New-York tribune., 1903-04-03
NASSAU CITIZENS WIN.
FUSION MEN OFF BALLOT.
Thorough Investigation as to Er-
pensiDe Courthouse Likely.

The Appellate Division in Brooklyn yesterday
unanimously upheld a de, sion by Justice Gay
nor declaring Illegal a resolution Of the Nassau
County Supervisors which virtually extended
their terms Of Office nine months. and COM
pelling the town clerks Of the. towns Of
Nassau County 10 file the certificates and dis
tribute next Tuesday the ballots Of the citizens
organization OF Nassau County Through an
oversight IL is alleged the fusionists. or Re-
publicans and Democrats combined, failed to file
their certificates Of nomination with the clerk
Of Nassau County on Saturday night The
citizens assert that the so-called courthouse
ring viii be broken up by the defeat Of the fu-
sionsts on Tuesday In order 70 vote their
ticket the so-called fusionsts will have TO write
the names OF their candidates.
Back Of II all is a bitter fight started some
time ago by George Wallace, Of Freeport- the
man who seconded the nomination Of Colonel
Roosevelt for Governor, against Supervisor Smith
Cox Of Hampstead, and his associates. who have
been in control Of Nassau County politics for the
last six years With the victory OF the citizens
party on Tuesday would come an overhauling Of
the supervisors books, which, IL is said. have
been closed 10 the public for the last four years.
The citizens assert that they viii ask for indict-
nents il connection with the partly completed
and locally famous new courthouse built Of steel
and stucco, al a cost Of between 100000 and
100000 The original appropriation for the
courthouse was 100000 but the officials in con-
troll have kept on adding TO the building
POKE HOLES IN THE COURTHOUSE. :
The citizens aIege that the Courthouse is so
tender that the farmers who inspect it poke
holes through the walls with the ends Of their
umbrellas.
The Board Of Supervisors OF Nassau is
sentiaIly q close corporation, consisting Of
Smith Cox. OF Hampstead; William H Jones.
-
Eemnstead- Frederick Ingrahana, q Democrat
is counsel 10 the board al a salary of 50 600
and George Stoddart, another Democrat, is
counsel TO the Sheriff at good salary. The
supervisors have built about go miles Of mac
adam road IN the last year two, and the Ia
borers are pretty solidly fusion in their po-
irical Ieanings-
Al the first meeting Of the supervisors, IN
1901 the citizens assert, they adopted a resolu-
ton 10 defer the town meetings this year until
the fall election. This was done in other Coun-
ties OF the State having boards Of supervisors,
but the citizens saw in it a sly trick TO add
nine months 70 the terms OF the old supervisors
The decision yesterday makes the regular town
election fall on Tuesday next About a
man organized q citizens party, with q
pair Of cIssped hands party emblem
They nominated 4 complete ticket last Thurs
day. and on Friday in the three county towns
they tried TO file their certificates Of noulina-
ton The town clerks, IL IS said, the advice
Of Messrs- Ingrahan and Stoddart, refused to
accept the certificates
ENGAGE AUGUSTUS VAN WICK
On Saturday Messrs. Wallace and Seaman en-
gagged Augustus Van Wyck Of Brooklyn, as
their counsel. and Mr.. Van Wyck got from JUS
tee Gaynor writ ordering the town clerks 70
receive and file the certificates. and distribute
The ballots Of the citizens party. Justice Gay
nor sat at Mineola in special term on Monday
and decided 10 grant q permanent mandamus
against The three town clerks the lines Of the
original writ The case came before the Ap-
peIIate Division yesterday, and the citizens won.
L : TOO late for the fusouists file their certi-
Gates II time 70 get their nominations on ths
Official ballot There viii be only one ticket
and that the citizens.
The citizens tickets in the three towns are
headed by Joseph Steinert. z personal friend
O. President Roosevelt, IN Oyster Bay; Eugene
Y willis IL North Hampstead, and C5urdeu V
Brewer II Hampstead William Hall has been
renOrinated for treasurer There are about
ten thousand votes in the county, and the
fusionists say that # the voters have TO write
the names OF the fusion candidates that ticket
viii not receive more than three thousand votes
At the outside
The greatest interest hinges on the prospect Of
an official investigation by District Attorney
James P. Nieuan Of the supervisors books for
rhe last four years, and the tracing OF the funds
alleged 10 have been spent the stucco ana
steel courthouse
Before the Appellate Division yesterday Ihere
appeared for the Cox party II. Linn Bruce. who
was strongly backed for the federal Judgeshlp
70 which George c. Holt was appointed; Messrs.
Ingraharn and StoddaTt and Henry Monttort.
The citizens party was represented by George
Wallace and ex-Judge Van Wyck