The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-17
The DEAL IN FORGE.
Kervin's Appointment Checks
United Opposition to Tammany.
Every Chance for a Split in the Rs.
publican Party.
Good Democrats Turned Down By
flatt- 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 Tammany-the nom
Iration of a straight Republican ticket
by the Platt- Reid Nj lholand faction and
split in the Republican party.
Platts reward for preventing opposi-
ton to Tammany was the appointment
yesterday by Mayor Gilroy OF Platt'S
nan. Gen. Michael Kerwin. as Police
Commissioner.
A few days ago there was talk Of .
compromise with the Bliss-Patterson
faction. To-day the cry Of the Plattites
Is for a straight t!cket-no compromise.
Gen. Kerwin has always carried out
Boss P.att's orders 20 the letter. He
| While the Police Bo1rd is bipartisan
in name. it is believed that 1t will be
| Tammany in fact and ruled by Tam
| many as much as II ever was.
No one can be found to believe that
Mayor Gilroy. the new boss Of Tam
many Hall. appointed Messrs. Murray
s ties N 10 the % %%f put IS matter
OF history that no Republican was ever
appointed or Endorsed by Tammany
The only Republican now holding Of
fee under the city government who
does not owe his election to Tammany
nectlons is Judge sedswick. Of the
The appointment of Police Justices
Taintor. Meade and Smith was the re-
The election of Rufus B. Cowing A.
city Judge last year was the result
The Endorsement OF Judge Andrews.
OF the Court of Appeals, was the re-
suit of deal.
the city government. No one. not even
an ash barrel inspector, can be APP
pointed without the aid OF Tammany.
many applicants for every ONCE with.
these have worked day and night and
Of man mansy tRe public told
that these deserving men must stand
aside TO give a sS,ooo.a;year , ioS to two
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
Revenue fu s M Mel p'i KsTvin Police Justice Il
place OF Scion b Smith. II the Republicans will
agree to run a straight Republican ticket In me
municipal campaign this Fall.
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
kerwin was spoken OF for the Police
Bench. He then said:
mo matter. it is false in sentiment,
false in spirit and false In conception,
as everything else in that paper says"
Gen. kerwin Is a thorough-going ma
chine politician. He has been In politics
for what there is in 1t; He started his
career as an office-holder twenty years
ago. He was a clerk in the Post once
and was removed for INSTRUMENTATION.
He has peen standing candidate for
| Office for decade.
He started The Tablet. a Catholice
rel gious paper. for the purpose OF draw
ing the Catholic vote to the Republicans.
At the same time he championed the
cause of the Cronin murderers In his
paper.
John +. McGrath. an employee Of The
Tablet, charged that kerwin received
$500 week from the Republican Cam
| paign Fund for the support OF The Tab
let. After the election Of 1888 he was
appointed Internal Revenue Collector By
President Harrison.