The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-14
THEY'RE AFTER M'KANE



cupanoy. for betterments. and for all local inn
Grovements. He is tho Auditor IA well MS the
Treasurer Of that towns do iasto. and ne alone
:" IT'S the. richest town or township in tho
million dollars on deposit. Hardly a structure
has been built there since John Y. McKane
with him or hy mortgages, advanced by
him. him.. He IL also tie Chiei . Of Police:
that Of an eecton com 10 or an nsrec
or or register or conynsser He has nothing
TO do under the law wi; + the elections or regis
tratinn He resents this omission by taking
charge Of everything connected with registra:
ton or with elee,ions. excepting the orders OF
levy n tnrlfT for license for protection or for
nlackmail on every form OF vice or pleasure In
,Ahout the only, fact in his case which can
not be- So explained nd Is his oica relation as
intendent. of tho Sunday, school Of the
Methodist church down there. The mys.
mortgage. or the figures of church sulscrip:
lions or collections NAV contain solution Of
mystery Bosssm Is u form Off wer. Politics
y ne Lest theatre and mark ct for power, John
to Is sn IN ono To- S
the third year; | have drawn this man long
and so that you men OF both parties here can
admire him; and then can admire yourselves
and trade with him and fear him and lawn on
him and fatter him and praise him and reward
m e If If two s5 Of pns nar he s
leen his ally and accomplce. The dishonors
Of condition with him are ,exguisitely even be-
party movement. or II n o.yarty movement. will
he ely ever be PVT where he BELONGS Cal,
Sutherland." ~ Hs toii tho story ne q
Gravesend and OF :heir treatment. and
denounced District Attorney itidgway for
Ses e ind hs to OF ,b and It eee
The sheriff Of this countywas appealed to
refused His action mated with the action OF
John J. Mcknne. his ally, and with the lat
he viii i the t s% ny Fl nsFS WERE
io cries M burning
these bleeding cti2cns. the victims of wrong
and martyrs for the right registered vow
my life lasted to let mp on these scnundrels be
the result at the polls then pending what it
In the course OF Mr. McKelway's speech he
referred to Mr.. Gaynor By name; and the cheer
steppea to the Front OF s hox and sE
again. When Mr.. McKelway finished there
were cries for 1n stoDrsd tbom bv
declaring in loud voice that the meeting was
adjourned For ten minutes , o after th9 al,
people got together In groups and made little
sneeches OF their own denouncinE Mr..
The women were among his Interest foes.
and half dozen OF them encountered by re.
p"rters going out declared it was a shame and
ton hadn't been Ken up. Why" said one
wonaE.," would have ,emrticd my pocket
book fthey had passed the hat
Brooklyn citizens are not tn. only people who
are going to have the PLEASURE Of Investigating
lOnOrei member OlpAr
A commit tee to do it was appointed at q m Get,
ing OF 300 clerEymen which was held Mt 100
Methodist Book Concsrn. nv Tho thing 7 that
Which, Which," Mr. M McRane had Wi With Sun reporter
some time before the election.
tact that he was the SUPERINTENDENT Of u
Methiodist sunday school Just after ne in
aho!t church investigation and church dis
cipine.
ing OF the clergvmen OF this district. which
includes Brooslyn A tn heated discussion
was sprung. and Dr. j. W. Johnson Of i brook.
Ign and DR.. Il. Wheatly Of Irvington were ap-
pointed committee to do the investigating.
The committed met AT once. aud a lew
m nutes later report oil that they had a report to
make. bnt wouldn't read it to the full meeting.
without anybody but the Chairman knowing
what it was:
u
consisted merely OF the word progress. 1t was
added that the Investigators would begin their
wrk by eHsm"ns Nj MsAnes b.rsns ,no
Grand Jury in the Court of Sessions Brook
Ign. yesterday made this pointed reference to
the alleged election frauds in GraNesend and
other Iarts OF tho county:
There is one matter Of great importance to
Grand Jury II is matter OF great import.
ance to the people. 1t has been said that be-
fore the last election there was II large amount
sNfn lnD ial lei rut Al hAf Int
there were many illegal votes boiled The
GIty Of the GranI Jury Is to Investigate all
man who violates in any respect the
Election law ought TO be punished. for
ne is % 1ne t mGsy ehar
to indict every man who has vioIatedthe cleo
ton law. or aided and allotted in its yioiatlo on.
with your action. When matters OF that char
acter come before the Grand Jury. you must
these charges is matter Of sulfems I'm
portance and demands your closest and best
Gentlemen. I am not expressing an opin-
ion on the subject but these charges Have
been made. and II any cases are brought be.
indictments on legal evidence alone. j repeat
with emphasis that every man who has VIC
"S By sgS must Ss I'm
he deserves. Your own good sense will tell
you d that such offences are offences against
The first OF the civil suits against John Y.
McHane growing out Of the elections outrages
at at G rave Gss been begun: Herbert s
down to Gravesend BY " ! Gaynor. L. tho
MS a compensation for the treatment he re-
ceiyed, Mr.: Worthley alleges in his com.
plant that on lis arrival In tine town he went
TO the polling place to which he had been as
signed as watcher; On reaching the place
he was surrounded by men. who. acting under
the orders o, McKano, and at his instigation.
forcibly, and, violently laid hold OF him and
elected him from, the vicinity of the polling
place. and forced him TO leave he town; Dur
brutally assaulted and painfully and severely
bruised.
A dozen or more similar suits. 1t Is said. Will
soon lie begun.
There was rumor in circulation yesterday
that delegation OF leading Republicans had
called upon District Attorney Ridgwny and
suggested that he should associate with him
prosecution OF Mcl[sne ami other election Of
tenders. 1t is said that such course might
prevent the Intervention Of the Attorney-Ge
eral.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY RID6wAY To GOV. FLOWER
ALBANY. Nov. 13.-Gow Flower received to-
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