The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-16
MOTIFS VOTE CARRIED $4,000
PROTEST BECAUSE or M4GIS~
TKATE'S FEEBLE CONDITION.
lie Voted for Himself While Old Clerks
We're ReappOiMt ed. but When II Came
TO New lit Of Patronage He Was
Made to Give the Deciding Vote.

City Masistrate John @. Mott. whose
failing health has kept him from his judi
cal duties for several months paat. at
tended special meeting Of the Board Of
CITY Magistrates in the West Side Police
Court Building last night. The principal
object of the meeting was the appointment
of eight clerks for the various police courts.
Magistrate Mott voted on each name pro-
posed, although he plainly showed that he
did not understand what was going on.
When his vote decided The appointment
of Il clerk for the new City Magistrates
Court in The Bronx, Magistrate Barlow
protested President Deuel. ruled that The
Magistrates right to vote could not bn
denied when lc WAS present and answered
the roll
The eight clerks appointed are known as
chief clerks" and get s. 500 a year. All
Of the present clerks were reappointed for
four years The name OF Henry l.. Lewis,
clerk in the Centre street police court, was
first proposed, and when Magistrate Motifs
name was reached on the roll call the Magis-
trate voted Mott" Ii was recorded as
vote for Mr.. Lewis. In each of the five
succeeding roll calls OH the question OF
clerks for the other courts Magistrate
Mott continued to vote for himself
On the vote for the West Fifty fourth
street court inst cad OF voting for James
F.. Met abe. the present clerk, he voted for
Meade. another Magistrate who has been
i'll for long time, but who was brought to
the meeting last night to vote. At each
roll call the president had to call on Masis-
,rate Mott several times to get his vote
l.. a ,,l,,v,
to him,the question before the board But
as here was no particular division of opinion
about reappointing the old clerks, nobody
objected II was different about the new
clerk for the new police court in The Bronx
a four year job worth s.? SOFA year. Magis-
trate BAKER, a recent appoiutes o! Mayor
Low, nominated Lawrence V. ConoNer.
Jr, who for FIVE years was an assistant
clerk in the Court of General Sessions
William Chamberlain, formerly an assist
ant clerk in the Magis'rates cGur, was
are fourteen OF the Magistrates. Al! were
present. Fight votes were required TO
apWG9h,nt' Magistrate Motifs name was
reached on the roll cal he hesita,ed as
three Of the Magistrates attempted 10 ex-
plain to him the question TO he voted on,
but he became only the more confused.
I'VE are waiting for your vote. Judge
Mott" said Magistr rate Deuel.. DO you
vote for Conover or for Chamberlain
said Magistrate Mott. Il don't know
which vote for
Then vote for both" suggested Mag
istrate Pool.
Il challenge Judge Motifs vote cried
Magistrate Barlow. Jumping to his feet.
Il Challenge his right to vote!"
But he has voted for the Others re-
piled President Deuel..
II move that Judge Mott be excused
from voting. suggested Magistrate Mayo.
Judge Mott has not asked TO be ex-
cused, said Magistrate Cornell I'VE can
not excuse him.
Then Magistrate Mott turned to aMaeis-
trate neighbor
who Is the nearest one'" he asked.
"Conover." was suggested.
Then l vote for him. Conoverf' he
Secretary Block announced the vote as
8 for Conover and for Chamberlain.
Magistrate Barlow agar. protested against
RECEIVING Magistrate Motifs vote.
II think that the members Of the board
can see Magistrate Motifs condition said
President Deuel..
THE Chair rules that
"A point of order" said MAJ ist rate
Flammer. breaking in.
Deuel. "The Chair rules that this board
has no power to reject Judge Motifs vote
while Judge Mott is present at the meet
ing. As his vote is the deciding vote,
declare Mr.. Conovcr elected.
Magistrate Mott left the meeting as soon
az the decision had been made. Magistrate
Mott was appointed by Mayor Strong. and
has two years more to serve. He ia about
10 years old. Since last September he has
couple of days in The Bronx But he has
attended two or three of the board meetings.
II was expected that the board would do
something last night about Police Com.
missioner Greene's recent criticism OF
their ethods. Magistrate Deuel. said after
the meeting that the board had not pre-
pared any Communication to be sent 10
Gen. Greene. Further than that he would
not discuss the subject.