The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-20
GLEASON SAYS HE FIXED ZEN
NE GETS THE CERTIFICATE OF ELEC-
1ION As MAYOR.

ana Announces that Glesssn Has S82
More Than sanford-sns fore Says Sic
10 Not Disturbed, and the Courts VIII
Now Decide which Man Was Elected.
Tho ominous silence which has surrounded
tho camp OF Patrick Jerome Gleason In Long
Island City was broken yesterday morning.
and tho defamation OF the bomb which broke
II has not yet ceased to echo through tho
streets Of That great mans home. TWAS the
famous Mayor himself who threw tho bomb.
ably seconded hy his faithful City Clerk.
Thomas Eurkc. Tho hated JctYsrsonian foe Is
temporarily laid low. and the "upns OF cor
ruption" destroyed.
While the jefferson Democrats have been
whoopinc 1t up and celebrating with parades
and pyrotcchncs the election OF Horatio S.
Sanford to succeed tho big Mayor. that able
citizen has been preparing to demonstrate
that In Long Island City election returns are
not always what they seem. All yesterday
afternoon md last night Joy was unconfned
among the Gleason cohorts.
Tho banners and tran sparencies which had
been consigned to ash barrels or traied in
the dust. because Of the seeming JcfTersonan
triumph. wcro joyfuly lshed out OF their
temporary oblivion and Haunted again In the
facos OF tho hated foes.
Tho cause OF all this glee was the announce
ment by City Clerk Burke that the idol OF the
Glensonites had been chosen TO succeed him
self as Long Island City's Mayor by the hand.
some plurality Of T32 Mr.. Burke added that
he had reached this result after throwing out
724 illegal ballots which had been counted by
tho election officers for tho Jeffersonian foe.
Mr.. Burke had issued a certificate OF election
to Mayor Gleason on the above basis. and
then he and the Mayor had made a visit
to the County Clerks office in jamaica. Tho
City Clerk went to nle his returns and copies
OF the certificates o! election he had issued.
and tho big Mnyor went to take tho oath OF
Office for another term. Not until all these
formalties were complied with in every par.
ticular was the news made public.
The Gleason mon almost jumped out OF -he,r
boots with delight and tho city put on skates
and rolled around in dclirious excitement It
was great Gleason victory. Brooms and
banners wabbed up and down the streets. and
crowds of enthusiastic admirers OF the big
fellow roarcd
Rah for Paddy Gleason He's do stuff"
Through adversely and prosperity tho small
hoy Of Long Island City has been answering
In his fidelity TO-" T. ebay Gee. as they delight
TO cal him. When base rumor first reported
almost heartbroken. rnd more than ono ur chin
shed tears over the supposed downfall Of his
But rift Of sunshine found It's way across
their clouded skies yesterday when, they
vicinity Of the big MAYORS Office belonged to
them: They know that for. the time being
paradcd and shouted with will.
The boys had great fun. Everything that
@ NTH ans s,y ani
tentous horns. They made the streets ring
with the refrain:
w ytR,,y arc Tss We,
Wes fer + ebay Gee.
And the whole city is still at it-one end bub-
bling over with 10Y and the other trying to |
drown its indignation.
r, MneG THO Votes we're counted on secen
) Jefferson Democrat. had defeated Mayor Glea-
son BY ~ plurality. But the remainder Of the
E to ssa whs the eenet tn. excite
ment and feeling on all sides had been intense. |
n, followed a Kind Of breathing spell in
sec the fun. Honors wers about evenly divid-
was still any body's fight. although the Jefrer. |
ssonians had apparently elected their candi-
Mayor Gleason lay low. Palpable silence
Reeryaded tho City Hall: q silence that BODIED
Ill for his orpon.nts. The j tlersonians were
was Matching. They became intensely active
Every con, precantion was taken to
about the City Hall became tremendously op.
:, Then the Jefrersonians cried fraud. They quit
Mayors works. Still thcre eV Wn, a n sr on fr tS
Gleason. The Jelrersonians began TO demand
issue u certificate OF election to MIR. sanford
1r Gleason camp made no sign of reply
I were Jefferson Democrats who actually
believed that their powerful enemy was at last
at bay.
Then thu Queens County Board OF Super.
through their rcnresentativeth the Jelerso nians
PAD the Long Island City returns for ASSEM-
ing day John l.. Madden, tho Jefrersonian
candidate who was defeated for Assemblyman
by Mayor ayn GlSasoni eapdidatc, James Robin
GLEASON vote from certain districts in Long
Island City. alleging that marked ballots hui
The Glea son ballots we're printed on n differ
ent colored paper from tho other ballots. and
his ns
N wsrs ss far from hripT sI.yeH Mr Mddens
tho brooklyn supreme Court on Friday and
yesterday. but no decision has as Yet been
In tho mean time the Jcfrcrsonians became
annrehensi'e yoncGrnrng the returns for local
Snssed IN civ %gS ar THETA Eur y Mhrn are can
t;,.gi' of Mayor, Gleason 10 has Uoen in tho
Mayors, olllcc t?r ears. ard wien The Mnvor
APPOINTED NJ Ea,kc /" IN a the vaa y"al ago no
\" all outward APPEARANCES Mr.. Burke was
sxr nH IL s "a o ins city re-
MOTTO. who received his ceriiicnte Of election
on Nov. -. lud.:" Noble was elected on tho
Gleason ticNGt. On the morning Of that day
Lawyer Charles DuiIy, on telu'f OF tho jciler-
son Democrat. served ity Clerk burke with |
; notice to t"g,n the canvass Of the vote for
Mayor forthwith. Nothing resulted from
pc seivire OF tho notice. and soon
'gntest oyer, the Legality 81 the Gleason 6nl-
OF. some time during tho week. however,
Ity Treasurer Blrckwenn went over the re-
urna with lawyer duffy and rerorte,! that
sanford hal II plural ty over Mayor q !eason,
10Y Including ~ sanford votes which they |
aid had been illegally thrown ont. Tho JEFF
ersonlnns scene to he satisfied with the re-
nit OF their canvass and were less anxious
han formerly.
All this time the City Clerk was quietly can.
'nssing the vote. He finished the task soon
Nt"r midnight yesterday morning. Then
anne the coup that promises to keep Long
stand City acos Tor months. While the big
fray Of counsel. trying to boost he remainder
" the Gleason ticS.t over the breastworks to
eep company with their chief the Mayor
mote them hipand thigh. The silence Of tho
lty Hall was explained
II was noon Ueioro any one could explain |
low II all happened. Even Cleason's most
rdent supporters were unable to account for
ne sGrSrisin: change This is what they
nally Learned: