Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-04
THE KING PINS.
Personal Points About Some New York
Politicians


A New York correspondent of the BOs-
ton Herald writes that the political mil
lennium appears to be at hand, and that
the Tammany lion and the county Dem
Ocracy lamb are edging up to each other
with fair prospect of a common fold.
John Kelly is the king pin of Tammany.
Hubert o. Thompson is the leader of the
county Democracy. Aside from these is
the Irving Hall Democracy, led by the
present Sheriff, Mr.. Davidson. These
three men are Numerically opposite to
each Fundamentally, morally and physi-
cally-aS absolutely as any three men |
ever saw. Mr.. Kelly is the eldest. He was
born in New York about 60 years ago.
His parents were poor but industrious,
and his early life was spent in trade
| don't mean trading, but sat a trade"
lie was always leader. In the
days of his youth he was a fire laddie.
brave, impetuous and always at the front
Those qualities distinguished him in poll
tics, and he has been for many years sue
cessful on different rounds of the popular
ladder, until now, in the serenity of early
old age, he finds himself with a reDuta-
ton that is national, at the head of an
organization which under some leaders
has done much good, under others has
touched the lowest depths and is now
foremost in the efforts to produce a har-
mOniOus action by the Democracy in the
coming State and subsequent Presidential
election. Mr.. Kelly stands about five feet
eleven inches, with a strong, solid face
and big square jaw, and a physique Wig
orOus and pushing. In many ways he is an
educated man. He reads and speaks French
and German fluently. He is we'll read in
the standards of history, poetry, romance
! and science. He is an easy writer and
fluent speaker and produces the impress
sion always of being a good friend and
determined enemy. He has not always
been happy in the selection of lieuten-
ants, some of whom, notably in the liter
airy line, have embroiled him in difficult
ties with powerful men, notably Mr.. Ben
nett, of the Herald, with the usual disas-
trous consequences which attend unfOr-
tunate attacks. The differences between
Mr.. Kelly and his leading antagonist,
appear to have been settled, and a spark
ling halo Of Well-Wshing surrounds the
cheftain's head.
Mr.. Hubert Q. Thompson is also ma
tive of New York city. A college gradu-
ate, good natured, kind hearted gentle
man of easy manners and marked powers
of leadership, he came to the front some
five or six years ago in company with Ed
ward Cooper and others, who formed an
organization called the county DemOcra-
cy. He stepped naturally to its head and
has so manipulated men and measures in
COnh 6ntlOnS, state committees ana eIec-
tiOns as to secure to his organization the
universal recognition of Irregular" AS
Commissioner of Public Works, Mr..
Thompson occupies a position of wide
spread influence He is regarded as a
rising man in politics and in affairs gene
rally, and has the good will of the press
and the people. Mr.. Kelly is very rich
man; that is, not very rich; he is supposed
to be worth, say, $2,000,000 or 3d.
100000. Mr.. Thompson, though
not rich is comfortably we'll off, and is in
the path that leads to large accumula-
tions. Dir. Davidson is also a New York
boy, and has risen step by step to his
present seat, which is said to be worth
from SO, 900 to 100000 a year. His or
either OF the others, but it is large enough
to make considerable trouble for both of
them, and enabled him to secure nOmi-
nation at the last election, the result Of
which put him where he now is. Upon
these three men depends the success of
the Democratic party in this county and
in this State in the coming month Of No
Vember. But the crucial test will
be the county nominations. If
these three men can agree
upon a union candidate for Register, ]
think there will be no difficulty in their
agreement upon candidates for Supreme
Court Judges and Marine Court Judges.
1t is not likely that there can be a union
ticket for Aldermen and Assemblvmen or
even State Senators. If New York State
goes Democratic this fall the national
Democratic party may well have hope to
carry it in the succeeding fall for its
Presidential candidate and vice versa