The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-18
THE PATRONAGE FARCE.

TILE PLAN OF CONCENTRATING THE PATRON
AoE-DIsRUPrNa THE DISTRICT oRoANIzA-
TIoNs-A VIEW OF THE SEVERAL DISTRICTS
AND TIE coNTENDINa ELEMENTs.
The Committee on Organization OF Tammany
Hall. which was to have met yesterday, did not
convene, owing to the favorable prospects or a
grand and general growl over the patronage dis
tribution.
The widespread dissatisfaction manifested in
the rank and file OF the democracy at che utter
failure of the new patronage plan is not without
cause. The plump hopes held out by the leaders
before election to rally the have iaded, and
nothing but skeletons OF disappointment re-
main. The loud promises OF lots OF work
have for the most part been dishonored, and
hundreds OF honest fellows are as idle and poor
as they were before election, when the ward lead
ers gained their iaitn and their votes Ir there
was patronage distributed 1t would be bad
enough but the patronage has been distributed
and they have seen none oil 1t.
WHERE THE PATRONAGE SHOULD GO.
The Committee on organization or Tammany
Hail. which is composed OF two members from
each OF the district general committees mas full
and exclusive control OF all the patronage in the
different departments healed by democrats
The general committee OF each Assembly district
makes out list OF the men wnom they want to have
appointed to positions, and the list IS given TO
their two representatives. In the Committee on
Organization. These gentlemen are supposed 10
get what they ask for. and bring the patronage
back to their dlstricr, there to be distributed.
1t Is claimed that 1900 labor tickets have been
given out by the Committee on organization, but
not more than nine hundred thousand
have been distributed oY the district general COM
mittees. As the numoer OF men put to work
agrees with the number OF tickets given out
at Tammany Hall, 1t Is very interesting inquiry
how the other tickets were dispensed. How they
were gwen away does not appear, but OF late some
very interesting facts have developed themselves
wn1ch may In measure prove useful to those VINO
are anxious to slit the matter.
ON Thursday nlgnt the General Committee or the
Seventeenth Assembly district met ana discharged
Messrs. Coulter and Blessing, tue DISTRICTS repre-
sentatives IN the Committee on ORGANIZATION.
what the discharge was Tor Messrs. Coulter,
Blessing and tue committee best know.
IN THE NINETEENTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
the home OF "Boulevarders' ana "big-plpe men,"
tickets from tne committee. Tnis explanation II
made IN oroer TO De literally true, there nave
been lots OF tickets given out, but not by the COM
mIttee 1t has leaked out that a certain reverend
gen tleman told the temperance men oil MS PARISH
those Of them not already cared Tor. The
gentleman IN question being business
man and holding nus word as his bond,
nfteen labor tickets aud a ticket Tor a on the
puohc WORKS. No one can explain how his was
done; but IL Is very evident mat some person IN
authority in the Department oil Pubic WORKS Is
manipulating analrs independently OF the Com
mlttee on Organization, while AssemblJmen,
Aldermen a1a warl leaders to mat
powerful ~ body 10 LOOK Tor the coveted tickets.
Though very demoraIizlng TO the great un washed,
TINS little episode has Its moral effect. liz SHOWS
how much more profitable IL IS to JOIN the T. A.
b. ID than dance attendance on a district leader.
THE TwENTY-FlRsF ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
That one-halI the world Knows nothing OF how
the other nali lives IS Illustrated oy contrast or
the state oil afialrs when OBTAIN here ana those
just spoken OF IN the Western district A local
paper asserts, and with truth, taat tckefs Tor the
puDIIc works can be bought III several liquor
stores IN YorKvi.le Tor $40 apiece. WHAT NOR
uDle contrast this IS TO the godly manner OF
the clergy, the General Committee tue
property owners have anything 10 say as 20 how
the '.hOneJn SHAH be dealt out. few lacts Will
snow now the district Is rueo. The deegaton
from TINS district to the Committee on Organlza-
Among tne places obtained by these gentlemen
from tue committee are tNo, tue only two worth
taking about One IS inspector OF sewers, the
other inspector OF nydrants. 10 whom nave they
been given9 me tirst was gwen TO "kocKy" Moore,
the Senator's brother. The second was given
to Jerry Moore, the senator's brother. aud as he
has lew more brothers the committees may
wait In patience. Some members OF tue com
mItlee are anxious 10 know ut what meeting cue
namss OF the brothers were submitted or con
sl0eratIon. Tney have attended the committee
meetings very faithfully, out have heard nothing
tue appointments.
THE LOWER DISTRICTS
In the lover districts, with the exception or the
first general dlssatIs action - manifested az the
manner OF distributing and the amount OF pat
IN THE SECOND DISTRICT
the Assemblyman, KIRK, aud Alderman Lysaght are
at variance. Lysagnt, IL Is SAID VINO Is OF the
Com nlLtee on oIsanl1aelon nas oeeu ulstTlDuI.
Ing patronage without regard 10 the Albany man
OF the district.
TIE THIRD DISTRICT.
Here Messrs. Shields and Snandley are wrang-
ling about the "honey,n and time alone will settle
VINO Is TO rule the nlve.
THE FOURTH DISTRICT
Mr.. Tim CampOeI, IN this LOCALITY, Is distributing
all tue patronage, ne beng a member OF the Or
ganlZatIon Committee.