The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
MARTIN BUSY
 WITH BIG STICK Mayor Gets After Police Com missioner Sullivan to An 
 swer Charges.
SUMMONED TO APPEAR
Charge Made That Accused Peddied Ballots Inside of the Limits
 Set by Law.

Mayor James B. Martin is doing things and his act of yesterday in get ting after Police Commissioner Jere- miah J. Sullivan is certainly evidence that he is no mollycoddle.
 The commissioner is charged by the mayor with having violated the prop rieties by his actions on election day last October.
 It is alleged the commissioner did not observe the rules governing an election, and he has been summoned to appear before the mayor and show cause why he should not be removed.
 For some time 1t has been common talk in city hall that Commissioner Sullivan had leanings toward the re- publican party. but there has been no conclusive evidence to this effect pro
 duced. In the last election, it is said, he peddled ballots in the Eighth ward with Martins name pasted in favor of
 Senator Chatfeld. Perhaps it would be well here to introduce Mayor Mar tins summons to the police commits sioner:
 To Jeremiah J. Sullivan, New Haven,
 Conn:
 You are hereby commanded to ap-
 pear before me at the office of the
 mayor of the city of New Haven, on
 the 17th of January. 1908, at 7:30 in the
 afternoon, to show cause why you
 should not be removed from the office
 of police commissioner of the city of
 New Haven
 The charges against you are as fol-
 lows:
 That on the 7th day of October,
 1907, the same being the day of the
 city election in the said city of New
 Haven, you did. in violation of the law,
 personally peddle and offer to certain voters at the polling place in the Eighth ward, 744 State street, in the
 said city of New Haven, printed bal lots to be used in said election with
 In 75 feet of the entrance to the said polling place and in front of and ir the presence of certain policemen of the city of New Haven, and did then and there. intimidate and attempt tc influence voters.
 That your conduct in the premises was contrary to and in violation of tn, statute laws of the state and the char ter of the city of New Haven and the rules of the police department adopt ed pursuant to said charter for the purpose of preserving the peace ant enforcing good order and discipline | and that your said conduct tended tc and did, in fact. demorallze the eff 1 ficiency of the police department ant its officers, and hindered said officers sin the proper performance of theil duties, and that by reason of the premises you have been and are in. competent and unfaithful to the du. ties of your office as police comnis. sioner and the requirements of public 'service. and have been guilty of cor frupt acts and practice malfeasanct \ and incompetence in the proper per. \. fermance of your official duties, ant n that said acts were wilful abuse O & power, and that the requirements O 1. the public service and the best inter S ests of the city demand your remova, Dated at New Haven, this 14th da, H of January, 1908 @ JAMES B. MARTIN, I'd MdyOI ol tHc tlty Ol 4NeW f1dNen. E The commissioner denies he violate E the law on election day, but he said h @ was not in favor of Martins eiectiol B for mayor.
 M Mayor Martin last night refused t seaiy what evidence he has against tn police commissioner, but he seemed t wear an air of confidence. It was als ruImored around city hall that anothe commissioner might be asked l.
 explain some of his actions on electio
 day.
 &s The action of the mayor is not UT k precedented. Mayor Studley in hi N first term summoned four members O
 the police board before him to hay
 them show cause why they should no
 be removed. They were E. P. Aver,
 John F. Shannahan, James P. Lander
 and John H. Clark
 It was alleged that they had trans
 gressed their bounds in removing fror
 office Police Captain Brown and othe