The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-26
The Alphabet Clubs.

When one door shuts. another opens, the
Old proverb declares. When the voting
public OF this town is deprived OF one
source OF campaign diversion and hilarity,
another soon appears. Deprived this year
OF tho civil service Mugwumps, the anti
snap Mugwumps. the ballot reform Mug
Wumps. and the Mugwumps OF the Municl-
pal League. the outlook for festiv!ty was
temporarily clouded until the Good Gov.
eminent Clubs A, b. c. and were discerned.
About year ago few earnest and I'M
sophisticated gentlemen OF the City Club, a
small organization OF amiable persons, con-
ceived the idea OF turning the politics OF this
town upside down. by the establishment of
so-oaued Good Government Clubs. Each
ono was to be designated by different let
Yer OF the alphabet. but beyond this point
the political programme Of the Good Gov
eminent reformers did not 60 All profess
sional reformers are implicit believers in
the utility OF headquarters where political
insists may sit In conference, securely
Isolated from their fellow citizens whose
sunrages they are supposed to seek
The limit OF increase to the Good Gov
eminent Club was. OF course. fixed by
the number OF letters In the alphabet,
However. the actual number Of these clubs
10 not 20. but 1. The movement STONED
short for 1893. at ID. Since the organization
OF these active agencies OF reformed poll
tcs the members have been beset with a
craving for knowledge as to what are to be
the functions Of them. What are the Good
Government Clubs to do? Whom are they
TO assist2 Whom are they to denounce?
What are they to reprobate In a word.
where are they at
No one seems to know They are
pledged TO Good Government. that Is ALL
On Monday. the last day under the law for
ming Independent nominations. Clubs A. Is,
q. and d outlined their plans and projects
they told what they have done and what
they intend to do. Here 1t is:
In the Eleventh Assembly district OF this
city. where last year the Democratic ma
tority was only 240 votes. the Good Govern
ment Clubs b and C have snufYed out Re-
publican chances by selecting a Good Gov
eminent Club candidate for that party. In
the Nineteenth Assembly district. in which
tho Republicans had some prospect OF sue
cess. the Good Government Club has ap-
peared with candidate named BAYNE, who
10 expected to divide the opposition to the
regular Democratic candidate.
In the Twenty-third Assembly district,
which Is very close. Good Government
Club Is has courteously selected candidate
for the Republicans. His name is JuDsoN
LAWSON. There are 5000 Republicans in this
district. and about 80 Good Governmenters.
But in theTwenty-iirst Assembly district.
the old diamond back. the Good Government
mon have been playing their most dlverting
pranks. Tho district is close. having given
a Democratic majority last year OF only 3s5.
Under ordinary circumstances it would be
good lighting ground this year. but the |
food Government men have nominated Mr.. |
j. BROOKS LEAvITT us m independent. with |
the certain result OF so dividing the Repub-
lican vote that sweeping triumph for the
Democratic candidate is certain.
Such IL the contribution OF the Good Gov
srnmont Clubs A. n. &. and j. to the diver !