New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-10
THE DEFEAT OF Mr.. JACOBUS
NO TpS<lCnERY OF REPUBLICAN LEADERS.


WHAT MR. JAcoBUs ANo JOHN ). o'Ba!EN SAY
Monty SPENT FREELY by DEMOCRATS
john w. Jacopus the Republican caodi'a'e Ior
SheIid at the late election s'it yesietday
Il see that The Now-N ork Times is chars ne that
I was defeated BY tie tleachcIy Of john }. 0BHen,
Robcr G. McCord. bernard nign. Frank Raymond
and other Republican leaders, who il says sold me
ont. No charge could be more unjust. NeSSrs.
O'Bren McCord Biglu and Raymond. anu II i7c',
all the Republican district leaders Loyalty Supported
ne | waa not betray ed 10y them. My dDeal was
owinc TO the largo amount OF money spent by Inc
Democratic candidates tor Sheriff, 10 the Tact that
some thick-slulled Republicans were misled by The
assertions of tho Democrats that o local ticket was
nut up to he sold cut and Ia the circumstance that
some Republicans voted the State ticket ana dlu NOT
support the county ticket Jacob NJ. Pa'teiton one OF
the Republican district leaders, gave me Sou 10 a"
me in my and the others did all in their power
10 elect me Take the With District of which The
Times complains, saying that John j. ob1en must
have traded oil votes TO Grant or White know the
means TINT the Democrats took to increase their vote
in that district 1t was by using the District
Attorneys Office Dist1ict-Attoney MARITIME ana
Andrew J. W he went into that district ana toid Dor
nard O'Rourke that certain indictments for alleged
Illegal hquor-seing would be pressed against nun
upless he went back on O3ren ano supported "mte
for Sheriff ORourke was O'Brens ehlet lieutenant
and when he went over 10 White he took with MN nan
the Republican election district leaders in that Assem-
bly District That disorganized the party on election
dav / don't wonder that and other Republican local
Then the Democrats had all re money
that they desired. Where we ha3 i Tlo anu T ,
a district they had $50 or $50. White eXpenceG
S65 900 TO get elected aud then was beaten ana
Grant as much more for himself being greatly alded
by friends with their money. l expended S2o;Ooo
"a lo1 dex from q
| am surprised that We made as gcsd sho"ins as We
did. Davenport had 75.446 votes and bad uo,',2o.
The bribery OF the Democrats hurt our o''' "' Won "
local ticket" f., t
Grant 70 said TRIBUNE reporter.
Yes dD: sumo were bIbed TO 40 SO; others Noteu
for him beeause OF the foolish belief that we could not
elect our county ticket For years our county tckct
had been beaten and they thought II never could be
elected But we had an excellent chance; there were
two Democratic local tickets in the field and our local
ticket satisfied every Republican bnt the Democrats
spread about a report have stated that our local
ticket was not put up 10 win and so induced some he
publieans TO vote for either Of tic DemOctatlc
focal tickets Most OF these foolish Republicans voted
for Grant in consequence OF the attacks maue III uie
pewspapers upon Willie. Then Otttr hepupllcahS were
brbed to vote for White Grant; but they were not
bribed by Republicans, but by Democrats me Demo,
crafs put 50 900 into my Assembly District and
had 10 meet it, | could not have got the line vote,
did, however without the help OF old trends OF mei
chants and OF soldiers. The Democrats put iheir
money into election districts where their oleratons
could not be detected by the Republican Assembly
SINGLE Republican leader sold me out. Ihty were
sotare and honest from the Battery TO lOnkers they
pulled straight Tor ard Tor Davenport am satlshed
with my vote make 10 complaint "ouIu hOt justly
make one and he does me Ill service who tres To
Lad people to think that | was BETRAYED by party
friends If the Republicans had toTeseen how close the
election would be they would have elected me. An
other time / hope that the Democrats won't have so
much money and thai some kepuoIcaus wiz nave
more faith Il ability To elect our county ucEet
john j. O'BrieR said - ! was loyal to Mr.. JacObus
and to every other man on local and State ticket
Andrew j. White and the County Democracy leaders
d:sorc anzed my district by citing away from ne men
WI A3ve worked for the Republican party Tor twenty
wears past The night brOre election ound that thlr-
teen out Of twentyseven OF my district leaders were
going II support White. | worked TIL O'Clock IN the
1nor,iup to get matters in better shape. appointing
new men in the place OF those who were dlsanecttd
In tat way protected part OF the republican 'Oe
hut Lot al. did nOt sell out the Republican I0ca
ticket DO believe that sDSie AtpuDucu ulHtlCt
leader did"
How 10 you account for tie increase IN IaIn'nanys
vote g.
attribute it to bribery and to the tact that some
Republicans voted or Grant believing that Jacob1s
had no chance of succeeding Newspaper articles
against White made these hostile to him aud they
voted Tor Grant the best OF the two Democratic
tho lad thought he could be elected. We could not
convince them that the Republican ticket had an eX
ceeu chance OF election, repeated failures 10 carry our
lorel ticket having taken the courage ont OF tLtll
Thee tie Democrats had vast amount OF money and
they bought W al the floating vote. NO men worked
haICer more Loyalty for tie local ticket than the So
called machine Republicans. 1t was their interest
TODD State patronage amounts 10 nothing ana CITY
politicians get scy Of even II there Is some AT
The disposal OF their party But the Sheriff office and
the County Clerks contain vast amount OF patron
age Seli-intcrest other motive. Therefore die
1atcd LOYALTY to he local ticket by the members OF the
Republican organization. They were loyal to 1t and
like C.her Republicans suffered defeat"