The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-23

the year after the Constitutional Convention,
and two sessions were necessary, sitting In all
tatod by the convention. In those days Assem-.
blymsn received % a day. The Speaker was
Tho greatest dandy at Albany in those
Of Tammany Hall. His blue coat and big brass
were the delight Of all the country members
TAmmany was just as powerful In those days as
at nights In those DAYS we're the same as they
and bowling began 70 bea great fad; There
o SIai ic wa! pi a. the S0t top e 81 tso e hill SH9 Just tn about out
opposite whore the present capitol stands. Mr..
when l was. Speaker, and l remember we'll that
used to call Mr.. Robertson to the chair to pre-
would you advise young mon to go into poll.
mo. SIR" replied. the s5.yoar.old veteran;
takes their ,minds. from more sober pursuits.
After Ileft the Legislature I came to New York
moved to II Broadway. but retired for good and
all about ten years age. l WANT to say that there
n nee ,siFsop %onng T ISWT.I Young SaI ,n msn SHOULD MbSg 60 on into
Their field Of labor Is enlarged by that sequaint.
lawyers should not remain in IL too long. There
is too little Independence about It. There is
always 4 boss around. 1t always has been 80
"Iremember once I appointed a Democrat, cd.
h itSs Of Z s y AZ ,|m new Ss 2 ms,oS who 81 T ,Ss IL Gd the
mittee on Printing. He was thoroughly &C
quainted with his business. and ! wanted prac-
tical men on the committee. Thurlow Weed
came to me quite angry over the matter and
wanted to know II l knew that l had appointed
a Democrat as q member of tho committee. !
told him / knew what 1 was about and called
attention to the fact that this Democrat was o
practical man and that the committee needed
practical men.
Mr.. Weed came to me later in tho session
and said that I had done right.
again declare my belief that they should not re-.
main in politics III their ri lives the they SHOULD should. "a after eS;
proper I rsm psrISSa; g 51s SaG az f Il t L Ms nT0f SssteFday,.
continued Mr.. Hadley. 1.-The death Of siias
Wright. Although differing from me in politics.
he was q great and good man. Bishop Perkins
to deliver the eulogy Of MIR. Wright in the Legis.
~lature, broke down. He sat next to me, and at
his request l got up and said a few words in
I have already said, Thurlow Weed was the
great Wing boss, and Edwin Crosswell, editor
OF the Albany Argus. was the great Democratic
devils in politics, but they were great personal
friends. and when. in later years. Crosswell be-
came poor and went TO New Jersey to live, Thur
low Weed sent him a check for $500.
Tho talk Of bossism to-day is not new. 1t
was the same in my day., There are always in
every country on the globe men who go to the
front as leaders and all the rest follow. 1t al
bigger boss In his day existed than Russell Sage
OF Rensselaer,. He was first an Alderman, then
o Congressman, and later County Treasurer.
He used to crack the whip as well as any other
boss. and it was SO with all minor bosses, Wing
and Democratic"
MI. Hadley is 6 feet 2 in his slippers. While
he talked Of old days he pulled a long pipe with
political warrior as can be found in this or any
other state In the Union.