The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-09
BOWLING TO THE PRESIDENT.
THOSE NEW YORK MACHTNIsTs DID
1T UP IN STYLE


Democratic Heads, and the President
Frsetsesliy TEE Thsn - os % Thusasr.
Eminent Now York city Republicans cay that
to predict that the New York State delegation
at Minneapolis will be for Mr. Harrison lie pre-
dieting altogether too much just at this mo-
ment. The fighting Repu blicans OF the State.
the men who have conducted the forlorn hope
against the triumphant Democracy are greatly
annoyed at Mr.. Harrison. There ia no mis-.
take about this. The sore point is patronage.
Take the building Of the new immi-
grant station on Ellis Island rs .
single instance. Over 100000 has been
disbursed for the buildings on that
island. and II is declared By competent au.
thorities that New York State Republicans
were in no way benefited penny by the incl
dent patronage TWAS all centred in WASH
ington. and was controlled by Assistant secre.
tary Nettleton OF the Treasury Department
and his partner. Major Hibbard. This caused
great offence.
Tho President though. according to the re-
turned pilgrims from Washin gton, is not dis
posed to listen to the complaints OF the men
who bring out the Republican votes in the
State II is . matter Of fact that when the Re-
publican County Committee on Patronage
filed into tho Presidents office the other day.
headed BY ex-Police Justice Patterson
they were received very eoldly Mr.
Patterson had taken everv step to
liz had taken lessons how. to bow before tho
Ss end Rs hsT s to hHS hs sne mt
So M. S s i'm s 'S NJ NSssn. Mr. Bisn "
sr END az others Sod lined j u m hsIH FIR she
tIsir hats to their manly chests ,
cratic chief clerks in tho New York Custom
S1.ssD y S ns Ss t@ sd
rose and looked at us kocniy; and said: Gen;
tlemen. want to say TO you that | nm President
ont the laws Ibid down BY the American
We 81 g,sattyr ut
requests c est made to tho President. which wo he
iieved would help the Republican party in the
sss He aoase sqns
said to our friends. Just as we were leaving the
sing hymn q and Join The Salvation Army
the wont th eyer to ses
had given his word IN 5iask sni xhits that thS
snt the adfon sssnssd Sn'f lis
ent aSst the sesrcars be thu
on certain matters. The visiting hepubilcans.
though. returned with very little hope, One
incident will suffice to show the Secretary 3
Ex-Ceroner John t. Nugent OF the Four
teenth district complained to tho Secretary
that his sassage" contract had been taken
away from him by Republican administers
ton, whereas 1t had stood when non-parti-
san Board controlled It.
You had that contract long time. Mr. Nu-
gent, didn't you Z" answered the Secretary.
Yes" replied Mr.. NuGent.
"Yoa made plenty Of money out OF 1t. didn't
you, Mr.. Nugent ?" gueriedthe Secretary. ~
"Y-e-s-s. y-e-s.s," modestly replied Mr. NJ.
Well then. give some other fellow SHOW" "
and that peremptorily ended the. interview
with tho Secretary on Mr. Nugent's "sassage'
contract.
Collector Hendricks and Surveyor Lyon have
returned. Amazement has been expressed on
all sides that Surveyor Lyons. letter to Col
lect0r Hendricks. explaining why the twenty
four customs inspectors ut this port are to he
removed. was handed out for publication in
Dismissal from the service on the charge
has been the invariabls rule to put the
Of the. ,six customs INSPECTORS already dis
ter. though. Thought it adyisable to give out ut
night that this was done with tho idea. il pos
sible. Of Withdrawing some Of the popularity
in which Mr.. Hendricks and Mr.. Lyon are held.