The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-22
COUNT 50 FAR PAYORS PARKS.
lie LEADS FOR THIRD PLACE
WITH ONLY HALF THE VOTE IN.
And Resign? Not He--All His Pull Used
to Win This "vindication" by His
Union Against tho Charges OF Graft
Police Keep the Taily1ng quiet.

Whether the Parks or anti-Parks faction
had won In the turbulent election OF the
Housemiths' and Bridgemen's Union held
on Saturday at Mannerchor Hail. had
not been decided at late hour last night.
At midnight, only 200 votes out Of a total
Of about $500 polled had been counted
The count, 80 far, showed that Samuel j.
Parks, the walking delegate who is facing
trial on many charges Of extortion and
whose vindication was made an issue in
the election, was third on the list Of eight
candidates for delegates. OF VIII ON four
are to be chosen.
According to the figures given out at
midnight by Chairman Dodge Of the cleo
ton judges, Parks was ia votes ahead Of
the fourth man in the list and 227 votes
ahead Of the fifth man.
The votes Of the five highest candidates
as given out were:
- Charles Massey. ssi; John Dolan. e?l;
Sam Parks. 6O3; Tim Mccarthy, 40: Harry
Johnston. $40.
Unless Parks finishes within the first
four he cannot retain his place as walking
delegate OF the union, which he has held
for SO many years and which. it is alleged.
has given him virtual control Of the build
ing SITUATION IN This city.
At the previous election Parks finished
second, and had q big majority between
him and defeat although many then had
begun to grow FESTIVE under his control Of
the union.
It looked from the figures last night as
his place as delegate and would secure
from the union "vindication," which he
and his friends contend that would m can
for him, it would be by small margin
and possibly a very slim one. Mozart ny,
the fourth man, was making considera bic
gains
The vote for the presidency Of the union,
very close, according to the figures given
out at midnight. Neidig Is an anti-Parks
man. Since the arrest Of Parks the lat
ters friends have been working hard against
J. Ss' w. kell Ses nominated as '"e'' 'an''o''e
At midnight 1t was said that Neidig had
AIS votes and Kelly tl3. Earlier In the
day Kelly had led Neldig and the closeness
of the vote was keeping both factions
very much on the anxious seat.
Neidig is a church member, man the
extreme opposite Of the Parks type. His
reelection was made point OF by his friends
to show that conservatism, as represented
by Neidig. is the prevailing sentiment in
Each side was claiming victory for ito
candidates last night, with the Parks men
tribe more confident than their opponents.
But even the follower! OF Neidig, seemed
to feel that Parks would be elected a dele
gate. Chairman Dodge Of the election
Judges, who has been rated as an anti
Parks man, said that Parks undoubtedly
would be elected and that he would not be
surprised If Parks was found leading the
ticket.
eounting q tie vote with tho greatest
a re :;t :s .s. ~ the count W: going
completed before noon to-day.
Although the polls closed at o'clock
on Saturday night and the police cleared
the. hall in order to help the canvassers.
vent on at an absurdly slow pace It took
almost two minutes officially to record
one ballot.
The union pays the counters $40 day
until they fnish their labors. These are
counted. but several times yesterday a
recess Of two hours was taken for the
counters to eat. No time was taken for
sleep.
The counting went on in the room where
the votes were cast. and dozen policemen
under a roundsman kept q watch on ballot
boxes, judges and watchers.
Three policemen were posted at the door
of the building. and although members
OF the union and friends OF Parks repeatedly
made attempts to get inside. they were
orders from Capt. Tighe.
Parks himself was allowed in, but the
police saw that he did not get anywhere
near where the counting was going on
Parks remained all night in the build
afternoon to get some sleep.
President Seidig. after the experience
he had late on Saturday night, when Parks
grabbed him by the throat, hurting un-
printable epithets at him, and would have
choked him but for the timely arrival Of
return.
He looked a very much disgusted man
when he went away. All the buttons were
torn or hs coat. A reporter with whom
he had been talking when Parks came UP
was hustled into corner by some Of Parks's
followers and had to be rescued by the
police.
The trouble subsided only when fifty
additional policemen came and with the
force already in and around the building
Of It of almost everybody, including Parks
Yesterdays counting of the ballots
went on In peace, however. as most of the
union man stayed away. At tines crowd
gathered on the corner, but they went away
them into the hall.
The dozen policemen watching the count
ing prevented any disturbance inside, and
even Parks was as mild and meek as a
child. He hared up only once and that
was when some one asked him IL, after being
vindioated by a reelection, he intended to
resign.
Then he said, with show Of anger:
Just tell this gang that's tryin' to do
me that when Sam Parks quits the labor
movement Of this union it'll only be when
he's under six feet Of sod. I've never
known what It was to be up against losing
game. and I'm not up against one this
time"
Parks's friends declared that his arrest
had won a lot Of votes for him.
when Sam Parks is in trouble. said one
Of them, there's a lot more fellers that
would help him than when he isn't and
they're goin' to do more than vote for him
10 show people what they think Of this
business. They're goin' down when these
trumped up charges are brought out and
swear that they got everything that was
comm to Sam Parks"
In the old board Parks, although he
didn't get in by the highest number of
votes and was supposed to have only the
second choice Of districts, ran the organi-
zation. He picked the district below
Thirty fourth street as his. That IA the
district where most Of the fat has been.
Should he be RI elected he will undoubtedly
dominate his colleagues in the same
The police made fourteen arrests before
they finished the nights work on Saturday. |
The arrested wore all members Of the union |