The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-06
THE NEW PARTY.

TALK WITH IRA sHAFRR REGARDING THE
FUTURE OF THE s'YoUNG GIAST"-HIs oPIN-
ION AS TO THE CAUSES OF TAMMANYs DE-
FEAT.
Yesterday q HERALD reporter called upon Mr.
Ira Shafer, Chairman OF the Executive Committee OF
the antTammany party, to ascertain from him the
future purposes Of the party Excusing himself his
audience, he greeted reporter cordially and in re-
sponse a question whether he cared to DO in
terviewed by the HERALD his purpose and the
future of the "Young Gantn he said FL do care
about going into the papers in this matter did not
get INTO the until late and then pressed
into ii only by the solicitations of friends who demon
strated to me that it my duty to take part in the
reorganization OF the democracy. You see my law
business takes all my time, and politician in
the general sense OF ward. glad the election
is over'
'what do you think will be the aims OF the leaders
Of the anti-Tammany movement9'
1T is too after the election to say"
'What do you think Of Mr. OBrien's idea Of return
ing TO Tammany Hall provided Kelly and his friends
are turned outS'
II have great deal Of respect for Mr. o'Brien
OF courage natural genius for politics, whose
personal influence is greater than that Of any other
man in New York among his people; but am certain
he Will the more he deberates upon the matter
that II is much better for organization TO look
upon Tammany Hall as part of the Middle Ages like
the old feudal system something we have gone beyond
] do not believe entering rammany Hall upon any
conditions believe in the reorganization of the party
upon the platform that laid down In the HERALD
during the canyass-the platform OF popular sover-
eighty
s'To what do you attribute the resultYo
'Fhat is question that Will bear a great many
answers Much is due 10 Mr. Morrssey, who
he'd, who stole, and who xill 90 Albany
much anything else TO knock out OF time repub-
iean Senators who may want TO steal Bixby also did
great deal toward the result and you Will find when
Bixby goes TO Albany that he is another who
be induced forfeit his If you will look at
my speech you will find claimed 20 600 10 80 900
jorty. This we have got. Al the time money
used against In some Of districts weak
kneed anti ammany men received money and sold all
the boxes You Will see by the vote for Judge Loew
how this affected OF the candidates OF the people
u s well for Wckham and his followers that
he did not succeed by the Of money in
defeating the people. never earnest at
meetings resolue, bold; and believe that If
this tidal had been checked by any corrupt
these would have been hanged on the
lampposts The lesson OF the defeat is that judges
must administer justice impartiay and without malice,
betray the people =
s.what do you think OF Tlden's and Kernan's and
Seymour's management of the New York democracy ~
swell, they about the other democrats;
no more nor no less. Tden showed his wisdom in
keeping out Of the fight although 1t TO him rather
late IN the canvass y
Just this moment Mr. Shafer oppressed by
another surge OF Office seeking statesmen and asking
our reporter TO excuse him he withdrew.