New-York tribune., 1899-07-15
THE NIN1H'.S CANDIDATES.
sHEEHAN's FIGHT TO GET THEM ON THE
LIST of ELECTION OFFICERS.
HE SECURES AZ ORDER COMPELLING CHAIRMAN
MMAHoN TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THEY
SHOULD NOT DE ACCEPTED

MrMAHoN TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THEY
SHOULD NOT be ACCEPTED.
Proceedings in the Supreme Court TO compel the
Police Commissioners and the Tammany Executive
Committee to recognize the list OF candidates for
Democratic election officers presented by the regu-
lar Tammany organization OF the IXth Assembly
District were begun yesterday. John c. Sheehan'
the Tammany leader in the lXth District secured
from Justice Slower order directing Police com
missioners York Sexton Abel and Hess. ana
Daniel +. Mcmahon. chairman OF the Iaininahy
Executive Cimmittee to show cause on Tuesd6y
why the relief prayed for In the appneauoh ioi
the order should not be granted.
In the application II is alleged that instead OF
the regular list OF members Of the party TO serve
az election officers from the 1Xth Assembly Dis-
trlct a list which was made up by Chairman NC
Mahon was substituted. and filed with the foHce
Board by him. It is asked that Mcmahon be or
dered to authenticate and file with the roioe
Board the regular list approved by the members
OF the regular IXth Assembly District Tammany
organization.
Paragraphs Il and IS Of the order read:
Seventeenth-On information and belief that said a
Daniel +. Mcmahon, as chairman oil ihe ,itie ed
10 authenticate and file with the Police board oI ,i M
City of NewYork said list received py sann re cd
Mahon as said CHAIRMAN from the duy cons ~ -
Democratic party agencies Of and for the sald l%o
Assembly District: that such failure neeiec' said an
Sbarman o WeTe T' in grant defiance OF his duties
as described by the long established usase5 1enn
cratic party aforesaid and were in open pn
OF said McMahons duties as chaHlham @ rnnnty ~ Com
Executive Committee of said partys Souhty cuch
njttee as imposed by statute upon nm - ' md
chairman: that such iaird iailured oD 'mnwarranted
and inexcusable discriminatory aea,nss ,,nasobIv Dis
constituted agencies OF SAID I'm Whatsoever
trict and were without any authofIly ~ ~ mo-
undcr either the rules and reguiatiohS "a ~ Inc
Iitical party aforesaid or under the id"' u ''
e1ste Hl Information and belief that ssd M
Daniel r Mcmahon, as an inaiviuua, % uuuaronrfuliy as
sTming to act in hs ofcial sapaciy as & an nEthout
of the political party as 6miy constituted agea-
ces thereof coIcocted a list OF names tor sSr tra
Mn Assembly District as aforesaid, ana gave l
,n HE nfiriai marx Of authenticatlon ana hug W,
IT, same with said police court, as II the "os 10
thus indiv,ru5H dr,g copV of which last mentioned
itei ie attached hereto and made part hereoI nd
marked EXHIBIT M 81 % thSt tchonSoeyed 81 by him SAID MONA
hon has abused the official trust repose1 ~ n ~
can awfuIIy be exercised only by al the duy GGn
sttuted party agencies appointed thereio ou,beniI
in oReaT and dS ocay to ae the said list
concocted personally by him sad ~ he genu-
wa omG has thereby worked wrong upon l lhe
Police Board Of the city OF EVA Sonc an injury
" ,hn Damocrafic party in the city ana c0uii,g ny .,
NewYOrk and especially 10 bStric 5he that thereby
na nid d"e eNcWabon has obstructed the Democra,cf &c
party. aforesaid. In the colnpJiye - make 10 the
said Police Board the nominations reSorea % 10 Dr 9e
aa as aforesad ia that said McMahoh nas PISta
t ~ makne Of su n nominations py the sald
political party ioT and IN Se99S s,rs Gt Ssa and nss
phl W aason of all the foregoing the sald DihleI
his Hfores%S
oI or nartv officer has departed from ue
customs and 6Ta4g Dariy TVie Voaed duties
Ia tIoiIH ~ ~, Statue upon him officially ana mas
wronrfy injured the their regulary
ed.s,i;nted agencies and has assaiied thelr pdi'S
cohts marty privilegeS and political liberties