Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-05
GREAT CELEBRATION.
Tammany Hall is Making Arrange
ments for an Active Campaign.
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION.

New York, July 5.-The celebration
OF independence Day yesterday was
n of the most elaborate ever wit
messed in the metropolis. Observances
in all circles were specially enthusiasts
tic. but none more so than those of
Tammany hall. With yesterdays cele-
bration preparations for the fall cam
paign began in earnest for democrats.
This year they are not merely going
to put home rule" in their state plat
form, but they intend to give special
emphasis to the issue, and to make a
definite proposition looking to a con-
stitutional provision for the protection
of the cities against partisan legisla-
ton by the state legislature.
The Merchants association has pre-
pared a series of diagrams which show
very clearly the cost of government in
the city of New York as compared
with that of other American cities.
The outlay in New York for mainten-
ance and operation during 1900 was
S1OS, 673, 277, a average of $31.62 per
capita. Only n other city costs per
capita more than New York, that is
Boston, n the diagrams show that
Chicago, Philadelphia, st. Louis, Bos-
ton, Baltimore, Cleveland, Buffalo, San
Francisco, Cincinnati, Pittsburg, New
Orleans. Detroit and Milwaukee, all
maintain their police, their sewers.
their parks, their streets, their light
ing and their fire departments at far
less cost than new York does.
Although much is said and written
about the political situation in New
York, as an actual fact the campaigns
in this state are much shorter than
those in many others. Several of the
competing candidates for governor in
other states are already in the field,
while in New York, the nominating
conventions will not take place until
late in September. The republicans
have definitely decided to renominate
Governor Odell, while in the search
for a democratic candidate a new
name appears almost every day. The
latest is that of Henry Bacon, of
Goshen, who Is spoken of highly as a
man of strength, who would be apt to
unite ali factions.
Taking in consideration the fact that
they are the representative cities of
two great nations, it is doubtful If any
more interest has been exhibited in
London over King Edwards illness
than there has been in New York.
Aside from the pleasant relations of
the two countries, New Workers re-
member two incidents more closely
connected with his majesty, both of
which are nov recalled. One is the
planting of an English oak in Central
park during his visit here over forty
years ago; the other is the visit itself.
strange to relate the oak now is dying
and every effort to keep it alive has
proven futile. 1t is a great attraction
to visitors to the park just now. There
are many now living who remember
the visit of King Edward, then Prince
or Wales, travelling under the name of
Baron Renfrew. He received a mag
n~ificent reception here. George Will
son, now secretary of the chamber of
commerce, was clerk of the committee
in charge of arrangements and had the
pleasure last summer of recalling to
the king some of the incidents of his
visit here.
A plan strongly favored by Mayor
Low has been adopted by the board of
education. and that is the opening of
the public school buildings and yards
for the play OF children during the
summer.
NtIldlHlg the dulOliiOblle tldLc ID dl
it's height in Gotham and some anus
ing incidents occur as a result. A fact
which has caused much fun to he
poked at certain members of the 400"
who have beer taken in hand by police
officials is the alarming ignorance of
English by their chaffeurs. A French
man" by the name of OFlaherty was
recently arrested for speeding and
when asked by the judge why he did
not stop when ordered to do so by the
policeman said: Sure, an | don't un.
derstand English"
1t is reported that the first French
minister to the Cuban republic will be
Edmund Bruwaert, who is French
consul general to this city. NJ. Bru-
waert has been in the diplomatic ser
vice for thirty years and has filled
many posts of responsibility. Ii is
thought that Henri Merou, consul gen
eral at Chicago, will succeed NJ. Bru-
waert here.
Upon very good authority it is stated
that eX-President Cleveland has given
his promise TO take the stump at least
three times during the campaign in the
interests of the democratic state tick
ct; once in this city, then in Albany,
and lastly in Buffalo, his old home.
Meeting the arguments of Mr.. Cleve-
land on the opposite side will be Sen
ator Chauncey NJ. Depew and other
men who are prominent in state poll
tics.
r. NJ. Ham, proprietor of John jacob
AstOr's new hotel. the st. Regis, Fifty
fifth street and Fifth avenue, sailed for
Europe this week to view the contents
of a famous chateau near arts, the
entire contents Of which have peer
offered 10 Mr.. Astor for a sum i'm the
neighboThood of a quarter of a million
dollars. The st. Regis will be the
finest hostelTy in the world, from an
architectural standpoint, as well as
from the points of furnishing and ex-