| Show TAMMANY POLITICS the new york democrats and the future plans RICH OF CHICAGO leg islat ioa at washington distress laborers in australia other notes NEW YORK march 14 Sp acial tho democratic politicians of this city are again quarreling among themselves tho county democracy which supported kiewitt for the May against grant has renewed its old quarrel with tammany which since it got control of the the city and county patronage lias become intolerably arrogant and doctorial dictor ial mayor grant is ano captain 0 tammany lie dispenses llie patronage of the city aa it directs chri county democracy is out in the cold the men iv ho are its leaders have been practically retired ruin politics by its powerful rival cleveland has become a member of tammany since he took up his residence lacre tammany has no more use for cleveland now than it had when led by kelly and gladyis fiercely assailed the chicago convention when nominated however in the fall of ita protest it resolved to support him at the polls it lias been cli arged again and again that tammany did not live up to that resolution now it has ly taken him to its bosom but he finds that governor hill is there in advance of him the bachelor governor is a politician after Tamm anys own heart he lias no reaped for the civil service law and this commends him to tam baay alio county democracy which opposes hill simply because he is the favorite of tammany has concluded to support cleveland for the presidential nomination in 1892 there ia no question of their being a very pretty fight in this state between the hill and cleveland men thero is no doubt that while the sentiment of the state is for cleveland that the politicians are with hill aa the citizens usually have but little to say as to whom shall be selected as delegates to alie national convention alie chances of hill therefore at present appear the brighter the situation will become more complicated if huge mclaughlin the leader of the brooklyn democracy carries out liis threat to unite with the county damoc i racy for the purpose of striking a blow i at tammany which he thinks has be come too powerful in city and state affairs naval at washington march 14 special representative wallace of new york was around the headquarters of the committee on naval affairs today to day urging a report on his bill favorable or otherwise which he presented in the house last month the bill authorizes the secretary of the navy to appoint a board of three naval officers to inspect the plans and specifications submitted by the Erics sion coast defense company of new york for the construction of their improved submarine gun and detachable explosive ram together with a floating steam carriage for testing should tho result orthis investigation be satisfactory secretary is authorized by the bill to purchase at a cost of not more than the eun caiaze fully equipped and ready for the test it is provided that or so much as sha il be necessary shall be expended for trial testa should the report of the board on the trial tests be satisfactory favorable the is authorized to contract with the company for ten or diore steel submarine guns for of the navy the bill appropriates to carry out its provisions the secretary of the navy refuses to pass an opinion on the merita of the bill mr is afraid it will le killed by the committee and he is not only fighting to prevent its strangulation but to get it in some shape before the house |
