New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-03
SEABOLD,S VAIN THREATS.
HE TRIES TO EFFORT PATRONAGE
FROM PRESIDENT TAPPEN.
THE HE'D or TIE PARK DEPARTMENT RE
FUSES TO GIVE THE TAMMANY LEADER
EMPLOYMENT TiCKETs-THE OFFICES
CROWDED WITH APPLICANTS
FOR WORK

CROWDED WITH APPLICANTS
FOR WORK.
President Tappen, assisted part OF the day by
Commissioner Clausen, listened to a great many
applications for work yesterday. They came from
the Iron Workers Organization the East RIVER
IoncshoreInen's Union. the Ancient order OF Ill
bernians the Uptown Carpenters Ihioh' the
Painters Union and many other associations ana
societies The individual applications alone
amounted to over 2oo It kept a clerk busy all day
writing in book the names OF persons Teco'"-
mended for or desiring work.
Tammany district leaders, Tammany Aldermen
and Tammaay functionaries of various xmas anu
degrees Overran the department Offices ana SoInc
of them looked IL they meant to camp therc.
They fought desperately for their share ana
spoke sneeringIy of the delegations and committees
from the labor and charitable associations VINO
were coming there the same errand. The TAM
many men said that nine-tenths of the applicants
represented by the labor and charity organizations
were not citizens. and many OF them not resldeh'S
of New-York. Besides that they declared that
many of these men had families ard those VINO
had went TO soup-houses and other places "h'Ie
free food was dispensed. filed their own stoinachs
and left their wives and children to starve
The board Yesterday received an application from
the Headquarters of the Republican, CNiholand
organization of the city and County Of New-i orK
asking for employment tickets. Letters on IN"
ators and Assemblymen. The president sald tha'
they would receive attention. -,
ON Monday SEQ Will be at work on me
various improvements under the supervision or the
PARK Department Several hundred more VIII De
employed as soon as the work can be laid OUT
Tho conduct of Jacob SeabOld. TdmWaHN ,irhIr'
Of the X\IXth Assembly District, At me depart
men Offices Thursday was the subject OF con-
sid rable criticism yesterday. SedhO.d. VINO Is -
biz. bury. thicN-mecked person. anu ,rNItni,..IS
nrlv AT times walked in upon the venerable. white
haired and benevolent president. eX-J udse Iapprn'
and In a loud voice demanded his share on pa
ronage" forthwith. SeabOid became 50 agsi'Ss',e
in demanding that the tickets be hahItl ~ 20
him AT once that President Tappen asked II ne
meant to threaten him. Seaboid continued To s"rAr
and slap his fists together FINDING mat UNI.
meihol produced no satisfactory results ~ Went
off boas;ing OF what IL would DO - comp me
board to award him his share Of tlcketI. go
hoi6 spent the rest Of the day In neignbOrng DAT,
rooms explaining between drinks how he h9l
made it hot for 'old man Tappen ana that-putch-
| man Clausen. , - c..,o,l
| President Tappen asked yesterday II SeaDo'd
| had been supplied with his tickets yet 90
| After the way h. behaved here yesterday r.
ped Mr.. Happen. mot mucn. c.,
| The work Of resurfacing the walks OF enraI
Park with asphalt between Fity-rin,h ana 49,
| tv-ninth SITS will be begun on Monday morning.
| Seycnty-nve men Will be put on the asphalt "oik-