Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20

unbranded, for II anything was ever prop
erly labelled the property of any one per-
SON, Van Wyck has been SO designated as
may not permit Van Wyck to speak. but
undoubtedly the custom of handshaking
will be INDUCED in, as usual.
The real thing in the way of celebration
will be given by Sherif-elect Dunn and
County Clerk-elect Sohmer. The sheriff's
office will be located, after January l, in
the Stewart building. Here the genial
sheriff will hold open house. Everybody
will be invited. There will be plenty to eat.
more to drink and speeches and music.
Mr.. Schmer will receive his friends in the
county court house. Register-elect Fromme
will succeed Register Sohmer on the LIST OF
January. MIR. Fromme will entertain his
friends in the hall of records
1t has been suggested, and the suggestion
has met with an enthusiastic response.
that in all of the Tammany club houses
throughout the city celebrations be held
in the evening. Over on the East Side sew
eral Tammany clubs are getting up balls
for New Year night. They are embar-
raised by lack of halls. The Tammany or
CARNATIONS in the districts from which the
new officials come will keep open house
all day. Turkey dinners will be served to
all corners. 1t is likely that the big men
in TammaHy Hall will sit down to q BAN
Quet either on the 1st of January or within
a day or two thereafter. The banquet will
be made the occasion of hot time" for
the visitors from Chicago. Prominent state
politicians will be invited. and perhaps
number of democrats of national reputa-
ton will be induced to participate. The
idea seems to be to signaiiZe the return to
power of Tammany by a wide-open cele-
bration which will demonstrate that Tam
many was in earnest when it pledged 1T
self to give the greater city a wide-open
administration.
Croker Enforccs DiscipIine.
Richard Croker has made declaration
which will carry joy to the hearts Of the
followers of the Mclaughlin organiza-
ton in the borough of Brooklyn.
The attention of MIR. Croker having
been called to the fact that ex-
Assistant District Attorney James w.
Ridgway was organizing Tammany clubs
in Brooklyn, the evident intention being
to build up an organization in close COM
munion with Tammany,a the boss of the
wigwam said:
1.-The organization of these clubs is with
out the sanction of Tammany. If 1 have
anything to say in the matter, the patron
age which belongs to Brooklyn will go to
the regular organization. 1t has always
been able to look after its own affairs. 1t
certainly did splendidly in the late cam
paign. So far as / can influence matters,
the district leaders in Brooklyn will be
the men who will be consulted in distribute
ing the patronage due Brooklyn. The or
ganiZation over there will certainly get all
it is entitled to- 1t will get all the offices
in that borough, at all events"
Tammany is going to have trouble in
prevailing upon the kind of lawyer needed
for the Office to take the position of cor
poration counsel. Either Belos McCurdy or
David Mcclure would fill the bill, but
their. friends say that to accept the place
would entail the sacrifice of a practice
worth yearly many times the amount of
the corporation counsers salary. Ex-Dis-
trict Attorney De Lancey Nicoll has been
mentioned as possible choice. Mr.. Nicoll
says: Nothing on earth, under the earth
or over the earth could induce me to take
the place" They say over in BROOKLYN
that il sTammany cannot get a man for the
post OF corporation counsel the McLaugh-
lin organization can furnish a candidate
in the person of William c. De Witt. He
has been corporation counsel of Brooklyn
and was a member Of the charter commits
sion. He is familiar with the charter, but
his appointment is out of the question. The
patronage which will be at the disposal
or the corporation counsel after January
i Will be something enormous and it would
never do to let it slip out of Tammany's
hands.
Among his other duties the corporation
counsel Will be member of the board of
estimate the city's conservator. This board
IS intended to be a bulwark against grabs"
It's action on franchises and grants will be
OF particular Importance. Before any grant
or franchise or right to use any street or
highway In the city can be made by the
municipal assembly. it must. after it's intro
o'iN iiSt ACd0liS III THAT DOuy, De
referred to the board of estimate and an
portionment, which must examine the
money value of the proposed grant and
the adequacy of the compensation that is
offered for it. The municipal assembly NAV
pass 1t only on the terms approved by the
board
Distribution of School Funds.
Another important matter which the
board must attend to before July l. 1885,
will be the distribution of the general and
special school funds. Any unwise or i'm
proper apportio nment of these funds will
make trouble for years to come. Practical
ly the board will have to plan the entire
system of allotment, and it will be a good
thing Tor the citizens to watch The board
may recommend to the municipal assembly
change in the salary of any officer or
other person whose compensation comes
from the city treasury no matter what
the amount fixed by the charter may be-
NO change may be made in the salary of
an elected officer or head of department
during the term for which he was elected
or appointed, but the power is large, even
within this limitation. Now, let us look
at the composition of this board-Mayor
Robert A. Van Wyck, Controller Bird S.
Coler, the president of the council Ran
dolph Guggenheimer, and the corporation
counsel and the president of the depart
ment of taxes, whoever they may be. The
three known Members majority of the
board, are said to belong to Croker and
the other two, it is believed, will be found
very close to his band wagon when their
names are announced.
From Big Tree.