The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-17
GLEASON WILL FIX 'EM YET.
THEY Mdr OU9vOTE HIM At ELEC-
ZION, LUT HE'LL Nm BOSs SILL.

he Han Got III. tIvu Service Rons d Goinx
Arnin rud WIN Appoint Few ono re
Who Can Oniy he Removed by Ahoiish' "
| the Omees-fh~ Auti.dslensonites Has lin Y
During one Of his famous police court trials
| Mayor Patrick Jerome Gleason swore he had
been four times elected Mayor OF Long Island
| City. but was counted out twice. Now. no says,
his opponents are at II again. But they are
not content with counting the big Mayor out
| They want to bounce the remainder OF his city
| ticket. which on the face of the returns was
| elected.
The initiatory step was taken yesterday
when Lawyer Henry Montfort. counsel for
John T. Madden. who was do'cated for As.
scmbly by Glcnson's candidate. served a writ
OH the Queens county Board OF Canvassers in
Jamaica directing them to show cause why
mandamus should net be Issued restraining
them from canvGssing the Gleason vote in
certain election districts in Long Island ity.
Tho writ was issued by Justice Cullen and is
rc,urnable onSuturday in Brooklyn Ihedis-
tricts In which Mr.. Madden wants the Gleason
ballots thrown out nrc tho Second district IN
the Second ward tho Second and Third dis
tricts In tho Third ward. and tho Second and
Fourth districts In the Fifth ward.
Tho ground for the petition is that tho Gea.
son ballots IN the districts named were mark ed
ballots. innsmuch ms they were printed on
paper which made them distingushabe from
the other ballots should the ballots DO thrown
out the whoie Gleason city ticket. with the cx-
certion OF ~ few n-rectors OF election and
school trustees. will keep their big chiei com.
pany outside the Oreastworks.
Tho Board OF Canvussers Rijourne ell immedi-
writ was received with chuckl. Of delight in
durine which TING the biz MayoE would con:
physsanS say ' he s I. s Of heart art sys
but his orron-nts say he is about the liveiest
aydpG snsy N Ills silence
iiss,. kis sllSn:e, Is ominoas;, 30 on% doubts
his opponents are devisinS all sorts OF pro-
cautionnry moves.
Clerks ONCE witch is he ID ty one Of his a ~.
pontees tho Aldermen who are,pnti Gleason
nsss.a ssa"tHa IErsnE the
the booEs and documents OF, tho various de-
tho building Tho Police Commissiongrs are
al Ii!eason mon. appoint..! by tho Mayor
haxe ames, uHiimea ' poxsr A' over TIL. thy
notice Their will l., is law, With the ex-
Gleason men. city Clerk Burke said yester-
day that It.. the police would 30 sent down to
hot Sanford man.
it Tn s Tie rssIs tSs msk
the worst OF the Iresent controversy. The
Mayor has got his Civil Service Board in oper-
alton again. and yesterday an advertisement
was sent to the official papers by the Secretary
soon. hold II meeting to examine candidates
for chief engineer OF tho paid fire department.
vaivemcn and tapncrs for the city water works.
o clerk to the Board Of Health and city Health
Officer. 1t ia proposed to select as many
Veterans Of the late war possible. and as
they can only be removed for cause. tho in
coming Administration will probably have to
abolish the Offices to get them out.
Last light it was said that tho Mayor would
reor.anize his Board OF Education. and that
OF from three to Ave years. Only men who can
be relied on TO give the opposition hustle
will find room in this Board