New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-26
A WARD WORKERS REFUGE.
WHAT TIRE ALBANY MACHINE HAS
MADE OF THE CAPITOL.

III Vohhecuon with the state Department OF Pub
lie Buildings continues unabate1 The rumpus
IN the Senate last week when the Senators en-
deavored to evade the responsibility of an in
Vestigation. has caused the people and the press
OF the State to take greater notice Of the matter
1t is now believed that the condition OF things
is even worse than has been suspected. The
frantic efforts Of Barnes and his friends. the
Democratic electric-light printing and newspa-
per ring. TO stiae an investigation are consid-
cred the strongest indications of hidden rascal
ity.
Inc Press knlckerbocker" continues its scath-
ing articles. and the Barnes organs have not
a word 10 say In defence. The Democratic
local organization is unable to get it's organs
TO say anything against the extravaganza man
ner in which Easton's department has been
conducted The reason assigned Is that these
organs are controlled by the gas and electric
light monopoly. which has been getting S43 600
year out OF the public buildings 1t is said
that the Democrat, State Committee has in
preparation a pamphlet for general circulation
giving the particulars OF the Capitol extrava-
gance.
NOTHING DONE IN TURNER'S CASE
The failure Of the Republican District-Attorney
OF Albany County TO proceed against w. c.
Turner, Easton's friend and sub-janitor Will be
criticised. 1t will be remembered that Turner
was reported suspended on charges Of forgery
misrepresentation Of public moneys and the like
but no investigation has been had. and he still
occupies his comfortable quarters in the State
Hall 1t is believed that the Olivette affidavit
previously published by The Tribune wherein
specific offences We're charged against Turner
can be fully corroborated by other evidence
Barnes in his newspaper. has endeavored to
excuse Eastons misconduct with respect TO the
swollen payrolls, principally for '1aborers" and
cleaners, by asserting that these people were
put on the rolls by order Of prominent Republi-
politicians and that this was done with
the approval Of the Governor. the Lieutenant
Governor and the Speaker constituting the
Trustees of Public Buildings. The attempt to
implcate Governor Black and his colleagues in
this dirty work IS regarded even by partisan
Republicans here, outside of Barness ntimates,
as evasive and unsatisfactory They say. more
over, that this plea Of Barnes Is entirely spuri-
GUS and that he has for several years kept
himself in power solely by the patronage Of the
Capitol. Easton has been a mere hgurehead for
Barness personal machine II was unquestiona-
bly, by means Of places promised and given in
tie Capitol that Barnes controlled the Repub-
lcan City Convention Of 1880 and prevented
the nomination of the only Mayoralty candidate
who could have harmonized all factions COM
manded independent support and been elected
CAPITOL GRAINED WITH BARNES MEN.
The fact is that the Public Buildings Depart
ment has been made asylum for Barnes or
SANITATION men. where they could obtain high
pay for little work, to the exclusion OF competent
Republicans from the other ffty-nne counties
-Go;o ris M q
Capitol payroll with the list OF the officers Of the
Barnes organization shows that. in December
last fully one-quarter OF the entire roll was
filed by them or their relatives. Inquiry here
shows that fully two-thrds Of the POI employees
headed by EastoD who appeared on last Decem-
bers payroll secured and retained their places
by the influence Of members Of the Barnes ma
chine Nearly all Of them live in Albany County.
Here are some Of the Barnes crowd:
EaSan boss sx 5 Ward and sa9r45ende95;
Oh s sors Forrb VaTd Association cleaner, SEQ
month. v; Hickey Presaen Fitieenth Ward;
~ II Hickey, cleaner $50. Carlisle Bromby. presi-
dent Seventeenth Ward, cleaner, $50; Waiter Foster,
Executive Committeeman, Eighteenth Ward. cleaner
So. John Franey presdenL. IhNq WaFi' 1900,
W3-d ~ c f9Tsy ss: G. GrsWod district cer
clerk 1856 &c and extras august Whira9' EAvcI-
500; John Hopkins, inspector primaries, second
W2r4 S3 nara a5oTer So Henry Bonheyo prim
airy inspector. Eleventh Ward carpenter s56; J3an
TS6as Row related 10 district officer. cleaner, $50;
" = Anderson. related to district officer .a6orer.
cieaner $50: c Phelps related to primary inspector.
cleaner & W T. f[Tse[a cea5er &c., Alexander
stewart related to George P. Stewart and EXecutve
Wa Sac6bd 6 6sG co. Soeyman Ia
s Blodgett. cleaner $50 related to distTic.
oeBcar. y ] Whine president. Third District,
Bethlehem. cleaner $50; Hiram Hotaling; laborer.
So re4S3 70 F 9i5'r War9 E Nolan cleaner
$50 relation to district officer George h Mini. Ia
2I oorcr so Brother Of E Poole secretary First
District Eighteenth Ward: also rel4u We OF II, "
Poole president Fourth District. Sixth Ward; rred-
rok Luby cleaner So nsPecdGiT HAt bres MSTn
Thomas Mccarthy cleaner, soO ul5eI.re ~ 90 IN
sDector. W +. Nolan cleaner. $50, president First
bTesideHt Third District Fourth Ward; K A. Kirk
patrick, cleaner. $50, relation Of district orcer;
SEQ relative district Officer; j. kdWards Ia,
Ward. George A. Whish. engineer ST. executive
Committeeman Second District. Nineteenth Ward;
man. seventeenth Ward George e Collins cleaner.
s64 Inspector Third Dstriet Eighteentn Ma tsa
related TO district officers; A r. kirkland eleaner
$50 related TO district oieeF william mehher'
p II Guiler president First District; Iwelith
ward laborer $50; George = Latham. laborer $75,
treasurer First District Twelfth Ward F. FL l.
twelfth Ward l. l. Platt laboTer So pr president 1.
cleaner $50 relative OF district officer; John Steven
SOM aborer. s5 relative district c 9iie W5r J. w.
senh g Pedlow laborer. $6S. president Third Dis
ict Third ward Archie Young fathernaW OF
mar Fifth District. Sixth Ward, laborer, $50
Youngs principal duty IS to give salute der w1yn
s.ration. william Mccarthy. cleaner SO. relative
OF district officer; Mcintosh, cleaner go relative
Of district officer: Glen Durham. laborer SO int.
mate friend and crony OF Easton and relative OF
ward oficer durham wears SIX nat sener-
allv and when not "aborinG, which Is seven
eighths Of his time. keeps out or the way OF eeah
ers by sitting desk In one OF the state onlcesl
James Gillespie cleaner, 500 relative or dsu1ct
officer: Henry Crannel, cleaner. %" relative OF
IL " Ill DAVIS. cleaners.