The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-16
FRYING TO GUST MAYOR cLEFELAND.
Republican Candidate Porkins's Ailega-
lions of Fraud.

LAWYERS Record. Grouse, md Gordon
served notice on Mayor Cleveland at the City
Hall in Jersey City yesterday that they would
appear on Saturday before Supreme Court
Justice Dixon and ask for a rule to compel
Mayor Cleveland to show by what right he oc-
cupied his seat as Mayor. In the complaint
which accompanied the notice and which Will
DO presented to the Justice, George r. Per-
kins, tho Republican candidate for Mavor, al
leges on information and belief that 0restes
Cleveland did not receive tho largest number
OF votes LOCALLY cast for Mayor. but that on the
contrary hc perkins, did receive the largest
number Of votes and is entitled to the office.
The frauds alleged by Mr. Perkins arc:
Breaking the machinery In the top OF the
ballot boxes 50 that 1t would not stamp or
register tho ballots: keeping tho boxes hidden
from public view during the adjournment for
recess, and at other times during the day:
bribery and intimidation; false registrationt
repeating; ballot-boN. stufllng; fraudulently
entering names on, the nol books; taLlying
returns. and unnecessary delay on the part OF
election officers in filing the ballot boxes with
the CITY Clerk alter the canvass Of the votes.
many the complaint. Churles A. piorson swears
that he watched the voting in the Fourth pre-
persons who voted. unlv $50 voted. but $50
votes, were conntol. james Graham swears
lnUl JuuEe OF IltCllDn JOHn DHIy, III INC IllIH
p ecinct OF tho First district lett the polling
place at o'clock on the morHing q election
day and did not return until T. NJ In his
absence "one Mike .O'Mara. u disreputablo
person. notorious for his completely In election
frauds at previous elections, entered the poll
ing place and acted as Judge without any Ru-
tEorlty t. do So and during the day many re-
peaters were allowed 10 vote"
Charles Foley. ohm - Johnston and George
i. Grouse ali swear that they watched he count
o the votes In the Sly 18th precinct Of the First
district and saw $50 Perkins ballots counted
for Cleveland.
jamison I. Atenun swears that he saw Tom
Trottor, the election eNpert IN the Eighth pre-
TO vote for Cleveland. John Graham swears
that he saw frotter hribe or intimidate many
men 10 vote for Cleveland
Alexander hlcCoy. who was appointed Re-
publican inspector in tho Twelfth precinct OF
the Second district, swcarS that he was not al
loved to serve. and that n Democrat was ap-
pointed in his place. He stayed around the
polling place. and during the day saw Perkins
ballots thrown away and Cleveland ballots
substituted for them and deposited In tho box.
John Lehman Swears that when the Election
Board in the Eighth precinct OF the Fourth dis
trict adjourned for recess the dial on the box
showed 90 votes cast. When recess was over.
though no one had voted meanwhile the dial
showed l67 votes cast.
+. w. Woolcy swears that In the Eighth pre-
cnct Of the Six tn district the ballots were do
posted In cigar box. and that during the
noon recess the box and its contents we're de-
stroyed, and a new box substituted which con-
tanned only democratic ballots.
There are forty more atldavits alleging SIM
liar frauds