New-York tribune., 1889-11-07
TAMMANY'S COSTLY PRIZE.
A FORTUNE SPENT TO ELECT ITS TICKET.
oFr1oE.HoLpERs ASSESSED ON ALL SIDES

OFFICE HOLDERS ASSESSED ON ALL SIDES
REPUBLICAN MANAGERS IN GOOD SPIRITS.
ANY eated Democrat who visited the Fifth Avenue
Hotel yesterday expecting to find tho Republican
managers cast down over the unfavoiabe result OF
the election was grievously disappointed. General
Knapp and all the Others were on hand In eooo
spirits frankly acknowledging that the verdict at inc
polls was surprising, but they were prepared to ac-
ccpt the result philosophcaly, feeling that they had
done all in their power to bring about dliereh'
result
But while thus accepting the situation gracefully
they do not hesitate say, what every one fanllar
with the canvass knows, that other victory ram
many has openly decided by money dS
the one on Tuesday at was bought and paid for
in cold cash. said of the best-posted Repupicah
leaders. and as a purely financial transaction u
Is something unique. As near as can hguio
The local victory cost about half million DOLLARS
Every Tammany ohiceholder assessed a months
salary-from Chamberlain Croker, with his S2o,oOo
year, the humblest clerk in the Departments All
had TO pay, too. Then the lquordealers had 10 rao
another fund, the brewers another. the contractors
another business houses dealing with the city another
and SO on all around. There no escape from the
levy over 5000 900, in solid cash, put into
the election Districts that is 5000 district to begin
WITH and this supplemented during no day, 10
enable the wgwam workers to run up the prce VI
votes to s1O and s15 in some instances.
"Ncther people nor inc County Don"Oia'S
could do anything against such a flood of DOODLE
The enemy bought up everything that was purchasabe,
and every practical politician knows what that means
I'm this city. 1t IS amusing, by the
wav TO read I'm an afternoon paper
that Senator Murphy, down in the Win Dlstnc''
WAS beaten because of dissatisfaction in the Republican
ranks over the combination with the Counties Inc
simple fact Is that Murphy was beaten because
small fortune was put in the district against him.
rereat that the victory Tuesday was purely
commercial transaction, and opponents are well
come TO such triumph
There was no disposition on the part OF we'll
Informed persons TO criticise the Republican manage
ment of the fight The feeling among such people
was that the best was done that cOula DC uoi.c
nndcr tbe cIrcums, ,ances. There is simply this 10
lie said remarked ex senator Platt, who discussed
the result frankly, that We had not put, ior,h @
the effort we did the Democratic party woulu nay, nay
captured the Legislature That WIS ,nI ,IciI
n Jew DAYS ago when they became alarmed over thtir
state ticket and bent their energies on eicCllhT II.
cbe unexpectcd result in this state is due 10 mr.
,bnrs first the reaction against KepuDhcaiSIn, III III
other words the vibration OF the polllcal pedu ~, m
q drection opposite to that of last year second, ul9
indi,ierence habitual 10 Republicans In on years ~
matter what IS within their reach, ana .hlIu, no
rDhnIesa ale use of money by our opponents AS resd'
tho Iasf cause think IL was one ol the mos. rcdrh
abI. CAMPAIGNS I'm the history of the state.
THE state Headquarters Will not be clCsco l0r ua.
mr. two General knapp has good many analIs 70
attend 10 here and will not be a0ie 10 go Oach W
Auburn until the latter part OF the week