Evening journal., 1892-11-18
THE OFFICERS SWORE.
Macallister Charged Them 81
Each for His Aid.
SUPERVISOR CAREY MAKES A KICK.

poihttu- AhtA Aat 10 AaS sof swearing
to the Correctness of Their Bills for
services-Not Allowed for the Day Upon
which They Were sworn.
Some Of the Federal supervisors of
election appointed by Chief Supervisor
Samual A. Macallister TO watch over the
state officers during the recent rogisira
tion and election, complain that they
have not received all the money due
them from the Federal government
They object upon two counts:
First-Because they were not allowed
pay for the day upon which they were
sworn I'M.
Second-Because Chief Supervisor
Mocaliistor charged them 81 each for
swearing them
Each supervisor was allowed - PER
day FOR eight days. Out OF this $40 the
chief supervisor deducted 81 for himself
There were 1i6 supervisors ia tine city
and SIG went into Macollister's pocket
II ihe day upon which the men were
sworn I'm were counted $3.50 more would
have gone 60 the supervisors.
Supervisor Carey's story.
Supervisor John w. Caroy. Demo
crat, did Federal duty in the Fifth dis
trict of the Sixth ward He was inter-
viewed this morning by an EyENING
! JOURNAL reporter and said.
" l saw articles printed ia the papers
on Wednesday TO the effect that the
supervisors had been paid $40 piece
! irrespective of party. | merely have 20
say that it is false report When we
went up 20 yet our money they paid us
each $50 wanted TO know
how it was that we did
not get $40 MahafIy undertook TO
SAY that Chief Supervisor Macalister
charged 81 for administering the oath to
us. want to know how that was.
told him that we had signed the paper
for eight days at So a day, and that
made $40 1 objected TO having the 81
taken off my pay to 60 into Mr.. Macal-
listers pocket.
"Were you allowed your full timer
''That is another thing IL was always
understood that the day upon which the
supervisors We're sworn in was counted a
day Including the day we were sworn
in we made niue days On the last day
we asked Macallister if we were to be
allowed for the day upon which we we're
sworn in He said: on, no, You will only
be here few minutes today and it will
make up for the other day l contend
that we are beaten out Of S6 each by
this transaction.
Conrad Charged Fifty Cents.
H. c. Conrad was Colonel Macallister's
predecessor in the Office of chief super
visor for the district He was inter
viewed this Afternoon.
"Mr. Conrad, when you We're chief
supervisor what did you charge the men
for administering the oath2'
] e. Na -
oaths--one in the swearing in and the
other in swearing to the returns
you charged fifty cents for each oath
administeredY
mo l charged City cents for the
two.
"Did you allow the men for the day
they We're sworn m2' yes
"And the day they swore to tine re-
turnsY Yes, | usually allowed them
for three days-the day they were sworn.
election day and return day-it was
sometimes four days when the men
worked until after midnight
1t is only fair TO state that during Mr..
Conrad incumbency there was no state
registration. The institution of regis
+ tration increased The number of days.
uacailistcr BECOMES Excited.
, T he reporter called upon Cliiei Super
: visor Macallister al his Seventh street
j Office al ! o'clock this afternoon
E Mr. Macallister a Federal supervisor
T complains That the government has not
paid for the fun time made by those
b oiiicers-that they INSIDE nine days and
were only paid for eight is that ruel
( mo sir. be said
3 did you pay them for the day OF
. swearing oGg "No. but We paid chem
S for the day upon which they We're sworn
e off, Doe said his face Lighting with gooi
10 humor
q "Ihis Federal supervisor also state,
d that You hove charged each man 3 fol
e swearing him, suggested the reporter
"les Chat is the customary fee
"But Mr.. Conrad says tha. he on5
,. charged fifty cents for all the oaths ad
; ministered; that IS. fftv cents is aii b,
= charged each man. 'Wcl. he only ad
= ministered two oaths, l administered
: three
"Wbat were they?" "When 6rs
F" sworn in; then to the correctness of th'
returns and lastly to the correctness o.
. the bill for services rendered
. "rhe last oath was never administers,
before ?"
u mo Here are the blanks Ther
, are three In each case. One goes TO thl
marshal, who pays the supervisor, one
y file here. But | would rather yOu woul'
> not say anything about this in the paper,
Z, he said, eXcitedly.
"a "Well, you know my position in tn
y mat"
a Yes, know you are here to get al
70 you can get
le The reporter thought that it was tn
y opinion Of a supervisor that that wat
~ what the chief supervisor was in hi
u Office for, but he did not say il.
ii do not swear the men as chief super
visor said Mr.. Macalister. II swea
them as United States commissioner
81 for three oaths.
as Weccacoe's New squirter.
le The new Clapp & Jones FIRE engine q
4, the Weccacoe Steam Fire company wa
e. shipped from Seneca Falls yesterday.
ID will be here i'm time for trial o
IN Thanksgiving Day. If the weather
of favorable the testl will be made at th
w. water works stack.