Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-03
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
The Political Hubbub-The Grim, m n.
Glasses as Officials and Policcaneu-
The Dudes Problem.
Correspondence Of THE EVENING Sraa
NEW YORK, Nov 2 1854

ABSURD POLITICAL METHODS
Among the politicians here the popular impress
sion seems 10 be that whenever a citizen sees a
wagon Win huge banner rolling along the street
the Saih cthen az once feels burning desire TO
vote Tor The man whose name is emblazanei upon
the banner wagon. All day long butcher wagons
baker wagons, trucks, carts furniture vans ana
stages are dragged slowly about the streets each
covered by banner on which are the classic names
OF Jake Hess. Jimmy o'Brfen or Johnny Reilly. In
each OF these vehicles is d1leful and runerral
gong. shrewd observer may look into the rear
OF the perambulating advertisements and SIZE two
"heelers' al work on the gong. These heelers are
easily visible 10 the naked eye for they seem some
what proud OF their positions, and never close
the rear OF the vehicle. IL they are operat-
| ing In an express wagon they often have
two chairs, borrowed nom the house OF the
candidate. They smoke the candidates cigars
while they hammer the bell I'm turn with A wooden
cub All day long they drive slowly up and down
me streets, battering away mcthodically and sInok-
York n may he possible that some one Looked AZ one
of these banners ana was less Influenced at
the sight; but the wagons have no more effect new
on lne publlc mind than 50 many cobblestones
SUM- the politicians. the workers and their heelers
Keep the wagons hanging about the STREETS day and
night, and seem 10 enjoy the sight themselves even
| II no one else Is impressed by it,
BAR-RooAs TO THE FoRR
The percentage OF liquor dealers IA the next board
OF aldermen viii be larger than ever heretofora
SllLOSt every aiutffllan Is tne owner on saloon
and several senator's and assembly en live from
| the same prosperous business
There Is, by the way, an extraordinary contest
for alderman I'm the eleventh assembly district The
republicans have nominated Mir. John c. oConnor,
jr., who is man OF refined tastes and habits and
what is popularity known as "high toned He has
an extensive law practice, and has a well recog-
nizcd position in society The eleventh district IN
cludes the residences OF the very best people in New
York The district runs north aud south from 23d
TO 4sd streets and from Lexington west eth ave-
ND N.r Mr.
being beaten by a democrat who keeps one OF the
lowest GROCERIES I'm the city. His place is situated
In the very stronghold OF vice I'm New York and Is
surrounded by solid blocks or houses prostitution
and gambling dens This man is the nominee OF
pH.h orimeis OF me denocfaic party IN this city,
1 Red. Lelry, tie notorious bank burglars and
cracks, and Is said TO run faro den In conjunction
WITH the owner OF the saloon In which Irving and
| Walsh were Killed a week two ago He f. a
regular biiSef, and the lowest type OF particu-
/ larry low class OF ward politicians In New York
No doubt most or Your M tder,, have ard of thu
| case OF Hughes, the western crank. who came ON
| here with quarter of a million dollars and was
rof#d into Mike Clearys saloon, on the Bowery and
| worried on what was known as the confidence
racket They got the innocent 10 put up IS oon for
match between sullivan and Mace, aud then they
VamoSed with the five thousand dollars Iughes
had the swinders arrested, and the two leading
spirits OF the crowd-nainelg, .Shang" Draper and
tle man VINO Is now running for alderman OF the
! eleventh district--werc brought before Justice
Ford, in the jefferson Market police court. Through
| some sort or legl machinery, the case never
| came 10 trial The western gTcenhorn got his
money back, and the swindlers received an ''honor-
The office OF alderman paws very wei in New
! York, and men willingly expend from two TO i've
thousand dollars 20 gain an election The pay il
| 5000 year. bur that Is norhing compared 10 the
! money that the aldermen can make during
! their term OF course. everything outside Of their
| salary is made I'm a strictly legitimate WayI That
| Is wei understood bv the entire board.
The contest In the eleventh district is Interesting
out there Is also noticeable one i'm the sixth dis
tfct, where two branches of the democratic party
ara n2htng like bull terriers. The county delnac-
| ra"y has nominated Pat Farley. who keeps sort "
a combination dance house and gin mill, aud Is a
| regular tough. TaHlmany Hail. another branch OF
| the party, has chosen a man named " lillam
(aeoghcgan The fight is entirely between these two
men. a. The republicans N the ward are not strong
| enough 10 count for anything. Geogbr-an Is a
man OF upright principles, but extraordinary am
| bltioh- He was formerly bohemian newspaper
reporter, and findlly RAISED enough money Ia START
a liquor saloon on the corner OF Grand gnd "a npnn
streets, near the East river lie Is a short man. with
a cork leg, black be1ri and bright eyes His man
| hers are hearty and genial. and lac Is popular
lie has made money hand over fist ever since he
started IN as gin mill keeper, and now patronzes
| newspaper men with great suavity. He gained
| little reputation by writing poems for the papers
| Oh the faith cures at Knock Ireland and Is stu
| associated With the Sunday newspaper or a poni-
| cal character here. lie is spending his money
freely and trying his best TO get the election The
otonhor would make good men Ia the board ~
aldermen Their opponents are the most uDdeSlr-
abe Oh nen- Yet they are reasonably sure OF cleo
/ tlOn
| QUEER PROTECTORS OF THE ruBIIc. :.
The police are still an unfathomable mystery TO
| the people They own New York After the case
| OF Mcnamara IL would seem that policeman can
| do anything, even TO numbering man. and getting
OF almost scot free. The number of outrires by
members OF the force against the public peace OF
late has attracted the attention OF the press ana
vigorous measures have been urged on all sides.
put the police get on with the lightest OF lines
Ia every instance. IL would not De extraordinary
II they we're punished once IN while but the nont
Is that they never receive their deserts For in
he iE Inl.,.
the twenty second precinct, who has been tried on
no less than four charges Within few months
He has been habiiullly drunk, and has committed
the most atrociolS mpropI1etieS without suffering
Tor them In the least one morning recently Glea.
son was discovered by some citizens In paint shop
at 1888 Broadway. lie had smashed the plate
glass windows of the shop. and was found
IN the rear OF the premises by the owner and some
friends. Gleason said he was drunk, and made
ga confession" to the police commissioners He said
That lie had taken glass to keep out the cold ana
htd broken INTO the paint shop 50 as TO get good
nights rest Evidently he wished to rest near the
money drawer. The case certainly looked somewhat
gloomy for Gleason on the face OF H. People are apt
10 suspect man who breaks into prosperous shop
in The dead OF night, and is found by owner near
the money box. Gleason was lncG tive weeks paw,
and went back on duty again. There is nothing
Ike being a policeman NOWADAYS. one can DO
crimes with absolute nnplnity.
WHAT BREAks Up THE NEW YORK YOUNG NAN
One OF the problems OF New York social life ia
where TO take girl TO supper after the opera or the
theateE What the average young New Yorker de-
sireS Is the JudiciouS combination of economy and
tone. II is difficult combination TO strike The
great trouble is that there Is an unknown factor I'm
the case, which is known as the Girls Appetite
After weeks OF consideration and much care the
young man saves enough TO take his girl 10 the
opera In what he considers the right style but he ia
never sure OF himself until he has paid the cheek II
his supper. The unseen quantity haunts him from
The start. Any one who would get I'D a sort OF
table dhote supper after the theater In New
York would make a fortune. A girl with a
judlclOuS appetite Is safe enough. and most
girls are by no means expensive eaters The dni-
Guilty is that they leave the ordering OF the supper
to the young man, and the young man is nothing II
not Impressive. He may go without his luncheon
down town in the daytime and walk up from the
Office, but when he has his girl the restaurant at
night he is bound TO do things UP in style II IL costs
him MS life. So he plungeS recilesSly into the bin
or fare, and orders supper that affects hts spirits
and pockets for a week Afterwards
Before the Elections.
POLITICAL POINTS FROM THE NOVEMBER STATES
The war on the democratic state ticket was