New-York tribune., 1903-01-18

graph OF a diamond medal which contains moro
than three hundred precious stones. eStl5aated
at a value OF S1.0oO. and presented 20 Mr. Dono-
hue when he was appointed Deputy CoErn1s-
siSner Of Sewers under Mayor Van Nyck- Ar:
Donohue has two children. a boy or thirteen aoo
The Nameokf Club house. at No. 233 wess
One -hundredth-st., is the raHytng place OF tne
Tammany district organization. having 9een
bJ1ilt tErough the efforts Of Mr. Donohue- Dur
ing the last campaign automobiles starter ous
from the clubhouse each night, with candloaees
who were speak In different parts OF Ene dIs-
trfct fife and drum corps preceded the auto
mobile. and, after stirring up a certain les-g1
with its noise and attracting crowd y s W9..1
proclaim the coming Of the aurornoblls ard Lnsn
move on 30 the next scheduled speaking place.
Ths resaits of the last elscttGn nave ca9Sezi SO
much qualification TO Mr. Donoaue Lo1Io I 80 sIS
had faced huge Republican majority OF ABOUT
five thousand, which Mr.. Gruber was an4e 20
pile up for his candidates But IN t1e geherdt
Democratic landslide IN this city last NoVemoer
the Republican vote IN the X&&Est DIsTr1et a1so
suffered to an alarming sxrent- Ia ISoI. "a ne
vote for ASserbIyu1 Wrlran = 6ennet. tae
Republican candidate. defeated MS DeTnoerauc
opponent by $40 votes -ast fan FrederlcS
z. Wood was elected over the DefnocratlC cA1.
5fdata bv orIv 2g4 votes The total number OF
votes in this district which has a p0DuIaSion
Of SO 0J0. is about 20Oet
The most picturesque organization hoEevers
In the xXIst District TO which both Repuolt-
cans and Democrats belong. is the Order or tns
Cave DweIlsrs. This association has nothing 70
do with the subway. which runs through this
part Of the city. but has It's meeting place n
grotto on an upper floor Of Colonial HaH. IN
Colurn bus ave The cave Is adorned ~irH ser
peuts dragons and other symbols OF the orcers
and when lighted up with colored Hgnts 1r -
said to be more effTcaciou9 than the gold cure
The rites are taken from the customs Gf the
early tribes OF Peru, and IN order TO OBTAIN rns
coveted third degree a member must pass
through several baptfsus of fire. Tne ors1eS OF
the society. however. are kept secres 0y nand1ns
vows.
One OF the most active OF the Cave Dweilers Is
Matt Donohue- and the membership OK ne
order has now grown to eighty-hve. As tribe
consists Of only one hundred, IL viii soon De
necessary to found another tribe. which VIII De
C,r1Iber ia a member OF the order The organi-
zation is regarded by both Republicans anu
Democrats as highly useful. IN that 1t pron1ote5
a feeling of fraternity between the leaders OK
the two parties
Because Of the rapid growth OF the 1E1zIst As
sernbIy District il will not be far IN the 1ururs
when the legislature will divide il in two pc rts.
even as il cut it up recently into two aldernanic
districts Bounded on the south oy ragged
diagonal line. running from Eighty y-1rsr-st- and
Central Park West to E1ghty-n1ntn-Sc- and the
Hudson River. and running far north as
One-hundred- and d-twentieth-st-. the XXIst en-
braces a part of the city which is rapidly Alag
class with few costly dwelling houses It's
population is increasing faster than any otaer
mart of the city with the exception OF Tha
Bronx and accordingly the leader Of the xXIst.
whether he IS a Republican or Democrat 10
regarded with especial respect by his fellow
political chieftainS
Mr. Donohue's control Of the Democratic des-
tfnies Of the district has met with such approval
IN the general councils Of the Wigwam that hs
organization. Should Tanmany return to pow
err it is likely that he will either come into
public prominence by appointment or election
In labor circles Mr.. Donohue is as wei known
as in politics and Ee was one Of the organizers
OF Local Union No ? OF the United Association
of Plum bers Gas and Stearnftters OF the Cnttsd
States and Canada OF this organization ha
was the first vfce-presfdent-