New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-15
Meyer Suffers
Double Defeat
In Swagger 18th
State Senator Is Rejected for
denomination by Vote of
Captains, and Follower
Is Floored by Opponent
Social Leaders See Bouts
Assemblyman Steinberg Fa-
vored Over Graft Commit
tee Chairman by Fl to 10

Senator Schuyler Meyer, chairman of
the graft investigating committee, was
knocked -politically-early yester-
day morning by AssembIyman Joseph
Steinberg, and one Of Senator Meyers
followers was knocked out-pugilistic-
ally-with g blow on the jaw deliy-
cred by one of Mr.. Steinberg's sup
porters
The double knockout was witnessed
by leaders in the city's social, finan-
cial, political and business life. Those
who attended the affair, which was
held in the headquarters, at 1041 Madi-
son Avenue, of the 9Th Assembly Dis
trict Republican organization, long
known as the silk stocking district of
the town, declared the bouts could
not have been better staged. The Or
ganization includes in it's membership
such men as John D. Rockefeller
Charles E. Hughes, Secretary of State
Representative Ogden Mills, and prac-
tically all the leaders of New York's
400. And goodiy number Of the
later were present, including Mrs.
John H. Iselin, the woman leader of
the 18th, who is an enthusiastic Stein
bergite. Here it is only fair to say
that it was male follower of Mr.
Steinberg who delivered the pugilistic
knockout, although Mrs. Iselin was
chiefly responsible for the political
knockout administered to Senator
Meyer.
Secret Vote Follows Bouts
After the preliminary bout was over
secret vote Of the captains Of the
district on their choice for the Repub-
lican nomination for Senator was taken,
with the following result:
Steinberg, 81; Meyer, 10; Barnes, a;
void, /.
Mr.. Barnes, who is known to his
friends as Albert, is law partner of
William Chilvers, who shares the lead
ership with Mrs. Iselin. Mr.. Barnes
was entered in the race by the follow
ers of Senator Meyer, without the
knowledge of Mr. Chilyers. in an efev-
enth-hour attempt to prevent Assem-
blymsn steinberg obtaining major
ity of the thirty nine election district
captains, which would have made a
deadlock. Just before the vote was
taken friends of Senator Meyer tried
to reach Samuel S. Koenig, County
Chairman, in an attempt to get him to
aid Senator Meyer.
Some of those who were present at
the clubhouse said that it was the
effort to bring outside influence 10
bear on purely district contest that
held the Steinberg men together, if it
did not actually win them additional
recruits.
Steinberg Shout Starts 1t
According to one of the election dis
trict CAPTAINS, the fist fight started
when one of the Steinberg men shouted:
Senator Meyer made bum out of
the Republican party last fall and re-
elected Mayor Hylan!"
Repeat that and I'll knock you
down." exclaimed Meyerite
Mr.. Steinberg's friend obliged Then
the supporter of Senator Meyer shot a
right for the face of his opponent,
which the latter parried, and success
fully drove his own right to his enc
my's jaw.
Senator Meyer could not be found
yesterday. At his law Office it was
said he had gone out of town and would
not return for several days. One of
his friends said last night that Meyer
would not accept the vote of the dis
trict captains as final.
The fight to name Senator Meyer as
his home districts choice for renomi-
nation was led by Samuel A. Berger,
who received $4,000 from the Meyer
committee as associate counsel. Mr..
Berger shares law Offices with Senator
Clayton r. Lusk, of Cortland, the. SEN
ate leader, who received the s1,132
silver service from the New York City
detectives after he jan,med their bill
through the Legislature increasing
their salaries and copper-riveting them
to their jobs. The measure however