The sun., 1897-08-22
OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS.
As NAVY PoLITiCLJ FACTIONS
THIS YEAR As EYER.



| Changes Occurring since the Last Municipal
| Canvass - Now Organizations This Year.
| In tho last municipal election, that Of 1894,
| eight political organizations participated. rang
| ing In the order OF political Importance from
| Tammany Hall and tho organization Repubii-
| cans down through tho list of the State Democ-
| racy, tho German Reform Union. tho 1ndcpcnd.
| ent County organization, the anti-machine Re-
| publican organization, and tho O'Bricn Anti
| Tammanny Democracy 10 tho Confoderatcd and
| Affiliated Good Government clubs. An impor-
tant municipal election. the result Of which is
uncertain, furnishes always the occasion and
| stimulation for outside political organizations
| or factions which. In ordinary national or State
| fights, take, and are asked to take. no part.
| From present appearances tho number of out
| side organizations participating in the munich
| pal fight OF 1897 In the enlarged Now York will
| not be smaller than the number three years ago.
| and there sundry indications that the num-
bcr will be increased.
1t is n fact illustrative Of the evolution and do
| vclopmcnt Of outside organizations" that they
| do not usually retain for two successive eloc-
| tions the same title. though tho membership re-
mains usually as before, and the leadership Is
| seldom altered. Thus. In tho municipal election
| OF 1894 those Democrats who have been accus-
toned in tho recent past TO follow the political
leadership Of ex.Mayor William r. Grace were
| known as tho State Democracy, and tho Same
leaders and their followers. with tnsignih-
| emit changes In membership. are this year
known the National Democracy. though
wherein State Democrat differs from q
| National Democrat. tho men being tho Same
| and their politicalprlnciples and purposes being
identical, is not clear. Again, what was known
three years ago as the 0Brien Anti-Tammany
Democracy is such no more. Its leaders. tho
same as three years ago, profess undying and
~ Ton,,n,,s h,, g.. sn,,,o r.,son ,rhinh hos NJ
VI VI ius ,i,n hs, o,r,v n'non tbo ,ormor MI.
Tammany Democracy of senator oBrien and
his tr,ond. 4. no,y IN. Young democracy bav.
ms irienas Is no" the louht DenTcracy. @ nav,
all outward appearance, as In 1904 The Inde.
non,on, Corntr -, ,hnt v.,r Ia snrh
no moro. and tho majority of its former men,
man Dsuoeracr ' the similarity ' Of t tbs
ee'nG' IL would seem rather accidental tnon IN
teho'd' ana arising rrom the TACT .hat its mem
drn,ndcnce Ho,I on Third avenue Tho Ger.
ueponueoe nun ~ on I'M" "s'."e no oe
ticlpation of this years asht for Mayoralty
and municipal honors changed its title some.
what Tho namo reform not having any
longer an agreeable sound to German A mercsn
ears. it has been dropped-ofi','elly-from tho
destination of this faction which is now and
will be henGetorth r known. the leaders de,
clare as the derman'AmeFiean .1, onion-"ith no
reform IN It. !ho GOOD Government CUBS
for good and ali Of that title They arc now re-
yisel and reorganized under the title Of the
branches" and what was three years ago tho
ssnti,machine Repphlican organization has nov
| ership. mem mbcrshp projects or principles tho
| Repu6lican Organization Of the City Of New
-
Be ssen frSm ss the organizations
a2s aso % IN h al Of ties OF
| cepton ot Tarnmany Hall and tho regular Re
Xii. though under Sther nam g. are still in the
| lteld OF political activity. though obviously OF
to on" her hrs been much aitereH bv ofns ths
| vicssituaes OF rolitics. The State Democracy
| the practical reiiremant from active poiiIics
Of Mr. &C Grace its ea{,r. and the .egsr.
, patronage which the State Democracy of three
ago in E.1srs !, 1t
kinley, and more places in the Government ser
yicc is members expect to !o-c later on. The
ably from what may he described as internal
difficulties based on = lack OF mutual confidence.
nuniripGl election hay wing slnCo witht!rawn from
its councils on account Of differences over tho
| many OF its former members having made
| new AMI very different political alliances.
! The q Bricn organization has not been
without recognition at tho City Hall,
| but these appointed for it have either. so tho
! leaders say, been regardless OF tho forts made
| In their bclalt By tho o Bricn organization or
b we been indifferent when in ONCE 10 ordinary
| political demands made upon them To the
| O'Brion organization were or ,dited, or charged,
| Stevenson Constable the Superintendent OF
| Buildings, who has been excluded from the
Mayor's Office by the Mayors direction and now
| comm .nicntes with him only In writing; An.
| drew d. Parker, Police Commissioner, whom the
| m Lob Il
| however. assentingl and John Monks, Dock
| Commissioner. who disavows any membership
| In or political lidhility to the organization
On the other hand. tho German. American Re-
formers are. probably. stronger numerically
| than they were three years ago. and the Inde-
| too. Tho German organization owes It's political
| increase to the patronage which 1t secured. and
| IS retaining in The Sheriffs office to the infiu-
| enco OF former Police Commissioner Charles i.
| Mac Lean, now "a Supreme Court Justice. and to
| tho fact that there 10 o very largo German vot.
! ing population In the present city OF BROOKLYN