Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-08
FROM MANY PENS.
A New Power Arisen IN New York Local
Politics, IN the Return Of an Old
Leader From Exile.
liarrctt'S Revival Of Victor Hngo's
!, Hermann a Failure Maud miller
3 Again In 0bscurity.
Two Bie svHrs ALTERNATING a compine,
iion - pasor o. Eariy nours et
liaus-rhe Fashton SCI.

iiaIis-The fashtou Set
Special cofroapondoncc Of tho tihzctta
MIN YoNK, Feb Shrewd politicians
declare thar they already detect The hand
Of Peter y Sweeny manipulating local
ipolltlcs. They predict that liis innuence
wili % plainly shown next Gan n Tho state
aud county conventions. Hts reported
interviews about the city and county debt
hayc attracted much political attention.
No min Is more FAMILIAR with the subject
and no man could use his knowledge
with more political effect. Mr. Swaeuy
has all the shrowdncss and power Of cf-
fcoting combinations that rhnrlow Weed
possessed, With FAR greater SKIN in con-
cealing bis identity. indeed Mr. Weed
and Mr.. Sweeny thoroughly understood
each other and wero on the best of terms.
Weed had perfect conhdenceln Mr., Swoe-
my and they Invariably worked
together regardless Of politics where
the interests Of mutual personal friends
were nc stake IL was Mr. Sweeny who
really secured the appointment aud con-
lirma.ion OF Ruins y Andrews az surveyor
OF The port OF New York under President
Lincoln. Two days before the appoint
ment he visited Weed at the Aston house
and together the two crafty leaders
manipulated the wires that proved so ef-
iective IN Washington, One Of the Oldest
and most experienced men IN Tammeny
Hall assures me that John Kelly during
I his long leadership Of that faction was
more or less under the influence Of Mr.
Sweeny, although the latter was an exile
! In Paris as evidence Of this he points
/ 20 the fact that Kelly was originally a
political protegc OF Mr. Sweeny. II was
4 through the influence Of Mr.. hwceny and
John Clancy that Mr.. Kelly was flrst
nominated for alderman, II Is said that
he was really defeated, but with the
readiness rharacterigng political en-
1 gineerlpg at that limo nc was counted tn
by order Of the leaders. My informant
tells me he was present when the
/ vote was changed In the
old Ivy Green In Elm street
| The same influence afterward elected Mr.
Kelly TO congress-. While there he secured
control Of appointments In the navy yard
and cnstom-honse and turned them over
TO his sponsors II gave them immense
political power and materially aided Mr.,
| Sweeny Ia securing the control OF the
party In the city and county, IL was
! through Mr.. Sweeny's influence that Mr..
Kelly was afterwards nominated for
| sheriff and II was MIR. SwceDy who con-
trolled the patronage OF this Office after
Mr.. Kelly was elected Tweed rushed 10
his downfall despite the protestations OF
| his astute political associates. Flushed
with his success In defeating the bolt OF
the Young Democracy OF the city, he took
the bits In his mouth and disregardlng
advice OF Mr. Sweeny went over the
| precipice. A year later be was In jail and
| Mr. Sweeny was In exile. Az that time
Mr. Kelly was In Europe. He frequently
visited his old friend and undoubtedly
absorbed much advice. Certain " IN that
no returned 10 New York aud seized the
rsins OF powerin Tammany Hall, Repeslug
the utmost confidence In his honesty, Til
den and other Democrats prominent IN
breaking the Tweed ring gave him their
hearty support. His first move was 70
punish Sweeny's enemies. Morrisseyl
Fox, O'Brien, Norton, Murphy, Dreamer
and others were bundled ont Of Iammany
Hall one after the other. Genet was run
down and sent TO the penitentlarY' MIR,
! Sweeny's personal friends were be-
lrlended by the organization and ilpally
the great fight against samuel
j, Tllden was opened Coy. Rob
inson WAS sent 10 ms political grave
and drew after him the Democratic cam
didate for the presidency, Meantime
MIR. rwecny returned To New fork, TIC
civil suits against him were Withdrawn
ID Is averred, at the instance N MS old
friend. Sweeny returned 20 Europe a
year or more attarward, where hets said
i 10 have still acted as the confidential adj
1 ~ Afa AVhan (tlaVeluud
nominated as n well known, Mr. Kelly
left the convention aud hesltated long
4 time before deciding 10 support the tick
et. His mind was not made up. nniil he
had more than ample time 70 hear from
| MIR. Sweony. By mis- following PETERS,
advice 10 the letter a Democratic nation
| al administration was secured. II was
secured only by Tammany's standing
solid In line, A treachery In single as
Esembly district would nave made Blaine
president. What has followed Is well
! known. Physical ailments disabled Mr..
| Kelly az leader, He was no longer
susceptible 10 the influence Of Mr,Swerny
and could no longer carry out sweeny's
plans IN political campaigns. The time
seemed 20 be ripe for the old leaders, re-
turn and be Is again on his native heath,
as ambient and silent as ever.
Whether he viii mount % real
mower again and become the
inylsIble monarch behind the throne, time
may determine lie remains ~ the house
OF his brother.ln-law and apparently taxes
no interest 10 political matters, Indeed
he II rarely II ever seen upon the streets
some of the sngewdest political Veterans,
however, frequently DINE win him. ana
sneak Ia hushed tones OF his marvellous
| abilities. AMOS J, tuMMis0s,
80.
Mr.. Barretrs revival Of Victor Hugo's
nIlernanin resulted IN critical disappoipt..
mpnt. ain moro than ever convinced
that dramas and operas WITH oniy . DIS
nv. Hernnni is strong meloodfainatic
ana romantic play, bot with all respect
Tor Hugo Il Is mol abreast Of current "a e
ana current dramatic methods. ing r.
suecltation Of these things serve 70 SHOW
~ NOW w, have got away from tbs hith..
1 iaImtIn ~ fifty wears ago, The play OF