Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-17
Tammany Rule in New York Prom
Uses Carnival of Vice.
PROPOSALS TO AMEND PENAL CODE
Leaders Want the "Boys" to Go
Slow for Awhile.
SOME OF THE LATEST GRABS
special Correspondence of The Evening Star


NEW YORK, January 49, 1898.
Since the adjournment of the legislature
last week Boss Croker has Endorsed two
bills, which will be introduced by Assem-
blyman Hamburger at Albany. One is an
amendment to section 265 of the penal code,
and provides for Sunday base ball in this
city. This will be much to the delight of
his friend, Andrew Freedman. The new
bill provides also that the amendment al
lowing base ball on Sunday shall take eff
feet Immediately" The other bill. to legal
ize open theaters on Sunday. is an amend
ment to section 277 of the penal CODE which
now prohibits all theatrical performances
on Sunday. The amendment reads: LEX
cept between the hours of and II pm,"
thus providing for regular theatricals, III
stead of Concerts" on Sunday nights.
But the introduction of these bills Is one
thing; their ressage another. AT a recent
meeting of the upstate republicans, held
in this city, all the leaders expressed them
selves strongly against Cookers idea of a
"wide-Open' Sunday in Greater New York
for the benefit of Freedman or any other
Tamniany man, and some of Assembly,
man Harburger'S liberal Sunday bills
probably never will emerge from commit
tee.
The segregation of oharacterless wo-
men, new title for reviving all the
left by Tammany to it's police department.
Tammany announces through this depart
ment that it will attempt to solve a diff
cult problem and TO localiZe vice, after the
methods in vogue in Paris and Vienna. 1t
was a matter of general knowledge among
the leaders of Tammany SO early as last
August that the controlling heads of the
organization had determined that, should
Tammany win in the municipal fight, they
would attempt so-caled solution of this
problem. 1t is asserted that the TenderlOin
will be made the district into which, under
orders from Mulberry street, the Vice of the
town will be driven from the uptown resi-
dence districts. 1t is argued by those who
support the idea Of segregation that, as
disease is isolated and confined, so vice of
all kinds should be localized and confined
within certain confined districts 1t is said
too. that the same measures will be taken
with regard to the east side.
The Passing of Sheehan.
The "boss'' has found time between
Planning these good thin gs for the people
of his city and arranging real estate deals
in the interest of his pet club to turn
down his one-time friend, John c. Sheehan,
for keeps" Sheehan has bowed himself
out gracefully by Tesigning. and has been
elected a district leader. There are many
of Sheehans friends in the organization,
and while they also bowed with Sullen
looks to the orders of the boss it was
freely whispered that Sheehans turning
down might yet light a mine under the
throne of the Tammany dictator" And IL
Tumor be true there is another mine that
may be lighted for Cookers benefit. and
of a much more serious explosive power
than anything Sheehan could develop. AS
the report goes, bitter personal contest
Is coming between Richard Croker and 4
prominent Catholic prelate. supposed to he
Archbishop Corrigan. Several things have
happened since Croker resumed the Tam
| many leadership. it is said, which have
II cod no h;tvs and iS col
that the opposition on the part of Father
Donnelly of Flushing to the appointment
of Luke F. Connorton as city magistrate,
was sanctioned by higher officials of the
Catholic Church Mayer Van Wyck has.
however. administered the oath of office
to Cornorton. Croker according to report,
having insisted on the appointment being
| made 1t is easy to see the effect of a
fight against Croker by the church, #
which many of his followers are mem
bers
'.BOys" Warned to Go Slower.
The tip has quietly gone the rounds of
| the boys" who have been distributing
cardinal tints in all sections of the city
Stree the New Year to "come off bit"
Everybody has been jumping on the tiger
| with both feet at the sudden way vice
vas opening up. Now Tammany has
taken fright on the question Of running
the town wide open.'' Men who previous
ly had been reiterating the phrase wide
open town appear anxious to say that
all talk about the city of New York being
wide OPEN was wrong. and that no
| body would have the privilege Of violating
the law. The storm that was raised on
account of the doings on last Sunday
caused the circulation of the tip. Word
has gone out that everything was to be
done quietly and the rank and file must
! quit shouting. If the town gets so wide
open that it bursts nothing must be said
| abCut ii Nevertheless Sunday 10 fo he
| 'ali right" The corner bar room is to
| be allowed to run the same as it did on
| last Sunday. The clubs are to go on
with the carnivals which they have started
street. But everything must be subdued.
The proprietors of policy shops and pool
rooms must not do business openly.
| Poke" shops are running, and the pool
| rooms doing a quiet business Mr.
Croker is against pool rooms, and the
| few men making books will be forced to
close when he says the word. The policy
shops are good source of revenue in the
various precincts. and in no way interfere
with race tracks. They will be allowed
| to go on as they are now until it comes
t, time to take off the check rein: Every
thing IS to be done through the efforts
OF compaisant police force. There will
1t is authoritatively announced, be no leg
islation to help the boys
Primary Election Bill.
The only legislation of political import
ance likely to pass this session of the state
legislature is a primary election reform
bill. Edward Lauterbach is drafting the
measure. Senator Ford is to introduce it,
and the Judiciary committee of the senate,
of which Senator Lexow is chairman is to
consider it. The proposed BILL however,
does not meet the approval of the advo-
Gates of genuine primary reform. 1t is OBJ
| 1ectionable, first, because an applicant for
enrolment must declare that he will vote
the republican ticket at the succeeding
| election before he can be enrolled, which,
| 1t Is claimed. will violate the letter and
spirit of the secret ballot law. 1t will de-
ter many from enrolling for that reason
| who otherwise would. In the second place,
/ 1t places the power to regulate the primar-
| les in the hands of the county committee
| which is to have the right to say whether
| the primaries shall be conducted according
| to the open system or the enrolment sys-
| tenn A third objection is to the method
of selecting the enrolment officers, it be-
| ing provided that the inspectors of election,
| poll and ballot clerks of a party who served
| at the last preceding election shall act as
enrolment officers. They are to be paid
| s. day for their services. By open pri-
| maries present abuses could be revived.