Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-28

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IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.
The Tammany chieftains are coming in town.
Mayor Thomas F. Gilroy Of New York, e1-
under sheriff, ex-clerk Of the county clerk, ex-
clerk Of the city civil district court ex-commis-
sioner Of public works. one Of the most popular
and best known warriors Of the Tammany
tribe and the happy father Of ten children. is at
the Arlington with his wife and the major por-
ton of his family. NJ. J. Mulqueen, q rising
young lawyer Of New York, accompanies Mr.
Gilroy and is the mayors son-in-law. his recent
wedding being one of the most brilliant that
| has occurred IN the metropolis for several
years.
AT the Arlington is Robert Van Wick, Judge
of the city court OF New York, a PROMINENT
Tammany leader. His brother is also Judge
IN Brooklyn and for many years chairman of
| the Kings county democratic committee.
School Commissioner Timothy Moriarty, also
a prominent leader of Tammany Hall and
wealthy furniture dealer of New York, is also
| at the Arlington.
Joseph A oDonohue. the millionaire coffee
merchant OF New York, president of the Cleye-
land Business Mems Democratic Association
! OF the metropolis, is registered with his family
| at the Arlington. Mr.. 0'Donohue has Tor
many wears been q central figure in Tammsny
councils. always taking prominent part in
democratic politics. Both he and his friends
confidently expected that MIR Cleveland would
/ have given him the col!ectorship of the port OF
New York, and it is said that he would not de-
cline the honor during this administration if it
were rendered him. Mr.. O'Donohue has been
| frequently mentioned the Tammany candi-
date for mayor. and has taken . leading part in
Irish home rule movements.
Among the advanced guard Of the army Of
visitors who will represent Albany at the in
auguration is Erastus Corning. banker, million
aire. iron manufacturer and for a quarter Of a
| century power IN New York democratic politics
! He is accompanied bv his wife. who WAS formerly
a Miss Parker. daughter of Judge Parker. de-
| ceased. and sister of State Senator Parker
! Mr.. Corning has not been very well and is here
1 as much for his health for the inauguration.
He does not desire political Office.
At Chamberlin's there are . number Of
prominent people registered, including the
Prince Iturbide Of Mexico. who would were
that country a monarchy be upon the throne. as
: he is the royal family representative. He is
young man Of agreeable manners. with Q closely
trimmed pointed reddish Rembrandt beard and
,nustache. One of mis- brothers was educated
| in Washington and was member of the Column
bia Athletic Club.
II. S. Beattie, ex-surveyor OF the port of New
York. is also at Chamberlins. While he was
surveyor Mr.. Beattie was shot bv discharged
employe ard lay at the point Of death for some
weeks. subsequently he Was appointed street
commissioner of New York. Al one time he
was a stenograeher to ex-Secretary Whitney,
during that gentleman's term of corporation
! counsel for the city OF New York He now
holds no Office. He formerly published news
paper on Staten Island and has always been q
Cleveland democrat.
W. E. Woollev, a prominent Buffaloniar,
| proprietor of the Iroquois Hotel of Buffalo and
of the Grand Union Hotel of Saratoga. is at
| Chamberlin's. SO is ex-Assembiyman Charles
DAYTON OF New York, a member Of Tammany
| Hall.
| The familiar face of William n. Maloney in
the corridor Of one of the uptown hotels this
morning calls up the famous "Jake" Sharp
BROADWAY railroad trial Mr.. Maloney was
clerk to the board of aldermen that became
famous at the time for having passed the
Broadway railroad franchise and subsequently
travelled extensively in Europe.
There is quite Q contingent Of prominent
California democrats in town, headed by
Senator stephen NJ. White, who. with his wife,
Z
J. J. DIVER. the leader of the democracy in
San Francisco that made such a strong fight
for Cleveland at the last election and which
carried the state for him. is also in the city.
Mr.. Dwyer is a lawyer and has been identified
win the democratic party for many years.
Capt. Barret of Los Angeles is also in town.
He is one OF the democratic leaders in the land
of sunshine, oranges, figs and dust. IL. I.
Gage, well-kuown lawyer Of Los Angeles, is
| at the Riggs.
Henry W. Lawrence of Salt Lake City, who
has been seen in the corridors Of the Ebbitt
House during the past few days, is one Of the
most prominent Of the citizens Of the city Of
Latter Day Saints, and has a most interesting
history.
He is the ''great apostate' Of the Mormon
Church. and 10 one Of the first Of the three
leading Mormons Of the territory who broke
away from the iron-bound rule Of Brigham
Young. Being . man Of liberal thought.
though q Mormon, he found the teachings of
Young to be inconsistent with what he con-
sidered TO be the truth and to act and think for
himself in spiritual and temporal matters.
Lawrence was tried before the church court for
| his apostacy. was ''cut off, from the rights and
Dement'S of the church and expelled In those
days 1t was a very serious matter, almost
good as a sentence of death, and it would have
surprised no one had he disappeared mys-
teriously." He became a marked man, though
no attempt upon his life was made. He was
ostrscised and boycotted by the Mormons. In
1870 the first mining boom struck Utah. Il
had been the policy of the Mormon Church TO
discountenance mining and Mormons were for
hidden to seek gold because it would bring
Gentiles into the territory. Lawrence and sew
eral others went into mining and made great
deal Of money.
He has fought the Mormon Church most
stubbornly for years ana did more than any
one man to accomplish its downfall He would
run for mayor or any other Office in Salt Lake
City on the ticket of the snti-church party lust
SO that the liberal party might be Represented
and at a time when it comprised but q few
hundred votes. 1t was Lawrence who, in the
United States court. first gave to the world in
its exact language the binding, treasonous SOL
emn oath taken by the Mormons and considered
by them most sacred He Was never polygs-
mist 1t Is generally supposed that Mr.. Law
renee was taken for the hero in the novel
entitled Madame Latour, descriptive Of Utah
life.
SIT is doubtful, in view Of the tremendous