ward Mr.. Meyers, who is
chairman of the organization COM
mittee, made a report in his official
capacity. adding a statement that
caused Mr. Simpson to call him a
damned liar
It is said that there has been Ill
feeling between Mr.. Simpson and Mr..
Movers ever since the latter raised
the question of pay for the organi-
zation workers. From the very start
Mr.. Simpson opposed this, adhering
to what he said experience had shown
that one could not get the men to
do the work without compensation.
This brought on the question of or
ganization and the calling by wards
to see whether every district of every
ward had been properly manned.
There was no one present to di
1
and Mr. Meyers, as chairman, took il
upon himself to enlighten the chm
mittee. He did this by stating that
he had spent three weeks last year in
organizing and finally was told one
day by Mr.. Simpson that his time
was wasted, because he, Simpson, had
all the names in the safe and when
the time came he could call on the
men to do the work.
Up jumped Mr. Simpson, shouting:
you're damned liar" Before any
of the members realized that the
''ugly" word had fallen Mr.. Meyers
had run up the aisle to the place
enclosed by the rail where Mr. Simp-
son is wont to sit. Mr. Simpson.
seeing what was coming, avoided the
in between the principals and pre-
vented further trouble.
Before the close Of the meeting Mr..
Sweeney arose and said: I'VE have
been meeting here for months as
gentlemen and for one am unwilling
to go home and pass over this breach
of gentlemanly conduct by Secretary
simpson
Mr. Simpson then replied: II want
to make my apology to the members
of the city committee but not to the
member from the Thirteenth Ward.
w. S. Ketcham, George NJ. Denny
and others tried to show Mr. Simpson
that an apology was due to Mr..
Meyers likewise, but to all entreaties
Mr.. Simpson remained unresponsive,
saying. "That is as far as | am
going
Mr. Sweeney then moved that the
matter be referred TO a special COM
mittee of five to report its findings at
: the next meeting. Mr.. Denny
thought that that would be delaying
matters too long and that he would
like to see the affair settled definitely
at the meeting.
Mr.. Meyers qualified his original
statement, saying that possibly he
might have interpreted the remarks
of MIR. Simpson wrong, but that he
{ had not meant to insult Mr.. Simpson.
Upon this qualification Mr.. Simpson
apologized
Upon the report that the commit
tees treasury showed assets amount
ing to 1854 and that there were SO
In bills against the committee, the
question of raising funds was taken
up. 1t was first proposed to assess
the members % cents each. This
was Dropped as not feasible. The
idea of passing the hat was then adj
vocated and Immediately put into
practise, netting S15.15. For the
further raising of moneys it was de-
cided to let the finance committee
handle the matter and find ways and
means and report at the next meet
ing.
A committee of thirty-two was APP
: pointed to draw up a city platform
4 and an invitation to attend the suf-
frage convention at Asbury Park TO
be held on July 90 was accepted