The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-17
The DEAL IN FORCE.
Kerwin's Appointment Checks
United Opposition to Tammany.
Every Chance for Split in the Re.
publican Party.
Good Democratic Turned Down BY
Platt- Gilroy Methods.

The deal Is on. Boss Plat, instead of
making war on Tammany. is creating
strife and discomfort n his own party.
His action is calculated TO secure the
result desired by Tsmmany-the nom
nation of a straight Republican ticket
by the Plat Reid Milholland faction and
split in the Republican party.
Piatt's reward for preventing opposi-
ton to Tammany was the appointment
yesterday by Mayor Glroy OF Platts
nan, Gen. Michael Kerwin, as Police
Commissioners.
A few days ago there was talk OF
compromise with the Bliss-Patterson
faction. To-day the cry OF the Piattites
Is for straight tckat-no compromise.
Gen. Kerwin has always carried out
Boss PATS orders 20 the letter. lie
may be relied upon to do so In the future
While the Police Bolrd is bipartisan
in name, 1t Is believed that 1t VIII be
Tammany in fact and ruled by Tam
many as much as 1t ever was.
No one can be found to believe that
Mayor Gilroy the new boss of Tam
many Hall, appointed Messrs. Murray
and Kerwin out Of pure sense OF JUS
tice IN the minority. u Is mater
OF history that no Republican was ever
.oisru ny Iammahg
.,blican now holding Of
ia , CITY government who
does NOT owe his election to Tammany
ana is not tainted "'th a.,Ii.'"hy ~,
nections is Judge sedgwick, OF the
Superior Court. ~
The appointment OF Police Justices
Taintor, Meade and Smith was the re-
The election of Rufus Il. Cowing as
City Judge last year was the result
The Endorsement OF Judge Andrews,
OF the. Court OF Appeals, was the re-
Tammany is in absolute control Of
the city government. no one, not even
an ash-barrel Inspector. can be APP
pointed without the aid of Tammany.
There are from ten to yw etSs I VAN.
in the gift OF the wigwam. Some OF
these have worked day and night and
spent their money TO promote the inter
that these deserving men must stand
aside to give "A sj,O1O-a-year job to two
Republicans who have been lifelong en-
emies OF Tammany Hail,
In connection with kerwin's appoint
ment the Wine and Spirit Gazette, organ
of the wholesale liquor dealers, makes
this interesting statement in It's last is
sue:
So so-Mayor Gilroy is reported to have said
that be viii appoint .R-CollectOr II Internal
K,enuu Alchaei krrwln a Police Justice IN
place u Scion u, Smith, II the Republicans Nil!
agree TO run straight Republican ticket IN the
municipal campaign this Pal
My action OF yesterday is suiticien,
to refute that assertion said Mayor
Gilroy in reference to the matter.
1t was pointed out to the Mayor That
the paragraph was printed at the time
Kcrwin was spoken OF for the Police
Bench. He then said
mo matter, II Is false In sentiment,
false In spirit aud false In conception,
az everything else In that paper says
Gen. kcrwin is a tnorOush-soing ma
chine politician. He has been In politics
for what there is in II. lie started his
career as an of,ice-holder twenty years
ago. He was clerk In thu iost-Orice
and was removed for insubord nation.
He has peen n standing candidate for
office for % decade,
He started The Tablet, n Catholice
rel gious paper. for the purpose of draw
ing the Catholic vote tn the Republicans,
At the same tim" he Chdmpioned the
cause Of the Crunln murdercrs in his
paper,
John r. McGruth. an employee OF The
Tablet, charged mat hcrHm received
500 week from the Republican cam
paign Fund for the support Of The Tab
let. After the election ~ 1855 lie was
appointed Internal Revenue Collector by
President Harrison.