Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-06
GOSSIPFR0M GOTHAM
Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff's Fight for Vic
Presidential Nomination.
Big RJSH FOR MONEY ORDERS
Chief Devery Says He Needs More
Policemen. -
ISL FOR MONEY ORDERS
ASKS FOR INCREASE OF 1000
'ccial Correspondence OF The Evening star.

special Correspondence % The Evcnn- star
NEW YORK, December =. 1870
Lieut. Gov. Timothy J. Woodrun is at
work In earnest for the second place on
the national ticket He has closed his
Brooklyn house and during the legislative
session in Albany Mr.. Woodruff will have
headquarters in Albany near the capitnl.
and he will divide his time between that
city and this. IL is understood that his
boom FOR Vice President will b. launched
officially at dinner TO be given Il, his
honor by the Urion League Club Of Rrook-
Ign early I'm January. The occasion for this
dinner. of course. will be cited as being
Mr. Woodruff's efficient work FOR the re
publican party in Brooklyn in the last
campaign. Many republicans of promi-
nence. IT is said. Will be hidden L. the din
ner. They will come from many states
and Brooklyn republicans. with practically
united ranks, will toast the popularity.
energy and laudable ambition Of their
young leader. MIR. Woodruff will have a
conference with his republican ass ,t.iat es
IN the party In Brooklyn next week IL is
said that he intends TO resign soon from
the position Of chairman Of tho Kings
county executive committee - that he
may give morc attention Ia national poll
ties.
There is a new name added To New Yark's
vice presidential aspirants to wit. Gen
candidate for the nomination OF Vice Presi-
dent IN lSii, and had thousands uf badges
announcing that fact distributed at the ma
uonal convention in St Louis, has come
10 the front again as chairman Of "A Citi-
zens' committee which has been organized
to bring one or both Of the national con-
Nentions to this city next year.
Big Rush for None, orders.
A big rush i'm the money order business
OF the general post otiic" because "f the adj
vent of the holiday season has begun An
addition of tbiytv-s.,.,, ,Ierl,s -, IN, ,,..t
-. . -, =,
wv ' to '''''i'' 'i" d ""'l''''"ie III
crease In the length of the line Of rcmitters
bear testimony to the Increase in the
amount of business being transacted. OF
the thirty-seven new clerks appointed,
seven were sent to the largest stations and
the remainder kept in the money order ii-
vision at the general post office as copy
lists
Territorial expansion and the advent Of
the holiday season have resulted in such
an increase that l am confident mat this
of any month in The bistory ~ IN, ,,,s.at
service in this country" saws Jnseph FL
lott general superintendent Of the money
oruer aINisIon- As was 10 De expected,
&c - - a. N IN ".I,iDi
actions between this country cuba and
Porto Rico, although the Philippine .fs!..;;ds
do not figure appreciably as yet Previous
Ia the LIST of October there was no limit to
the amount of a remittance but since that
time it has been decided that only five or
ders may be issued To "A renitter in favor
of the same payee. the limit Of a single r.
der being $500 Prior TO that ruling the
bankers and merchants In Cuba were talk
ing advantage of the cheaper rates of
n.oney orders over drafts to send about all
the remittance by money orders that they
desired to make. On one day prior to oc.
tober / the total remittances from Cuba by
money order to two New York banks was
$4,000. Comparatively little money is
transmitted by means Of money orders by
the soldiers in any of our possessions or