New-York tribune., 1899-07-30
BUTTLING ATTACKS DADY.
EX-SHERIFF CALLS EXECUTIVE COM
MrTTEE CHAIRMAN SOME
HARD NAMES
ACCUSES HIM OF PUTTING A DEMOCRAT ON
THE LIST OF ELECTION OFFICIALS AS
A REPUBLIcAN-BrrTER PILL
FOR KINGS COUNTY MA

FOR KINGS COUNTY MA
CHINE LEADER.
Compliments were exchanged yesterday In the
Board OF Elections between Michael j. Dady'
chairman Of the Kings County Republican E1-
ecutive Committee and ex-Sherin william D.
Buttling. over the recent refusal OF the former
TO accept the list Of election officials suomi'teu
10 him by Mr. Buttllng, the executive mefhper
from the Fifth Ward OF Brooklyn. MI Butthng
carried the case into the County court anu
Judge Hurd decided that Mr.. Dady' as chair
man OF the Executive Committee. would nave
TO accept Mr.. Buttng's list. Mr.. Dady theh ap-
piled 10 Justice Goodrich. Of the Appellate DiVis
ion for a stay pending an appeal from Juue'
Hurd's decision Justice Goodrich confirmed the
decision Of Judge Hurd Had Mr.. Dady not peeh
defeated In this he would have been aoie 10 nie
any list he pleased, the appeal couio hot pe
heard till October. while the election oinciAis
have to begin their work in September MT
Dady hoped for q favorable decision. as yester-
day was the last day by law on which the hsts
of election officials could be filed In the Bureau
Of Elections.
Mr. Buttling the first TO arrive a' tue
Bureau Of Elections. Mr Dady soon followed.
Mr.. Buttling. conscious OF the victory he mad
won waited until Mr. Dady was brushing past
him. and then said
I'm here by advice OF counsel, and II Daoy
does not file my list Of election officials by noon
I'll have him in jail by shutdown for contempt
Of court"
Mr. Dady laughed and the big ex-sherin be-
came angry and said:
Why did you put the name OF FRANK n
Fletcher OF No 20S Sands-st.. on your hs's
when he is on the books as a Democrat? you
lied when you put Fletcher's name on that Iist
as a Republican. and you know It, you're
liar and pup"
"Buttling. you make me very tired" said MT.
Dady Go away. You're a loafer, and want
you to let me alone"
IF anybody ever told you. Dady, that you're
a gentleman. he was kidding you. and don't
make any mistake about IT," roared the brawny
ex-Sherf.
"Oh. shut up, Buttling" said Mr.. Dady. l
don't want any OF your lip"
You'll get II II you come outside said MT.
Buttllng I'm Republican. I am and tell
Won that I never Jumped hurdle in my life
You dance on the wing. Dady, and you know IT,
live in the Fifth Ward. I've property there
and I'm responsible for it and for what say
Wen have II out right here II you're not a
coward"
Secretary Neal. a cool and amiable man. said
Now. boys. cool off. both OF you. This is
public office. and I don't want any fuss or feath-
ers here"
That's right" said Mr.. Buttling u want 10
apologize for talking here Come on. Dady'
weIl settle this thing outside" .
Don't worry Buttling I'll you outside.
said Mr. Dady. who presented the lists 10 De
filed Mr. Buttlng waited for him. When MI
Dady came outside Mr. Buttling SAID: Daoy'
you're naturally a Democrat. You Topped IN
1893. and you'll do the same thing again ior the
sake of certain contracts
MORE TALK ON THE STREETS.
Mr.. Dady walked UP smith-st. 10 Fulton, with
Mr. Buttling at his heels. The latter kept up his
fusillade of hot shot. and cried: "Dady. when
was kid Of fifteen l stoned you for breaking
up Republican meetings in the Fifth Ward
Mr.. Dady walked away rapidly. AS he was
turning the corner into Fulton st. the ex-sherif
! yelled: "Dady you're a cur, a cur! a cur!
The filing Of the election lists submitted 10 him
by Mr. Buttling bitter pill for the execu-
/ tive chairman to swallow The wordy war they
had Yesterday shows that there is no love lost
| between them. Ever since the deposition from
Republican leadership in Kings County through
/ the Woodruff Dady- y-Atterbury combination, or
| Jacob Worth the ex-Sherif has been bitter
! opponent OF Dady. The latter regards Mr.. Butt
ling as being his most inveterate and inplacaole
| personal and political enemy
BUTTLING's LIST FILED.
! The list Of election officials from the Fifth
/ Ward. prepared by Mr. Buttling, which Mr..
1 Dady was compelled by the courts TO file. Is as
follows:
! First District-Inspector. Edward Lowery. No: rs
/ John-st.. Inspector John W. Stanley, No. % Hud-
! son-ave; poll clerk Patrick j. O'Connor. No. a
/ Hudson-ave. ballot clerk. Frank B. Reilly, No 10
Second District-Inspector Philip Brady. No 84
P!ynouth-st; nsRector WiInam Lengmore TSai G
Goid-st: ballot clerk Charles r. Shaw No. So3
Third District-Inspector Dominck B: Buttling
No 2O2 York-st inspector, Edward H. Range. No
Bridge-st poll clerk, John T. McCracken. No
Fourth District-Inspector. Eugene oConne. No
Water-st.: ballot clerk. Edward j. Mclaughlin, No
Fifth District-Inspector David Scott No l4s
Gold-st.: inspector. William J, Ahearn, NO 5S Di Dui
held-st; poll clerk Cornelius Spelman No lI6 Hud-
son-ave.; ballot clerk, Frank Holton, No ls2
sixth Dstrct-Inspector David Tobias. No. 2ls
High-st; inspector John /. Rutledge No 29s Nas-
sau-st.. ballot clerk Edward F. Ryan, No %
/ seventh District-Inspector William Bashford
No. 2lO Gold-st.; Inspector Charles H. Vail; No 81
| Nassau-st: poll clerk William J. McCauley, No
/ 22s Concord-st; ballot clerk Marcus c. Stout. No
Eighth District-Inspector Joseph Jacoby. No lsi
/ Gold-st poll clerk Richard A. Needham. No. 2S
! Gold-st ballot clerk, Daniel A. McCann' No q
Ninth Dstrct-Inspector. William Hnchclin. No
1s5 Johnson-st; inspector. John II Armstrong. NO
/ Hgh-st.: ballot clerk. William F. Farrell, No. 90
Dunield-st.
! Mr. Dady is a sanguine man. Despite the two
court decisions against him. he was In a CHEEKY
mood yesterday, and said:
Justice Goodrich has said that he would try
| to get the Justices Of the Appellate Division to-
gether some time in August to consider our
appeal | believe that will win, for II seems
/ 10 that position Is the right one"
WAR DRUMS BEATING.
! POLITICIANS IN KINGS COUNTY HAVE A
LIVELY TIME COMING.
| Signs are multiplying that there Will be q great