New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-25
TIE STEUGGLE'ON STATEN ISLAND.
L>wBEENKING DEMOCRATS BROUGHT TO TINE
-REPCRLICNNS FIGHTING REANLLY

L\w-RHENKING DEMOCRATS BROUGHT TO I'll Me
-REPURLICNNS FIGHTING BEANLLY.
The struggle against the methods Of NchoIaS
Muller. the Democratic boss Of staten Island i being
waccd vigorously by the better class OF Democrats
and by tine Republicans. In Mlddctown and Castle
ton two Of the most populous towns Oh the Island
the Democratic officials have refused to furnish copy
Of last wear, pollls for revision and correction. rs
r,ouirod by aw. Tbs (, perfectly Illegal Demo
cratic trick aud shows what methods that party pro
pose, to resort TO in order 10 carry the county, Al
Immunity from prosecution because Of violations Oh te
election laws has long existed In idchW"nd county
that the Democratic managers, WHO believe That they
control the courts. the DistrctMtorn'y ana Tie
Grand Jufic- are accustomed to do IN" most out
,o~.ous things with easy Indifference and no thought
Of reckoning tme
To auo'c the words ~ popular song, II used TO
le fll. capor but II don't now sihs White the
nepllIcan candidate Tor Assembly Will apply Tor
uaudamus compelling the production 81 the p"hliAt
Of las. year In SIlddlrown and Casilcton. Yesterday
morning Martin Hughes, the candidate for Coroner on
the Democratic ticket, and William schriner were
orrolrnod before Judge Cornell, At Clifton They
yrers m. Two men accused Of unlawiully rejecting
,ot,, at the Democratic primaries In the Nth DIS
trict when they were aching as inspectors 'n'"n''
Collins the third pectOr at the same primaries, VINO
refused TO sign TIE returns. yesterday swoFe out
warrant against John Fitzpatrick the polcerk nj the
ma, only ver. votes OF Democrats known Ia be III
Imiral 10 Boz, Muller rejected. but there We're
tw.,ty-nve more votes In the ballotbo1 than there
were votes.
The action, Of tho Democratic ring before election
have given the Republicans an idea OF what VIII he
attempted ON election day. Every effort VIII be
made hy the Republicans however 10 have their votes
counted and thvart the Illegal schemes OF the Demo
crlis. 1t IT, nevertheless. hard fight against the
Muller rinc which has the machinery Of the county
we'll I'm IL, gasp The men arrested for their Illegal
pfoc.,dlnss in the INth District primaries were sur
priscd NJ INST. Now they profess TO laugh at tl'
prosecution and boast that they will not be convicted
tIuglc, and hrincr yesterday held IN goo ban
each TO await the action of the Grand jury Muller Is
especially anxious 10 procure the reelection oi DIS
trlct Attorney Fitzgerald. In th, he Will have hard
work. for there j., a genera, feeling throughout Rich
uloud Comfy that the administration OF the present
District Attorney La, been expensive and not pircu
.,rlv effective as far ~ the welfare 81 the community
went. A.,
f. b., against Fltzgorid more than against any other
,,o-n On the Democratic ticket that the Demo rats
t.-a,isficd with the rulc OF Hu,, Muller are directing
fL,r cueigc~. Hughes. even II h" escapes conNic-
ion Is pretty sue not 10 escape dc.a Inc iopup
i,ir, arr. tryinc bring out their rl strength, ana
h,yo already A large registration. The chez anxiety
now i ahout the JOBS which the Democratic machine
+, ,l,. (, put mp 10 defeat II possible. free vote
and "A fair count 1t some 81 III" Democratic prirn
,rios It i, charged people voted who were not resi-
dents Of the district or the county, but had been
colnuiz,d from brooklyn