The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-26
ABAJO CON DOOLEY! MOB CRIED
CHASED AMERICAN CANDIDATE
ron MAYOR or san JUAN.
Black Republicans with TIN whistles
Gave Him strenuous Time of u
Overwhelming Defeat In Election
lie Had Discovered Oflcial Frauds.

ate in October the cable told briefly
Of "A dcmonstr ration made 10y Porto Rioai
mob against Dooley Federal candidat,
! for Mayor of San Juan. This was Henry
" Dooley. former Brooklyn man. Mr.
Doolcy, who was overwhelmingly heater
on cleo ION day. landed here yesterda 4,
from tie steamship Philadelphia. and is
az his mother, home. COS Tenth street
Brooklyn. Last night he told about hi,
experience with the mob.
Mr. Doolay went to San Juan after the wal
as the resident partner of the New York
commission firm Of Dooley, Smith Co
Last May the city of San Juan borrowe ed
5000 600 and Gov Hunt, Mr.. Dooey -ad last
night, appointed him a. the first American
member of the san Juan City Council In
order To safeguard the expenditure of the
money Mr. Dooley mace an investiga
tion and found gross irregularities. he says.
lie fought extravagant expenditures III the
Council and his record as a hghttr got MN
th" Mayoralty nomination.
Il secured positive proof, said Mr.,
Dooley last night. that an aqueduct official
had been keeping two sets of books and
that a sum ranging from $4,000 10 sI5 900
had been miSapproprated IN two years
] also discovered that some Si3 900 of the
bond issue had been misappropriated by
using 1t for running expenses OF the city
government.
with this proof in hand | asked for a
special meeting Of the Council to order an
investigation. This request was at first
denied Finally. however, the Secretary
OF Porto Rico ordered the inquiry.
1T Mas III the flag END Of the Mayoralty
campaign and the meeting hail vas packed
10 lis utmost capacity Before ! had "A
chance to introduce NY resolution, SenCr
N,a. negro and Republican member
If N" Council, got up and made charges
against me, which, l need not say, have
never been eubstantiated. lie introduced
a resolution declaring that, inasmuch as
my firm had deirauded the city Tor three
years, Was not proper person TO investl-
gaze anything The resolution provided
That be investigated myself, and 1t was
passed with a WLoop. Then ! present.
NY resolution, and ii vas tabled. Finally.
the; passed mild resolution along some
what the same lines a. mine, but leaving
the Investigating power in the hands OF
the Republican faction completely
Leaving the hail. !. with few friends.
strcllod down into the Plaza To wait FOR
trolley car 10 my home which is in Santurce.
~ suburb. | was follow ed by "A bowling
mob # $50 to 20 people, largely blacks ana
fi,o scum f the ciry. They brandshed clubs,
l.-.i all sorts f vile language and every
mother'- son = EN- was equipped with
Tin Whistle which had been dealt out 70 them
ilat afternoon IN advance 10y one Oh tiitf
lcad,i- The whistiing was something
arful. Seems 70 ne can hear il YET
"lrtersr-rscd with the shreking ~ the
whistles were cries such as.
Aba 10 con Doolev"
Al diahlo con Doolev"
Il had to wait half an hour for a car and
the mob danced and howled about me
was guarded by -four detectives from
the Treasury Department, four personal
friends and two fellow Federal Council
men.
When tie car frallv arrived got aboard
and then with my bolyguard incrcas ed
20 tw"rtY-four. | was whirled to my lone
On 'hc car with me We've IN addition to those
| have mel toned. four Federal party
leaders and ten rolic' men. Tie mob fol.
lowed to the outskirts f the city, jumping
or tie car ard vanking the trolley pole
Off when they could
The rest Of the campaign I had con-
etantlv a guFrd Of two policemen. num-
hcr of anonymous letters wore sent TO me,
threatening me with assassination"
"l,s." said Mr. Dooley in concludin z
his narrative, y had strenuous campaign.