The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-03-27
.BARKIS IS W|LL|N' AND
So ARE THE DEPUTIES
They Swarm on Sheriff Hamburger
and 500 Earn SO Apiece
at the Polls.
BIG OVERFLOW MEETING
Bankers, Brokers, Artists, Actors ct Al.
Want to Show Patriotism, but
Many Can't Get Jobs.
BIG OVERFLOW MEETING

while they we're shaving yesterday. morn
ing.
Pop" said Horace. @I'll lay you five
beans that out OF the 800 special deputies
you have asked to be at your Office to-day
for possible assignment to duty at the
polls not more n hundred will show up. "
Son" replied the Sheriff. has the ris-
ing generation then so little faith in the
citizenship OF the city and county Of
New York; It's q poor use for beans,
son, and Sheriff must not violate the law
I shall not bet. but II should so far for
get myself and my trust as to put in
jeopardy the five beans that you suggest
7 should win. A hundred OF my men
show up? There'll be 500. Come to
breakfast, Horace"
The sequel was at once the maddest and
most affecting scene ever Witnessed In the
Sheriffs Office at 200 Broadway. OF the
500 bankers. paint sa!esmeh. actors. pawn.
curb and exchange brokers. artists. tea
tasters and citizens at large who have
won exemption from jury service and got
the right to carry gun since the ex-Cor-
oner became Sheriff on January not
more than seventy-five failed to appear or
send an excuse. And of the 700 or 80 who
did respond to the call in person. clamor-
ing all day for assignments. choking tho
Sherif's offices. the corridors and the
elevators. shrinking desolate in corners,
pleading with harassed girl stenogra piers,
hopefully cycling ex-Fire Chief Croker.
who sat in the Sherin's own room with
dropping hat brim Inomentarily in dan
ger Of arson from the Chiefs outstanding
cigar OF all these 700 who had been called
only between 100 and 800 were needed.
The Sheriff and his men culled the hest
they could. but at 4 O'Clock the waiting
room and corridor were still packed with
solemnly eager candidates for guerrilla
warfare at the polls. - a day and board
yourself 1t was at that hour that Sher-
in Hamburger was compelled to make his
third speech of the day. Rising at his
mahogany desk he removed his hat and
thus addressed that part of the electorate
that had overflowed into his office:
Gentlemen and Special Deputy SherifYs:
I am both glad and sorry to say that We
have an overplus OF men. We should like
to use you all but We must think Of the
taxpayers and not overburden them.
am informed that far moro Of you than We
needed have answered the SherifY's call
As the best citizenship OF this city and
county that would send you to the polls
to-day il could and that / will surely
appoint you At another time
] am now obligeu to 20 away on official
business and am more than obliged to you
Prolonged silence. The special depu-
ties linger, then depart one by one. except
a man with gray hair and a stoop who
mods and beckons to his secretary, Al
Engel: who is spinning about with hands
al, says the Sheriff, you know Loui.
here Is one Of our oldest men. Can't
somsthing be % done to get him on?'
ming down the list of successful appli-
cants finds that Louis is already appointed
Louis departs gratefully.
Their, the Sheriff dived to his automobile
with three special deputies. ex-Chief
Croker Charles Thorley. the florist. and
way Central Hotel. They visited every
polling place to which deputies had been
foot ballot. 49,.
Fortunately all OF Mr.. Harburger's $
three speeches Of the day were preserved
addressed in the NOR ming to the sixty Ave
regular deputies who were to act "a cap
| tains for the patriotic amateurs. Every
one from the Sheriff down. MIR. Hamburger
said, could be depended upon to see that
the liberties OF the people were protected.
be neutral in their attitude and must let
the police have the pleasure of making
any needed arrests.
Our under sheriff has in preparation
the assignments TO the various Assembly
districts. That is about all have to say
Iat " N<,I,r <N<J
Early in the afternoon-as to whether
| 1t was before or after luncheon time there
is some difference OF opinion the Sheriff
again stood at his desk of mahogany and
| delivered his second address OF the day,
which many thought was his best. The
special deputies from Wall Street and
points north as could squeeze into range.
Hailing them as gentlemen and specfal
deputy sherins. MIR. Hamburger said in
part:
1t speaks woll for the great city and
county OF New York that there 10 such q
large gathering Of citizens appointed by
me. have received letters from the
Governor Of this State requesting me to
sec that peace Is restored II there Is any
violence at the polls. through the channels
i OF the men who will be appointed here
TO act as peace officers, You must not
arrest any one. you nave tho right OF
arrest but to-day there will be- police
100 feet from each polling place.
You will receive IS lcrackling applausel
during this day for the work but you will
not receive this money before five or six
months later. That Is not my fault bS,
| the fault OF tho Comptroller ONCE, whera
le gislation moves very slowly But wheA 4
ever 1t does come II will como rathef
handily to some. .,,
Gentlemen, you are the protectors OF the
rights and liberties OF the people and you
| are likewise protectors OF my good name
and fame and respect for the call ] have
made to you.
Mr.. Hamburger remarked later that
500 special deputies at s. would cost the
county 5000. but he knew Of severa
who said they didn't need the money
and wouldn't take it. SO anxious, he
said, had the bankers and other patri.
clans on his list been to comply with their
oath that they had specially arranged
| their affairs 80 they could be on the firing
line yesterday. One banker, Mr.. Har-
burger added, was called to Chica 20.
| but he wired from there that he would
come back for one day II the Sheriff did
not think we'll OF his excuse.
Some Of the deputies who were sent
to the polls yesterday were Howard X
Coolidge Of West Seventy second street
Guy A. McIane Of 20 Broadway, Melvin
H. Dalhberg. Major Henry G. Wilson
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