Telegram-herald., 1891-02-21
MCQUEEN IN PERIL
HIS Own Party Friends Trying 70
Gust HIM.
The CANADIAN nsOY REPORTS
That he noEa at ciiftOn. sAaaaas
aaa a. il Asserted ihag tis NsseT 80
NaturalIxed- fhe sesFir ksAay
~ aisht 10 ths G-sst DitSh-

There Is q determined effort under
way 10 make tnlngs exceedingly turrld
Tor Sheriff MeQaeen. tie vas allowed
10 enter upon the duties of the Office
after protest, principally because there
was 40 evidence al hahd establishing
the claim made that he WAS not A clt.-
| zen. Since he took charge OF the Of
ioe. quiet investigation has been
prosecuted, and the results wall be used
| 10 base proceedings on for the removal
or Sheriff Mcqueen and an order de-
claring the office vacant and that no
| election for sheriff was held last fall.
| Great secrecy has been observed and
/ while & is stated that the movement Is
backed by the late deputies OF Sheriff
Bishop, those claiming 10 know say
that such Is not the case, but that the
sinews OF war come from those who ex-
| pect 10 profit 10y the removal of Sheriff
Mcqueen. If accomplished. Ii is
even openly limited that the
| Democrats themselves are ANXIOUS
to have Mcqueen removed 10
make a place for anothe. man
who Will run the Office as Il Democratic
| political machine III 1892. Those who
are most interested IN the scheme
| take great delight IN ascrlbing the
| whole business 10 the ex-depuues. but
the average politician is at I loss To un-
derstand why they should 90 TO the
trouble and expense when there - moth
ing ''In IL" for them. In case Mcqueen
WAS proceeded against, no final ter
mlnatlon olthe matter could be reached
before the spring election. Then, III
case of his beng declared disqualified
to hold, there would be 10 officer
duly authorized TO execute the duties
of the sheriff S Office, and under section
Cos of llowcll's statutes, the county
clerk and prosecuting attorney would
appoint some suitable person to act for
the time being or until a sheriff was
duly elected. So it cannot be seen
where the ex-deputies would profit by
ousting Mcqueen and the theory that
the Democrats are after his Official
scalp, becomes all the more patent.
Even should one OF the coroners be Sc
lected to act, it would not beneficially
affect the ex-deptes. for the coroners
are ali Democrats. Tne only advantage
they could secure would be in an cleo
ton, and III that case Republican
sheriff would be elected as a matter OF
course.
1t is reported on what seems to be
good authority that James +. Mcbride,
the wcil-kncwn attorney, has been re-
tanned by the Democrats TO ferret out
the facts IN connection with the sher-
IFS nativity and citizenship. Some
days ago he left the city quietly and
went TO ONO, where he had professional
engagements. After completing his
business there, he went to Canada and
began a systematic investigation of the
records on file In the registrars Offices
and an examination of old residents
regarding the family of the
sheriff. 1t is now reported
that Sheriff Mcqueen was born at
Clifton, Ont, just opposite Niagara
Falls, n. Y, and that he never was
naturalzed In TINS country, nor has ne
taken the oath OF allegiance. Mr.. Nc
Bride is expected home either today or
early next week, when the result Of his
mission Will be contided To ms clients
and early action taken to bounce Nc
Queen. The friends Of Mcqueen de-
clare that the whole movement is a
persecution waged TO harass and annoy
him, III the hope that he Will abdicate,
and give one of the klckers a chance
for the place so that it may be
used as political lever to further
the ambition OF a certain ambitious
local politician. suppose he is found
10 be Canadian born,' said one Of them,
land that no record of his naturaliZa-
ton has been discovered? What of II?
There are great many states IN this
Union, and he could have been nstur-
allied in anyone OF them. When the time
comes to meet any action that may be
brought. Mcqueen will be on hand to
fight It,"
Yes" spoke up another. "You need
not be alarmed, nor need the public.
Mr.. Mcqueen served four years as a
justice of the peace, and when tie took
the oath of Office il was the constitu-
tional form--swearing TO support
the Constitution of the United
States and State OF Michigan. | guess
he is citizen. all right enough.
Why, he has been returned for military
service, and, if he wasn't a citizen,
guess he'd kick on that. | have no.
ticed that the Democrat, under its new
management, delights To stab at Nc.
Queen. It was that paper that started
the story that the ex-deputies Were
putting mp the money. but there:
nothing IN 1T. The ex-deputies say
1t is false, at least two or three oi
; them have told me so, aud they
wouldn't lie about Il TO me. The whole
thing is over the desire of one man &c
boss things, aud he finds he can't bos,
) Mcqueen, so he proposes to continue a
, fight begun 10y the Republicans and
abandoned by them"
Shsrlf Mcqueen was seen at bis Of
| fee and told OF the latest news from
Canada.
: "Clfton-Clifton ?" ne asked. CSC
! they say was born at Clifton Where
q .tr'
, lie vas told that the village was OF
the Canadian SIDE OF the y sgara Falls
/ 81 wasn't born there" quietly re
marked the sheriff.
''Havs you nothing to say on ths
subiectz'
II am citizen Of the United States
and when the time arrives for me q
: prove It. vii DO 20. TIE subieci q
e embarrassing - me. teesuse l hsvl
e heard so many Tumors and seen 40 iit
p tie done. ! vii cover the Blen back D
= any attempt to disturb n1e ia ny offic'
+ With confusion when the time comes 4
do ~.
. And thus the matter stands. On'
I s5e backed with unsupported charges
. tie other SIDE waiting Tor tee attScs
B II = a democratic Qnarrel, ard ks