The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-21

"F0r m0Y"
Eyes sir.n
"What do you want TO see me about ?"
''Tne fuss, to be sure.
"What lusss'
"Why, the fuss over In the Court House."
.'Ah yes Well, what's upr'
whats upP want 70 know II yOu can't give me
q full statement about the matter. Just as you talk
] will publish You; Pm q shorthand reporter"
s.Well you can say this-that have no hing to
say"
such was The tenor OF o conversation held yester-
day between q correspondent OF u Western back
woods journal and the "B0ss." The correspondent
was verdant youth not much up TO the ways OF
the metropolis, and taking everything that he saw
and heard upon all sides Of him for granted"
and that all he had to do 10 make
up stun for letter was to knock and everything
would be opened TO HIM, he tackled the "Boss" as
ne strobe through the hallway towards his private
office yesterday forenoon. But he wasn't satisfied,
and SO he went MS way growlingly. wondering
how 1t was that q newspaper man from the great
West couldn't do what New York journalist had
had to give up as
every day for the past week. The fact is TINT the
"BOssn doesn't want to talk about the late rOw-fOr
row 1t seems to be no lOngcr-the excitement hav
Ing subsidized and no one, not even Connolly, SEEM
ing In hot water. He has apparently had his nix OF
s'pumpers" and can't see the prOpriety Of getting
interviewed about matter he has over and over
again declared he had no opinion about.
Indeed for q wonder, there was not among the
crowd OF charity seekers OF the Department OF Public
Works yesterday solitary individual, with but one
exception, who seemed to 'Jeel' one way or the
other about the CompWollers fuss. The exception
happened 10 be stray business visitor at the
onlce-not q caller OH the "BOss." He Is said
to be particular friend Of one OF the
leading members Of the "COmmittce OF Seventy"
Apparently ne felt out OF place; but business was
business 30 what could he dor He had to attend
to It, no matter how he felt, end that was the long
and the short Of it, One Of the politicians Of the
Central Tweed Club. who was waiting to see the
"BOss." recognized him, and, giving him hearty
shake OF the hand, exclaimed
'Wel, George, your friends are raising terrible
dust"
..rhey are indeed. don't suppose you like II"
mot exactly, but I think 1t will come out ali
right IN the end. The fact is, instead OF going In
for reform, Booth and your friend are after The
spoil for themselves"
"WhatY"
40 don't mean that they want to get into ONCE.
Not bit Of it. But, them the people are BEGINNING
to see that there are lot Of scheming politicians
| at their back who are using Them"
al don't believe IT,"
"Dut can prove 1t. Look here. Don't they al
ready talk about who shall hold this Office and who
snail hold that who snail regulate The party here.
alter, and VINO shall have say t"
"Wnat OF thata Why 1t just shows this, that Won
are all struggling 10 GET possession OF the city gov
ernvent for parys sake, and not for the beneht 0i
"Well, I'm not one Of the committee"
/ "All right; but you are on their SIDE. You know
what they are AFTER or, rather what they are being
pushed TO-"
ii don't want to talk about the matter"
every well. But now, candidy, what do you
think OF that statement Of Foley published This
,'Oh that. Gaughng.l know a thing or two
| about that. Foley made IL, but happen to know
that ne exaggerated considerably"
| al don't believe he made it,
az do; but he did not keep cool enough. Connolly
never was such tool rs Foley tries to make him In
| that statement. happen to know from one Of the
committee that Connolly has not made any "con-
fessiOnn to the committee OF the extent Foley says
am thief alter all that mas been SAID and done?'
mis- interesting conversation was here broken
of short by the appearance OF Senator
Norton, who came along and began to
talk 20 the politician about some private private
He had come to see the BOSS, ana looked Tor all
the world as though he had never heard OF such q
thing as political canvass, and that the ab0rs ana
anxleties OF the next session OF the Legislature,
which lie Is TO attend as or old as Senator had
friend OF the "Boss,n but he was proof against
| an interview and so HERALD reporter, who had an
idea OF pumping him dry had 10 give 1t up long be-
fore he went away TO see now the pipes were being
| laid in the Fifteenth ward.
| Thc general quiet which pervaded the City Han
| Park and che Court House regned supreme all day
! long at the Department OF Works, and but for the
| coming ana going to ana FRO OF The clerks intent
luded to, there nothing to disturb the peaceful
| OF Affairs during the day.