The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-24
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
Perpont Morgans Return The High Price of Coal.
 G < Devery's Pump Political Storm Center SS SS
BY JOHN MARTHoL.

l subside somewhat when we realize that Llr. Morgan with his combination is very largely responsible for our $9 coal.
 
 Politically. the democratic situation in the Borough of Manhattan, is perplex- ing. Nothing can be stated as to the November strength of the party until 1 factional disturbances are disposed of. 1 The September primaries will prove two i things. The strength of district leaders ] which will determine the control of Tam l ha-. and the strengt.i of the great CT New York democracy, headed by John Sheehan. It will be remembered that of Lows vote fourteen thousand were cred iiited to the Sheehan forces. This leader ? has asserted a still larger number voted under the republican emblem This has been disputed. Sheehan's forces in Sep ftember will have an opportunity to ex- hibit their strength. If it falls below ten thousand they are down and out In the regular order of organization politics the most spectacular fight is that of Deyery against the recognized leader Goodwin and the Sheehan candidate. The district, the ninth, is the storm center. The en- rollment list of eligible democratic cleo tors amounts up to 6.e00 an increase of HOO names, brought about by the trans fer system It means that 1400 voters have moved into the district since last October. It Is said 1900 names were sent in. This forcibly reminds one of the Foley Divver fight last year. when the residents of the district were crowded l out at the polls by the new citizens. who voted and vanished from the district. Many of the new corners are East side men
 Jacob Cantor, the president of the Borough of Manhattan is strenuously I-...1 .1--. Low administration His cry is make this "The City Beautiful" Loud was his cry against the unlettered, unmarked streets. He sought aesthetic designs to guide the feet of our visitors and prom ised to the residents within the gates to remove the gas companies derelict gas 1 posts which reminded us of a past era. No signs marx the corners and the de- l serted posts still stand useless save l when required to afford assistance to the 1 pedestrian on unsteady feet. But un- 1 daunted the faithful Jacob loudly sings l his psalm of improvements. In doing i this he follows the example of his illus l trious master, Seth Low, who lays aside his many works on Thursday to give a l ialk." The psalms of Jacob and the l talks of Seth are interesting as re- 1 fecting wisdom and righteousness, but they were elected Ito do'' these things and in the words of the genial Devery, there's nothin' doin'.
 
 Even though affairs of finance have ab- sorbed every moment of Lewis Nixon s time, his heart it would seem still cher ishes love for politics. Since he resign ed his post in Tammany hall he has engineered and concluded a great finan- l cial proposition. He has amalgamated several of the great shipyards and the Bethlehem Iron Works into a great unit and now he proudly states that the 1 United States Shipbuilding company can compete with any and every concern in the world. It will take an order for a battleship and furnish every part com plete. from keel to guns. His own yard, the Crescent, has become part of the new concern: and it is rumored that he will be the managing director if not the president I saw him few days ago in Saratoga. The shipbuilder has become the politician again Some said that he would put forward at the national dem ocratic convention as New Yorks candi- date for the Presidency.
 A few years ago there came from Louis | vile, Kentucky, young man fired with ] the ambition to be figure in the world