, 1876-02-27
HYDE PARK.
HCIiTYCAI. ETFETR

! in Hyde Park are beginning to receive ruors
| than tho usual amount Of attention, from th.
fact that thero is no certainty IS to who will be
the leaders Of the two parties in tho local cleo
ton, nor indeed as to the issues upon which the
contest will be made. Everything is in mud
die, and the only questions which will be in.
vowed will be Us to what individuals shall fill the
offices. The experience Of last year has appar.
emily been wasted on both TIE parties. 4nd from
pregent indications the contest will be purely
personal one, the motto on both sides being
1evesy man for himself, and the dey1l take tha
hiudmost."
Tho regular party last year committed itself to
tho fosssring caro- Of two men. Unfortunately
for the nominees, however, neither the manner
in which the convention itself had been created
nor tho way in which it was manipulated met the
approval Of the public. and tho subsequent mis-
management Of affai1s etfectualiy defeated most
Of the party's nominees. In nominating Mr.. J
r. Hoxie, who was already on the other ticket,
1amentabte confession OF weakness was made,
and it WAS no surprise to many to find, after his
election, that be waa the head-centre Of the OPP
position ring.
Another nearly equally absurd piece Of strategy
0as the nomination Of gentleman Of great pop
ularity to bolster up the weakness OF the other
nominee from the First District, although the
cept the nomination. As be, OF course, insisted
upon withdt awiug, it was impossible for the one
who took his place to show the saue strength at
the polls ns it he had beon originally nominated
by the Convention, and he was practically led to
the slaughter in the interest Of his colleague on
the ticket;
This year the regular party seem to be antici-
pating Wolk-oye for the reason that the Oppo-
aitlou Coalition has beon broken up in part. Dir.
t;=olEo ". Waito, Who aspired to " boss" the
-, If,r[A Tfn EAn q n~-k n
to nsc the most significant expression applicable
to his case. He WAS profuse in his assertions
before election last spring that he was a candl-
d.te for no Office, either elective or appointiye,
and while few we're 80 creduloua as to believe
his etatements, the avidity with which he seized
ment OF the Board after election showed the
sincerity OF his previous professions. AS. 8
would-be political manager, a1r: Waite's talents
have failed to be perceptible eveu to his
guondau1 political associates, aud as no ona ever
expected him TO perform the duties OF engineer
It IS not strange that $4,000 year
should be considered as calling for different
variety of public servant As long as the Fifty
first street saver stretches lts tortuous length at
various angles with the horizontal. aud as
aloping, nl-grsded hollow, almost impossible
after heavy ralns. SO long Mr. Waite!s
exploits will remain in the minds Of
Hyde-Pa,kera With feelings ZOO warm to be ex-
pressed 10 mild language. ihe job by which an
cost OF $1,000 for paving the approach
to the vater-rorks was raised to ali actual e1-
penss Of about $1,000 is one OF those things the
responsibility for which oEr. Waite and the
Board OF Trustees can divide between them. uu-
less, indeed, Afr. Waite desires the credit all to
himself. -
Mr. Waits has been, therefore, rather
ignored BY the new ring who would fain succeed |
he present one. Mr.. Hoxie has been regarded |
.s the leader OF the new combination, and it has |
3eeu supposed TINT he aud Trustee GiIletr would |
Iean be candidates; but it is now possibla that
D. Weeds vnS IN ne nofthTe4t st. 1sction OF
crest. Mr. Gillett will undoubtedly be a |
sud If Dr.. Hewes we're given the |
east encouragement, be would be- ''Hillin' |
3arkis," also. It il not likely that any Of tina |
ther members OF the psasent Board will stand |