The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19
DlYvER,RULES ONCE MORE.
END or A FISHr TW0 YEARS Love
IN THE SECOND DISTRICT.

New In CnnfnntOu-Ino Famous vtctoTy ~
watch ne Captured Rls Ole Place as
Leader-ounltios That Make Him Popular.
It took ,u,t two vears for the disseminated
and ambitions vopnc man NJ the Second Assem.
bIv dis,rict IN Isarn that thew oould not run that
Tammanv atronobold without the Hon. Patrick
Diver. The Uon. Mr.. Divver won n famous
victory Last voot-vop n In n yyav that pre-
cludoa all no.sibilitv NJ anotbor revolt against
bia leadorahin for manv n dnv. His triumpb
WAS oomp,etc and ex.kIderman Nick Brown
and tho ~Iatter,a Iieutenant- Frank O'Conner.
have been left IN ueep aImost alone. Deserted
nv ali Nh. o,bor r.b.ls save n bnnd.
ful. who ara standino out against Diver
mora hecau,, ~ a na,sonal dia,ikc for the man
thar from, lovsItv % proyn ana o,Connor tbov
havrn,t n ch,noo IN hold on IN tho pr,atiuo tbev
have enioved for tho mast tyvo years. when tho
nrimnrie. are be,d IN Dec. %. Diver IN king
again and bia second cro,yninp marks tho 'nish
of ono Of n cnrious series Of ~politicaI reyolu.
tions That thero ,vorid ever hs ANYTHING lint
harmony In Tammnnv,s banner district-n dis.
trict which at ono election showed almost A
Thousand vote. for Tammanv IN everv one for
anotber p.rtv-se,med imuossib,o threo vears
AGO. A man who susrested the possibility of
.uch a row as tho ono that took nlace vould
have been laughed at. But IL came Just the same.
Probably tho most intereatinp thing about tho
row 10 tbose who had no interest in the persopal
eouabbIes Of the rival leaders WINS tho way in
which the yonderful organization of Tammany
Hall made itself apparent. Tbroupbout the two
years of fighting neither side forgot its LOYALTY
to Tammany. At elections men who didn't
sneak ss tboy passed nv worked side nv aide for
tho Tammanv oandidates. resuminp the district
Hpbt when the election was over. Such was the
confidence of the ammany leaders in the
ability of the organization to stand firm through
fight. They said, Let the best man win!" and
kont ,i,.rt ,,h., . ,yord fror, Fo,r,oenth
Aep' shon., WHICH, " "oiu iFoih four.eoh'h
The Hon. Patrick Diver. like his old associate
AZ tho Mead NJ the second Assembly di.trict
M. u ILL n. s"nsu.. sssun 10 ss ~
son Of poor parents, who wero unable to give
him evan tho con,mon school edncntior that Ia
compulsory nowadays. Like Sullivan. he was a
keen younester. with plenty of brains and plenty
of push. He worked his way ahead gradually,
until he finally reached that eminenoo which
Iammany men coveted above everything else"
As a Magistrate Diver was a success. He
lnevv li,t,e NJ Law hut he didn't mead IN tnow
Au." nov - '. ~. -. nv 49,. pa,,.NN rsn ecu 20 Nv
much in the old Tombs Police Court. where he
his oyvn neonIe Tbev came ant NJ tho district
~ p0opIo' nv. Sa"o ~ vi Il So y"
where he was born and reared and where he
n. rnew th.ir vsotnes.es ana th.;r no.ui,ari'
Ito, and VIVA abIs 70 handle thor diescnit;es
better than many of the ADLER Magistrates from
uptown. Justice never suffered to any great
extent, either, when Diver was on the bench.
Where severe punishment was necessary it was
meted out, as a rule. With "drunks and disor-
derlies.' however. Diver was more than
.ea,e ,ona %as" nm uf' ~ s emu 10
800 "..
who, AFTER days OF hard laoor, INDUCED In too
much LIQUOR. He knew these men, knew that
the saloons were the only places they had to go
to when their work was done. and forgave them.
many DnyI leader tTU OK t SStsse Second MIr Assembly dis district ceT IN
1892. when sullivan was requested to take tho
new apportionment. Suilivan and Diver had
built the Second up. until a man who wasn't a
within its boundaries. Sullivan had 300 blood
relatives in tie district and they were all with
him heart and soul. Tammany used to give a
at election each year. The Second district never
failed to win the emblem. and has been known
Diver was a born leader. was tremendously
popular with the people, and knew how to keep
recognized leaders of society downtown. Mrs,
Diver and the Misses Diver were to the
women what the Justice was to the men. Then
the Diver Association was organized and a fine
clubhouse erected Mt 80 Madison street. a few
doors from the Diver residence. There wcro
winter, clambakes and chowders throughout
the summer. The Diver Association clubhouse
was the centre of the life of the district. Any
body who wanted a favor went there to ask for
1t. The meetings of the Tammany Hail General
mi were held there, ali the district con-
f~erences took place there. Diver ruled the dis
trict from the club, and everybody was happy.
DIVERS ability as a leader and a hustler at
tracted a great deal of attention from Demo-
Gratis, and when William c.. Whitney gave u
dinner to ex. president Cleveland during tho
latter's third campaign. Diver was invited to
attend. The dinner took place at the old Hotel
Victoria. Diver was introduced to Mr.. Cleve-
land by Mr.. whitney. who said:
"Mr. Cleveland, 1 want to Introduce to you
Mr.. Diver. whose district will give you tho
largest majority of any district in the State"
I'm happy to meet Mr.. Diver said Mr..
Cleveland. IF your district gives me the
letter of thanks"
OLIVER. who was always very frank and never
a Bit ashamed of his constituency, replied:
N President. letters don't 90 very well with
my people. They want vindication in the shape
Of pay envelopes at the end OF each month"
The rest of the conversation is not reported ;
but after election Diver got a letter from Pres.
ident Cleveland inviting him to come and sec
him at Washington. It was an honor never be-
fore conferred by a President on a Tammany