Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-04-30
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New York
News Letter
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screen turn winch political aHair8
naun taken On this state has, tor the
artseat a. aat. put a decided Gam
- upou the hopes and ambitions
- mayor Mcclellan and Tammany
laaafsF Murphy That Mayor McClol
~ had gubcnatorIal aspirations was
aasua long ago. aud he seemed IN
faar way ot reaching hla goal by using
ela may0ralty as a convenient and
$500 stepping stone Leader Muir
80 had even higher aims. ie did
uut consider u by any means impoa-
rftfe 90 even improbable. 10 place
Mcclellan On the neld az a candidate
49, tho presidential nomination on the
egmoeraiic Ticket by throwing tho
fUn weight of the Tammany organi.
nauon In tho scale when the time
saOsld come 20 weigh McClellanB
lrnving capacity The beautiful
phantasmagono OF McClollann prosi.
dentiai nomination vanished quitn
sssig IN the season. when the Parker
see rose ahoyo the horizon. But there
saa san the hope Ten 90 secure Tor
Jes Tamr.nny mayor tho guborua-
t0riM nomination on tho democratic
ticket Tor Now York Mcclellan had
and1ubtodly a good chance in fact
ths best chance among al the cnndi.
IatC8 hitherto mentioned. t0 set the
nomination. and would have had no
roublo ln securing % had Murphy
been less stubborn ami had no shown
more diplomacy after his nrst defeat
~ tho Hl forces % 40 stated on
pretty good authority that Hill was
perfectly willing tn compromise
things by supporting Mcclellan for
the goycVouhip. but Murphy ro.
NAMED unfolding and continued his
opposition Now, 70 o. said. Hili has
decided Co place District Attorney
Uoromo % the ncld tor tho guberna.
torial nomination. As Jerome has
many uleudn On New YORK and an
over the state. and o. considered an
exceptionally strong man, Il would
not bo surprising should he set tho
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nIo obstacle to this plan-tho possible
refusal OF ~ jerome 20 run for gov.
,rnor Ilo has repeatedly expressed
himself against the plan OF making
him candidate for governor, ana Il
be should adhere 90 this decision
HIil'a plan may. after all come 90
raught That would seem tho only
chance lott Tor Mcclellan f1 get tho
thornator.al nomination
The recent collapse of "a building on
Mghth avenue and Inlrty.nuh street,
only a few weeks after the disastrous
collapse of the unfinished Darlington
motel. Evos additional proof OF the
fact there is something rotten In
Denmark" Tho bIau.o tor tho par.
ingt0n disaster was conveniently
placed upon the contractors and
pulldors and In tho latter case tho
contractor aub-contractOr and fore.
man were arrested. showing a digpO.
Don these mon There is scarcely
any doubt that part OF tho rcspousi.
nifty for tho two accidents ros,s up.
ON tho builders and contractors. prob.
ably also upon the architects. but u
seems UNJUST 90 single out a few
Offenders and let the principal offend
ora go free. According % the munich
pat roster OF omclaiB there 10 IN
Greater New York department Of
ufHcialg usually called the building
department There is also IA law
never repealed. upon the statut,
hook. which makes q the duty of thaI
department, or rather OF the OHiclall
~ that department. 20 discover ans
attempt 90 violate the building laws
io prevent such violations and TO go
cure the punishment Of obstinate OF
fondors uuHoph.Btlcatod citizens vii
probably ask. why did the building
department not officially interfere &,
prevent tho gross negligence whicl
caused tho collapse of those two build
inEHY Tho VOL informed citizens. aC
luaintod with municipal methods
Will. OF course. not ask such o cues
ton They will know that the build
ing department 10 never taken 50
riously by builders contractors an,
architects who. for reasons OF econ
bmy. wish 90 violate the buIliln
avs A little political null, a littl
ludlclous groasing OF tho department
al wheels 10 an that is necessary 4
secure the most generous liberty In m
torprotng the laws which were fran
I'd 20 protect the lives OF the citizen
" the commonwealth
Many more winters and spring
iike thia and New York will foro5e
Lose Ga reputation 40 a state wit
mild and moderate climatic condl
tons II Ia true, there have been blii
sArds So the far northwest too. a.
oompanied BY low temperature, bu
lhoro such climatic pleaaantrlea a.
nothing unusual. OnR foot or MOI
% snow, accompanied by severe col
and terrific gales about the middle 4,
April. however. "a not seaaonable
New York, and causes great hardshI
and annoyance New York state ha
been rather greedy this past wint'
and during this spring Wheueyl