, 1873-11-18
LOCAL POLITICS.
An Army Of Applicants Besieging
Mr.. Colvin.
Interview Of an Aldermanio Committee
with HIM. Hickey Disappointed.
lie Declines to Pledge 1limsclf.--The
Contest for tho City
Clerkship.

Tho Cuban question is not an absorbing topic
to the politicians who PRO aookiug office under
tho incoming Administration. They don't caro-
fig for Cuba, and whom any ono spoahs to ttotn
Of tho butchery Of tho crew Of tho VirgniuB.
They aay, "Oli, yos but what do you think of
my ohaucos for City Sealer," or City Clorls, or
Gus inspector, or Supervisor Of Oil, Fah-S1noll-
or, as the case may be. Tho candidates for Fial-
Smollor for Instance. would be perfectly willing
that all tho Cubnna III the world should DO killed.
by the spaniards, Or by auy ono else, 30 long
as thoy enjoyed the omo1umonts derived
from passing vordicts Oh tho quality Of fish. The
candidates genorally aro q mercenary lot, and all
tho noblor sentiments oftl,eir natures are hold
in nbeyanco by their ambition, 90 tlat Cuba re-
cciyeB no sympathy from them. Cuba iB mono
the worse for TINT, While tho country is aomo-
candidates run after tho Aldermen aud after
Mayor colvin, begging thom to do something
for them, urging their claims On tho ground Of
having pedd1ed tickets, or Of lnvtng
been IN officer OF d Ward Club. or Of
tho Liquor League. by MI accounts. thoso
recommendations have but little weight with
11r. Oolvin, and he will be apt to mako his solcc-
tions without regard to such doubtful indorae-
knCAtG& 4ud MhtUi h4l4 AskfG AAHi18 CAV4EA w
choose from, and, after ho makos his selections,
there will bo enough disappointed mon loft to
capture Cuba II 1t be necessary, aud what better
use can thoy mako Of themselves than to get
killed On some glorious fold, and DO buried with
their SORROWS in that tropical cline whero the
ot1or Of fine tobacco forever fills the airf Ono
hundred and thirty-avo applicants for
City son1or filed their petitions up to Saturday
last, t,aud the cry is, still they come. For somo Of
tho other Offices thoro aro as many asprants.
Tho Committee OF Aldermen appointed at the
Hatch House CAUCUS on Saturday night, to wait
peto Mnhr was there, md Tom Foley was tloro,
and 30 wero h[r. O'Drion, Mr.. White, and
another. Tho oonfabulation WAS worry socrot.
whon theso men got tog9th;er to deliberate
60 when they came out from tho Mayor
ycstcrlny they looked wiao as owls, and
grinncd idlotically when questioned as to whnt
took place. They Ind fixed " everything, thoy
as AIr. oolvin wasn't In q humor to bo fixed"
or dictated to BY auy such crowd. pote Mahr,
in his broken English, plead Until tho tears
eoursed down his noso Tom Foley was natlietio,
and the other two did their best to get promise
TINT tho twenty-five should bo permitted to
nominate the minor officers It was no 70, how
ovor. 1Gr. Covin was firm md dignitcd, and
declined to giye himeeh away, and tho Com.
mined to hold another cauous at Corcoran'a
tavern tlis evening. aud arrange to "lx" things
in spite Of Mr. Colviu or any other man. This
meeting is secret. No ono knowB anything
agine.
No sooner had tho Committee left tho pres.
once Of Mr.. Colvn than Mike Hickey bounced
in, and requested His Honor to appoint him su-