The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-14
The Lnte Ex-lios. In AlhnnY.

A reporter met IN an uptown club, scve-
raj days ago one Of Tweed's follow Senators
from this city. who served with him in the up
per branch Of tho Legislature. Tho reporter
asked about the way Tweed manipulated things
In ls7O-7l.
How did Tweed carry things in Albany when
was in tho Senate with him did you ask?
will tell you. He carried the Legislature about
In his pocket. and did just a. pleased his sweet
will. Genet and myself often objected to his
way Of rushing things through under the lash.
without even giving us the opportunity Of as
certaining what steals provision OF a bill
contained He generally asked unanimous con
sent 10 Introduce q bill. II be obtained such
consent. and he generally did. the bill would be
referred 10 committee. reported back on the
spot and then put to n third reading. Charley
Clancy. now Civil Judge. was on hand. as spe;
ca messenger. 70 carry the bills from Mr.
Twced's seat to Mr.. Calkins, the Clerk who II
once read them. and Lieut. Gov. Beach notcd
Tweed had his own special cngrossing clerk In
the Senate library TO engross the bill on the in
stant just here the 'lokers were inserted
The work done tho messenger would he sum
moned. with this injunction. uttered in Tweed's
this down.to Tom .Fields-Bllly- Hi it'hman-or-
Aleck Frcar and to-them-to-rut it-through-
etore-the-d- n-ncwsrapers-g get hold-of-it. >"
:, Was no ohloctio,ni inteerposcd e such work p
as an oyster. and this secured tho acquiescence
Of the Republicans. When saw Tweed rush
ing through what we called a sseleton bin |
come to me saying: Look here -what-the- e-deVil-
Is. the matterwilh you this bill-is alright
We have more -troube-with you than with
the-wholo Republican party ] replied: | sup
pose the bill is all right now. It's not what's in
II, but what you intend 70 put in itwhen the en-
liked me- i dropped on four or five Of his
steals under thu Board Of Charity appropria-
tions once In the Tax Levy and exposed them.
lie neycr foreaye me- for it,. One Of them was
for $1,000 for a Hehraw orphan asylum in Fast
Eleventh street; That was in my, district. and
knew no such institution existed. Moreover,
l boldly said So and Tweed looked daggers at
me"
TO have been carried TO n formidable extent.
Certainly. Tho city treewspry furnished but
The easiest thing in the world for Tweed To call
a fictitious institution So and So. and then
secretary and treasurer to officer tho concern.
When the Tax Levy became law all he had 10 do
was 70 get the warrants and pocket the money"
Tweed must nave haa Wiling ala 10 ae-
''" 81 @ curse ase" he @id Nearly all were on the
grab ThGFes WnsS% for The H.sip9S who
Tweed with which the charter was put through
The Sci ate. ! rocollect that Norton and myself
the Delavan House. We offered Leland $75 n
week for them. when WinslOw comes along and
pays SllO week lQr the rooms rlHht adjoining
Tweed g. so rs TO be easy OF communication
with the old man while fixing up bills and
putting through measures with bones in
ihem. Then there's Genet. He was always on
his feet with an objection when he heard the
word railroad mentioned in q bill. He was
Chairman Of tho Railroad Committee. and
didn't propose to allow any bones TO slip
through his fingers. | remember being. with
others in his room ono night at the Delayan.
Genet lay on his bed smoking n cigar with
bottle Of whskoy on the table at his side.
modest looking gentleman connected with some
small interior railroad came in to see the Chair-
a bill affecting his corporation. when he made
himself and the nature Of his misei ion known.
from his recumbent position; How much
money have you got about your clothes. II
well lined with sugar. Tho stranger left
Albany by the next train in disgust Thus il
was emulated as far as possible. with, OF course,
some exceptions, down to the page boys