New-York tribune., 1884-11-16

politics Is not the policyr think not" was the
reIiy. You can't teach him that" ant Inclined also
TO think that Mr.. Kelly can never be taught 10 us
trust the promises OF hearty aud honest co-operalch
from the rival Democratic faction In this county. "ne
Kelly and Tsnmany at their hall were DEMONSTRATING y!
the figures the night OF election that the organization
had been as true TO Cleveland Grant for Mayor the
County Democracy leaders were loudly Laughing anu
boa.ng OF the snccess OF their trade nn Grace Win
certain Republicans In certain brown stone districts
Those Republicans, by the way seem 10 have got ho'ps
10y this trade but the goose"
heard two curious speculntons hY Democrats on
Wednesday evening offices to bo hled IN the future
when ~Cleyelsdd comes ~" one s'1tsment was th't
the Democrats I'm the Legislature would vote sody Tor
Roscoe Conkng Tor United states Senator ana thst
enou IA Republicans would be found to elect him Ihe
other was that Postmaster Henry q. Pearson ~Oud p'
retained his present position to please the Nanderp'
people. SIR Pearson Is tho son-i -in-law oi Thomas !"
James, president Of vandcgbrs bank. ! mention them
~ curious ONLY Some may think them significant sue-
gestions
Colonel Truman A. Merriman. OF The Smn, who was
elected Congressman In the XIth District. is warm
personal friend OF Hubert o. Thompson and "heh i"h
TRIBuSE first began TO attack Thompsons admihisU"
tou OF the Department OF Public Works Metr'm"h was
OF Thompsou's warnest deiender~ Ihompson WIZ
find defender In Merrnnn ia Congress Merrmah j.
ambitious II not the youngest he is among the smallest
Congressmen-olcct.
Ihave been somewhat surprised at the moderation OF
Colonel John L. Fellows. OF the District Attorney
Office. the fanced triumph OF his party lie II III
mpulsve and mpetuous man. and though Northern
II an by birth. Confederate Colonel He was say
ing evenings while the political excitement
still ran high, that probably no Nation in history au
ever been subjected To many violent tests OF ilS
staplltv A. our own whose other deprecate
Z cife flq
one the war Of the Rebellion second the aSsassina
ton Of Lincoln third; the Impeachment of JOHNSON
"a another; the extension OF suffrage to the negroes a.
dth crisis; the election OF 1876 and the subsequent
events Congress the strongest tesf the ass'S"a
ton Of Garfield the change in his policy and CABINET
a. still another: AMI lastly. the recent close eec"h IL
trying the temper OF our people ard Government
thought myself that OF the events he clteo "e''
rather calculated cement and strengthen the Uh"n
eventually undoub'elv at the time they were severe
strains on our Institutions TIE fact that we a@'e'
through all danger, unrevoutlonized undemoraiized
and un- xlcanzcd ought to make each citizen p"uue'
of his country and confident OF the strength o us
form of Government
Colone, Fellows made TO the company before
whom this was said estimate Of parties In this sa'o
which, II not correct is curious and may be inieesng
II is very clear now" he said that lercaud coid not
have won without the aid Of the Independents ana
stalwarts' We have made our gains In stront Repnp-
and distrcts IN TINS CITY. l"''''
have been I'm Democratic counties and districts lhe
Democracy unquesionahy lost many thousands OF l'n
and work ngmcns votes 10 Blaine direct The Indo
pcnients and siaiwarts and the Prohibitoni'ts have
JUS. about made up this loss aud fraction over IL was
too close for comfort
asked Colonel Fellows how long the Democrats 'ad
necp aware of the real attitude OF Roscoe Conkng IN the
lnic canvass. orr he replied. Mr.. C"nking mas
made no conccalment 10 leading Democrats Of his posi-
ton He was ready time 10 take the stump Tor
Cleveland but lac aud the managers Of the campaign
agreed that he might be msunderstood 40 being acaiel
v rcr-onal feeling against Mr. Blaine 10 tgh' ID own
p,rty The suddrnly Developed confidence OF tie Demo
crts toward tho ~ te canvass which lc" many 10
claim large plurality In this state was due uhnk not
10 Mr. ConMngs position. but to the Recommendations OF
butnoss Ia this city"
| Death claimed during tho past week two men who
were models Of their kind. Both were clerks MI
Parker Of tho Fifth Avenue Hotel bad nothing ~ tho
severe dignity aud imagined importance o tie ordinary
hotel clerk. There not. habituay. at casi. that
far away look In hs face with which the hocl
clerk answers questions mechanically. He did not al
WAYS have a smile for every qucsiioner. but no was
polite to all, even the most pcrsstcnt OF such hores
Imagine he was oyerw0rhed. merely lately hut for
long time past There IL no labor know of more ex
halsting mentally than that Of hotel clerk tn con
sfantIy replying the thousands OF useless questions
u
interest FOR the clerk reI living them would not be 80
exhausng IL Is to answer over aud over again he
same uuIufcresfIng about trains. baggage fares,
bonrs Of meals places OF resort etc. etc Mr Parker
literally died OF mental exhaustion brought on By use
less questions.
The other model clerk was whose imperturbabe
temper left his mind unimpared: his frai body 1t was
which gradually wasted away. | have known seth {"
awcy personally fifteen chief clerk o the
Police Board aud he always appeared TO me t. he AT
least seventy. His OF those small. hcshless
bodies which develop great tenacty 0f lie ana WHICH
are almost dried up before death He was ab'o-
lntelv mperiurl alo OF spirit nothing surprised
shocked. scared agtatei him. He went Hpou' his
duties under rircn Of the utmost Pnbc excite
meut a. deliberately aAd placdiy when periorlng.s
merely routine duties. He knew everybody Tough
everybody did not know seth Bawley; ana th"lEh III
IN, later years his post humble politically. lie
had bren in bis lifetime the personal friend aud active
political associate Of such leaders Seward. Weed
Greeley, Bu'er. Seymour Arthur and Stanton. moi 10
mention Commodore Vanderbilt. Of whoe sons and
his fayorte one was 10 married the daughter OF
! Mr. Tawley Young Vanderbilt died and Miss IIawicy
ever afterward remained single. The old Commodore.
however. made handsome settlement her. aud Tor
many wears her parents lived the home the
Commodore had provided hear that she was PREF ar
ing to celebrate AT home the golden wedding OF her
parents when father died the day before tie date
fixed for the reception.
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