The evening world., 1903-09-29
LOTS OF BUTTONS
FOR L|ND|NGER
He Doesn't Look Upon His Can
didacy for the Tammany
Nomination for Sheriff as a
Joke, Say His Friends.

Joke, Say His Friends.
Who said Fritz I.ind!nger looked
upon his candidacy for the Tammany
nomination for Sheriff as a good joker
demanded the fat gentleman wao Is
known as the press agent for the new
President OF the State Liquor Deale 3
Association. and the press agent pro-
duced a document which said that the
United German Societies. in which lbl
organizations were Joined. had indorsed
Lindinger as the logical candidate
A Lindinger campaign paper has the
glaring headline over a biography OF Its
candidate: Low F~oredoomed TO De
feat II Hon. Fritz Llndinger Is Placed
on the Democratic Ticket for Sheriff"
1t Is explained In the suo-head that Ito
Mr.. Lindirger is due the credit OF bripg-
ing about conditions which will Insure
Democratic victory. and he has the sup
port OF German and American organi-
cations with 10000 voters Anyway.
Max A. Cramer carries a big pocketful
of Lindlnger buttons about him,
Chairman Mark A. Hanna, of the Re-
publican National Committee, has the
power 10 APPOINT a successor to the late
Frederick s. Gibbs on tine committee for
the State of New York, and he will
probably name George X. Sheldon. on
the recommendation OF Senator Plat.
Sheldon is the Wall street broker who
was pictured on a hundred thousand fine
campaign buttons as odell's running
mate last year, on Plntt's promise that
he should have the nomination for Lieu
tenant-Governor. The buttons were oil
ready for distribution and an Evening
World reporter got one before the con-
vention. But odell wouldn't have 1t.
He fatty refused to run with Sheldon,
and Higgins was nominated. The beau
tiful buttons went into the scrap heap.
'How soon we are forgotten" was
the mournful discovery OF Rip Van Win
Sle. n Jonn 2; sexton. leader tor q
Nineteenth. would have echoed Rips
sad cadence had he dropped In, on ;he
meeting of more than 200 Of his To-
mer followers at the jubilee OF his late
ly successful rival. James j.. Hagan,
with eX-Chamberlain 4. c. T., Grain
presiding and his former l%leuten.
d1I llIlitu ~. o"itE' nv hs''L
speaker. A campaign committee was
appointed by the new leader, composed
Of George Forms. Wills =. powd,
Eugene /. Bushe. MicAacl +. Masee,
T. c. 4. Grain and Charles a. Brady.
One of Shakespeare's characters says
something about events .crowding each
other so fast hat n kicks anothcr'a
ch!llblain. While the rest OF the back
ers OF Fusion are "cussing" Jerome, its
most potent force In the campaign of
1901. and Fulton Is writing to Rev. Pad
wreck. ex-senator Clarence Lexow.
whose committee In 1894 exposed the
Tammany of that day so as to make the
first Fusion successful against Tam
by the Republicans of Rockland County
by more thar two to one. l~exow has
been the leader for years. but ex-Con-
A. ). Tompklns beat him In
the primaries this time by i'@ea to 4S.
The william Hcakel Republican Club
Is going to try to give the Republican
voters Of Murphy's own an INSIGHT Into
Robert Fulton Cutting for Alderman
against Alderman Jim" Gaffney. a
school for voters. such as Tammany has
in every district. will be opened Oct. y.
vided. and first voters and new citizens
will be instructed how to vote
The withdrawal of his declination OF
another term as Alderman by James
Owens. OF the Thirty-seventh Alder
cake for Martin ]. Kane. tom Nc
AMI about a dozen asp'rants
who were making life. a burden to
Acknowledgement John F. Cow.
an. the. rev leader Of the south haif nt
which the district lies. II Is an unwrit-
law that a denomination is due
once to every man.
There isn't a ghost of Il show for the
Republican candidate in this district,
vet Aureduct Commissioner William, II.
Ten Eyck, the Republican leader; a
4 dozen followers. who would x
to try for 1t against Alderman owens
Out of the political fog which has
cvcn the Thirty-sccond AS
sombly District has been Watted inc
rumor that stephen Haniev SscretaT.
Of the Miami Democratic Club, Is .
To take the matrimonial plunge.
committee of the following was APP
TO investigate the rumor ana re-
mort to Leader James j. Frawley: PeteN
Burns. Daniel Shea. Nat Rosenberg,
Vincent Ganlev and John skellv; Presi-
dent OF the Miami CLUB ThronFh n III,
a confirmation Of the rumor from Mr.
Hanlev himself. hut they are unable to
discoyer who the fair one Involved is.
1t was rumorei at the club
last night that Leader James j.
Fra ylev has selected Alderman John
Dietz to run again this fan. In
view Of the genial Aldcrman,s popu,
If as 100 70 J that his shining connte
nance will again grace the assc 1pbla ge