The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-23
FIRST CRANK IN GRAFT HUNT
iSkS COWHITTEE TO STOP THE
GtINOR COZ ERNOR BOON.
APPEARS ~ soon n the Committee Head.
quarters Are Opened Nets That
some Onr would Arrive, hat Ne
One t.urssed RIKht Leaves for Mars.

some Onr NOu'u Nrrne, nut w
One Gurss~d RlKht Leaves for Mars.
lh" legislative investigating Com
mite. the graft committee opened its
new offiC.s in the Liberty Tower Building
Yesterday morning and promptly on
tim. m" first crank appeared He was
not unsNtreCted Bets that he would
apuear the first dav the Office were
op-nad had been offered frs.elv al all sorts
of foolish Odds bu, neither committeemen
counsel nor clerks would take the short
end
But crank pool was made. Every one
concerned in the once Affairs and a few
eager outsiders clipped into q sweep
stakes To go 10 tho contributor making
the nearest g'iess a. 20 the nature 81 the
bug which would Worry the first crank
No one won About everything within
unr"ason had been predicted a. 20 What
would be- ho'h"ring the first crank One
contributor 20 the stakes hsd written on
his slip the firs' CranE viii 'le charges
against Senator So.and - because ne
has never h""n knn~n 80 deal q hand
higher han he ru- he deals To himself
Another l1Ie~-"- thought ne committee
would b" rranSlv called upon 10 forbid
'Inn"u "Ssarv srl"n"as nv m. Anti.noiss
Snci"tv All wrong. both those and tho
scur. IT yI.SS,'s b"tN"'n
Very veil Ia" DranN AIy"S 81 promptly
and something va rs "'"- induced the
uNicn fnrC.. - steer Ian gently hat hastily
20 N" inu"r u'tiD" .c,upi..sl bv Clerk
Rannigan RanniEan ~ from Utica and
j. new ~pai"r man. and ~ was thought
b" would hupw naturally what to do n the
visitor started s"W",hug
20! t1v" come. SAID the visitor remuv ing
Ina TX nuf % ms hHa and fak
IN" nj the two chairs IA" clerk offered
ham. to M" a verified compliant
tlerN RannIgan shopA TIA" VISITOR hv
both hands and -a," him fan ~" was
som" students ~ tho resolution creating
tn" committee ~ can do nothing without
a verified complain u has not got one
y.'
stat" vnur compliant said the clerk.
his "R-"r fingers lowering over m" keys
of his typewriter
4 wish. SAID the visitor. to file a com
plant against Mayor Gavnor-
What eNcliin.d IN" clerk his fingers
falling on all tho KEYS a. once
wish. continued m" visitor. marking
tim" with M" fan, 10 file a complaint
against Mayor Gaynor running for Gov
"rnoI
All said tho cley, -Nh.
Yes SAID tho vIslNor 4 am q citizen
ard voter and vou- vou'-ar. a pubic
servant
True. sad IN" clerk, and he rapped
ih" signal which sent the once hoy for
IN" JanItor
-titiz"nShIp - soverei gnty. therefore
arm sovereign and YOU are "A slave. said !
the VISITOR. rising.
IN" cl"rh moved toward a window and
placed an Office chair between himself and
IN" visitor. who continued
III" civic "EC"llenCss ~ our Mayor are
needed hv m" cttv complain against his |
h"ing nominated for Governor II IL the
duty Il your COMMITTEE
The 'au,fpr appeared az the door and /
sad. ~ Il address nobody.
here : an airShIp landed on the corner
and IN" aiTnan j. looking for a passenger !
20 Nars
SIR said N" visitor. | am reminded +
Of at engagement I have IN Mars With
Nuur Permission and he took the ian .
tor arm 10 the elevator
Assistant counsel II r. -.,l said Yesterday
that ~" first public meeting 81 the com /
mite" on August ~ would begin az II /
% clock \ VI - an executive meeting
20 D." held TODAY N" qusstIo ION Of a regular /
meeting hour thereafter would h.. de
f"rmIu"d VI hr.--l thought Il would .
confirm" - t'. ~ o'clock because IL was
N" pIrpps'' uf tn" COMMITTEES. - remain ia .
ss'~stun daily - Ia'' a. IN" Nigenciea Of .
%" tuy vu-N required amt therefore
Nr.ur 'hr"" pftr'' ora hours before each .
'ty session would h'. ,l.>Ira'l.