New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
NcCmren's Risk at Long Beach
Ncde Politicians Shudder.

The politicians OF Brooklyn VINO manage llle
Democratic political machine were thrown into
8 terrible state of CONSERVATION the other day
when word came that Senator McCarren had
risked his life TO look after the safety OF the
guests at the fire Of the Long Beach Hotel
There is 10 telling what would have been their
state Of nlird if the gallant Senator had been
sacrificed to his devotion to duty. The scare
was bad enough as ii was, and now the poIlu-
clans are preparing TO appoint bodyguard that
VIII have full powers TO restrain Long Fat
from taking any further chances with his
precious existence. The politicians need hlTn
ir their business. and they have made up their
minds that he must be saved from himself, if
not for his own sake, then for theirs.
The view from the road would make It ap-
pear that the time is fast approaching for an
other wobble in the political ideals Of Beia
Tokaji's followers. Having done what he could
to organize the National Roosevelt League.
Bela has now come 10 the conclusion that his
efforts-ncluding the proposal of Teddy Day
may fail after all in causing Roosevelt TO ac-
cept 8 third term in the White House. Accord
ing TO his latest statements. he still has a
friendly feeling for the policies of w r. Hearst
Tr1le 10 the old adage that self preservation
is the first law OF nature the Hayes-Delaney
organization is putting forth much Of an
effort as It can maintain its position as the
regular Democratic machine of Kings County
Last fall. when McCarren had denounced
Hearst for trying TO cut the throat Of the Dem
ocratic party in Brooklyn while running as the
party's candidate for Governor Chairman
'-Ffngey' Corners OF the state committee, find
inc that his efforts to keep the MCCarren ranks
true to the party deal We're unavaiing, de-
throned McCarren from his position as chief OF
the Democrats of Brooklyn and declared the
Hayes Delaney machine TO be the flag bearer
OF Kings County The Hayes-Delaney people
are the only ones who do not seem 10 realize
that they were merely used as catspaW 10
draw Conners's chestnCts out OF the fire NOW
they are making a despairing effort TO maintain
themselves in their authorized positon- AheS
ere ORGANIZING in every district, and hope 10
make a fight for their rights AS affairs stand
now the organization does not control a single
district and is not likely to- Twenty-one OF Iie
,ventv-three are under McCarrens s thumb one
district is supposed to be under Sheylin's sway.
but its leader is believed TO have a ''trafhc
agreement with McCarren. The other distrlct
is divided between Shevlin and McCarren, with
a strong likelihood that the primaries VIII turn
Il over 20 McCarren this fall
= little boy of three has recently been re-
ceiving his first instructions in religion from
his mother. The other afternoon she had IN
formed him that everything IN the SKY De
Ioneed 10 Jesus. He pointed to a cloud
rs that Jesus's cloud?" he asked
Yes everything in the sky belongs 10 Jesus
He lives in the sky. she replied
An hour or so later the mother bought tae
,-ou,,rster 2 kite and he stood on the sidewalk
with some other children and tried to make II
ev His efforts failed. Finally, taking the plI
of E,aper in his hand, he gazed at ii reproach-
f,llv h1;t with his mind evidently ilXed upon d
supreme effort Poising il carefully upon MS
pain, ne tossed il upward. exclaiming:
GO up 20 Jesus. Co up 20 Jesus.
:, .tose days Of rn-e fooc and pure medicine
,av-s there are those who believe that the
LEGISLATURE might undertake TO pass Ia" Tor
the honest administration Of the penny Slot ma
chimes. The people who own the machines on
the boardwalk from the Parkway Baths 10 tiIe
r3rigfto, Beach Hotel-to say nothing or many
otr7er slot machine proprietors about town
should put over their machines signs readihs
something Ike this: Put penny In the sIo'
and get stlIng' Their present signs ara iif,@1E
10 rnfslead the pOpulace.