The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
NICK BROWNS BARBECU
FIRST BLOOD FOR THE ALDERM.
IN HIS FIGHT WITH DIVVER.
ne wakes the Opening Denomination OF
Campaign by GiyinR an OF Roast OF
Real OLD Kentucky style,o with HAD

ne wakes the Opening Demonstrates 81 In
Campaign by GiyinF an OF Roast OF nj
Real OLD Kentucky Style, with Bad Ii
for Everybody - Figures on tho Pre- cc
mo boy" said the fat man with the biz 81
starred badge and the mustache that Rlistei NJ
at the ends. "as the echo OF tho harp that o Y
thro' Tara's halls twanging in the ruins Of 81
great Tara is to tho music OF that same
harp played when all was life and mcrrimen o.
Tara's, so is Nick Browns barbecue to thin o
the P. DIVERS that was onct." c
The stout gentleman rushed his rhetoric a c
tie at the end, but that was what he meant. I
was last night at SulEer's Harlem River Pa
1t was tho occasion Of the "Real Old Kentut !
Barbecue, Games and Summer Nights Festi'
Of the Tammany Hall General Committee, 8
ond Assembly District" Alderman Nicho
T. Brown was the head and front of the affa
It was both political and personal, and To-
cally the whole ourt' ward should have turn
out AS q matter Of fact, 1t didn't.
It was . skirmish in the battle of Alderm}
Brown and former Police Justice Diver for Il
leadership of "de old Fourt'." The Alderma
holds that place now. Diver has hopes. I'll
Divverites will have their demonstration d
Labor Day. q picnic at Point View. L. 1. tn
Alderman had his last night and made It oflcid
by getting tho stamp "Tammany Hall Genera
Committee"
"There have been many b~arbecues." said tn
Alderman last night, but this 10 the nrst on
ever hold by tho Tammany General COMMITTEES
All the others have been held in tho name Q
some loader"
.."Itsdo wodder," said the Tammany Hall ger
tie sSfs@ emp 5es' e ons 6 s the SoT TId tSIssH m %11rPoaoS
s%pisllnE 4 tho big hall an You should have say
TITS tho free. It is because" said the aerma,
walters: No quarter to pay there is, oil com
Its not the old days" sighed tho few Diver
then. Just walt tin the Labor Day picnIs.,f
streets of the the Second .sS ass assembly niS district, He wa "
YIN bs = To, sSs sRd !, sH ! 3 a. thi A. h R5s 7ro NV :
circumstances an italian band preceded the on
The Fourth Wardere got on terms OF familiarit,
with the beast. Perhaps that is why they didn'
Elm tho hAfi'm i''''f fAFh last niSn' 10 ca
The OK got mournful in his pilgrimage and
head yesterday afternoon at the park. A crow,
Of small boys cheered his death. Thon he wa
put in an Iron frame and turned ever a Ar
They carried tho half roasted carcass dow
snt saw !. an axe, and "a a Big knife, Five hundre,
there was little left Of the OK but his horns. -.
II had nothing to eat since Q o'clock thi
morning" said the cop on duty there, but
couldn't bear to eat tho OF, That sudden kin
of roast beef sandwiches / don't like"
There wero plenty who did. however. At
o'clock a crowd OF small boys were fighting owe
the bones.
John @. Sheehan was advertised to DO ther
and make q speech. He didn't get there. Chuc
Connors was also absent. although it was sal
that O mysterious. parsonage known as "Chuc
Connors's partner was present.
Toward the end of the evening they wer
figuring 1t up in this way