New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-01
O,BRIEN TO LEAVE POLITICS.
.NAoUEpucr GREATERTHAN DEMOCRACY.

AIR HILL TELLS THE CONTRACTOR 10 ~ AS "A
PHASES ABOUT LEAVING Tux COMMITTEE.
The firm of OBren g. Clark, the Aqueduct
contractors will not be dissolved At present but Mr.
OBrien ia to resign the chsirmsnship OF the Demo
cratic State COMMITTEES THIS conclusion was arrived
At after ao " coutsreass the two partners
Yesterday. They mot at tnsir Offices in the stewart
Binding. Mr. Clark was indignant Mr. OBrien "P
peared glum and In q semi peniential mood. Inc Nv
tacks Of party papers have worried hin oohs
Grady and tue ingrattude of those wRom he naa "ie
politically has soured him His visit to Albany nrousu'
no 10Y TO Shall Iesgni" he is reported to nave
asked Governor Hill.
ADO Just as you please. john" the fatherly re-
ply. there only one Interpretation 10 10
put upon this answer
"ru resigu," said Mr. OBrien. lie to
seated this determination 10 his partner "no"
hey met yesterday aud added that he was gonS 10 oop
politics entirely Mr. Clark told him that THIS was '
only course open for him II he wished TO so Oh III O
ness his company.
al cannot AFFORD" said Mr. Clark, &c to remain ionk'
In this equivo position aud shall not nave uo"'
nothing 10 cause the papers to attack me ln"N """'
You must either drop politics and get down 10 ous"
or We must separate" The senior pAr'ns' ~.
clared his intention OF "thro"'"s ~
coat" and going at MS e''.,. ,,,,
G, never lefore win TINS I
they separated. Mr.. OBnen refused 10 say "0''
-, NJ ,,,.,t,on. 10 outsders 81 decline to be ln-
,erv.wed." he said to a reporter IN the afternoon
"wuvon say whether or not you have resigned from
the state Commi'teei ,
.No | Will not say II word one way or snother ne
-.li.d Governor HiIrs former partner, Mr., Muller,
clo,eted with hun OF the afternoon and several
Democratic politicians dropped IN TOMS Office Ihey
d NOT seem greatly pleased with what bad transpred
Heman Clark. Mr.. OBrien's partner, IL one "i tue
most prominent contractors in the country he oUiIt
200 miles of the Northern Pacific railroad, the ne"
Rostoa water Works and ia engaged ID the extern
~a,ly.o md B.tll Al
fton Ottumwa to Kansas CITY, S4,OOOOOO contract
On TINS work alone he has about 5000 men employed
And 1000 teams The work is nearly douo and yet lie
never has a cent on II yet " Ny psy-rolis Oh
THIS work aloue said. are larger than those OF 81
the contractors combined on the AquedncL lie
showed roll and expenses for last MONTH III iOoeu
up to over 100000. .
=" Wnru ook hSld of this Aqueduct work" he added
tics about IT, Ever, thug was 10 be done on pure
business basis Under tho ole commission TINS was TIE
case Hence opposed the change III the board 10 the
best Of my sblhIy went to Albany to hgnt Tue n,,l
but OWING suppose 10 my inexperence In politics an
do e"' n ioSs Besides. my partner was on In'
INV the Work thoroughly and dean with us inieiiI
gently aud literally. As II isuow we can be SUBJ cee
not really understand their business For example
sing we were having lot Of sand brought 90 US
1t my is TT ie below the required standard I'M
inquiry mat Will great decay ana expense TO US
wiInout dong the city any good.
mo lut Tor aside rOm politics he Is an excelieh
and energetic assistant | regard MN as a porn con
tracto But as a politician has been unfortunate
I'm act his .ass illustrates the folly of blending po c'
with business He gave his u'c, money anu attention
10 the of his party last fail and wh" has -
received la rrturnf Nothing scarcely pothhg nui as
ON palers that supposed To De on ma slue
No wonder that he Is DISCUS ed with rohtlcs an
disclosed be easy with him. tor would Ike TO have
him remain vi Ia mr.. =,
II IL stated by those who claim 10 know thm MI
O'Brien as capita TO speak o.. Clark, hO"eNcr' II
said 10 br worth several millions and at ends 10 all lh
finances OF the contracts. one man we'll Nerseh II
O'bfien's history said:
Jonn has been worked for all he was worth by M
leecies the party. They got over $lOO.OOO ror' b'
he lat campaigns ami now That lie u ANU
cleaned they want Ia get ria o. him. II lie was III
Iica Is he supposed tn he, do You sunios
I'M wnuli let him rrsignf Not much. obTrh Is no
aIotcian nor He tho lght that lie was a'
thoso around MIN - him believe 80, until they :"
elect and and Ac has never got any Suistati
rtcosritl0n the White llouse-n fact DO IecO-Hl
lion ol ANY kind scarcely ClViuty.