Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-06
rAMMANY AND FEDERAL PATRONAGE

Not Starving for Omcial sustenance.
Both prior and subsequent to the cam
paign, said well-known Tammany warrior to
. STAR representative this morning, "there was
q good deal said about Tammany and federal
patronage. 1t was, in fact. one Of the principal
republican arguments that il the democratic
party was elected the Tammany tiger would
make descent upon Washington, prowl around
and then devour everything in the official line
that he could close his hungry jaws upon. He
was even depicted with one paw upon the city
hall in New York, another upon Tammany Hall,
another upon the capitol at Albany and the
fourth upon the White House at Washington.
| Then came the word that Tammany, three
thousand strong, was going to march upon
Washington at the Inauguration a skirmish-
ing demonstration force to overawe the people
and show what really terribly powerful body,
| polite ally, it is.
GAN this is to q great extent slush Who is
there in Tammany to get all the offices anyway
They would be given to the district leaders,
wouldn't they? What district leader is there
in the city of New York that would take a fed
| eral Office? Not one. There is not even Tam
many alderman that would exchange his posi-
ton for collector Of the port Federal positions
paw nothing
'Now. I'll tell you why Tammany leaders are
not breaking their necks for offices, and in
cidentally remark for the first time in the his
tory Of tine organization, . big four does not
control. 1t is big two in the persons of
Richard Croker and Mayor Thomas F. Gilroy.
Neither one of these men would swap their posi-
tions for the presidency-that's dead straight.
too.
This is why Tammany leaders don't want
federal offices. In the first district Col Michael
Murphy is port warden. He couldn't be tempted
to give up his position. In the second district
Police Justice Patrick Diver has been but
pays salary equaling the justices Of the Su-
preme Court Of the United States, the highest
Judicial tribunal in the world, he wouldn't ex-
change his seat on the Tombs bench for one in
the Capitol. In the third district Timothy
Dry Dollar Sullivan is an assemblyman and
Barnie Rourke are the leaders. Sullivan would
not take the collectorship Of the port and no
office, either state or federal, would tempt
Barnie.
ed FtzPatrick is leader in the fourth dis
trict, whose time as excise commissioner ex-
pires in May. He expects another city berth
then and wouldn't take federal position. Do
you suppose that ex-County Clerk William Nc
Kenna, who has Just been elected coroner at
$4,000 year, is allowed $4,000 for incidental
expenses and who only works one week in
three, to say nothing of the perquistes of
the Office, would give that up for federal
position?
"E1-County Clerk Patrick keenan, is worth
$500, 600 and in May expects to be appointed
fire commissioner or to some other fat city Job.
District Leader George F. Roesch, state soma
tce at Sc 900 and wifi, if there is no earthquake
| or deuge. As such he will sit but two days in
the week; and being a lawyer, can practice and
1t Is worth SIC, 900 a year in outside law bust
ness. Commissioner of Juries Bernard T.
Martin, eighth district, has five years to run at
oa,N x,-h,
mendous amount of patronage and which costs
s25O. GOO annually to run. He would scorn a
cabinet position. In the ninth John J. Cor
man, ex-fre commissioner. is now sheriff of the
city OF New York at a salary Of $4,000 a year
and welding great amount of influence Ex-
| register John Reilly of the tenth district is
worth $500 900. wants and expects to succeed
Police Commissioner Charles Mclean in Nav
John j. Scannell of the eleventh district has
just been appointed fire commissioner for six
| years at $4,000 year. He is q very wealthy
man and sought his present place as a vindica-
| ton in the troubles which have surrounded him.
and would not accept federal position.
Charles F. Murphy of the twelfth district keeps
| liquor store. Do you suppose that he would
exchange that liquor store for the solicitor gen.
eralship Of the treasury? Not much. Besides
he has brother who is an alderman. He ex-
poets place in May and will probably get it,
| Thirteenth District Leader John Sheehan is a
brother of Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan, and is police
commissioner with five years to run. Jimmy
Heating OF the fourteenth district is a clerk Of
the special sessions at 5000 year with eight
| years to run. He would spurn the clerkship of
| the United States Supreme Court.
william Dalton runs things in the fifteenth
district. He is excise commissioner, with three
years to run. There are three commissioners.
and with 10000 liquor licenses and as many
| saloon keepers as patronage he would turn over
the commissionership of the District of Co
! lumbia, which appears to be highly thought of
here, to his Office boy. John L. Carroll. clerk
of the general sessions and criminal department
of the supreme court of New York, receives a
salary OF IS, 500 year and fees and has thirteen
years to run. Johnny wouldn't give up his
| position for two cabinet positions. There is no
position in the gift of the President that could
| tempt State Senator George ". Plunkett of the
| seventeenth district not to run for the senate
again. He is worth $3.50, 900, is marine and
| local contractor and every politician in New
York knows what that means. He gave his
| whole salary of 50, 500 year senator to the
poor in his district for coal last winter. Assem-
| blyman Dalton gave his salary of $1,000 year
| toward the same purpose two years ago. You
see salaries do not appear to be what Tammany
men are in Office for
william Stilings of the eighteenth district
is counsel to the sheriff on salary of 81. 600 a
year and holds his term during the pleasure of
! Richard Croker John Sexton Of the nineteenth
district is under sheriff at salary Of Sc 900 a
year dHu II DTOtueT-lu-ldW 10 llllam II. clarke,
counsel TO the corporation. James J. Martin,
president of the police commissioners at a sal
airy of 1000 year and one of the trio of men,
who has 1900 men under him, wouldn't take
the collectorship of the port under any consid-
GRAFTON. He is chairman of Tammany Hall
mmittee of thirty, succeeding Mayor
GilrOy. In the twenty-second district is
Lawrence Delmour martial for the collection
of arrearages OF personal taxes. He receives
fees. He would laugh at any Office in the gift of
the President.
John ]. Ryan is the boss of the twenty
third district He is bluestone contractor.
As an occasional sidewalk is laid in New York
| between Battery and Harlem river doesn' t
| want an Office and couldn't be induced to take
one. William Burke of the twenty-fourth dis
| trict is police judge, with ten years to run. A
cabinet position pays his salary of $8, 600 wear
and does not last half long, to say nothing of
its responsibilities. Charlie Welde the Harlem
leader, is worth half million and will be ap-
pointed in May police judge for ten years.
| Jacob Seabold Of the twenty-ninth district
| holds no Office, but expects one in May and
| wants no federal position. Leader of the Thir-
tieth District Henry D. Purroy is county clerk
| for $4,000 year, with three years orun. Mi
| chael DAILY, commissioner of public works. has
| 5000 men under him. He wouldn't exchange
| his position for every custom house in the
United States combined. No; Tammany leaders
will not swoop down on Washington and
| capture 1t"
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