The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-11
CullOM TH|RSTED FOR GORE.
Wanted to Make Mince Meat Of
Private Secretary Crowley.
Denounced the Sanford Administers
tion at the Mayors Jefferson Club.
Especial to The Evening world)

LONG ISLAND CITY. Sept. 1.-THE
usual monotony OF the General Commit
tee meetings OF the Jefferson Club, the
pet organization OF Mayor Sanford, was
broken last night when eX-Public Works
Commissioner Thomas Cullom invited
George Il. Crowley. the Mayors Private
secretary, down stairs to make mince-
meat of him.
Cullom also threatened to speak from
the tail-end of very truck In Long
Island City in order to expose the
hypocrisy OF the Sanford administra-
shouted
~ with others. elected the man who
appointed you mis- Private Secretary,
and before you got that position you
were conveniently forgetful OF paying
your butcher and baker bills, either
here or in Flushing.
Cullom then waved his fist In the air
and denounced the office-holders, whom
he referred to as memebers OF the fast
horse brigade" who never knew hat u
horse, was until they were appointed
| 10 office by Mayor Sanford.
Cullom's threats created a sensation
| among the General Committee, and par
ticularly among the oitlce-holders pres
ent. including Alderman Wingrove, Inn
Works and Improvement Commissioner
Sharkeyi Alderman Joseph Cassidy
Police Justice Duffy Police Commits
! SCISSOR Frank Trudden and Counsellor
I. g. kadicn, The trouble arose over
what Jetersonlan termed IA put-up
| job" on tullOm.
Some weeks ago complaint was made
| TO Public Works Comm .Ssioner Shar-
| key that Corporation Counsel Stewart
unduly favored the members of the
Patsy Damon Association, in the mat
| ter OF appointments, and that those
| BannoniteS who We're Inspectors on the
Sheehan sewers, received 81 day,
while Cullom, aud other Sanfordites. re-
A committee, with Cullom as Chair
man, was appointed 10 wait upon the
| Improvement Commissioners Yesterday,
TO lay their, grievances before them.
| 'fhe principal complaints OF the men
were the Irregular manner in which
| tney receive their salaries and the dis
| elimination at present in vogue in the
| Commission
The men say that many OF them have
| four months salary due them, while
the contractors and Corporation Coun-
| sci William H.. Stewart, who Is also
| counsel to the Improvement Commits
sion, are paid monthly. The men also
say that Clerks Charles Smith, John W.
| Davren, Joseph Cdrlin, William j. Rol,
| insun, Engineers Ankemuch, ulia NON
| llummerlrin and Lawyer Thomas G.
| kadicn are four months behind in the
matter OF payment. as well as several
The complaints OF the men were re.
| 'erred To secret session OF the Improve,
| mCnt Commissioners. This was held
,csieriay afternoon at O'Clock Henry
| W, Sharkey was appointed chairman vi
| lhis Committee when the grievances OF
| ne Committee were to be heard Sul
| I'm was the only member OF the Gr!ov
| 5hce Committee present. lie took the
! 1o5r and stated the above facts lie
| say that Commissioner ShArkey, in Ian.
Suase more for Die than polite, accused
Nullom OF trying To- injure his character
| and appealed to his brother Commits
Sioners TO yndiCate his honor.
| The result was, Cuilnm says, that h,
was given the alternative u resigninI
| his. position a. Improvement Inspector
or beng dismissed, Cullom at once ten
!tred ms r,hlEnduon and promised tC
,reate political sensation IN a few
| lays.
When the general committee met al
| o'clock. Cul!om renewed his attacks
pon the Chairman OF the Improvement
commission, Crowley took Sharkey' 4
| part ana the men were prevented from
| coming TO blows by the timely inter
ference Oh several members present