The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-13
BOYS TO CHOOSE PARK MAYOR.
LIVELY CITY CAMPAIGN OVER
ON THE EAST SIDE.

taas Chisl Plsco In the Affairs Of Ham.
iltsn FIN PArk-n Plan Succeeds
Rallas May lntssducc It Elsewhere.
A real live mayoralty contest is humming
"A Manhattan these days. The campaign
! ~ been running since July 81. and there
Z Ave besn charges and countercharges
- bsihsry, and movement for woman
suffrage.
Hamilton Fish Park. on the lower East
esds. u the battle-ground. The park Is
ooe Of Tho most frequsnted In the city,
7 and tho coming election has stirred up inter-
ct throughout tho neighborhood. Almost
old or young. IL interested in
one party or the other.
Wt,en Commissioner Of Parks Pallas
rave his consent to the plan for the cleo
81 boy government for the park he ex-
I iprsssly stipulated that nolitios should be
barred According toN Dne OF the Scit-
: ixens," sTammany AAs' was already
pretty we'll organized. But this was done
away with. and the two rival candidates
4 for Mayor. Samuel Kase and Samuel
Nelitser, merely represent two different
4 followings. or gangs"
s But In spite Of the absence OF politics"
1 tho contest waxed warm, and bribery
i and corruption raised their heads In the
form Of gumdrops and 'all-day-suokers."
Another thing that threatens the sta
+ blity Of the untried government Ia the
adtet!ca which has begun for woman
1UfnRe. Nearly as many girls as boys
Upeud part Of their time In the park, and
4 III present plans give them no part In tho
I coming election, or In the government.
i Nevertheless. they will have to mind the
J Ny oIsc!als or run the risk Of being de-
psived OF the privileges Of the park by
! III athletic instructor, who has the power
sto keep out all citizens who do not obey
~ rules and regulations.
4 80 there Is indignation on the girls eide
~ the park. They refuse to say anything
about what they intend to do, but the boys
1 ~ they have been talking the matter over
I W3tA the athletic instructor and with their
4 AZ. / guess We can let 'em have some
z 1s DO ~ sa t1s sis on: sfs sS 0ns
polios commissioner, or something.
~ The .home government" scheme has been
NaSitated for some months, but only recently
SS5e conaent Of the city authorities was
I Is sons extent In the West. and found 70
Nlotk we'll. The boys take more interest
End pride IN what the city u doing for their
NG&hletio education when they can have o
Ind In the proceedings themselves.
s ss' n sas SGo A sisetisn . S BE-
nSaiD open until . O'Clock at night. Many
Z q tho boys who compose the citizen body
4 q che park are busy throughout the day,
3 md th& viii give them an opportunity to
q J, The onSoss to b Oiled are those Of Mayor
ma three street commissioner. The Mayor
\ hAs tho power Of appointing chief Of police
Eond three police commissioners. The chief
e1 poalcs, 1n turn. will appoint captains,
Eresants and pssrolmen, and AZ their
q IL. judicial authority viii be lodged in
klts Mayer, who WIN try the Offenders
eEpnlslon from the park, either tempora.
NJ or a cess OF old offenders permanently.
- AtSletio Instructor VIII. however, act
Il. 1iii 0 stiil b tSs court ' q iass
!SS0oet, but II general be win be the Mayors
Y (visos. rather than the supreme autocrat,
II ssrsst commissioners will appoint
sYy work yin b dons by men paid
4 ~ Park Department, as at present,
tAe nav commissioners Will zee TO It
- Ne boys and girls who use the park
sssus, nor throw paper and other
Soli0 van be supplied iQr the police
~ .eeEset cleaning authorities according
At Sh1h RINK. A special badge Of silver
- supplied for the Mayor, and Il viii
c31hlZ p handed down from ono Mayor
VI IS oiics- wfll bold thssr p,suss sor4
80, md II h that time the. homa1 goy.J
y - $500 ss = "a q - SSsbsSE 2as "a
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