The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-12
ALL WANT THE TIGERS HIDE
NOTHING LIKE THIS 1FOoT SINCE THE
HUN7ING OF THE SHARK.
ar. Van Cote Willing To Be tho BeImsn-
Mr.. Grace Hasn't Got His Gun Yet-Good
Government Clubs for Shark Killers,

Mr. Van Cote Willing To Be the Be1lrrn-
MI. Grace Hasn't Got His Gun Yet-Good
Government Clubs for Shark Killers.
--BeWare OF the day
II tho Shark be Boojum. for then
You VIII softly And suddenly vanish away
Aud ncves he heart OF again.
Tho opposition to Tammany Hall. Il IL ad-
mittcd. is very stron.: in the diversity OF opin-
ions 1t holds regarding tho best way TO go
about its tiGor hunt. There arc tho chrysan-
themum wearors OF the Good Governments
clubs. who are bent on organizing local ma
chine without regard TO the political opinions
OF voters on State and national issues. They
imagine that they can get enough voters to
Join their municipal reform party to accom-
Ilish the overthrow OF the regular Democracy.
Then there are tho antisnappers and they
seem TO have as many views regarding the
host and most efficient way TO organize as
there AFRO factions among them. Tho Peck
ham henderson, Cuudert element have started
the ball rolling for an organization and Col
Bob Monroe is helping push tho ball. II Will
liam Il. Grace interests himself IN this move-
ment 1t will have the assistance Of Otto Kemp
ners New York citizens Democracy: but Mr..
Grace said yesterday that he was interesting
himself In no movement for the orga nization
OF an anti Tamnany faction. and knows abso-
mtey nothing about any meetings looking to
that end
Another faction OF tho anti.snappers Is COM
posed of the German element. which is certain
that il must not DO ignored by any organiza.
ton which may DO formed. and is not mininiiz-
ing its Importance as II factor in such organi-
cations
Still another faction is represented by such
men as William f. Grote OF tho Sixth district.
Charles l.. Blake OF the Fifth. cX-Alderman
Jake kunzenmann. and other practical poli-
ticians. who joined tho anti-snap movement
with the idea that it was to develop into an
anti-1amma,ny local orsahi2ation. only to be
disappointed. IhcHo are Tor "a union with all
the anti rammany democratic elements in the
city aud III" formation of practical working
organization on lighting lines.
arranging for the formni on OF local machines
But it + not alone the democratic and Mug;
wnmp elements opposod TO lammany Hall
which nro attsnpting an anti-Tammnny or
county ;or a number OF years. have. rs Johnny
Simpson puts it. been spurrcd TO activity by
thor one little oasis OF success in n sahara Of
gloom and talk of reorganZ at!on Is about
oil one hears whore two or three republicans
TX. Postmaster Van Cott. tho real leader in
the Eighth district where Lucas Lucullus
named i' as Possible successor to Patterson as
chief engineer Of tho county machine. said
f 1t us is Hvist that TIC epnbItcans Of the
city have lost confidence in the effectiveness
OF their organization as at present constituted.
and think that the present time Is opportune
for the establishment OF a. good permanent
Republican organization. In some Assembly
districts there will probably he changes Of
leadership. TO render the county organization
more effective in its work. think that more
of the business men OF the community. should
put themselves in closer touch with the
County Committee and not keep so much at q
distance. ! should like to see Mr. pspew. the>
Blsscs. Gen. Porter. Elihu Root. II. /. Bur-
nett. Horace Russell. and other like Repub-
leans in closer touch with the central organ
i2atiOn"
Asked what sort of man he would like to
zee at the head OF the party's Executive Com
mittee. Mr.. Van Colt mudcsty replied:
lie should combine business ability with Q
thorough potica knowledge."
Mr.. Van Colt is President OF the Great East:
ern Casualty and Indemnity Company. and
has been accused of u pretty thorough know.
ledge OF politics,