Telegram-herald., 1888-09-09

esaLsfinE a eoaEss4 al ~ E4ks 11e
Dollllcs ~ Eas Lo~s rsd-ast Gag ssi9re
s.ecnsa dzy Tslnsat Hal = pisyiBz
ior assoIuts 6oHiasuos. ssd lss coaaty
L3aacr4cs Is aso1G - s1Eass n nsat
o. faflrs successful political sKlsksaos.
Ias e4asisn sb4s fzmnzoys ls21ers ara
aisUlavink is act caused sy sny fear o. de-
isat :. tas aalds y tbs Colnig DsEas..fscy
bat from q sh0esons dread tzat - isf
trisnzal4s 6khg Harrison s11 nsFt0a siit
sEsso ths kepuolIcza i0e.l tl1kss into
possF fns Hoa- lsznss blazs p0llss
- ~ votes Ia tnls CRY four years ago.
Ihis strength, and the natural political IN
crease ca1ses D. nss voters a8d toe iogi-
ess incs-ass because Of tns tariff issue.
siil q ths estimsgi0 OF ssrs-d dsnecf4ts
give Geo Harrison ls0 co votes. IL sss
Rspaslleza Zeal tlc2ss shoul1 obtain -
Der esnE. 81 thls VOte-a oy 90 means sK-
csssiVs esfi1sLs-tns nsKf AkFar OF tnis
civ sould 0e ksgasiicsa. h<4Fing On
tas sasis 0i I40 0oo Democratic votes and =
eIoss vote between Isnmahy aad the
County Democrats on their local
ticHst. Aud u veuld not have
20 &c closs oct ssen the Democratic fsctlons
and Jet scaisye this result. Assa amins Tan
many 70 poll 5000 voses snd the CounEy
Democracy 6OOOo. The Tsmmsny lead r.
havs been Looking 81 The Issue IN this way.
IneJ soad prefer 10 20 II alone and
achieve victory, ogg they would also prefer
a uaion ticket 20 defeat al the Lands o. The
Republicans. The next Mayor Of New
York will have enormous political patron
age snt rammany has looked carefully
ahead before coming 10 the conclusion %
make q hkht alone. This conclusion. how
ever. bzs been reached. the candidates for
local Offices have been practically success
ful, ana only interfsrsnce on the part Of
now prevent tvo Democratic tickets from
being n0mi7sted. This intsrfersnee Is IN
likely. President Cleveland and Governor
Hill hays selfish ends Ia view. They
knou that fght between the local fsctions
will bring out al enormous vote and give
then the 0nly chance they have for success
in the State By obtaining . biz majority Ia
the city.
TIE rAAsANV PROGRAMME.
A careful estimate by Tammany leaders
places the vote that will be cast in this city
a. $50 90. which 10 10000 IN excess of the
figures printed above. and IN the local hgbt
TIE Tammany men now believe that With
their amended programme they viii poll
leo. OO0 votes at lssst, leaving the remainder
TO be divided IN the measure of q trihe less
than three hftns to the Rspa aolicans and
trifs more thar two-ffths 10 the county
Democrats. The Iammany Hall nominee,
unlsss IN the event of the total sA-.s nder OF
The County Democracy, viii os either Hugh
j. Grant or J. Edward Simmons. with tAe
chances largely IN favor OF the latter. III
Mr.. simmons is nominated he will be en-
dorsed by Ihs new Purroy organization. as
be Is decidedly opposed TO ex Mayor Grace
one tning the PuSroy crowd like. Ii the
Tsmmany and Purroy Democrats unite. as
il 10 now on the cards for them TO 40. Sim
mons nomination will be the basis Tam
maay will renominate James A. Flsck for
County Clerk. and give the Purroy people
ths sheriff aud one OF The .hreo Cor0ners to
be nominated. This deal will include n
ba gain b. which fair proportion of the
Mayors patronage will go to the Purroy
people. This would mean among other
things the resppointment OF Purroy as Fire
Commissioner and Andrew j. White as
Police Justice, il be does not obtain the
combination nomination for Sheriff. At
present the desire is 10 nominate 9 man
with a strong Irish name for Sheriff. Mr..
Simmons will represent the American Idea,
Mr.. Flsek, for County Clerk. will represent
the German-Americsn element, and the
good Irish name will grace the Sherivalty
end Of the programme. IL is probable that
= German aud perhaps a popular hebrew
viii oe named for Coroners-
LOOKS LIKE SIMMONS.
There is apparently uRduestionable su-
thority for the statement tsat Mr.. Sim mons
recently informed the directors of the
Fourth National Bank, Of which he is pres-
idsnt. TIA, he could have the nomination
for the Msyorslity from Tamnany Hall
and an Endorsement from, another organiza-
ton. aud asked IL II would be agreeable Tor
him 10 retain bis con nsction with the Dan
in the event Of his nomination and election.
Toe directors. il IS said. voted that 1t would q.
This iniormston from an authoritative
source was corToborated by Tammsny
leader who is supposed To have hand In
the present fight for power. Tsmmany
would not touch Ar. Simmons during the
las two msyorslty elections. but now il is
believed that hi, peculiar strength would
be Of great value, especially II Mayor
Hewitt should be the other Democratic
candidate. Mr.. simmons In at the top notch
OF popularity and power in the Masonic ira
tsrnity and woald De less valuable than any
othsr Democrat II Mayor Hewitt should
make ais campaign on the hns OF mis-
Official utteFances that the city should be
govsrned ey Americans for Americans, and
al other good citizens 40 long as the Amer
lean idea vas not made to PLAY second part
to the dictstion of any clique Of foreign
born citizens
THx COUNTY DEMOCRACY.
This once great orgsnizttion. honestly
founded for the promotion Of purity in
politics. and as protest against one man
power IN Ismmsny Hall. hss Outlivsd its
principles and IL t0dsy admittedly in ths
control OF Poiics J1stics Power, Who in his
way IS as much Of boss as the late John
Kelly ever was II desperate attempts st
union fail Police Justice Power will nomi-
pste Mayor Hewitt or Edward Cooper, and
trust 20 the -sli-kno-n responsibility OF
either and the odd happenings Of politics TO
be successful. If Mayor Hewitt should Dc
nominated several Of the Irish leaders in
The County Democracy will follow Nsssrs.
Purrsy aud White, aud in such an event
Tsmmsny men estimate that the County
Democracy will not hsvs more thsu half q
dozen ~sll-orxsnizsd Assembly districts to
q bsck upon.
Il Is whispered that Thomas Costigan
might Fun for sheriff on straight County
Democracy ticket oat people Who know a
thing or ts0 say that Ar. Costixsn vas
never known 70 co anything foolish. Senator
AnrDhvs threat 80 run for Sheriff is not
frightening the Tsmmany uen- They ssy
be has nov scQuirsd = little money after
msny ups snd downs and that ne is Bo;
likely 70 sink So GO IN a hopeless Szht for
ths effics. in fsot IN a. calculations the
rsnmanv men put the Republicans local
ticket second n tae rscs
With the psrfssa favor taxen from the
statements ot the Tammsny leaders. msnv
of them fear Repuslcsu locsi success -
ceuss ~ the sirs1Q5 af the Nslionsl ticket
Nr Fd~ard Nitchei e tae gssE eman
most tslksd - a. fhe Rsp1 slicsa Candidate
for Msger. and Coroner N1gents nsms -
mentioned TOR sheriff Tas Tsnmsnv
men. however are sauniBg thrsr ezr1s
well They sre sdepf - a. poliocsl gsrss
and wbsn t5ev have noniInstsd tseir trusf ,
srtsnd. Mr. Hill ~ Bu1slo next ~esS tber
81 eorne bsek resdY 10 srring taei- ioes
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