Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-07

both parties, therefore, was loudly
condemned. 1t was quoted that Seua-
tor Ed Murphy led the opposition
and wanted Judge Charles !. Patter-
son of Troy nominated. The friends
of Judge Alton Is. Parker of Kings
ton insist that he, too, had been kept
Sin hopes long enough to warrant
having the honor bestowed upon him.
There the matter rested for Il coul lie
of weeks, hut some influential wires
in legal md political circles were put
to work i'll Judge Gray's behalf. The
strongest plea that was urged was that
the Democrats are in no shape for
State campaign this fall, with its in
evitable discussion of the free silver
issue. Judge Gray. it was said, was
the one Democratic candidate whom
senator Platt would endorse, and to
nominate him, tn .refore, meant to
keep Democrat ON the bench for an
other fourteen years, besides making
him chief justice. 1t was argued
and reiterated at the Long Branch
conference last Sunday that the DEM
ocrats cannot carry the state this fall,
aud hence to refuse to name Judge
Gray would mean to lose the chance
of having q chief justice as we'll as to
demoralize the party forces for next
years more important battle. In adj
dition to these political considerations
the advocates of Judge Gray rallied
some of the important legal firms in
this city to their cause, and L under
stand now that the situation is far
more favorable for Gray, if indeed it
has not been definitely arranged that
he should be nominated. just as the
Democratic end of the matter approach
es a settlement there is said to be
some difficulty in bringing the Repub.
giving this important place away to
Democrat. Public Works Superinten-
dent Aldridge wants Judge Werner
of Rochester nominated for the walk
over, as he regards it, and the Central
New York Republicans want Judge
Coke. County Clerk Jacob Worth,
over in Brooklyn, is also anxious to
bring forward candidate, believing
that the Republicans should hold the
chief justiceship, and also that moth.
ing should be done by Republicans to
help the Democratic policy of silence
on the Chicago platform in this state
this year. Senator Platt, however, is
committed to the policy of indorsing
Judge Gray, but instead of waiting
until the new year for Judge Gray to
vacate his present place it is urged by
several leaders that he resign in time
to permit of the nomination and elec-
ton of his successor this fall. In that
event Judge Werner or Judge Coke
could be named. Judge Gray's resig-
nation, however, would have to he filed
by August 4.
Firemen here must not flirt. The
edict has been sent forth from the
head of the fire board and must he
obeyed. The news will bring sadness
to many poor maidens heart, for as
rule they worship at the shrine of
the brave fremen. The wholesale re-
moval of the entire complement of men,
including Capt. John Egan of engine
house 21, to other posts, is directly
traceable to the pernicious activity of
a number of pretty east side damsels,
who. nightly crowded around the en-
gine house and chatted merrily with
the stalwart wearers of the city's blue.
No hero of the matinee girl ever At
tracted to the stage door of theatre
a prettier or more enthusiastic set of
admirers than did these eleven bold
boys of No. 81. One might see on
any evening bevy of pretty girls
grouped about the eleven laldies, who
received their homage in most mat
ter OF fact manner. They were used
to it. And they were good tiremen.
too, but there were thos, who thought
that such goiugs on were calculate |
to lower the dignity of the department,
and vigorous protest was made at
headquarters. An investigation fol-
lowed and the removals resulted.
Now the shopkeepers and the pretty
girls living in the neighborhoodo of No.
81 have got up pet tion asking that
the old boys be returne to their posts.
Pres. Sheffield of the fire board, how
ever, is determined to break up the
practice of flirting about the engine
houses, aud this is the first step
toward that end. In this he is upheld
by Chief Hugh Bonner, who made the
removals at No. 81, "just for the
good of the service"
The immediate and large patronage
given to the free public baths during
the night shows the wisdom of Gen.
Collis's decision to keep them open in
summer during all the twenty -four
hours. There are many of the work
ing population who cannot enjoy this
boon of cleanliness aud GOODNESS in the
day time, and the more other people
who do no work at all are induced to
bring themselves into contact with
water the better are the chances of
their regaining self-respect and honest
toll. The working of q great moral
agent like the public bath should be
restricted within no limit of hours.
The pneumatic tube mail system is
expected to be in operation here early
in October. There will be two routes
one from the Produce Exchange to
the general postoffice and the other
from the general postofice to station
A, at Grand Central palace. When
these are in operation other routes
will be laid, including one to Brooklyn.
Boston's pneumatic tube mail system
but that's another story.
kNICKERBOCKEE.
Travelling in Stats.
When kings and other mighty high.
nesses pay state visits, they generally
travel in grand style. Thus It came to
pass that when Peter the Great visited
France, Louis NV, then mere lad.
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