New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-29

TAMIlANY'S MEN IN The ASSEMBLY,.
THE CITY reform CLCBI ITS REPORT SHOWS
HOW NEw-YoRK i MisREPREsENTED.


b"rS ~ IN" Sena," and the Assembly, tho L"-lNlair"
last winter has h""n published II makes Instructive
r"adinr for hos" who have tho ineies Of the 'iN
- lear. The city Reform club should rot be- con
fisod with the Reform tlub Of this city. vmrh b.
free abe Democratic Organization. VII T. trying -
for this country what the Golden Cluh 81 EnelAn
4, doing ioT that country. Tho Cy Reform club j.
| composed Of members Of both political parties who
have only the Interest Of tn" city In view. The work
that i ont every year giving n" record Of the
New York CITY representatives, in the Lccisliture l.
supported by the members ~ the club pcr-)nally and
a, members OF the organization. The publication
Tears the tile hat Are You Going to DO About 1t
an expression made famous % its author,
" illan VI. Tweed. The author Of the WORK spent
much time in Albany during the Inst session va ching
the actions Of the members Of the senate and The
Assembly from this city. and re also made a careful
study Of the records n the individual members. IL
1, competent ana just record Of the who repre-
scntcd the great city OF NcwlOrk in the last Legis-
aurc. Many Of tho representatives who referred
10 in thi, work have been renominaicd by Tamnany
Hail. and the records Of the men ought therefore to
be read with by every who has the good OF
the city I'm mind.
There were twcnty-foul members of the Assembly
and seven members Of senate from hi, city In
| the last Legislature. In the Assembly there wera Of
| This number three Republicans. wcnN Tammrny Hall
| Democrats and one alleged Independent Democrat.
| The report also takes up several Of the important
measures which were damned through 10y the Tammany
members under the orders Of their bosses. among them
being the liucklcLcrrv" Railroad grab aud the Far
unhr election ILL., introduced and passed for the pur
Los, Of allowing Tammany Hall control the election
| in Til, city Regarding the Election Inspectors
law which was passed 10y Assembyman Farquhar, the
| report says:
The old sy,;cm had worked we'll The non-rirtsan
character 81 the Boards Of Inspectors had proved
fniN efficient guarantee that votes CO, wOuh be
| counted fairly. Talnmany urged ne passage ~ thc
| bill on two grounds; FIRST that saving 81 fi"oo
| yearly would be cnccttd ~ inc r'1uction ~ ,h'
number of Inspectors: secondly. that the Law r"gal
Ing IN" number Of INSPECTOR IN each election district
| should be made uniform hroNSh3n' IN" Sta' ia,
The anxiety of Tammany Hall TO saw ~" ciiy
money Is nholy 70 lie regarded with co. oIcrahIe
d,trlst in answer 10 III" second reason NJ IRWIN
the leader Of the Ecpa1lcan minority IN lh" >cnatc:
made the pertinent objection that while In iI country
districts The thrc inspectors were elected o, me
| people. III New York they w"r" TO be appointed ..
would be cay TO- the Boa0l Of Police To appoint a
Republican whose loyalty 20 hi parry would he none
frauds OF his DsInoclTtic col'agucs. would rot be
ljLclv 10 offer AIRY serious resistance Ia their schemes
Tammany WA. not .inccrc In il contention tAa' NE
law .1onld Il, made uniform throughout tn state.
| Had II been 500 Il would la," hal the nuhlbrt ~
In,poiois H. the country districts increased from thr"
| 20 iour. Then each Of the tao grcni l''r''r ""nn
| have had equal number Of ir-pc'l"r' I'D '9,n
.,rrd' II wanted control Of the election machinery
In New Yor, ety. and us"d the argument lmi TIE
law ought 20 be mo same IN ali parts ~ o." ,tue j."
order to conceal III" real purpose OF '"' Dill
OF tho notorious ~Ilucalcbc7ry4 bill. Witch has
rc,ult.d in me in'r,S!ucon of the dangerous trolley
! in the Annexed District. tho rport say
Tic bill was pushed ny the political lobby. Will %
! I. G~.cribrd elsewhere IN TIL. iamrhi %, recent
| ir chairman ~ m" p'moc,n'lr STAT" committee
cNcrlcd hi, political lrnucuc" >ronuou-ly in H. Pc"
| haf lie wa aid To- Dee Financially int"r.-,rl IN
tjcar, NOT resident, Of Ncw-Nora CIV. Th, ll"r"n
| ami Governor. william =. shc'han. The ""'ldinF 81
Gcor Of The senate lc't ut, chair of ofc' - iob'
| actively In behalf ~ ia" III when It Wa Pehq,nS
Iu Inc Assembly. The cl"rk ~ ~" Assembly mrir,
! r. DC Fr'r~t who Wa afi,H ~ u" p"h'l'"i lop'S
| IN IsDI. also worked for inc biz
Til, bin. whrh was introduced by Afr'd II. conklns
making it Illegal FOR candid,t~ for judicial positions 10
sulcriho TO tho campaign fund. nj" receives som"
| attention Tho work gives tho figures. showing the
amouas that paid year ago hy E'S"r \. TrN"r'
candidate for Iudeo Of tho Court o. common il"''
I George L. Ingraiam. candidate for JnIG" - IN" ~
prouc Court and by simon " Ehrlirh. FOR J1fe" 90
the civ Court for their nominations. II" sums paid
hv those candidate, on tho Tammnnv Hall hrht ranged
all m. way from, siioo Ia $1,000. "nly Three 'n'
81 tho twenty rlmmany Hall Democrat, voted i'r ms
| measure The Ia,sag" and tho maj r'p'''i - 'l'
Spoodwav bl take, M considerable Spac" In ~" WORK
Al tho conclusion OF tn" chapter "n ms measure me
author SAYS:
,ncr tho massage Of tho I'LL Ghc bill r"pcaling Ia"
spr.4lway law in tho As-cmlly Mr 'liov' "innl.
oncr Of Public Work, OF ,rT o ,N,' cG 70 r"n'
hnr Of h..cnlbv that the pa->as" ~ il. r'pAl Hli
- saved Tho rammauy organization 10000 votes ri
Tl,. pou,l,cr. 81 m, Assembly, ei"n up In III"
vo, IN III. oidcr Of ,hir districts Patrick H. p"hy'
no represented tho ii Assembly District. ana VINO
ba been ronon iraod in that district bN lammanY' Is
spoken Of q, iollo"~
lie +, iIutcratc. shamc.- and unit to r"'~rn' me
important diS'tl-' from whirh he ro"", Hr. p|"H
former years. lie n'drc'd his ia,"ri'" TIL; 9,n
! -n.d consistently on ihc wrong ''I'. ~. p'lI ,
I'tiic att,ron Ia legislative hu~n"'- and was absent
| often. ,..
Tmotbv y. sullivan Of 10" I'D Assembly District.
who hn, been r.noninatcd ia the lm" District J. Pee
f.rr,-l TO I'm these word,'
lie nov ha, the saloon known ., ~" NlS|%lWm
Of No. II C,njrc.i formerly Owned hv FaLl' N'.-a
IT,. v.. a member Of the Assembly In 49,. -. ~
80 and 'n rcmc-~.t.nr tl. III District and mad"
a had record. During hts first ~" i'im> h' W.,
comfy DcnD raj: h. then joined 1"nnna'y. IT, o..
longs the worst 'ln-- 81 hiII"'" I'"'il I
+. a typical New York lor;h." l'si. i''"r BE- +
UPON h, noor Of tlr Iion-c Of u-nS n"i,y d" uri',i
certain hn-. During ihc session ~ M l",l",n.
ia.lv. Mr. sullivan worked % c'r'ir,-N ~ =" maxi
# apparent that he I'm the l"ei i'r h'' own
| pecuniary advantage"
Pcrcival rarquhar. Who introduced ard pissed the
election Inspectors ILL., and who la' been repaid win
! a rc,omlnalion for ihc XIth District. q, D." ~.
pecicd. for thl, particular p"c" 81 drV IT"' "'A'
ha, hi, record in tn" book:
oushly bad lie appeared t. a1vr "a h,mr,', ,u to
Of the session The Ee'ii'I up '"r' 'n' -, ,t
played no independence Il thought or action ana N,tl
for all IN" partisan W"hru"c~. 10 i'-P. d" wv w.
that were conn araiiN,v mimirrtani. b" proved. -
I'm the session 81 1891. to l"' persistent d~lger
Patrick u. Roche. who Ia, founi favor IN IN eyes
| Of the Tamnany leader, and viii return I" The y"
,omblv from thG-Jcw lNth District ha' hi, >aii 81
him In the rd
Mr. Eor' =, record fol the la@ r,',n J. bad. nc
voted for all III" 'icous and questionable h j.. ana
| acted 4, one nf the cih"f- ~ ~" rum l'hht iI'
| wa q rec ,gniyef member of The Ila'N lrr' -
| nlrv" and introduced IN, usual number "f S'rih''
| against corporations
| samuel !. Foley. another member who ha> been
,ewaried by IN" Tamnary bo,,"- with rcn Jmn"tiph
| i'm ic new Vth District, hl> this against him:
The promise which MIR. F,lcy gave last year of
| making q good record. he fa 81 to fulfill IT. was
| inc sponsor and the advocate ~ IN" most iniquifnns
cxci,c bill that pa s"d the Legislature. lie
| clorcd In this position. saving that H. would g't