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The morning times., 1897-02-24
Davis Nomination Not Discussed

There was an executive session of the
Senate yesterday evening and a number of
postmaSters were confirmed Senator JIoar
reported back the nomination of Mr. Henry
Z. Davis to be United States district attor-
ney for the District of Columbia, but there
was no effort made to discuss the case.
The morning times., 1897-02-24
basketball Postponed

The league game of basketball scheduled
to be played this evening in the Infantry
Armory by the Eastern A C. and the
The morning times., 1897-02-24
Today and
Tomorrow
The End of the Free Offer
But Two Days OIL.
Closes Thursday Night at B
O'clock.

TO ANTB0DY applying IN person at Aia
Pirate Soaitari1lBl, corner Eth and r
streets northeast, on or before Ta,,rsday, Feb
Tlfdrlf 18th
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-15
4 STRAW.

The failure Of the Brooklyn Union League
Club for the frs, time in It's history 10 indorsc
tho regular Republican ticket from top to bot
tom Is an important indication Of the drift Of
public sentiment Tho club has been n strict
party organization and taken far more
nctivc part in politics than The club of the same
name ia New-York Nobody belongs TO 1t who
Is not Republican. and It has regularly in
dorsc, local as well as State and National
tickets II gave its formal support 10 Henry
4. Meyer when that gentleman ran for
Mayor and failed to gain the votes Of many
Republicans IN the club. including il Is snid,
cur present rock.ribbcd regular Lieutenant
Governor Never before did II fal, 10 indorsc
every candidate running On a Republican ticket
in Kings County.
But on Wednesday night the club conspicu-
ously omitted to say word in favor Of General
Tracy His partisans went 10 the meeting with
tie determination TO pass resolution COM
mcnding his candidacy. but they discovered
not only that they could not do this but also
that II they tried to press the question major
iiy Of the club would vote to lndorse Seth Low.
Thus the great organization Of tho leaders or
strict Republcansm in Brooklyn Is divided
on the Mayoralty question, with apparently
the larger part supporting Mr.. Low. In the
face Of such n situation II is ridiculous for tho
machine managers TO pretend TO hope for
General Tracy's success. nor can they make
any valid appeal TO party loyalty TO support
General Tracy on tho ground Of regularity.
The Union League Club Of Brooklyn was
never known 10 be Irregular. When 1t refuses
an Endorsement other Republicans will conclude
that no obligation Of regularity rests upon
them. The fight is evidently between Low
and Van Wyck General Tracy's candidacy
simply makes more likely the triumph Of Tam
many
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-15
RACK OF EACH.

Something has been said about irreSponsi-
billtv in Municipal Government. Low IL 10
said. IS not nominated by any party, ahd' 'ncre-
fore. is not responsible to anybody. WINE Tracy
"a Tho citizens of Ncw-York would consequent
IL have no security for honest Municipal Gov
ernment under Low. while they would nave ul-
der Tracy.
Let us see. First. character counts FOR some
.hi,g rvarvbody knows whether Low has any
oblcatious that could interfere with an abso-
Int devotion Of his entire energy TO the soie
business of honest Municipal Government 1t
is obvlous-it is made boas-that "eherai
Tracy has other obligations when ne ana HIS
slpporters consider paramount in this contest
Next. experience counts for something MI
Low was twice Mayor Of the third or iourih
largest city in the Union. which constitutes now
nearly a half Of the Greater New iork' ana II
il the common testimony OF all men OF every
marty that he gave an absolutely honest and
successful administration. However varied ana
credtable General Tracy's experience may he.
II has not lain in that direction
And. finally, what responsibility Is there about
the respective nominations? The Republican
marty. through the Constitutional convention
which It controlled. and which It subsequently
Endorsed in its party platform. declared for nom
partisan elections in Municipal offices, and pro-
vlded a way by which the people might make
nominations Independent Of party. One hun
dred and twenty-five thousand citizens of New
York. in pursuance Of that Republican policy
have registered their signatures TO the nomiha-
ton OF Seth Low. II is not claimed that over
so 900. dead and alive, are even borne on the
rolls of the organization which first nominated
General Tracy: nor will it be claimed by any
fair-mlnded man that 800 or probably ~ of
these had an active part in even counseng or
conserving to his nomination.
We put the question to sincere and candid
men, Which species Of responsibility honestly
seems likely to prove most desirable for pure
businessllke Municipal Administration, the re-
sponsbty of Low. or the responsibility OF
Tracy? And we renew the old question, What
possible justification can there be anyway. for
keeping these two forces apart fighting each
other instead Of fighting Tammany? Is there
no influence strong enough and pure enough 10
get them together?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-15
A HOT TINE IN HARLEM.

The Wahatchie Club lives In Harlem. Over
a saloon ut Third-ave. and northumberland
twcnty-ffth-st. Means Of subsistence, politics.
Kind Of politics, Tammany. Principal attrac-
ton. tho saloon. Source of supplies, what IS
left OF the Tammany campaign funds after
Croker has taken his tolls Reason for being,
the restoration Of good government under Gro
kerr Prospects, same as Crokcrs. The Wa
hatchie Club Is hot stuff 1t can make n hot
time in Harlem when it sets out. 1t did just
that on "Wednesday night, when it had game
supper The small hot bird Of the occasion was
Asa Bird Gardiner Of Revolutionary fame
Served in tho same course was Mr.. Stewart NJ
Brice also n small hot bird, though not so de-
scribed in his middle name. Absolutely fresh
though by no means lacking in the gamy flavor
which is the delight OF cpicurcs. And bottles.
Cold bottles, They had bottles to break. The
Wahatchic Club was in luck. In Kentucky
parlance. they had this zone little pair TO draw
to" and filled" Filled the hall and the street
and most of the members.
Asa Bird led off the exercises He was gay
az a lark He twittered and he chirpcd. The
things he said were worthy Of being set TO
music and sung in concert halls-though under
the existing municipal tyranny there might be
danger OF interference by the ponce Asa Bro
is mot in favor Of total abstinence" In token
whereof he said: II had cocktail Just before
I came here TO speak" He talked as though
he had had ut least two lie does not believe
in reform either. when any OF these people
talk to you about municipal reform you tell
them to hell with reform" One other thing
he said which was the occasion. rs Is reported
Of considerable discussion yesterday among the
party leaders. 1t was this: But the time has
passed when we can remain silent" The con-
sensus Of opinion in Democratic circles yester-
day was that If the time has passed when Asa
Bird Gardiner can remain silent It Is the duty
OF the Tamnany General Committee to take
him over In the corner somewhere ana stand
on his mouth
Afterward Brdy Brce cbirped. Br!cc is run
ming for Councilman In the 1Vth Council Dis
rlct. Voters in that district were informed Of
the fact yesterday in typewriter communica-
ton over his signature dated 1913 Fifth Ave
nue." where he resides with his papa. His papa
is ex-senator Calvin S. Bricc. Birdy may know
as much as his papa when he gets to be as old
He doesn't now. In this communication he
says, with The righteousness Of an undergrad
uate: II am q Harvard man myself and a
member Of the Delta Kappa Epsilon frater.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-15
THE LUTHERAN CONVENTION.

The Lutheran Convention. which began its
sessions yesterday In Erie, Penn. represents
one of the greatest religious bodies In the
country 1t IS also body that has been
growing very rapidly during the last few years.
The last census report shows that during tho
previous decade It's ratio OF Increase was GS
per cent In the United States. at the present
time. it Is estimated that there are nearly
5000 Lutheran ministers. 5000 churches, and
1.JOO.OO0 communicates, representing dcnom-
national strength Of about 100000.
In addition to several Independent Synods.
there are in this country four large general bod
les of I.u,herans General Synod. the United
Synod of the South, in both of which English
is the official language. and the General COun-
ell and the Synodlcal Conference, the latter OF
which +, almost wholly German and Norwegian.
English was recently made the official language
Of the General Council. at the special request
of lis Swedish members This body was or
ganized about thirty years ago as n protest
against laxlty in faith and as testimony in
favor Of historical Luthcranism" Though
American Luthcranism Is thus divided up into
several organized bodies, they arc in no sense
hostile to each other. Many Of the causes Of
.irltation> formerly existing between them are
disappearing and they are becoming pervaded
every year with a greater unity OF purpose
At the Erie Convention five Mission Boards
will present their reports, namely. the English.
German and Swedish Home Mission boards,
the Foreign Mission Board. and the Immigrant
Mission Of the General Council in this city.
The six Lutheran Deaconess Mother Houses OF
the United States will also make report Of
their work An important topic TO come before
The Convention is the relation of the General
Council to the other Lutheran bodies. especially
TO the General Synod, and the feasibility Of
holding, in the near future general conference
Of Lutherans for the promotion Of cooperation
and perhaps unity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-15
PERSONAL.

General w w Blackmnr. OF Boston. Is the pos
SCISSOR OF the chair In which General Grant sat In
the courthouse at Appomattox whom ne wrote ou'
the conditions for the surrender OF Lee
Bishop Lawrence CEpscopaD Of Massachusetts,
tells some amusing incidents OF his visit to London
last summer At the Lambeth Conference he found
that tho idea OF what constituted the state or
Massachusetts, was very vague. The authorities
considered II was some out-of-the-waY p'ace nay
ives Of Ncw-zealand and other island colonies Of
Great Britain. III had been titled tho Bishop OK
Boston" he said TT would have carried greater
distinction"
The Rev John J. IIoay Roman Catholic. pas
tor OF ST. Anne's Church Gloucester. Mass, Is
building n free public library. which he VIII pre-
sent 10 the city when finished
Colonel Richard Ia,hcrs formerly of South Caro-
lima bu; now OF New Rochelle. n. Y. has given
a sum OF money TO Williams College. the Interest
OF which shall be used 10 defray the cost OF gold
medal TO bc awarded annually for the best short
essay advocating The Duty OF Christians 10 Gov
eminent" Tho competition is TO be open to mem
bers OF tho senior class. and the medal AWARDED py
the president and faculty under such ruIeS ana
regulations they may direct from time TO time.
At the instance OF the professors OF literature OF
tho University OF Budapest, the faculty OF that
institution have voted give tho honorary degree
OF Doctor OF Philosophy to the Queen OF Rumania'
ton from the University will visit Bucharest TO
convey 10 the Queen her diploma.
Tho Congressional Library will soon receive as a
rift from Mrs Mary Longfellow Mlmore a much
admired marble bust OF Wendell Philips Mrs.
Mllmorc who lives In Washington IL the widow
OF Joseph a. Mmore. 'hc sculptor, ana the DUST
is one modelled by Martin Milmore and chiseied
By Joseph Mmore.
Cottlieb Klrchner, who recently died at North
Woodside in South Australia. ninety years old.
was a personal friend OF the great Napoleon.
when the Emperor returning from the disas'
trous Russian invasion he passed through kirch-
ners native village. His coach had been seriously
damaged, so that II had to DO repaired inc WORK
wa, intrustcd to Krchner's father. the village
h,acksp,i,h The son. then a lad OF Ave years. was
so frightened at the soldery that he fed crying 10
his mother Napoleon. who had seen him. took
him up In his to quiet him. set him on MS
shoulder and let him play with the cockade IN MS
chapcau When ne departed he took the cockado
on and gave II 10 the little kirchner. IN whose
family Il was long cherished as relic. TIL MS
last years Kirchner often declared that nc remem-
bered the whole scene wildly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-15
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-15

organization in this city when 1t was rehapiii,, ,
tated by the Committee of Thirty. He tas'encu
on the city organization again when the I've
publican party had Joined heartily IN 'he c"Ii'-
pairn of the Committee of Seventy Whicn re-
deemed this city from Tammany mIsrue' n
terdinr to control. through the machine tne
patronage Of the Strong administration i%n .t
in:. in this he bolted again. In connection WIN
members whose only desire was 20 possess Wy
spoils of office He and his frends haNe p
sistently pursued the rule or rum pohCE ~
since and have finally capped the climax ~ tllo
enrolment and primaries lately held. when Hdf v,
been proved beyond question to be largely
fraudulent.
VaIuing Mr. Bliss's recommendation as Nv
does. General Tracy has ample reason to praise
fhc magnanlmity which caused Mr. Bliss reSo-
luely TO forget all these things. II he hau III
prudently remembered any one of them' all .ne
rest might have recovered their place IN hiS
memory. and forbidden him TO write TINS ie'tcr
IN the candidate of the Platt machine WIN Us
striking allusion to the battle Of Gettysburg us
evnllcit rejection Of "thc spcccus plea or hoh-
partisanship" and It's proclamation OF the pre-
emincncc of National issues in municipal ei'c-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-15
entity think that In matters of a municipal

"nitv think that In matters OF a municipal
"nature college men should stand together. as
their ideas as TO the best interests or the eli!
"are in the main identical, without respect 10
"partes" Oh. the dear boy. Or course: vi
course. The ideas of all college men, ana es-
pecially of Delta Kappa Fps men, are So rs II
were identical rs to the best interests Oh INC
city that they must necessarily stahd 'ose''cr
for Blrdy. 1T Is needless for me 10 assure
Won" he saws that | have nothing Out tue
bcst interests Of the city at heart. Bless !o"'
Rjrdy: there never was anything so heeuiess'
Everybody knows ii. Why. when Blrdy comes
from the avenue with that rapt, mysterious lar-
AWAY Delt Kappa Fps look on him Coiiis ihen
come M ont of the trenches and whisper I'd one
another: That is the young man VINO has INC
host interests of the city at heart. lie iooNS It,
Rut Blrly on the stump is not 50 DeHa Nappa
rusv 50 70 speak, as lie is IN his typewriter
onncol 10 college men to stand fogether' lhe
Wohatchie Club is not Il Greek letter Soc''!'
The Wahatchic Club. rs before said' Is io' sun
and il doesn't speak Greek. To persuade 'Na'
noble band 10 stand together he had 10 'a'N
United States" or, rather. Harlem. lie din IT,
And in this way: personally am a machihe
oman don't think ANYTHING will come OF THESE
"sporadic reform movements am one Vi
chose who believe that experience makes per-
"fect Tammany has had the experience ne
"onlv GOOD YOU will get is ont OF machines HNc
Ca roir and SQUARE fight. and don care WHO
tiny onnonent IS so long ms he is on the level
"usod 20 he n football player. The city mas gone
"obso,utciy 10 hell under these reform move
"monts" Thi9 was strong language Tor Birhy'
hut he had to do 1t. First. to keep IN Inc WIN
ouI cncouI
rorscs the Wahatchle Club to It's high'S' "'oo"
OF enthusiasm like rheorIcai uhio" "''"'e"
hell and Harlem. That's the only 'nihg 10 '''ahe
them stand together. II operates ]">' n"''
Greek on college men. Blrdy means 10 cate"
them all
But what night Il was for Harlem
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-15
| more IN accordance with the laws Of nature than
bad Manners (Providence Journal.

more in accordance with the law. Of nature than
bad manners (Providence Journal.
The troley-cars In Des Moines. Iowa. are fitted
with letter-boxes and they are required to stop
whenever a citizen halls them In order to deposit
a letter AS the pass the postofice ofieisa
removes the mail from the box.
.I The following Is going the rounds Of the press:
subscriber sent him this query recently: What
ails my hens? Every morning find one OF moro
e The fowls O sre dead old
end nothing can be done except to bury them.'"c
Uockhart (Mnn) Photograph.
Uncle Hold" Boies. Of Iowa. doesn't need q
microscope to see political situation. He de.
clares that tho Chicago platform. which Mr.
Bryan Is still Grating with undiminished huency
Is back number and ought to be thrown into the
unber-room
Returned Tourist-Mr. .Hayseed. met your run.
cessful Chicago drummer
Farmer Hayseed-Must "a been some other Eel.
low mister. My son had no ear fer music. and
couldn't keep time to tune ter save MS neck He
hadn't nothn 'cept cheek an impudence.-(New.
York Weekly.
The Postofrce Department has reinstated a Sew.
enth Day Adventist etter-carrier who was recently
suspended at Huntsville. Ala. for refusing to work
Saturday. which he considered as the Sabbath.
The ground the Department takes Is that there Is
disposition TO interfere with the mans religious
belief but he is now officially notified that the
United States Government does not think he
docs. and if he continues to carry the mail he will
have to work on Saturday the same as the rest Of
Uncle Sans employees.
Property owner-I don't think you will hnd bet.
ter place 1anitor In the city.
Appl!cant-Well, | wouldn't care to take IL unless
] knew what the prospects were.
Propcrt owner Prospects? Why. my good man.
twenty years ago was the jantor OF that building
myself
the job up?-(Harlen Life
A young student In certain theological seminary
recently persuaded feIiow-studen to listen to him
While he rehearsed a sermon. His subject was
Light" With violent gesture with the right
arm he said, blot out the sun" With similarly
frantic movement Of the left arm he roared. Blot
out the moon!' Then. with a combined gesture.
made up OF both arms he beloved. blot out tho
stars" But It enough. The auditor arose to
leave with hoarse, cruel whisper Turn of the
gas"
When asked II he had. as reported. been playing
poker on his Western jaunt. Governor Tanner re-
piled Mrs. Tanner is with me-" which brings 10
mind that when Mrs. Clay. wife of the great Ken
lucky commoner. asked II she didn't object TO
Mr.. Clay playing poker. she replied: Well you
sec. Mr.. Clay nearly always wins '-tCincinnau
Commercial Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-15
MS TENDER FEELINGS ARE BRUISED.

The Hon. William Heller, aTcctonatcy
known as BILLY" among the eminent scientists
TO be found in attendance Mt the numerous
thirst-curc hospitals In Jersey CITY. y. j., Is
sorcly troubled these days.
He has the fortune, or misfortune. to be
Sheriff of Hudson County. In that capacity 1t
il his duty 10 select the Grand Jurles Since
Mr. Heller has b. en- Sheriff the Grand Juries
have refused TO indict the keepers or pro-
motcrs OF gambling dens, and various forms of
iawbrcaklng have gone unpublished and unrc-
buked Philosophical persons could 40, in this
merely coincidence, but there have not been
wanting impulslve citizens who took another
view of the matter. The Rev. a. H. DUFF. Of
West Hoboken, was said to have declared In n
sermon that the Sheriff selected his jurics
with the purpose Of protecting crimln lis. Then
"The Jersey City Journal" in commenting upon
the Grand Jury FOR the April term, said
Its record Is one so black so humiliatnG to
the people so damaging TO the character Of
every man connected with It's making. that we
look with pity into the disgrace through their
misfortunes in having been selected To shield
corrupt colleagues deliberately placed there to
do the dirty work of protecting crime and
criminals
These accusations came as a rude shock to
Mr. Ileers sensitive nature. lie nursed his
grief in secret and should have let it go at
that had he not got to thinking about the effect
that such charges might have in lettering
other good men from acceTting public Office
So it came to pass that he began suits for
damages against "The Journal for $4,000 and
against the Rev. NJ. Duff for $4,000.
As all the parties concerned live in Hudson
County, the cases are scheduled for trial there
80 tho b,,. 10, \
10 this. and they even dare to hint that 1t
would not he right for him to select juries TO
determine causes in which he has the strongest
kind Of n direct personal interest. The BIAS
phcmous ones among them say that this would
he like going TO law with Old Nick and the
court In Shcol. But. Of course. these remarks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-15
REGISTER TODAY,

To-day Is the third day Of registration, and
tomorrow will be the last. On the first two
DAYS the enrolment Of voters was not so large
by many thousands as 1t ought to have been
The booths open at O'Clock this morning, and
when they close ut 10 o'clock TO night that de-
fciency may have been made good: but we
should consider that n duty had been left I'M
done II we neglected to urge all OF last week 5
delinouents TO get their names on the voting
lists at the earliest opportunity. There ought
TO be an immense enrolment to-day. Tomorrow
will offer the last chance and the last chance Is
not always a favorable one.
The people are Ia decide on November how
their municipal business shall be managed II
has always been an important question. but It's
importance this year is greater than ever be-
fore because Of the new conditions which con
sodation will establish and which may be en-
ployed to the advantage or the dcirlment Of
vast population. 1t must be that an unusual
proportion Of the people mean to vote this year.
and yet it is probable that great many have
given little thought to the Indispensable pre-
requisite Of registration. They need to think
and TO act Mt once.