Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-03


New York to practice law. He has been bril-.
lantly successful aud is once more well.to. dn
Judge Hoadiy is political back number by
choice. ~
Two interesting reminders OF the Tweed
regime, Oakley Hall aud Peter D. sweeny
during the reign Of the Tweed ring the for
iner hourished because the ruling powers OF
,nae gay found him useful and played upon
nus vanity. He came unsettled ont OF the
investigations, Of the rings doings no corrupt
dollar having found It's way to his pockets.
AS he puts it himself, he was caught on board
pirate ship. After quitting politics and
Journalism on this side OF the water. Mr.. Han
had career in London as lawyer and press
writer. Tho greatest disappointment OF his
LIE, perhaps, came to him with tho sovcrance
oil his connection with james Gordon Bennett
and the New York Herald To the elder Bon
nett he had been u close and valued friend.
He had, in due tlme, come 10 be the friend
adviser and companion OF the younger Bon.
nett In London he looked after Mr.. Benefits
legal affairs and superintendent his bureau Of
correspondence. Suddenly thore was fall
ing out with Mr.. Bennett, and after a time
Hall made his way back to this city, yhere
he now practices law in desutory way. De-
spite his yicissitudes he is still buoyant and
a most entertaining back number.
Peter u. Swoeny was In some respects tho
ablost and shrewdest man ever connected
with Tammany Hall. Like Hall, he did not
profit personally by the spells of the Tweed
ring. He loved political power, not political
prominence and personal profit, and it was
this that led him into association with Tweed.
The city Offices which he held were never
important ones. His friends claim that he
did much to restrain Tweed In his effort to
secure supreme control Of the city, He pre-
dicted the evils that would flow from the
adoption Of the Tweed charter and during
the bitter fight OF the Young Democracy
against the measure, he left Albanyand came
to New York, but was afterSard induced to
return and resume his place In the councils
ofthe Democracy. On the downfall OF Tweed,
Mr.. sweeny went to Europe. Suits were in
stituted against him, and he aiterward re-
turned to meet them. All his books and
papers We're SUR -ndered to Wheeler II. Peck
ham and Charles o'Conor, who made care
full examination Of them, and withdrew the
suits. During the last ten years sweeny has
alternated between New York and Paris. He
takes no active part in AFFAIRS. and only an
occasional paragraph in tho newspapers re-
minds forgetful public that he Is stllin the
land OF the living.
Ex-senator Thomas W, Ferry OF Michigan,
comes to New York at regular intervals
Never did public man drop so quickly and
completely out Of sight. Ferry entered poll
ties at an early age and held in quick success
sion nearly every office within the gut OF the
people OF his State. He was four times
elected to Congress and twice chosen United
statos Senator. He was presiding officer Of
the Senate during the Hayos-Tllden contest,
and has often said that he thinks that no then
saved his country from another civil war. Ho
stlll preserves the pom with which he signed
the document giving the Presidency TO Hayes.
Ferry's downfall came in 1883 He was de-
feated for re-election to tho Senate, after a
long and bitter contest, and the failure, soon
after, Of the iron firm in which he was a
partner, swept away his fortune and his
political influence at the Same time He went