The sun., 1906-12-22
Kenny SUTHERLAND VICTOR.
Ems OUT IN CONEY'S BOARD OF
TRADE ELECTION.


lconoclssts who say that Coney Island in
m,dwinter resembles the boarding house
sunday leg Of lamb on the follow ing ThuTs-
day would have changed their minds II
they had wandered into Stauch's Bowery
'rrstaurant and concert hall, Coney, last
might. Coney Island was electing presi-
dent Of its Board of Trade and till far into
the nlght-wMch is going some for Coney-'
there were Sounds and connections that
n reminded many OF the battle Of Antietam.
Coney has been waiting for the election
\ for week. From the broad Atlantic inland
as far as Sulzer's Harlem River Park, 127th
street and Second svenue--where Sam
Davis, master of the dance at Luna in the
X glad season. runs the two-steps in the
wintsr--all that have Coney Islands well
fare at heart were on the job. Walt Morson.
the wine agent. who was 10 have gone TO
\ Florida last week. postponed his trip to
vote for Kenny Sutherland. and the Rev.
William Hughes, head Of the Coney Island
Hescue Home, got out of bed. where he had
Rone after a recent operation, to cast his
ballot.
Usually the Board Of Trade meetings
II can muster less than twenty members,
but last night the small Frankfurter Room
boards. A moving picture machine and a
lady at piano kept the statesmen interested
from sunset until the meeting opened with
. roar at $50 o'clock and after that there
were thirteen motions before the house
at any given time, not to mention the
thirteen or more amendments TO each
"A motion. All the motions and amend
nnents we're carried and when the dust
tettled it was seen that the Kenny Suther.
n L. IL. T.aG WnT
4 crowd looking like a single portion OF clam
ohowder after the check is paid.
Sedside Life, the weekly paper OF Coney,
has had streams OF water playing con-
stantly upon its sanctum for two weeks
past while the hands turned out editorial
articles about what they thought of re-
hring President Feltner the Surf avenue
chowder connoisseur. Feltner was at the
head OF the defeated Ward party and ac-
uuired the displeasure OF the Sutherland
\ faction last fall because of his opposition
II 10 a plan to hold the Mardi Gras at later
date than September. Kenny Sutherland
1 was once justice Of the peace and later
l fispleased the authorities when he was
aocused OF ballot box irregularities during
the John Y. McKane festivities.
Judge Sutherland was away from Coney
xsland for some months after the jury
came in, but during the last session Of the
Legislat ure he got his citizens papers
again, and of late has been accused Of
being q reformer. All Coney Island will
tsstify to the fact that you can't get into
the Judges bar now after hours for love,
money or a drink.
The meeting opened with President Felt
ner in the chair and abutting on Secretary
Dick Geary, the only real stenogra pher on
the Island. There was some delay when IL
was learned that only members in good
sfanding could vote. Good standing, il
was explained by the chair, consisted in
depositing 81 for dues or nothing doing.
some had unfortunately left their purses at
home, but a good sized line formed 10 pay
10 before getting down to statecraft.
According 10 the bylaws" began john
/ ME Murphy, who was in good standing,
but is noted for his generosity. L think
those who have not
Il beg TO differ with that statement
yelled Jim Linn Of Timer Park. Them
were last years bylaws, and according to
thif years rules
II rise 10 a point of order Mr. Chairman"
said Charley Bowman of Gravesend. -Ac-
cording to the Curtis Guide on parliament
tary rules it is we'll known by those who
can grasp ordinary English that -"
Order yelled the chair You were
saying. Mr.. Linn
sThe Chair can't run this meeting to
suit itself, said Johnny Murphy in a deep
bass voice. No presiding officer is better
than the common peepul."
-The Chair can attend TO his duties, Mr..
Murphy. All in favor Of the original motion
VI signify by saying aye
.Those opposed will please say no
sNo!n'
sCarried,n'
Il move that the candidates for the vari-
Z Gus offices be balloted for in bunch sug-
<Nested Henry Louchkopf. The official in
/ diwidual ballots are too slow in the counting
/ and we want 10 get home tonight"
-As the nominations were open till to-
night" explained Richard Geary, there
are no official printed ballots. ! move that
8fauch go down stairs and get some paper
Mr.. Chairman. | object cried Jimmie
I Nolan. "Stauch can't give me a ballot
unless---"
AS l understand the motion
-Never mind what you understand. I
move an amendment that the chair ap-
pcint committee of escort 10 accompany
&tauch down to the Office while"
sYou're out of order. All in favor of the
| nrst motion will please say aye"
NAyell'
sThose oppo---"
sMr. Chairman, whats the motion?'
.Opposed will say no
.Carried"
There was a recess for ten minutes while
she voters fixed up their ballots, but there
we're so many motions and counter motions
during the recess that the recess had to be
exfended some minutes longer.
Enough were present when the nominsS
ticns of Judge Sutherland and his opponent,
Bath House Bill Ward, were made to make
4 noise tnaJ apprlseu STATEN lSldUQ, across
the Narrows, that Coney was its old self
4 e&ain.
Judge Sutherland was nominated by ex-
kssemblyman Frank P. Gallagher who in
= short speech told Of the reformer's sterling
5rrecord in the past. The candidate made
modest speech of acceptance and allowed
that politics shall and must be kept out of
the boards affairs. Then tho cohorts got
down TO voting.
There were enough 81 men present tn
bring the total vote up to 1875. OF these
fudge Sutherland got 20. Ward received So
md there WAS one blank vote and one de-
<ective. This first balloting took 40 much
fSne that half the halls enthusiasm died
out and the other half departed. The other
Esf<Iicers elected, all Sutherland men, were
"a Stratton, jim Conahan, Bill Lake, Phil
8thweickert and Fred Napier. Then Coney
}Eland went TO bed and the Bowerv died
H tQwn 70 the soft slumber that will hold
81 1ill the good old summer time.
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