The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-21
But II Gets Scapt Notice
on Account Of War.
A RECKONING BY AND BY.
Tammany's Arbitrary Course in
Relation 10 the Police.
MR.. MAcKAY's OLD AVERSION

NEW YORK, May 2l.-l Especial. l--for
full week this big town has been chock
full Of the sort of news that In ordinary
times would fll the newspapers to over
flowing and cause no end OF talk-news
that has forced some degree of recognition
even now, in spite Of the oyerpowering in
tercst In the war.
Perhaps the most truly important OF
this news has been that relating to the
latest developments with regard to the
police chiefship. 1t must certainly have
seemed the worst New York news that
has tsunspired In long time to DIR. Park
hurst. Recorder God and the others who
fought 30 hard few years ago for Tam
many's temporary overthrow. That any
one should dare to think Of putting Will
liam III. Devery-he who was indicted and
showed of the force In 1894 because OF al
legged misconduct Of the vilest variety--in-
20 the chiefs chair In 1898 must be q bit
ter dose to the -mcrs.
Devery.
Yet there are plenty of New Workers,
men outside Of Tammany at that, who be-
lieve the police force will suffer not at all
under Devery. Barring the charges made
against him by DIR. Parkhurst's society,
which were not sustained In court, these
persons say Devcry has always borne tho
reputation Of being q highly efficient OFF,
Ger. That he will strive to maintain and
increase this reputation, whatever may be
the ultimate result OF the present effort to
'svindicate'' him, is thought to be highly
probable, since the people demand as near
ly perfect police administration as may
be. In behalf of Chief McCullagh 1t ought
to bo said that his administration has been
Of an exceedingly high order.
IL II highly indicative Of Tamrnany's in
tentions, by the way, that no serious
charges have been made against McCuf-
lagh The strongest Tammany men do
not claim that he has been bad chief.
Devory is good Tammany man, friend
and almost an idolater Of Mr.. Croker, and
Devcry has long wanted the chiefs Job,
chiefly to show the reformers that he is
genuinely on top and they are not In 1t.
That Is all, but that Is enough, and this
furnishes the kcy 10 Tammany's plans for
the future. TammAny men, and Tammany
men only, arc to share the spoils. How
over, while the reformers and McCullagh
seem to bo powerless just now, there is no
doubt at all that they, too, are making
plans a-plsnty and that the fight Of 1924
will In due time be fought all over again.
Nor il there any doubt that Tammany
IL destined to have another fall after
awhile, especially II Devory's accession to
the chiefship should be followed by any
marked degree Of 'wide openness."
The AIsckays.
Another piece of this weeks news that
Duld have filed broadsides in some of
he newspapers In peaceful times was fur
nished by tho marriage on Tuesday of
Clarence Mackay to Miss Duer. This event
was adequately reported as 1t was, but the
reports were rs nothing compared to what
they would have been last year, for In
stance.
II Il many long years since the Mackays
began TO furnish the great American pub
lic with interesting news. The story Of
Afackay's rise from abjcct poverty TO fabu-
lous wealth IL like fairy tale. His career
sincc becoming rich has been checkered
with adventures, including robberies,
shootings and stupendous financial con-
tests. His wife's daughter, Miss Bryant
Mackay, was one Of the principals In an
international romance, whereof marriage
was an incident and divorce the finale;
oue Of his sons was the victim of pecul-
iarly sad and mortal accident, and for
years his wife has been ono Of the most
widely talked and written Of women In
the whole world by rsason of her persistent
residence abroad, her prominence in titled
society and her lavish expenditure of tho
money won % wonderfully at tho begin
ming Of the Maclny career. IL has been
ru1nored for some time in New York that
Mrs.. Mackay intended to settle down and
remain In America for some time after
the marriage of her son that has just taken
place, but the rimor has now been def
nitely set At rest by m authoritative state
mcnt that she viii return TO Europe ON
June I.
Mrs. Mackay's original aversion to the
United States Is said to have been caused
by the oft repeated publication Of the story
that she was washerwoman before she
married Mr. Mackay. 1t Is wonder, IL
that Is So that she can dwell across the
Atlantic with any comfort, for she has
been treated quite ~ discourteously there
- here. Her most disagreeable experience
in all probability was undergone when
she engaged leissonicr, the famous
Frenchman, to paint her portrait IL was
unquestionsbly . great work OF art, tech
nically speaking, but it was much great
or libel upon Mrs. Mackay than the story
that she had a. one time worked In laun-
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