The sun., 1873-10-20
POLITICAL DRAW POKER.
THE MONEP TJfAT VAS HAGERED
ON A QUEEN run.

ON A QUEEN FULL.
Defiant Mobilization Of the Ci,ii Service
Iaw-Thc ihg Gamblers Making the Lit
tie Once Holders Pay their Losses a., the
Gaming TabIc-rhc Germans.
When the Custom House gang selected
the men 10 run their political machine in this
city, they chose Mr. John j. O'Irlcu, one Of
their understrappers, to take charge of their
Interests In the Eighth Assembly District. Mr.
O'Brien organized q club, gave 1t his name, and
Invited or compelled all the Government Office
holders and employees who lived In the district
to join IT, The club soon grew to large proper
tons, and the Custom House weiehcr, or the
Beardlcss Custom House Boy" tas lac is called
by the Gcrmans) became the 81 Ross" " the
Republicans in the district. since that time he
has had fun sway, debating nominations and
appointing men to onicc and removing Them at
his pleasure. The money required to keep ~
h's asspcittion aud to enable TAN O." sustain i.
j. ti'r lt Ia- been rdi.,.d a. -.'.I., ... Do ar
hN t"Alu+ 'tuNtruiutNt oIi.r d. ....Dft
cNtI.>a rov CrNrWutrfD So
iy.r' fu it Doe. '.p t.cr. .DH..r te o'u
mu i.nt. ud .. G.u'.t u,u t.
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toc ,aN I,nt. g,y i... ooi. .a.H
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c.ch toward tuc .IHpur "f tuc " ur.ru.cs t.--
Tire cNtnrt'n rruti>ri upon tur polireinen
in the llrlhn.. -trcct -'auuu tt.ht uud.r thc
,uo I,rn,rd NJ tr,,n a.. ,,t,., .,...I lr ''t.. -
about two wtck- alp. Since thsu the poor ~ u
been (. rI.d to tnv 81 enfb ana ftn mon t,h,,
e. .rt the garbage H. the dumrir, grounds -
ctatinu one ~ thrut said ON saturday e. thu'
il wa hard IN the Door men. wh" were r.ri.in
+" mn =, ,t,f,' ,,, NV, ~ ttr go, , IL,
up a political club whv. los Tweed A. bad
a Nm. hv - II I"" & &'. ,TV,, , W u,I ~
wer, t,,ld thet tir,T name. .hnuld he tai.,n ,.i
the pav.roi n thrv rcf'ised To- inv tho sin, de-.
mandrd 1--WE can't hclu ourselves" said be-
~" ,,i,.t nav ,,p.th.r wr gr. tnnui,li. an .i
prm,,r.t. Tir vintrr H. c"u,ius IN. trV v,
,an't ,lf,,r,l 4. a. f,r.,., t. ,i,t az ,,rL f.,,
w
f"t I"HN >. " H''l '''h
t. enable tic Custom House Wt.gIcr tu lccfI
the c.rI,l of tu, iU.i, I'D li. d.ti..t. , a.
custom ii"u-" gam n',r placed o' ti- -p .a
a 'Wt" tiy 'I thc iMiN rir'N-' ln thr
li.cn mcn. 90 sccutcapl ..o .. SOS, ira
moth thdutr thc applicant i.-. e. IuiU thc % 70. 600
,,,,,,i, a., ,, az ~ ''' ',,,,,, t'.v ",
u I they sH, tutt 3D. 49, t.t -i...l ..rf 'I "hu
thcy have c" l'\. ThcS are cont ,i.IN ia..u
Tor pichic- aud hoh,hi- and inr r'l' i'.i-
poses. About TWO Wt,t~ t-u tIcN wcr, DHIN.
gs',rI To- pay I'D G"Sh Ton ri,, '..n ri .nd
lcau-. aud ti.'N shy that tlcy ar" .lin, to lcu
tuelr sllite - thc expenses. " lt.U, N'' said.
we don't Like 90 nay the Earllrr dch'- ut tl.,
lg h-h'- nf thc club" Last summer said
one of th"ui, lh" ASSOC 'iat,Uu heidi Is I.cntc 10
tunk = pafN. We werr adj compr.Icd o. nIiN o.
families uerjed ali our " age. aud Wc N,rr't Ia
that We would lose oar places if We aid not
tiiutisut' Which Ma. .aId IT, 1.'r l'" iou, m
were ar.ln. comi chod Co. take >lu worth %,
,nN'N' Al I'iu"n-t ti'''- il"t W. IH' l'I w.