The evening world., 1894-07-17
THE DEAL IN FORCE,
Kerwin's Appointment Checks
United Opposition to Tammany.
Every Chance for a Split in the Rs.
publican Party.
Good Democrats Turned Down by
Piatt-Gilroy Methods.

The deal is on. Boss Plat, instead Of
strife and discomfort n his own party.
His action is calculated to secure the
result desired by Tammany-the nom
nation OF a straight Republican ticket
by the Platt-Reid- Milholland faction ana
split in the Republican party.
Platt's reward for preventing oppoSi-
ton to Tammany was the appointment
yesterday by Mayor Gilroy of Flats
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 ticket-no compromise.
Gen. kerwin has always carried out
Boss Platts orders 10 the letter. He
While the Police Borrd Is bipartisan
in name. 1t Is believed that 1t will 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
an sd 70 the Dni of pure is is n1
Of or history that no Republican was ever
appointed or Endorsed by Tammany'
The only Republican now holding OFF,
flee under the city government who's
does not owe his election to Tanmany
and is not tainted with Tammnany oon-
The appointment Of Police Justices
Taintor. Meade and Smith was tho re-
The election Of Rufus B. Cowing as
CITY Judge last year was the result
The Endorsement of Judge Andrews.
of the Court of Appeals, was the re-
suit of a deal.
Tammuny is in absolute control Of
an ash -barrel inspector, can be APP
pointed without the aid of Tammany.
m asre a I n for every " Office with
these have worked day and night and
ests Of Tammany, and the public is told
that these deserving men must stand
aside to give S,ooo-a; year iob to two
emies of Tammany Hall.
In connection with kerwin's appoint
ment the Wine and Spirit Gazette, organ
Of the wholesale liquor dealers. makes
sue:
SO, so-Mayor Giiroy is reported to have said
that he will appoint es-Collector Of Internal
place Of Scion B. Smith. IL the Republicans win
agree to run straight Republican ticket In the
municipal campaign this Fall
my action of yesterday Is SUFFICIENT
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 III spirit and false in conception.
as everything else in that paper says"
| Gen. kerwin is thorough- going ma
chine politician. He has been in politics
for what there Is in 1t. He started his
career as an ofiice-holder twenty years
ago. He was a clerk in the Post-Ofice
and was removed for INSTRUMENTATION.
He has oeen a standing candidate for
office for Q decade.
| IIc started The Tablet. 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 This
Tablet. charged that Kerwin received
500 IL 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.