New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-23
.STE|NCUT;; HE'S WON It.
SeCOnd. Avenue Shows Its Pref
erenCe in Mayors.
BLACK CIGARS CUT FIGURE
Cheese Sandwiches Also Played
Strong Part in Saving Pres
ent Incumbent's Job.

Did you hear il? That Teller Simon
Steingut won 1t again the mayorshp OF
Second avenue. Joe Levy, the Duke Of
Essex Street" was the man who ran
against Simon. and Joe was beaten. as he
always is but he will demand a recount
He SAYS Steingut won the election by
means of black cigars and cheese sand
witches. Simon saws nothing-he is the
Mayor of Second avenue.
In Second avenue they hold their cleo
tions around Christmas time and the new
mayor takes office on New Years Day
Steingut and the duke" have been get
ting the voters i'm line for the last two
weeks. And yesterday was the big day.
Everybody gathered i'm Ike Hirschhorns
Hall, at No. % Second avenue. The ballot
boxes were opened early in the morning
and closed at | o'clock in the afternoon.
Simon and the duke" were both sus-
picious that the other would play some
monkey tricks, and they both examined
the ballot boxes and turned them upside
down before the votes were cast. They
thought there might be some stuffed bal
lots on the inside. Even a sign was put
up: Keep Fifty Feets from the Ballot
Boxes. Boys" and they did it, after they
had made it a vote.
Then that Teller Steingut came 10 the
hall. He had on shiny silk hat and
black suit that was fine piece OF goods.
His son. Irving. a slick young Teller, was
at his side. Simon stood on the plat
form and got many cheers, and the ladies
kissed their hands at him. Somebody
yelled "Hurrah for the next Mayor.' and
Simon bowed low and prettily.
Then tho duke" entered the hall. fol-
! lowed by Josef Madinski, his faithful
| friend. lie got several cheers and said
Il hope you do your duty this time" A
| funny feller jumped and said: We WILL
| Here is the speech Stelnsut made TO mis-
| friends My friends aud citizens and
neighbors-I appeal to you once more for
| your votes to elect me Mayor Of Second
| Avenue for the New Year. | have served
you faithfully and kept my promises"
Just then Josef Madinsk got out Of his
seat and yelled, NO, you didn't and
! sat down again.
Stcingut shrugged his shoulders and
kept on: He said / did not keep my
| promise. because ] did not give them the
| presents when I came back from King
/ George coronation. ! explained all that
to you. my friends. how my baggage was
: stolen AT the station in Berlin, so don I
he fooled by him ] again appeal 10 you
for your votes TO elect me Mayor. l
thank you. one and all
| There were many cheers FOR Simou.s
! ane words. and the duke took his turn
on the platform. He said; Don't let
| black cigars or cheese sandwiches infu-
cuce YOU In your voting. | Will perform
my duty in "A fair manner. ] appeal 10
/ YOU for your votes with "A full heart. Did
! Simon keep his promises? Answer me-"
| The dukes crowd all yelled NO.
aud then the voting began. When the
ballots were counted they stood: Stein
gut. los, the duke" l4o.
The duke CRASHED his teeth and sad
| Simon had given out cigars and cheese
sandwiches. and even struggled them in
between tie sheets of the ballots, but
Simon only lifted his shoulders and said:
u should worry and acquire new wriu-
klcs. I'm the Mayor"