New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-05

leaders, if they had done nothing else had, at
least POSTPONED the proposed wholesale purchase
of the labor vote till five days before election
On Thursday Herrick advised Mulhall that Kelley
wanted to sec him at the Capitol The two Demo-
Gratis were still bent on getting MulEall out OF
the way and on their side. Kelley said he was
sorry that the appointment in the Navy could
not be definitely promised. Mulhsll replied that
he was sorry, too as he had set his heart upon
it; but he managed to keep bis tears pack'
But Kelley did not mean TO declare what ne
thought was great, big deal OF so easy. He
gave Mulhan the following telegram to send and
asked him to meet him at his office at No. lo4 State-
st. at o'clock in the afternoon, when an answer
might be expected. Mulhsll kept Reiley's orignai
telegram but sent these exact words in 1t, from
another sheet Of paper
Hon VIM G. whitney. Secretary Of the Navy Washing.
ton. ID. G,
Can Mulhall be appointed boatswaini He has served
apprenticeship Answer to-day by telegraph. AM
portant. JOHN b. kEihL,
Herrick, as well as Kelley. met Mulhall at
No 1O4 State-st. at 4 o'clock. Kelley said that ne
was sorry that he had heard from the Secretary
of the Navy. but he had left word with his girl
tprobably his typewriter) at the Capitol to send
any word from Mr.. Whitney down at once. But
Herrick and Kelley both seemed eager that their
negotiations should not fall through Nlulhall
pretended not to be satisfied yet. He wanted to
know if they would evidence their good faith by
going on record in some way as willing to take
care of him. They said they certainly would.
Kelley wrote this out and signed it:
Mr.. NJ. MulhaL
Dear Sir: had hoped received notice Of your
appointment as boatswain in the Navy before now.
can only say that will do all in my bring this
about as soon possible. And assure you that II
should fail in this my to secure for you
some position equally as good Yours truly
JOHN B. REILEY.
lust below this generous report of the Civil
Service Examiner was this autograph
concur In the above letter and agree to assist
d. CADY HERRICK.
LAMONTS NAME USED.
In order to impress Mulhall the more with the
Importance of his draft and tonnage, Herrick
mentioned that Daniel Lamont was great friend
Of his and produced this letter and gave it into
the possession of the Labor leader:
Post Onlce Department.
ONCE Of General Sup't Railway Mail Service,
Washington, d. c.. Oct a. 1888.
Hon. D. Cady Herrck, Albany, N Y.
Sir On the sixth OF September wrote requesting
that action be taken in Superintendent Of
Malls in your city. 1t imprscticable to transfer
Sandford New-York, you suggested. II you still
cesre his removal kindly inform me. and think the
be made at Understand. however. that
in change 1 shall feel bound select some per-
son already connected with the service OF
Mr. Sandford. lie will be Albany II 1 can find
one and that would make vacancy in the position Of
railway postal clerk which might be aled from city
Very respectfully, W. L. BANCROFT.
General Superintendent.
From this fearful anxiety lest Don NJ Dick
inson's industrious railway mail superintendent
should not be able to find an Albany who
would take position in the service the three
conferees proceeded to business. Mulhall pre-
tended to be satisfied Then a happy thought
occurred to the two Democrats. They said with
some diffidence that they hoped they could trust
Mulhall. The latter replied with proper indigna-
ton that if they didn't think they could they
had all better stop where they were The Albany
Man Friday and the Civil Service Examiner at
once unfolded their campaign plans. Herrick
explained that there fight going ON between
two local Republican candidates for Member Of
Assembly; that some OF the friends Of these could
be induced to vote for Cleveland and Hill if they
could get support for their rival candidates for the
Assembly in return and that the labor vote,
which, they said, just what Mulhall
and his friends could swing to these rival candi-
dates-they evidently did not know, as they VIII
find when they read this that the Labor vote Is not
built that way-was Just the consideration to oher
these friends and rival Republican candidates.
MEN WHO COULD BE USED.
IIerrick gave Mulhall hist of the names OF the
ward leaders whom he thought might be deait
with Some Of them were John Rulof and Ike
Jones, of the Eleventh Ward, Alderman Connors,
of the Tenth, Tommy Gilhooly and Tommy
Kelley. of the Seventeenth, and I" Mike" Dwyre,
of the Sixteenth. These names which are given
as they were written in Herricks list were the
names. he said of men who, in addition to their
endeavors among Republicans Mulhall and the
others could probably be induced to work Tor
Cleveland and Hill, even though they should do IL
TO the detrment of Tracey candidate for Congress,
and HILL candidate for Assembly, both Democrats
whom the aforementioned leaders, obJectcd
TO- Thus Herrick was willing to sacrifice local
Democratic interests for the sake Of the National
and State tickets as well as take advantage Of the
HiII HiRa0ncan "S"' 10 '""' ''''' '''
Mullhall departed. and did nothing, except
get the other Labor men together and string Inc
links of his chain of evidence. Herric<S results
are the entire miscarriage of his plans, and the
disappearance of from 1900 70 - 900 OF his adj
mitfed corruption fund of $4,000 to no purpose
except to furnish amusement for the twenty or so
fun-loving men whom the Labor leaders nave from rom
time to time put mp TO the racket" and to adorn
another tale of the great politician ratified. But
that is not all These sharp fellows have done
GOOD detective work They know that Democratic
managers have tried to induce the Labor leaders
to become parties TO the fase registration OF FoU-
ers and illegal balloting
They have heard about ID. Cady Herricks far
reaching scheme to interfere with the work or the
United States Marshals at the polls, ana 10 cr?wu
or cajolc Republicans away in true Trojan fashion
They know about his attempts to break up tnc
Rathbone and Sard Republican clubs by intlmlda-
tion and t.ickery. which have only made the
clubs stronger They know all aoGu' ms re
ouent remark that he can buy AL the votes he
wants among the working classes at 81 apiece,
and they will remember him for it,