The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-17
Mr.. BIG TIM HOME,
SHES AT POLITICS
Tammany Leader Reaches
New York UnannOunced.
TAKES SHOT At GEN. BINGHAM
Hopes Successor viii Handle Police
Department Better Than the Gen
eraI Did-ExDIains that He Sneaked
in so lie Could Avoid Any Demon
stratioH on Part OF THE Boys"

New York. Aug l6.-Mr. Big Tim Sui
uvan unexpectedly hoated into and onto
the United States OF America to-day on
the snip Nieuw Amsterdam. Of the Hol-
land-America Line. and not a drum was
heard not a single cheer because Big
Tim had arrived three weeks ahead Of
schedule time. and after months in Eu-
rope Big Tim still had enough money
left 20 hire taxi for himself and his
cousin. Eddie Downing. whereupon they
whirled uptown some place and lost
themselves promptly to every one but
cronies.
Mr.. Big Tim might have been an ordi-
nary Aperican citizen, 50 far as the
water front was concerned. when he land
cd. only Mike the Wreck. who knows
everything. was on the pier when the
boat docked Big Tim doesn't know Mike
the Wreck, but Nike. Ike every one else.
naturally knows Big Tim. Therefore,
Mike was about 20 break into a lone
cheer as Big Tim and the boat dceked,
bur somebody raised a hand and sup
pressed I'm.
Like Prosperous Bishop.
He looks" said Mike the Wreck with
tears Of Joy IN his eyes, he looks ike
a prosperous bishop with money. doesn't
he7"
He dld.
What Go You think OF America" Mr..
sullivan was asked as the Nieuw Amster-
dam slowed down opposite Quarantine.
The question. OF course. was dippy when
one considers that Mr.. Sullivan hadn't
yet landed and couldn't even see land
very distinctly because OF the muEgi-ess
and wet atmosphere. sun, one must
ask IT,
I love America and the Americans. 90
answered Mr.. sullivan. adjusting his
nocktie. Personally, don't think Europe
Is improving much. Paris and London
and Berlin are great little burgs, but as
my old friend George Ade says, when you
set west of Jersey City, you're camping
out, and that applies 90 all the world
lying east OF New York, too.
Il put all over them. though. didn't J..
by sneaking onto the continent this way
unannounced2" asked the Big Fellow.
Again. as always. NIr Big Tom was
right. Col Mike Padden, Big Tins milf
tary aid and the cityS human water reg
lister. was up in West SiXty-seventh street
investigating a rumor that a boarding
house up there, run by woman named
Wellington. was permitting a faucet in
her house 20 go without a new register.
thereby causing the city untold expense.
because Of wasted Croton. Col. Padden
wouldn't believe the news when he was
told later that Big Tim had arrived as
unoficially welcomed as q private Citi-
zen.
The boys would have got up a recep-
tion II they knew I was coming to-
day" Mr.. Sullivan explained but ]
didn't want a blowout. BY sneakIng in
this way I can get under cover and be
quietly resting by the time they're on 70
the fact that I'm here.
"A person can have experiences in
Paris and London-and Paris-that he
couldn't have IN New York. Of course:
but"
What kind Of experiences, for In
stance?"
Experiences In Paris.
well experiences that he can't have
here. However, we are just as well of
without those experiences" Mr.. Sulli-
van FASTENED to add
Il didn't do a thing in Monte Carlo. 80
continued the statesman
YES; II did put down a few bets in
Paris. The racing there was bully and
the crowd was au dressed up like a
broken leg Their big racing day. as you
know, is Sunday. 1t doesn't look as if
We ever would have sunday racing here
don't think people here want It or
would stand for It."
And while we're on the subject Of
politics. Mr. Sullivan" somebody began
The European newspapers" Big Tim
remarked. getting abroad at once don't
go in for New York politics I did see.
though in some of the papers on the
continent that Gen. Bingham had retired.
I hope" said Mr.. Sullivan after a mo-
menrs thought. that the successor to
Gen. Bingham will handle the police de-
paPtment better than the general did"
Then the taxi chUgged into sight, and
that was the last seen Of Big Tim.
Later in the day discussion arose as
10 whether Mr. Sullivan had worn a
black polka dot cravat or an Alice blue,
and as the details were of Importance,
efforts were hastily made 70 locate the
statesman 10 have him settle the dis
pute, but he had made good his threat
to get under cover"