Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27
NOW FOR THE PLUMS
Rewards in Prospect for Braves of
Tammany Hall.
Head CHIEFS In DAILY CONFERENCE
Interesting Gossip as to the Men
Who Will Get Office.
CONCERNING A "LOST ART"
Head CHIEFS IN DAILY CONFERENCE
CONCERNING A "LOST ART"

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, November 26, 1897.
The week. as regards politics, closed with
the republicans still divided and the demo-
Gratis apportioning the pie" The split in
the republican ranks is entirely on account
of PIatt. Numerous meetings throughout
the week have resulted in the creation Of a
rev "boss."
James Yearance, the new leader, is a we'll
TODD banker, with a strong and aggressive
personality. He proposes to consolidate all
the anti-Platt strength in the greater New
York in readiness to join in any move
ment in Albany this winter for Platt's
downfall.
AS regards the. democrats, daily confer
ences are being held between Mayor-elect
Van Wyck and Richard Croker. Hugh J.
Grant and John c. Sheehan are usually in
vited to attend these conferences, and some
times Leader Mic. Muller comes over from
Staten Island, and Leaders Mclaughlin
and York come from the borough of Brook
lyn for the purpose of hearing what the
boss" Of Tammany Hall and the first
mayor of Greater New York have to offer.
Where the Plums VIII Fall.
1t is too early TO speculate to any great
length upon the personnel Of the men who
will fill the best places under the new adj
ministration. 1t appears to be settled that
Henry D. Hotchkiss is to be made the cor
poration counsel But even more certain
than that Hotohkiss is to be placed at the
head of the legal department of the new
municipality is the statement that Judge
and Senator Grady will be made the first
assistant to the corporation counsel. 1t
Will be remembered that Grady was
Croke-'s first choice for district attorney.
But the papers discovered that Gradys
record was not above suspicion. They
argued that the silver-tongued orator who
could plead for gold at Saratoga in June OF
last year and for silver at Buffalo in Sep
TENDER with equal vehemence and equal
eloquence could scarcely be considered an
available candidate, and accordingly Grady
was compelled to step aside in the interest
of A. Bird Gardiner, who Illuminated the
campaign on the Tarmany Hall side by his
picturesque utterances Of ITO HI with
REFORM
Row Over Grady.
Before this decision was reached, how
ever. there was a row in Tammany Hall
which almost split the dominant democratic
organization in this city asunder. Croker
insisted upon the nomination Of Grady
and John c. Sheehan and the lesser lights
insisted that the naming of the "silver-
tongued orator. and weak county ticket
would drag down the entire city ticket.
Van Wyck included. Croker even went so
far as to quote from the talks which he
made to Colonel Fellows when that Tam
many orator was named for district at
torney, and when the charge was brought
against him that he did not pay his debts.
Croker reminded his hearers that the
newspapers attacked Fellows as bitterly as
they attacked Grady, yet Fellows was tri-
umphantly elected. Things went on from
bad to worse. Colonel William L. Brown
of the Evening News resigned from the
press committee. writing a characteristic
letter to John c. Sheehan, and leaving
Tammany Hall for the time being and the
Croker faction for the entire campaign
without newspaper organ. 1t is not
certainty even with the overwhelming vote
received by Van Wyck that the entire
Greater New York ticket would not have
been defeated and that Seth Low would
not have been elected If Croker had not
weakened and acknowledged for the first
time his defeat in what was after all an
unimportant matter. For Van Wyck fear
ing that the nomination of Grady might
turn the tide of battle against Tammany
Hall. insisted upon the withdrawal Of
Grady. promising to give him something
"as good" and Croker reluctantly con-
scented. This bending low before the blast
proved good politics" for the anti-Croker
men. who said that it argued that the
boss" once defeated could be again beat
en-. while the Croker men. placing offices
above men and patronage above "silver-
tongued orators" closed up the ranks and
swept on to victory.
keenan, for Police CommissiOner.
Another favorite Of Croker's who was
promised something equally as good in
the event of his retirement from the contest
at that particular juncture was Patrick
Keenan,.
He has been slated for police commissioner
of New York. Not only will he be the DEM
ocratic member of the board from the i'm
portant borough of Manhattan, but he will
in all probability be selected to act as the
president of the board Of police commits
sioners. keenan, first announced himself