The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-27
The life of the Tammany district leader
il strenuous. To his work Is due the won

il strenuous. To his work Is due the won
derful recuperative power OF the orsaniza-
lion.
One year il goes down In defeat ana Inc
prediction IL made that 1t will never again
raise its lead. The district leader, un-
daunted by defeat, collects his scattereo
forces, organizes them as only Iammam ny
knows how to organize, and In little whie
the organization il az strong as ever.
No other politician in New York or else
where is exactly like the Tammnny district
leader or works as he does. Az rule. ne
has no business or occupation other thea
politics. He plays politics every day ana
night in the year, and his headquarters pea's
the inscription, "Never closed
Everybody in the district knows MN:
Everybody knows where to find him, ana
nearly everybody goes to him for assis'aice
OF one sort or another, especially the pour
OF the tenements
He ia always obliging He will 90 to the
police courts to put In good word Tor the
"drunks and disorderlies or pay their nhos
IL the good word is not effective. he Will
attend christenings, weddings and funerals
He will feed the hungry and help TO pury
the dead.
A philanthropistp Not at all. ne IL
playing politics all the time.
Brought up in Tammany Hall. he has
learned how to reach the hearts OF the great
mass of voters. He does not bother about
| reaching their heads. 1t is his BELIEF thst
arguments and campaign literature nave
! never gained votes.
| He seeks direct contact with the people
does them good turns when he can ana
relies on their not forgetting him on election
day. His heart is always in his work, too
| for his subsistence depends on its results
If he holds his district and Tammany 10 IN
power he is amply rewarded by good once
and the opportunities that 60 with 1t. "ha'
these opportunities are has been shown by
the quick rise to wealth Of so many Tam
many district leaders. With the examples
before him of Richard Croker, once leader
of the Twentieth district; John F. Carroll
formerly leader of the Twenty-ninth
Timothy ("Dry Dollar y Sullivan. leader o
the Sixth; and many others. he can always
look forward to riches and ease while he II
going through the drudgery OF his daily
routine.
This il a sample record OF q days Wort
by an East Side district leader:
"a. M-Aroused from slsep by the ring
ing of his door bell went to the door AM
found a bartender, who asked him to 90 t.
the police station and bail out saloon
keeper who had been arrested for violating
the excise law. Furnished bail and re
turned to bed at 8 o'clock.
GA. M.-Awakened by fire engines pass
inr his house. fastened to the scene
the fire, according to the custom OF tn
Tammany district leaders, to give assist
ance to the fire sufferers, II needed. Me
several of his election district captains
who are always under orders to look ou
for fires, which are considered great vote
getters Found several tenants who ha
been burned out, took them to hotel, SUP
piled them with clothes, fed them and al
ranged temporary quarters for them unit
they could rent and furnish new apart
ments.
$50 A. M-Went to the police court T.
look after his constituents. Found 81
"drunks" Secured the discharge Of fou
by q timely word with the Judge and pal
the fines Of two.
"a. M-Appeared in the Municipal Dir
triCt Court. Directed one Of his distrit
captains to act as counsel for a wido'
against whom dispossess proceedings ha
been instituted, and obtained an extensio
Of time. Paid the rent Of a poor famil
about to be dispossessed and gave them
dollar for food.
II A. NAT home again. Found fou
men waiting for him. One had been dir
charged by the Third Avenue Railroa
Company for neglect Of duty and wante
the district leader to fix things. Anothe
wanted job on the Metropolitan roa'
The third sought place on the subwa.
and the fourth, a plumber, was looking fc
work with the Consolidated Gas Compan,
The district leader spent nearly three houl
fixing things for the four men and SUI
ceeded in each case
8 p. M.-Attended the funeral Of a
Italian as far as the ferry. Hurried bac
to make his appearance at the funeral of
Hebrew constituent. Went conspicuousl
to the front both in the Catholic churc
and the synagogue, and later attended tt
Hebrew confirmation ceremonies in II
synagogue.
7P. M.-Went to district headquartel
and presided over a meeting Of election di'
trict captains. Each captain submitted
list OF all the voters in his district, reporte
on their attitude toward Tammany, sue
gested who might be won over and ho'
they could be won told who were in neet
who we're in trouble of any kind and III
best way to reach them, District leadt
} took notes and gave orders
sP. M.-Went to a church fair, Too
chances on everything, bought ice creal
for the young girls and the children. Kisse
the little ones, fattered their mothers an
took their fathers out for something dow
at the corner,
} 9P. NAT the clubhouse again. SpeI
$40 on tickets for a church excursion ar
promised a subscription for new churc
bell Bought tickets for baseball gar
to be played by two mines from his dstric
Listened to the complaints of dozen pusl
cart pedlers who said they were persecute
by the police and assured them that h
would go to Police Headquarters in II
, morning and see about it,
1880 p M-Donned dress suit and a
tended Hebrew wedding reception ar
! dance at an East Side hall. Had previous
, sent handsome present to the bride
, zap. Mn bed.
J That is the actual record of one da
In the life Of Temmany district leade
He does some of the same things every da