The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-16
STILL THE FIGHT GOES ON.
ELECTION WAS BUT THE PREFACE CF
THE STRIFE.

A Loss Island CITY Faction Never Knows
When II IL Licked, and n Thousand Ma-
isrs'y II Only SNAP or the Finger..
Tho election failed to settle the local contest
In Long Island City and the fight Ia still on.
hot and bitter. 1t takes more than 1000 ma
jority to convince local politician in that city
that he has been licked. and as the re suits In
the recent election were very close. there's
music In the air. II threats now being mado
are carried out there will probably be u dual
city Government. and then there will be
more fun.
City Clerk Thomas Burke has not cauvassod
the city vote nor issued election certificates to
any OF tho successful candidates except Po-
lice Justice Daniel Noble. who was elected on
the Gleason ticket and who took his seat yes
terday morning behind desk almost OBJ
scured by floral tributes.
City Clerk Burke Is an aprointee OF Mayor
Gleason. and the Jefrersonian Democrats are
after his scalp. They assert that acting un-
der instructions from Mayor Gleason he is
delaying tho canvass OF the city vote. Early
yesterday morning Lawyer Charles Duffy
waited on the City Clerk and made formal
demand that he Issue forthwith to Mayor-eie
Horatio s. Sanford his certificate OF election
and file q copy with the County Clerk In oom-
pliancs with the Election law. Finding tiiAt
the City Clerk had not yet begun the canvass.
Mr.. Duffy demanded on behalf OF Mr.. Sanford
and and. the other Jenersonan candidates who
that they might be represented by counsel. ~
Island City end OF the tight Lawyer Henry i.
Montfort was in Jamaica. where the Board Of
turns. Mr. Montfort. on behalf OF several OF
the defeated local Jeffersonian candidates,
I.Iot against tho Board canvassing tho
Iieason ballots from certuin districts in Long
Island City.
\, 1t appears that all the official ballots. with
printed on what is known as cal endered book
PAPER pap h,, The printer who furnished ting Glea.
snow% ps pA'f .aHs Is
ence between the ballots was easily perccpti-
biz, bic t g. he nnprac,ised eve II addition 70
longer than any OF the other ballots. Each
side is now accusing the other OF having the
ballots printed in that way for fraudulent
The II Gleason party say It was = Job on the
ballot distnsuishapie from the others so theg
Keen track Of each Vote oast Ss e n sso
po Saese Da a asif ma aas
II was sgainst the counting OF these ballots
Of Jon nGSen nsn
es N.Y. Menot w s4psds It:
Board to count fog,y,siS ballots which the in
s..i t. !" ~ uic'i,Se W ,ho SoSVhu
they wsrs marked. i is said shsrHo VAS a a
mark on the side OF these ballots caused BY q
defect in the printing. Then there was q pro-
test against the returns from Long Island
City as u whole. owing to their incomplete
form and numerous Irregularities.
Finally the Board Of Supervisors decided to
send hack the returns for corrections aud
supervisor William II. DelRhanty from Long
Island City was instructed to call tho different
election Boards together and have the returns
corrected according to law. Tho work WAS
done last night and the Board Of Canvassers
will resume their session to-day.
In addition to all this tho Jefrorsonians will
endeavor to hnve City Clerk BURKE and Mayor
Gleason indicted Tor violating tho cleo.
the returns, from LONG, Island City. This
Mayor was last night sutpcpnaed to appear
before the next Grand jury in the case OF
the People against Thomas Burke. and City
Clerk Burke was subpunred to appear before
tho same Grand Jury in tho case OF the People
But while the Jefrersonians are actively try
ing to count out the candidates elected on tile
Gleason ticket, the big Mayor is laying up n
heap OF trouble for his successful opponents
when they come into power. 1t is said that
the Mayor contem plates reappontine tho
various Com ssioners Of the city for epeci-
fled terms and then defying tho new Mayor to
remove them. The enthusiasm Is as high as
ever on both sides. and it will probably take
some time for either faction to realize it Is
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