Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-13
Mr.. Quigg to Resign Craftsmanship
of County Committee.
BIDWBLL His PROBABLE SUCCESSOR
John McCuiIagh Discusses Changes
in Havana Police System.
COLUMBIA TO RACE ABROAD


nc Ictciil tltClIOu IN new 1OIh STATE
appears to have settled one thing-Lemuel
Ely QuiSg must go. 1t is authoritatlvely
reported that Senator Platt has dropped
him and that within the next month or SO
the present county chairman will resign on
account of "ill-health" The man most
likely to succeed him in the conduct of the
national campaign of 1900 will be Collec-
tor of the Port George K. Bidwel, who
managed Mazets campaign in the nine
teenth assembly district
Announcement has been made by promo
nent republican leaders that the first i'm
portant business of the next legislature
will tie to amend the New York city char
ter. A number of amendments have already
been agreed upon, and the necessary bills
VIII be introduced in the early days of the
session anu made caucus measures 10 in
sure Their prompt passage. One of the first
amendments to be offered Will be one re-
ducing the term of the mayor to TWO years
ana making him eligible for reelection. 1t
may also DE provided in The same act that
the mayor shall have absolute power of ap-
po.ntmtnt and removal during his entire
term OF office, One house of the municipal
Assembly ana the Office of borough presi-
dcnt Will be abolished. and The board of
pubic improvements Will be reOrga nized and
Its power reduced. The bureau of commas
sloner OF accounts ami o,her useless Offices
VIII probably be abolished. The appoint
iil'iLt VI q commissioner 10 prepare gen
eral plan of charter revision has been Sug-
gested, but not favorably received by The
party leaders. The Objection 20 that method
Is that 600 much time would be consumed
ana that important amendments might have
to go over until 1901.
H"Cu'Iaeh "n Cuban Police.
John McCuliagh, who organ zed the Ha-
vana police force, has been asked as to
the determination of Chief Cardenas. who
succeeded the first chief installed by Mr..
McCullagh. to transform the force into
military organization. in which men VIII
be required TO enlist for a term of two
years.
Il expected it would come before this
Mr. McCullagh says. The men down there
are vain and they full of the military
spirit. They know nothing better than to
carry rifle and bayonet and to wear
fancy uniforms, while the officers are fond
OF swords an. take particular delight in
being saluted and admin The spirit of
D. 2risr0 was one of the greatest difficult
ties l met with in organizing the depart
ment. The inhabitants have become so accus-
toned to II that they feel that any police
system which does not include machetes,
bayOnetS and swords is quite incOnpletp
and consequently inefficient. In organizing
the department l fought the military idea
at every point. | wanted to establish q
modern system and to make it as simple
as possible and at the same time as Ameri-
can as | could. | am confident that a chief
of police who is self-reliant and firm will
always be master of any situation which
might arise in the city with 900 men UNI
der him. The Havana department seems
to have stood well the test of the first nine
or ten months, and the change will not
necessarily alter the system to any great
extent. The men will carry rifles and paw
OnetS instead of night sticks and 'billies
and the officers will carry swords .lstead
OF canes. In organizing the force | found
II better to grade the officers as captains |
IieDtendntS and SeTge1ntS instead of bay-
ing sergeantS and roundsmen, as we have
here in New York. Thus the department |
has been from the start on a semi military
basis. AT least it had the military color, |
so to speak. The extension of the chiefs
authority over the entire province of Ha- !
Vana is probably the result of the with
draWal of American troops from the island. |
When the department was first organized !
the territory outside the city was in the |
hands of American soldiers, and their po-
lice work made 1t quite unnecessary for us |
TO consider that part Of the province [ |
think this extension is good one, judging !
from distance. | believe in giving chief I
OF police power over large territory ,
Then he has the entire situation in his own |
hands, and can handle the criminal classes |
to better advantage than if his power is |
limited to a single city or village one |
central bureau, with good man in charge |
Will check the criminal element more eff |
fectively than a number of bureaus each in |
control Of a separate man"
As for the order compelling men to enlist |
for terms of two years each. Mr. McCul- |
lagh says he uncertain as to the rea- |
sons for this order.
Columbia to Race Abroad.
In view of the positive statement that |
the Columbia will go abroad in March with |
view to lifting some of the cups there,
as Sir Thomas Upton would put it, it is in
teresting to speculate as to what she will |
have to give to the Shamrock, Meteor Brit
ANNA and Ailsa under the British rules of |
the other side, and, while the Shamrock has
ample girth, the Columbia would have to
give the Britannia and Meteor considerable
time. The Vigilant, when she went to Eng
land fifteen years ago, gave over three |
minutes to the Britannia. The Columbia
it is announced, will fit out for the early
regatta on the Clyde. One of her biggest
races there is likely to be the Clyde Corin-
THAN, on Wemyss bay. Another is the |
larger of the annual events under the aus
pices of the Royal Northern Yacht Club. in
Rothesay. From the Clyde the boat will |
probably go to Ireland there to contest |
with a dozen others in the Royal Ulster
Yacht Club races 1t was in the regatta
under the auspices of this club that the
NiSilant won her first race on the other
side Right in the middle of the race |
which was sailed at Bangor, the Britannia
broke the Jaws of her aaff. Capt Carter,
her sailing master, hurt by the falling
debris. The Marquis of Dufferin and Ava
usually gives Il cup for the Royal Ulster
event, and another cup, called the County
Down. is put up. From Bangor the Column
bia will probably go to the Royal Munster
regatta off Roches Point. thence to the
Royal Cork Club races at Queenstown. 1t
at Queenstown, on July ~, 1894 that
the Vigilant, with crippled gaff defeated
the Britannia by minutes and b seconds.
After Queenstown the racer will, it is
thought, participate in the Royal st. George
Yacht Club races at KingStown, Dublin,
From Ireland the program will be eX-
tended to the great events at CoWes, which !
include all the special events under the fol-
lowing clubs: Royal Yacht SQUADRON Royal
Southampton and Royal Victoria. All of |
these races will be sailed over the queens
course from CoweS to the Needles and
back. Other big events in which the boat
will doubtless take part are the Penzance
Royal Cornwall at Falmouth, Torquay,
Royal Dart, Start Bay and Royal Albert.
W. c. Whitney's Racing Interests.
Turfmen will be interested in knowing
that ex-Secretary of the Navy William c.
Whitney's immense racing interests will be |
managed next season by his son, Harry |
Payne Whitney. During the past season |
young Mr.. Whitney was frequent visitor
to the racetrack, and was shrewd OBJ