Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-31
Dewey Reception Regarded as One Of
the City's Great Events.
QUESTION OF DIVISION OF FUNDS
Lots of Candidates for Judqeships
Among Tammanyites.
Mr.. MOSS HAS TROUBLES
Of The Evening Star.


Now that Admiral Deweys arrival has
been definitely fixed for September %, all
the city is looking forward to that day as
one of the great events in its history.
While the arrangements are proceeding
rapidly and smoothly, there is some COM
ment to the way in which the money
has been divided. With an aggregate Of
nearly 100000 asked for, al an appro-
priation of only $150,OOO, something had
to be sliced. One of the items causing COM
ment, the $4,000 allotted to stands Is
probably the most conspicuous. General
Butterfield announced that he would not
sanction the spending of any large sum for
stands He is sick, though, and was not
present when the final allotment was made
The amount goes to John P. Kane, the
Tammany contractor whose relations with
the various city departments have been
partially investigated by the Mazet COM
mlttee. At the earlier committee meetings
| it was not supposed that the stands would
cost more than 5000 or $1,000 1t was
| the question of these stands which caused
the aldermen to block the work of the COM
mittee so long.
Another expenditure which is being look
ed at curiously is that for the breakfast
to be given at Claremont. The President
and other high officials are slated to be
among the guests, who will number 800 in
ALL For this breakfast 900 is allotted,
which is at the rate of nearly $12 plate.
1t was the liberality of these items, as we'll
as the allowance of $4,000 for refreshments
on the official steamboats, and the hire of
the steamboats, for $4,000, which made it
necessary for the committee to cut SO
heavily into the estimates of some of the
subcommittee.
Then again, only $4,000 has been appor-
toned for the entertainment of visiting
military organizations. A like amount has
been set aside for refreshments, and, al
though General Roe declares that the So
GOO is utterly Inadequate for the entertain
ment of soldiers, he has been told that
ms committee can get no more. The in
dications are that more than 10000 SOL
dlers from different states desire to par
tlclpate In the demonstration, and expert
ence has shown that it will cost at least 81
day Tor each of them. Unless some other
arrangements are made at once it is stated
that General Roe will reply to future COM
municationS from commanding officers Of
ferlng to bring their commands that they
must be prepared to defray their own eX-
penSeS.
The subcommittee are being overbur-
dened with suggestions from cranks with
ideas and business men with merchandise
to SELL Models of lamps from manufac-
turers, candies, pictorial postal cards,
novelties and poems from amateurs are
only few of the things Secretary Foster
flndS In his daily mail. Badge makers and
engravers who have not learned that the
contracts have already been given out
camp on his doorstep and accompany him
to and from his temporary office in the
city hall.
Dates for Local Conventions.
Next week the Tammany executive COM
mittee will meet and fix dates for the vari-
Gus local conventions No states will be
made at that time, in fact no permanent
ones can be made until after the primaries
on September 49, There are fights in seven
or eight districts, and the turning down of
some OF the present district leaders may
upset the entire political situation in the
WigWam. Amy faithful leader who met de-
leat would expect to be provided for ON
the local ticket. There will be a scramble
for the nominations for judicial offices this
fall. Boss Croker has long waiting list
OF braves Who have been put aside in the
past with promises that they would be
Judges later. Nearly every intelligent Tam
many politician believes that the organiZa-
ton Will sustain crushing defeat in 1901
ana be kept out of power for many years
They all want to be cared for while times
are good, and places on the bench lift them
out of the turmoil and uncertainty of poll
ucs For the two places the supreme
court bench to be filled this fall there are
not less than fifteen men in Tammany who
feel that they have first claim on the boss
Some have promises that they are to be
cared Tor because they made way for others
last year or the year before. Croker will
make all the nominations and his friends
VIII be cared for to the extent of the offices
to be filed.
The Citizens Union is preparing for an
''0'i'e IAN cdinpalSn IN brooklyn, and has
perfected plan for organization in this
borough to be put into immediate effect
rms movement is entirely independent of
the scheme of the republicans for fusion
1t Is announced to be a substantial resur-
rection and reorganization of the old Citi-
Zens Union movement as operated during
the campaign in 1897. The Citizens Union
as reofganiZed will adhere to all princi-
pies propounded during the last mayoralty
campaign in favoring the separation of
state and national elections, in demanding
that local officers shall be chosen SOLELY
win reference to their qualifications, in
favoring the municipal ownership of fran
chlses, and, above all, in the elimination of
party bosses
Some of Mr.. Moss Troubles
one of Lawyer Frank Moss assistants
recently remarked that Mr. Moss staff of
sleuths would have lots of interesting stor-
| les to tell after their work was all over and
| ended While the sleuths, for sound nro