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Show "PADDY" DIVVER IS DEAD. Was On of the Most Noted Chsrac-tor Chsrac-tor of New York. Tatrlck Dlvver, formerly a police Justice of New York, and lor years a I Tninmnny Hall district leader, died Bt I his homo in thut city lust week of pneumonia. 1 Tho passing of "Paddy" Dlvver ; takes from New York politics, especially espe-cially that branch of politics which eenlers about Tammany Hall, another of Its most prominent and picturesque Drums. Ho ruled tho second assembly assem-bly district with a rod of Iron, reducing re-ducing to political submission one of tho most cosmopolitan nnd reckless districts of the city. Ready to fight at tho drop of a hat or even before tho bat bad tlmo to drop, Dlvver held tho leadership of the more brutal elements of his constituency con-stituency by sheer physical force. Always Al-ways at tho beck and call of any of hie followers, even tho humblest, on an orruud of mercy, Dlvver ruled the women of his district by tho sheer forco of kindness, generosity and tho word Is not misused love. Above all, ho believed with the Inteiitness of a Blngje tbouglited mind, a creed In which one of tbo principal articles was "Stand by your district and your district will stand by you." Hut tho luter reform wave, of which the election of Mayor Seth Low In 1'Jlll was the apex, was too much for Dlvver. Tbo New York of Seth Low. though not as greatly changed as had been prophesied, was still a city somo-what somo-what out of rapport with the second asBcmbly boss, and thi. continued all- jmvrcr oviTj sonce of Dick Croker. his fu'thlul friend and leader, also dlesi untied blm with politics. |