New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-27
PART IL.
PAGES II TO is.
TAMsEN AND TAMMANY.
,,,,,nrNcrs OF A DEAL PLAINLY SHOWN.
WOMAN MEN AND THE OLD VICIOUS
METHODS RErAISED-soMETH'S' FOR
oon CITIZENS TO PONDER OVER

typical, wIGwAM MEN AM AM
RErAINED-soMETHING FOR
Good CITIZENS TO PONDER OVER.
=, Sheriff Edward J. II. Tamsen to
The ia" Ace the pledges which were made on
redeem :. no nolItical friends and accepted by him
MS -. secured the nomination for Sheriff. after
"ne" s, choice Of the Committee OF Seventy. Otto
the had been forced from the ticket has
he' an occasion for much gossip among poll
s" II is known that Mr.. Tamsen was not upon
nr,gnai list Of candidates agreed upon by those
,,sre determined to put end TO the rue OF
a.mmany Hall in the city departments but his
ome was substituted for that of Mr.. Kempner at
.he suggestion Of some OF the members of the Grace.
ar State Democracy. who had for some little time
before been dickerng for a division Of political
fayors with Tammany Hall. The circumstances Of
Mr. Tamsen's nomination did not render expedent
or desirable any close rigid inquiry into his quail
hcatons for the important office of Sheriff but II
was generally supposed that he was at heart, an
opponent OF Tammany and of Tammany methods,
and that he would introduce after January num-
Der Of salutary reforms long absent from that ram
many heirloom. into the Sherif's office and which
has from time to time. been the subject of legs-
latiye INQUIRY especially during the terms of David
SON. Grant and Flack.
The Republican Legislature of 1890 desiring to put
nm end to many of the abuses which under Tam
many rp.e had grown up In the Sherif's Office cur
ed
safeguards and regulations. The Republican Legis-
lature of 1898 went even further by doing away with
the fees entirely. making the Sheriff salared Off
Ger and compelling the payment into the city treas
,,rv OF all collections made by the Sheriff or his
deputies for legal services of any character These
fees which will form part Of the general fund for
1896 ale estimated by the Controller at 100000 The
Sheriff gets a fixed salary of $4,000. personal
counsel is supplied for him. at the public expense. at
5000 and his twelve deputies and their twelve as
sistants, instead Of depending (as was the case in
the halcyon days OF Tom Bancker. John j. Scan
nell Jake Seebacher Joe Dempsey, 'Blll'
Shields and Barney" Costello) fees. get fixed
remuneration from the city, $500 each for the
deputy-sheris and 81 900 each for their assistants
DISAPPOINTING REASONABLE EXPECTA-
TIONS.
It is probably not too much to say that Mr..
Tam.en during his three weeks of office-hoding
Sheriff has disappointed the reasonable expecta-
tions OF all those who looked for any radical reform
OF methods and practices in the Sherfs office,
long the abode OF Tammany heelers and henchmen
In the first place the Sheriff's office, under Mr.
Hansen, is about much Of Tammany institu-
ton as II was under either German or Sexton
1t is administered by Tammany men. and the old
methods OF management still in vogue. At the
head OF the sales department is II. =. Muvaney.
Tammany Hall worker in the XVIII Assembly DIS
trct, and a close follower OF jim Heating. the
Tammany leader there. Mulvaney is a Tammany
man out and out. and the most active member
OF the force of Mr.. Hansen. by whom he was re-
appointed. Frank Wagering. OF the XVlllth Dis
trict another Tammany Hall worker, who has
the solid Tammany backing OF ex-senator George
w. Plunkitt whose relations with the Street Clean
ing and Do k departments have from time TO
time come into public view Is in charge OF the order
of-arrest department. which is a very important one
as the Sheriff makes arrests In civil suits which
involve damages and in which there are accusations
of fraud. Three other Tammany deputy-sheriffs
who have been continued In Office are Peter Nc
Ginness, James Carraher and Victor Hamburger.
They have the run of the most important cases,
and have the cooperation OF three other Tammany
men as assistants-Burns Southwick and Jacoby
THE TAMMANY AUDITOR RETAINED.
Mr. Tamsen has retained In office too the Tam
many Hall auditor through whom. II through any
one a reform in the bookkeeping methods OF the
Office could be made. He has retained the TAM
many order Of arrest clerk, the Tammany bond
clerk. the Tammany Hall messenger and number
of the Tammany Hall keepers in Ludlow Street
Jail, the Encouragement OF which was made
matter of presentment by the Grand Jury In the
summer OF 1890 at the time OF the Indictment OF
Bernard Martin, now police justice. Ihere mas
been no change Of methods In the SheriH oHce'
and In fact very little change OF men. Inc unoer-
sheriff appointed by Mr. Tamsen was formerly chef
clerk In the immigration Bureau on Elhs lsland
under Commissioner Senner. BY making place
for him as under sheriff. Mr.. Tamsen was able TO
obge John c. Sheehan, the Tammany Ponce COM
missioner. whose clerk at headquarters. Augustus
F. Sherman. is brother OF Henry Sherman the
under-sherif Augustus. who at the time OF his ap-
pointment secretary Of the Tammany Hail
Committee In the IXth District was looked after
by Commissioner Senner. and Mr.. Tamsen. who was
associated with Mr.. Senner in the German Reform
Union. looked after Henry. In fact. complete un-
Outstanding TO exist between Mr.. Hansen
and the Tammany Hall men.
One-half OF the patronage OF the SheriN's once
Is recognized belonging by some mysterious
arrangement TO Tammany Hall. The other hall
has gone to the German-American organization In
which Mr.. Tamsen is active. and the fortunes OF
either at Ellis Island the sherns office. This
Is on the OLD familiar pan a %hc wasIe
full government in the past, and against which 'he
ns the - ticket headed by William l.. Strong for
Mayor in November.
ONE OF THE EXPLANATIONS OFFERED.
Among politicians various explanations are given
about Mr. Tamsen's -disguised partiality for Tam
many men and Tammany Hail recommendations 10
office. There is no longer Democratic Governor
In Albany and Tammany representation In the |
legislature Is not 80 large to be formidable to
New-York Democrat holding pubic Office not sub
ject 10 the action Of the Legislature and removable
Sny by ans ven Of M amsens Catering to
the tender and sensitive feelings OF he Tiger Is ths
the State Democracy. In which Tamsen and Senner |
are active !ieutenants OF w. II. Grace mas candi-
date for County Clerk next year in Edward ~ |
Amend, who Is one OF the vice presidents oil the |
German organization. Every indication points 10 |
the contamination OF an alliance between Grace ana
Tammany such as would have gone through SWIM
mngy in october .ast but for the antipathies |
aroused against Mayor Gi!roy. who attempted 10 |
engineer H. and against whom the Grant, Croker ana
Purroy forces arrayed themselves solidy. Inc Ger
man Reform Union Is merely tender 10 the state |
Democracy. Prominent OF reform ideas IN us |
ranks. Ike Gustav II. Schwab. have Withdrawn
The ~ he lealsr
TO join with Tammiany TO secure few offices; one
prominent Gerna a me rican after another--Mr VI
tendorfer, Mr. Schiff Mr. Schurz and Mr.. Won |
Briesen-decned the post Of president until finally
~ ieA 10 Theodore Sutro, who Is one or MI Grace
In the YIIIIh Assembly District and one