Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-25

Tammany Hall is row the only organized
democracy Of New York city. The wigwam
braves fill every municipal department. The
total municipal salary list of New York city is
close to SIS 600 000, of which fully -fourths
goes 10 members OF this organization, and
most of which is drawn by men who will be
marching under Tammanys banners. The
v1gwam opposed Mr.. Cleyelands nomination
al Chicago. As a part of the New York mac ine.
bu: its LOYALTY to the party during the cam
paign Is unquestioned by its bitterest enemies.
il Is IN position to laugh at the President
should he ignore its claims for federal patron
age. and 1t has achieved the great ambition of
Richard Cookers leadership, and that was to
be recognized by the party at large the
democratic organization Of the metropolis
The ponderous County Democracy, the agrees
sive Irving Hall democracy. the weakened
New York democracy. quarrelsome anti-Snap-
pers and querulous mugwumps hang alike in
the Tammany belt, and with every plume in
the jaunty headdress of its braves ready for
use a. a pen TO sign a receipt for a fat munich
pal salary. The Tammany tiger cares little
for the crumbs Of federal patronage which
NAV or may not fall from the White House
table. II will still be great day for Tammany
whether the custom house the post Office
comes TO the wlgwam or not
The TammRny division in the inaugural pro-
cession will number three thousand men. who
will hold the right of line in the New York d.
vision. msrshsled by Adjt Gen. Josiah Porter.
IL will be divided into four divisions, in which
strong. from each Of the thirty assembly dis
tricts in the city. They will leave New York
at 10 o'clock on the morning OF March 2. fifteen
OF the districts going over the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad and the remainder over the
Pennsylvania. and rendezvous at their head
quarters IN the Arlington Hotel at o'clock in
the evening. Another headquarters will be
located IN the Shoemaker building on Pennsyl-
van,a avenue. where the banners and other
parapherralia of the organization, wet and
dry, will be stored
The second assembly district. headed by
Police Justice Patrick Diver, will have the
place Of honor in the Tsmmany division as the
honor district Before the last election Mr.
Croker offered a banner to the district that
siouid give the largest vote for Cleveland
The second won and will proudly bear the
trophy snd also carry the Tanmany standard
Judge DIVER. who WAS a shoe N aker before he
vas bartender and a saloon keeper before he
went on the police bench. and n shrewd poll
tician all the time. IS one OF the characters of
New York. He IL a handsome. vel!-bullt man
n; airy, with dropping black mustaches and
frank. open manner. which has won him the
friendship Of every man. woman and child in
Eis d'strlct His appointment 10 the police
bench brought down shower of adverse
criticism upon Mayor Grant. but notwith-
standing this. he has made an excellent record
on the bench, and he II still friendlv to the
man who calls him Paddy" as to the dignifed
citizen Who sccosts him as Judge"
Some notable mon will touch shoulders in
the 'front.' rank OF Judge DIVERS delegation
One Of them Will be ex-warden Thomas P.
Walsh OF the Tombs. better known as Fatty"
Walsh. and a loyal county democrat as long as
man will be Colonel James Oliver. prince of
Paradise Park" serge~nt-at-arms OF the pa-
tional democratic committee. librarian of the
NAse senate, An eloquent stump speaker and