The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-17
A REPUBLICAN JUDAS FOUND.

New York City Again at the Mercy of the
Tammany Leeches-Orange s. Winans,
RepubItcan Member from Chautauqua,
Goes Over to the Enemy.
An Albany despatch to the New York Tribune
of to-day says:-
ALBANY, April 15.-The Assembly met this
morning at IL o'clock. To all appearances the
situation was unchanged.
The first regular business was report by Mr.
Frear from the Committee on Cities, of the
bills to amend the charter of New York and
two per cent tax levy, both with amendments
Mr.. Frear moved that the House go into Com
mittee of the Whole on these bills. The Repub-
licans were now in high spirits, being confident
that Mr. Tweed had failed In his efforts to
convert one of the minority, and was about
to hurry through the business and get
the best tax bill he could, for 1t was never
denied by any Republican that Tax bill of
some kind or other must be passed at this ses-
sion of the Legislature. Mr.. Alvord and Others
opposed the consideration of the amendment to
the tax levy until after they had been printed,
and also objected to these bills being moved out
of their regular order. Mr. Alvord moved that
the bills be printed and made a special order for
Monday evening. Mr.. Fields called for the
previous question on this motion, and DIR.
A,vord called for the yeas and nays.
AS this was not a test question, but little inter-
rest was taken in the vote. When the Clerk
reached the name of Winans, that member, to
the great surprise of all but the few Democrats
who were in the secret, arose and requested to
be excused from voting. To the still greater
surprise of at least fve-sixths of those who
heard him, he stated that, though he was Re-
publican, and had signed the publlshed resolu-
lion of the Republican caucus, he should hence
forth vote with the Democrats every day aud on
every question. Winans' Spanish-looking coun.
tenance on this occasion was very pale, and
bore look of singular anxiety mingled with
audacity. When his tall, well-made figure sank
back into his seat, there were some ostentatious
demonstrations of applause from Tom Fields,
Jacobs, and few others, who are no more sem
rpff fhair narfU han orb-
noceros to a pin-scratch. The galleries were
silent. The Republicans were silent. No one
rushed forward to congratulate the convert and
extend to him the right hand of fellowship. Soon
afterwards Mr. Tweed was seen bustling about the
Chamber, smiling like Falstaft when his finances
were about to be recruited from the savings OF
Dame Quickly. Even Mr.. Tweed did not con-
gratulate Winans. Perhaps his common sense"
told him not to- Some moments after the vote
had been announced, Mr.. Winans moved from his
seat to give instructions to the senographer,
when Mr.. Jacobs, Mr.. Fields, and a few others
whose names forbear to mention, shook hands
with him. The feelings of the Republicans can
be better imagined than described. One fact
NAV be here stated:-Mr Winans finds no apollo
gists among Republicans, and very lew among
the Democrats. The Democrats, assisted by Mr.
Winans, then went on and passed the bill for q
special election in the Sixteenth Assembly
district
Orange s. Winans, who has transferred his
allegiance from the Republican party to William
NJ Tweed, and has declared his intention to
vote for all the scandalous measures which the
Tammauy chieftain is now 1orcing through the
Legislature, is a member of the Assembly from
Chautauoua and division superintendent of
the Erie Railway, under James Fisk, Jr., and
jaw Gould. Mr.. Winans himself, standing up
in his place in the House, has made an eXplana-
tion and justification of his course. With one
or two corrections of the grammatical construc-
tion the following are his words as taken down
by the stenographer of the House aud subse-
quently admitted by himself to be correct
oh IN no nO
said:--The circumstances under which we have been
laboring for the last four or five days are well
passed In caucus of my party, at which was moi
present, and which / signed, not knowing what
signed. The resolution was afterwards made public
Without my knowledge or consent, and circulated
throughout the length and breadth OF the State.
for one acknowledge and concede that the Demo
Gratis on the floor OF this House have constitu
tonal and legal majority; and until this outrage Il
plopUse 70 in this bodV eysrp sv anu
upon every question"
AS to bribes. Here your correspondent car
state something more than mere rumor. Larg'
sums of money were offered to more than on
Republican to acknowledge and concede" ant
enforce the title of Tammany to a eonstitu
tional majority in the Assembly of the State o
New York. To man really Infamous but no
generally known to be such, real, downright
damning, universal infamyEis dreaded as il
old times men dreaded the smallpox. A maj
can smile and be villain; but It is not true
as has been published, that Mr. Winans smile
agreeably" after he had recounted to the Hous
the miraculous susceptibility with which hi
conscience had become so suddenly affected
Mr. Tweed was present, having come dow
from the Senate TO observe the wonderful opera
tion of an Erie officials conscience, and MI
Tweed did smile as cheerfully as eve
did Mephistopheles at the anguish c
Gretchen. Mr.. .Tweeds conscience has long ag
ceased it's activity, and between the muscle
OF his face and the muscles OF his heart there
no longer any connection. Men not hithert
considered scrupulous had refused proffers {
$50, 600 and proffers of $75, 600 to undergo les
loss of character than Mr.. Winans has accepted
They preferred poverty and indifferent
honesty to fortune and the universal contemp
not only of all honest men, but even Of a
politicians of every stripe down TO the mo-
contemplate parasite who eats, drinks, smoke
CANDLES, and debauehes at the expense OF Il
Taxpayers of New York city. No one has leg
evidence that Mr.. Wlnans will return hon
worth more than the $4,000 which he had acc
mulated when ne came to Albany. Every OF
believes that a large sum of money left u
treasury of the ring, and went TO the credit
the member from Chautauqua. Few, very fe
men, even of such men as frequent this CapitC
would now exchange characters with NJ
Winans for any sum OF money that Mr.. Twet
could furnish.
ID need not be said that the disapp0intme
and sorrow of the Republicans are great. Po
ticAl considerations are sunk in the feelii
which now exists among them. Their hop
were high that their action would result In vi
ming for their party the lasting gratitude
hOnQef men fhrOuQlOut the Union. They saw