Arizona republican., 1902-01-06

torrey of New York county has set himself to work to have put through. Nevertheless, there is going to be some interesting debate in the legislature on. the subject, whatever may be the final result
 Tammany Hall is in a state of eX- citement these days over the congress sional fight in the Seventh district. which composes the whole of Staten island and the lower part of the bor ouSh of Manhattan. The democratic nominating convention split. The two boltine factions, both of which claim to represent the party, named different candidates. Perry Belmont being chos- en by one and Councilman O'Grady by the other. Richard Croker favors O'Grady. and Belmont has consequent ly made a vicious attack on the Tam many chief through the newspapers. accusing him of various faults and political crimes in daily interviews. Mir Croker replies to these printed on- slauShts in his usual brief style. mak- ing wholesale denials and daring any body to overthrow him.
 Perry Belmont is a brother Of O. II. P. Belmont, who was sent to con Ercss by MT. Croller last year. O. II. P. Belmont and Perry Belmont are
 
 sress several years ago. and became noted for having the courage 70 bandy words with James c. Blaine. He is q good fighter and has been scrappinG with CTolSer fer several years. Mat ters have come to q critical stage be- tween the men. Mir. Croker said 3 few days ago that his interference in this fight for the congressional seat saved MT. Belmont from possible grand jury investigations. Mir. fBel- mont replied to this by q threat to sue Croke. for libel, and he says he will carry out this threat.
 TEe republican candidate in the Sev- enth is Montague Lessler. It would have been Cornelius anderbiit, but the young millionaire would not accept in the democratic forces, the repub- licans think they have eXcCllen: chances in this ordinarily hide bound : democratic district of diminishing the ! local Tammany representation in the lower house of the national legislature. ! The former occupant of the seat was Nicholas Muller the Tammany leader in Staten Island, but he resigned several weeks ago. necessitatinS this special election that is to be held in few weeks. Meanwhile the bureau or elec- { name was to go on tine rammany tick [ ct. Belmont's or O'Cirady's. and the bureau decided that Beimonts mama aione should be on the ticket as the of- faial democra tic nominee. This is dis tinctly a blow to Crokcr. as his oWn representative on the bureau voted against him. The fight. in its legal as- poets. now goes to the Appellate divis- ion of the Supreme court of the state. The war of words continues with un- ahated fury.
 lt was announced positively not many days ago that Croller was to withdraw from the leadership of Tammany. but this, like other positive announce ments'' on the same line. has come t0 naught. Crol1er is still leader, and will proba blv remain so for a long time. lis authority was tacitly recognized at the latest meeting Of the eNecu- tive committee of the nall. and Sena- tor Tin Sullivan was as docile as T lamb although it had been said often that he was to superceGe the squire Tn authority this winter.
 Mr. Belmont's most sensational charge against Croker is that the lat ter said that as between the two. if a choice had to De made. he preferred to retain his home in England to being TamInany's chief. This. says Mir. Bel mont, was the substance Of remark made to him by Nr. Croker. But at tccts on the chief besause of his En- SIish domicile have too often proven iruitless to harm him now. It may be said with cyrta inty that such attacks had nothing to do with the recent Tam many defeat but that the police cor rupticu of the past few years and the spirited personal campaign of the pop uior Mir. Jerome were the main ele- ments that caused the fusion victory for Seth Low. Tammanv surely ap- pears not to care whether it's chief lives in England, KGlamazoo or New York. as lonc as he is "the right kind ot chief. GEO. NORTH.