Evening star., 1899-03-07
Machine Leaders Knock Out His
Pet Schemes at Albany.
POLICE REORGANIZATION KILLED
Rumors Of Future Political Hon
ors for the Governor.
GENERAL GOTHAM GOSSIP

city have been killed in the legislature by
four men called PLAT senator's" They
are Wilcox, Bracket. Coggeshall and Will
lis. The boss harmonizer' had agreed to
make party measures of the police bill and
of other bills recommended or demanded
by the governor. Thus he squared the
governor. But the "boss harmonizer," 1t Is
claimed. also ordered relays of his men In
the legislature to bolt the party caucus on
the governors devised legislation. Thus
he squared the boss-harmony boys, and,
it is alleged, their Tammany allies. For
every bill demanded by the governor it is
said to be planned that there will be
sufficient number of boilers to knock Roose-
welt legislation in the head. Such is said
to be the arrangement perfected by Platt
and his promoters of legislation to tie the
hands of the republican governor. One of
the ''twos"-Brackett and Malby-bolted
the caucus on the biennial sessions bill;
second "two'-Wilcox and Coggeshall-
bofted on the police bill, and the third
''two,' it is said, will be heard from in
the caucus to be held on the civil service
bill this week.
Bait for Roosevelt.
And meanwhile it is freely stated that
honest Teddy Roosevelt is being fooled
in another direction. Willy politicians are
said to be In the plot. The tempting bait
of political honors in the national campaign
of 1900 is the goal placed on the pinnacle
of this political San Juan hill. Three sep
arate reports as to what may be in store
for Governor Roosevelt-if he only will obey
the organizations mandates, and bow his
independent spirit and integrity of purpose
to the machine yoke-are heard among poll
ticians. One is that the governor, with the
Platt machine of New York, and the influ-
ence of Henry Cabot Lodge in New Eng
land, may become a formidable candidate
for the republican nomination for the presi-
dency. Plausibility is added to that report
with the statement that the continuance of
military power in the Philippines and the
consequent continuance of an aroused pa
triotic interest in our military forces, may
make the nomination of either an army or
naval hero Indispensable by the republican
national convention. 80
The second report is that if President
Mckinley should be renominated the party,
for expediency's sake, in all probability
would choose military man for Vice Pres
ident. Governor Roosevelt, representing
the eastern section of the United States, it
is said, stands out conspicuously the
most natural selection under such circum-
stances.
The third report is that Governor Roose-
welt may be selected by the Mckinley ad-
ministration for Secretary of War to sue
ceed Secretary Alger, after having COM
pleted his first year as governor, and that
he may accept that appointment with the
understanding that the national republican
ticket in 1900 viii be Mckinley and Roose-
yelt
Levi P. Morton was baited with the same
hook when he was governor. First or sec
ond place on the national ticket was to be
his portion, if he only would close his eyes
and be led into the jungle. The price of an
unanimous nomination and election to the
United States Senate was the prize which
these same politicians dangled before the
eyes Of Gov. Frank S. Black and resigna-
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only consideration demanded. Can Theo-
dore Roosevelt be hoodwinked by the same
tactics, which were analyzed early and
clearly by Morton and Black?
In Honor of Carl Schurz.
Following the great banquet at Del
monicos in honor of the SEVENTEEN birth
day of Carl Schurz, that gentlemans Ger
man-Amertcan friends have arranged a din
ner and reception at Lieder-kranz Hall for
the. evening of March s. More than 800
will attend; and congratuiatory commune
cations from Germans in all parts of the
country will be presented but the most in
teresting event of the evening will be the
presentation, by Henry Willard, of an ad-
dress of appreciation. This address will be
engrossed in illuminated letters on parch-
r1ent and mounted in a heavy golden
frame. At the conclusion of the dinner it
will be disclosed for presentation. 1t will
bear the signatures of the Schurz-Feier
presidents of the leading German organiza-
tions of Greater New York and of the
presidents of leading out-of-tOwn organiZa-
tions The text of the address has been
printed in leaflets, which are being signed
by German admirers throughout the coun-
try These leaflets will be gathered and
bound in volumes, which will also be pre-
sented to Mr.. Schurz.
Great Boom in business.
The hotels of New York are filled to over
flowing not only with visitors and tourists
and pleasure-seekers. but with buyers ard
merchants from all parts of the country.
The boom In the iron and steel industries
has all been reflected here, and hundreds
and thousands of persons interested in that
class of business here looking after
trade that has come with rush. The real
estate market is active, and the sales
corded show that able, careful conserva-
tive and experienced men have great con-
fidence in New York real estate and are
buying good property for investment.
In every branch and artery of business
and commercial life there are confidence
and enthusiasm and even in the social
world the effect is felt, as social functions
are even moro elaborate and frequent than
usual this year Evidence of the country's
prosperity is seen at every turn nowadays
in the dry goods district of the city. At some
parts of the district are about covered with
packing boxes filled with goods just de-
hyered or ready for shipment. Every street
has its procession of heavily loaded trucks.
There never has been such a demand for
trucks to move goods, and the truckmen of
the city have not been able to meet all the
demands for their services. There is a con-
slant crush at the freight offices, and the
railroads are doing an enormous business in
Transporting goods from the city to every
part of the country
SweatshOp Clothing Barred.
1t is stated on good authority that in a
few days a general National Guard order
will be issued which will. it is promised,
give to the enlisted men all possible protec-
ton against the, danger of being uniformed
in tenement made clothes Adjutant Gen.
eral Andrews is, quoted as saying that the
coming order will give evidence of the TAX
ing of all possible precautions against re-
ceiving "sweatshop" uniforms. A few
DAYS ago General Andrews got a decision
from the attorney general to the effect
that the National Guard authorities need
not give any more orders for uniforms of
state prison make. Some of the clothing
of the guardsmen has, for some years. been
made in the state prison. Hereafter con-
tracts will be given out to tailoring houses
in the vicinity of the regiment to be uni
formed and only to houses of the best repu-
tation.
Heretofore, when contracts were given