The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-21

regularly on, tho payroll Of tho Corporation
counsel with salary OF $1,000 per year le
, is also CITY Hall reporter for the BroOkiyH
Lagie with the special and NJ, doubt onorous
duty duty, o. Gathering or manufacturing new..
its spicy editorials on. the Mayor AMI others
who are not in entire harmony with the editor
little time let to serve the Mayor and Common i
Council as stenosraphcr. For these reasons
rcture the resolutions disapproyed.
F. A. SGuRoEpER Mayor
Ordered at large upon the journal and pub
lished In the corporation newspapers.
ciaI records caused Mr.. Waton's friends to do
good deal Of angry talking YESTERDAY, They
responsible for this exhuma' ion OF ancen' his
tory aud to intimate, that the Demo;
certain friends Of Sir shca-. pr pro- without
that gentemans. knowledge Or consent. had
had made the. most Of it, The word
said ddp tent to- dsSrcas ""d thu ne feens
among the Democratic factions
the sI1 N @ pa SreG hs ~
like unto brotherly love as COMPARED with the
feeling that has been stirred up over the nom
Register It's said by old politicians in Brook.
lyn that 10 nominntl9U IN year, has aroused
the nomination OF Gray among the Kings
county Democrats Gray's home is in
u the city Council is young John J. Mctiarry:
McGnrry is Gray's nephew The Tenth ward
has always been considered TO be the partgn-
Old John McGarry. stiIl referred to ia Alder
man Mctinrry. 70 distinguish him from young
John, carried the ward in his pocket. and when
he died young John inherited the leadership.
Two yea ~ ., ago he eynced more independ-
planned to turn down the, young Leader The
plan succeeded. 50 McGurry saws through
the treHGney 0. his n.Gg oh M"rrssy
dered to the machine. Gray was appointed
Fire Marshal ,hg To give ,htm this JOB The
latter asserted that his removal was illegal. got
the Court Of Appeals to agree with him aud
secured an order for his reinstatement, That
his services. the machine this year nominated
him for owe Of the hest offices in the county.
Naturally. this incensen Councilman McGarry
and his friends and they Immediately got out
their knives. l. is said that Senator Miehas
that the feeling Of the McGurrv -Coftey faction
i so bitter thai because Of tho nomination Of
the whole Democratic county ticket. In
their tight. they have enlisted the women of
the Tenth ward, Gray has figured somewhat
prominently in divorce cases. and the women
of the ward are making a house to house can
easS against him and in favor OF James Il.
Howe, The Republican candidate for Register,
Councilman McGarry asserts that Grny is an
mgr and morally unflt 70 held office, and
that 1t is the misfortune OF the McGarrys that
Tho Importages Of the disareetion Of the
Sy He item ssfa Of rs h SS
Assembly district. Of which senator Coiiey il
she lender: and which includes the entire
| trcts Of the Eighth ward and two Of the Tenth.
g 3ye Dem DEMO, plurality last year Of nearly
which includes all the rest OF tho McGarrys
Tenth ward, gave q Democratic plurality in
IL would seem to be quite evident that both
Councilman McGarry and Senator Coffee mean
70 defeat ths entire Demnrratio county t!ckgt
was made yesterday. the largest single wager
ever made on Brooklyn local election. Nc
Of McGarry,a father in he contracting business.
$4,000 to 100000 that the, entire Democratic
county ticket would be defeated; The cash
morning in the hands OF Arthur J Heaney. a
friend Of McGarry's. who was agreed upon as
The circumstances leading up to the making
OF the bet we're these: furey. who is man Of
OF CONTRACTING met McGarry on Thursday and
took him severely to task for the effort he was
oRm rS2 pfnay aay OF os
MeGarry that in spi,. Of oil The latters work
,,Msli;% said MeGarry. I'm prepared to bet
you any ' rart ar 90" S3l Of s 4S
that our equity ticket will be elected from top
iii i"Ee that lei Bet - said aid M"Iisrfry. and
want al Of i; m bot You si4.O00 to $4,000
as rs fSnma. morning wit"
+, The two men met as agreed Yesterday morn.
was a public oficiai. and he also re;
hts fs o So~ a Hf money fyre to .p ID
| friends adjourned TO-. the hall outside the
AsseSsors offiGe and Fu1ey PRODUCED CERT
,,"Only cash goes in this bet. said McGarey
I've got my money in my pocket
and us sa this check Sa Ss HS'F 10 '"'
The party wake over the bank. the check
Sssneys hands. Alter The let lad aT been MADE m"
| il was said that Senator Coffev was in on thu
| NcGarry end. The Senator donted this later
words rdis N'''' '''''" " ~ '''0'' ~ u" '''''
,nt II never gamble know hoy to play poker
that lent McGarry part Of the $4,000,
E S%r did 'n not Mat niG. aIp int f"fT
cash his note on something or other for a GER
tain amount and | said ! would and al.
him. This much know. however, II were
batting man ID want to have M"Garrys end
Of that ret. because that's far and away the
,Anoiher feature Of the Brooklyn campaign
has Ss tended .S 70 %fss i ss 1 s
M"nGr&I and TG" Csrfe the
DENY OF Music on Tuesday night. This
debate was, arranged ns result Of letter
Mr. Woodruff had caused a hill to he put
through the Legislature aboshng the old
Com m ssion of Records. consisting OF three
comm ss!oners. and creating single-hsnded
commission, for tho sole purpose OF appointing
as Commissioner Of Records man who
would disrense the patronaG" OF the office
for the benefit OF the Republican organization
Of King. county. The Iieutenant-G Governor
d"nled Mr.. tIarSo : statement III toto. and
thereupon Mr.. Clarke challenged Mr., Woodruff
to "A Joint debate. stating in his challenge that.
| IL he didn't make good every statement made
in his letter. he had forfeited all public con-
hlsnce. and so forth and so on: and further
that, II he did sustain in debate tho statements
he had made, Mr. Woodruff ought to make
public apology.
Yesterday morning. James W. RidGway ms
the representative Of Mr., Clarke. Waited tho
Republican Headquarters to discuss with tho
Lieutenant Governor the terms ., the debate,
the challenge TO- which Mr., Woodruff 50
promptly accepted Mr.. RidRwav submitted
series OF suggestions. which might hn made
rules for the debate Ic suggested Tuesday
night instead of Monday night as the time,
GOV, Woodruff accepted without question or
bubble every suggestion ri the challenging
party. and subscribed his signature to tho
following:
Flrst-JUhu +. Clarke To- have Affirmative. as he IL
attacking aTy ard spenk> itr,t.
S"rpnd-l I'M" one hour t. each IL dehattr requires
it, FIft' en- minutes 10 reply.