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,o,iyo Interest IN tho camrai an centres IN
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Tho tnsaidy iofcet, whr mndr llrM n
Nr opposition when Rrfinel wna hrini-
ta'ci ar" row diappged to take a inure
s,lef view ~ tho cohlcs, ard they are
lrgnning ~ rcaprt tc dcarnrnto tactics
I, =erurr tho election NJ theirlrndcr Onlc"-
holders who aro friendly vs. Refincl arc
Threatened With damyaal aud already
,vo " thcm have loet ,iNir iohs fnf refusing
,o olcy tho order ~ the Cassidy gang.
ncrr,cl was expelled from tho Democratic
club In Sewtown. ~ which hc had long hccn
president. ut meeting which was packed
with Cassidy ahoutora who we're nom
,nembrrp aud through tho connlvance of
the police a Cassidy transparency was hung
On the outer wall ~ the building In tho
face of a resolution of the board " dircctora
f,rhiddng displnys Of that kind
The case ~ Peter Bpuorlcin, n clerk In tho
department Of TaSee in Long Island City,
furnishes n good illustration of tho bull
doing tactics that the Cassidy gang "a
now using in the public Offices. Bcucr-
lcn IL an admirer Of Bermcl'and he has not
tried to conceal his views ON tho local
political situation. A few days ago Richard
u. Homeyer. his immediate superior in
the Tax office. approached him and said
Hereafter you will remain at your desk
from o A. NJ. to 4 =. NJ, including Satur-
days"
"All right" Beuerlein is reported to have
answered. Il suppose that order applies
20 every clerk in the of1lce?'
Well, it applies to you anyway Home
ger retorted.
And | will obey it when YOU make 1t
It apply to all hands" was Mr. Beuerlein's
parting shot.
Il is notorious fact that the vast majority
Of the army of employees that Cassidy
has quartered in Borough Hall, quit at
! o'clock every day in order to dope out
the races in the official poolroom,' the
only one that is allowed to do business in
charged openly with having more than a
passing interest in this poolroom which,
At is said, has cleared more than 100000
In the last few years.
One of the most active Of King Joe's lieu
tenants is Matthew j. Goldner, who draws
a fine salary from the city as Deputy Com
missioner Of Sewers in Queens. Just what
Mr. Goldner does for his salary is something
of a mystery, but there is no doubt about
,the political services he renders to his boss.
Mr. Godner is Mr.. Cassidys press agent.
His official title is chairman Of the campaign
icommittee of the Democratic general
{committee, and he spends most of his time
Aat the headquarters In Davis street.
! Recently Goldner has been sending out
sietters to well known citizens of the borough
asking them to assist sin making this
fbanncr year for the Democracy of Queens
Acounty." One of these letters was sent to
EJohn Bohmbach, well known attorney
$Ipf Middle Village He replied that his sense
31pf duty as a citizen made 1T Impossible for
thim to aid the election of Cassidy. One of
1the five pointed reasons he gave for declining
WAS
THAT the real object and purpose Of con-
.tinuing the present administration is to
sGratify the selfish purpose and ends OF a
dictator and continue the pecuniary interests
of a board Of plaoehoclers who; at the com.
mand of their master do his bidding and
who are calling honest and independent
men renegades and traitors simply because
they possess the manhood to strive to main
tain a local government by the people and
yor the people instead of by Cassidy and for
Cassidy"
The reference to the calling of names
was born of the meeting at which Berrnel
was expelled from the Democratic Club
of Newtown. There was not single officer
Of the club present, 1T is said and OF the sixty
or more men who crowded into the room
not more than eighteen were members.
Warren X. Haviland was the man who
denounced Bermel as renegade and
traitor to his party. Mr. HavIand up to
fow years ago was one of the most partisan
Republicans in Queens. but he suddenly
| ecame Democrat, for reasons that con-
,erned his job in the County Clerks ohlce
j was recalled yesterday that it was through
the intercession of Bermel that his official
yuh County
had made up his mind to fire him.
At this same meeting resolution was
Iassed to hang Cassidy transparency
Ia front OF the building in spite OF the fact
association which owns the building had
voted against the proposition. AT first
the police, who had been summoned to guard
the building, would not allow the trans,
parency to be erected, but they were cailed
of after George Jarvis, secretary to Cas-
tidy, had had heart to heart talk with
Police Captain Aloncle.
The Second ward Republican Club, which
opened the campaign in Flushing on
Wednesday night, heard , report ttsnnt .nat the ne
break up the meeting President Dumas.
who was in the chair, sprang surprise at
the opening by asking all who were in favor
of four years more Of Cassidy to stand up.
Of them shook hands with Mr.. Berme and
promised to do all in their power to elect
him. In his speech Mr.. Bermel said
.Rumors are being freely circulated
that Joseph Bermel means Joseph Cassidy.
/ take this opportunity to say that there
sas much difference between Joseph Bsrmel
and Joseph Cassidy as there is between
the North and the South. Although have
been the Commissioner Of Public Works
under Mr.. Cassidy, have had nothing to
cav about the letting out of contracts and
the like, and if it is true that there has been
much corruption Mr., Cassidy alone is re-
sponsble.' ..
with fraud and trckery in the matter OF
fling independent nominations for the
Municipal Ownership League ticket. A
petition was quickly gotten up by the Gas.
Mdy people and filed with the Board OF
Elections. A formal protest was made by
the Bermelites, and the matter of who is
entitled to 90 on the ticket will be decided
at meeting of the board to-day.
Mr.. Bermers friends say that the ticket
presented by the opposition is mere sham
and was gotten up simply to keep Bermel
OF the Hearst ticket. Mr.. Hearst himself,
they sav, wants nothing to do with Cassidy
or his followers. To show the character
OF the movement they point to the fact
that the head Of the committee which
6iIed the netition was Patrick +. Leahy,