Telegram-herald., 1886-10-27
FUS|OKISTS AWAKE .
Supervisor Sullivan Shows
Them the Light.
REPUBLICANS LIABLE TO GET LEFT.
Movement 60 Annul the Result OF
That Republican Trick The Eiec-
ton ot Rich Claimed 20 he
illegal and Void

The election oi q superintendent - the
Poor Go sucoeed Asa " Meeah is not ssttled
sei ana from present appearances the mat
ter sseIas Liable g. nnd its way into the
courts. last week The election va place )
un tlt sgcCisi order ieT Tuesday Yesterday
but a. vii be remembered the Lspubloans
caught See fusienisis mapping on Saturday
sNd pfooceiai 90 olei Nelson Kicl. of
Oalhei3 by vote of i6 10 = al of
tAC j uslonis,- e4oepi lcle Jake Maiker
leaving THE re5u. Nevers oi tie Fusion
lsts Wrrs sbSfut 20 tAe ums having been
excused on frl1eY for the wesA giving the
hspGb.igAns nn opportunity which they
aid not i4il 10 improve Tie lus0nisls
were greatly excited over ihe matter aud.
irnOLnos,d the action of the Republicans a..
q dirty. mean. lGv v-lse1 trick and de-
clhreo they vOsIc noi TecoFnizt the election
0f NJ Rich. They vcre uns hie - zee how
~ Annul the election however until yestrT
dsy when Snperslsof Simon SCllgnn %
the lsht Merd came a. their rescue
When lhe iiIsre Tor taking up sJ~.-ial orders
srrYcl Nr Sullivan proposed 10 proceed GO
the election u q tupetuisnoeHt and wzs
informed by the Ctsirmsn sLs' ibsl frtftef
lad already f~>an disposed Of
"ltt J understand ra'd M sullivan
"Dul don iniAE it was dispersed ~ legal
ia aDI } wish g. offer tie following IRE
amhle- AND resolutions. anc BE- proceeded
e. fesc
WHmrss. Al "a session q the Board u
supervisors lD and for Kent county. bod
0n oct - S,l 30 vns moved hu.d earned
Tia, the election u County hupernFndefr
Of the Poor be sIcCisl or1ies for Tuesday,
Oct -. is-e. AID
WnFAEAs. The said Board "a tts absenoe
of number ~ ihe members n ruslo board
duly excused BY the body. in violation or.
AL the rules q parliamentary practice oid
vote o. reconsider and did 80 rs,onsitef and
vote 70 elect n superintendent ri Tie loof,
and
NHnfss Nelson D Hich va, deciarsx
elected. he receiving a Mslorty Of ths votes
cast. which vas silfeeu. and Asa v AoeC.
received two voies and :
WHrREA.. u requires a majority ~ he
members elect ~ ~ elect County HupersE-
iendeut Of the Poor according to The siatutsa,
see Sec. 475. pege lee Bowells which,
ssys "A msjorty 81 Tie Supervisors ofsnv'
! county shall consntute q quorum FOR the
Transaction ~ The ordinary business II che
county. and 81 QUESTIONS which sbsl arise
| al their meetings sbsll 6r oerermined 10y o
| majority q the v0ir- - the Supervisors
present, except upon 6s final T,essAee or
adoption Of any measure OF nesolceon, ~
NAl4t. f71t y tie.tiIAt ~ ~ Ntl' FtfiA
eleg. sLs.lbe necessary therrfors
Aesob<d That the so-csilo6 election Of,
Nelson j. Rich - illegal AND ol TO binding
force and be- 81 further
Rcsoirci That We proceed immediately 70
comply viii The speC ~ order. which il be.
ele,tiOn OF County Superintendent Of tie
| Poor
Mr.. Sullivan moved - adopted tie res0-
| tiOns. and the motion WA supported. Chair,
man LoOmis took exceptions 10 tbe state
ments ia The second "wberras and asserted
| that Il wss not rnparlisneuiary o. rscifd
vote making . fp@cial order for q oertain
| dsy. In support y be poeiuCr be cited the
| proceedings Of The Board ~ one year ago
| Yesterday when Ar could. ~ liyort =.
moved that the vote hy which o r~po. g
| the Committee on EQUALIZATION wa made
| reconsiocrcd. The motion va csrT1tc and
| The 1porf ~ the committee VA pssset
upon n that sesslOI. s,tbOurl four mem
| bers of the Bosrdiwere absent on excIs>r.
Mr. Sullivan again took The foor and said
| that II four members verp absent st that.
time there tLl enough members pres~'
| eut 20 carry the question bv ieeal two
thirds vote At The sooalle3 election. sat
ufdSy, said be, but slTt~su meml@rr 81
| he Beard voted ia TIE az. T1Untive and u
| hold that ~ e-tbirdf vote n the members
| elect Is NECESSARY n rro0uf der suct 8 NO.
| ton lie read from Koierf Eglrz of
| order Sec = psge "a - follow "Wbeo'
| one or more FDtIecft have been resigned 20
81 particular dsf or hour they become fbe
order ~ ibf Jay f0r Qlaf day ~ hour. sDd
1 they cannot 10 considered bff0r Chat fIue,
except hs two thirds vote
| supervise ~iekctFe rr~e r. . point q o.
| der. That busiucrs bss ssgsa6Y 81 beea-
| lisppqed of said be w have fully
complied with DE lsv and ~. rcuiierDari =
| remedy So lr tie cyur1s and not iu thir
| body IF he wishes 30 contest fhe legality 0f
tne Board action J move that tho reso-
| uii0ns lie on the table The motion vas
not supported.
| Supervisor firicb moved fhsf ths vhola.
| s-l Get matter 10 referred o. tbe irpsecui-
| ng Attorney for bif opinion ~ Walker
| supp0r7ei ihe motion and u va carried ~
p vote of ~ toH Tie following mcmbers
voted in tbe nesstre bru sfnih. Gould
GrsV0d BesileY. Hoicorob Tsyne steke-
fee Hchickell and CbsirTnsn LooruB
The Fusion SUPERVISORS veyt feeling
better YESTERDAY afternoon 'hsr 81 sny time
sinof Saturday morning They ffinf tiie
| Prosecuting Attorney rF-1pDrf vi - fsv0T-
| sh'e t1 the'F cause bros ere not Frr n ~
| rud some n fbefn srsiir- fbs' fhe fneffer
| v'lI fsvf to h. -efflef ir fhf courts. The
/ Republicans think thev ~ e. ygti yet.
! Thf claim that ~ there We srvft'rr Illegal
/ ~ rnf.afiisrnenfe-Y ir fhe r-r-s-erirfF =
vss ibe scfiou n Tburs6sv issi n placing
| the r1sfter Or the Ffe,..s' oTaef ~ ne~1sy
/ Tbsi scfi0r fhev fsY. me- hfrf i,eer void
/ bsc1usr fhe rfruisr se~~irr closed uD @afur-
! cav end + mfr hsve l.eeu uupef he
/ mentnrr ~ fz rp~fHs o-0ef for
| g. sdl9lr0ec ~ sqe-isI ens'' On fh0f N TIE
/ Hasra di5 uot vish ~ e.erf - ths special
zas~'g- 20 scfior shosid fsTt u.tn isken
! ar9 ihr frafter voNi1 fsve simply gone
| orn- fo the rrrr.s sessi0r
~ E|ch hsa sre-rnsf the duties - fis
fare emo hif meme vitt fboes r. 7upeviu-
| fer serfs -rrft md rfnferTf yriearfS
er aofornrr iraf'o- presented 10 fDe Boerd
I resfa~fer