The sun., 1889-11-07
c1NE1ssLNe THE RESULT
Tsns.auy Expected Victory and Wasn't Sur
Prised-The Counties Caa't UnderstsHA Ht.

Tar,--any ESpseteS Victory and WHsn't Sur
Prised-The Counties Caa't UnderstsnAHt.
Joy over Tammany's triumph, tempered
with regrets for their candidate Gildersleeve
who fell outside the breSstworks, was the pre-
donninant feeling In the city yesterday. It must
not be Understood that all OF the people shared
the feeling. or a majority OF them. But those
who did not kept still about 1t. while
those who did shouted as though some-
body had won base ball game or
something important 30 tho feeling OF
iublation may be accurately described rs pre-
dominant Leader Croker did not exhibit any
part OF It. He was pleased, to be sure, but
pleased In quiet way that suggested that tho
result was no surprise to him. and that the
confident claims he made before election were
made in good faith. In fact he explained his
condition Of mind By saying:
Tho result was atoroGone conclusion. Tho
only surprise IN 1t was that the TRmmany vote
did not run heavier and that Gildorsleeve was
not elected. am sorry for that II shows 70
my mind that the Counties were ready to and
eral result and the Sratifying vote OF the peo-
pies confidence in TRmmany Hall 10 Of courso
pleasing to us OF that organization. We have
efforts Of the Counties to create scaro by say
ing that we would become as bad as mon were
Il The Ss%a ns q FSan nsy
were Influenced BY It. but the record OF Tam
manys administration has shown them that
fooled i la again. ain. Then i W was sH we'll known that
the combination against us was sham, end
it. Understand that the Counties complain
that the Repu blicans did not support the fusion
ticket, and the Republicans say the Same thing
mayor SS GRANT was sumo sufcentiy @ % pieased % to ndi-
cate that he had not been so confident OF sno.
Public Works uiiroy was so jubilant as 10 spe-
geet that he was surprised at the victory. He
talked very sensibly. lust the same, saving:
=" The result shows that the. peoplo will not
Tammany, has been honest and upright ip
connired or m6ined eorruDtly with any other
party the people would have e9uelehed her,,
A@Sng the parties t9 The ctiSenS sss%. fsspTS ,spp
price Mt the result was Grent Indeed. they
were 50 surprised that they we're not ready 70
that the, other had not done its full duty. bat
NO definite charges are ready The unite IN
Ss aS
Is iiaaEsEeas- 70 the welfara Of the city. They
wonder at the blindness OF the people In not
As . matter Of course there was immediate
talk about al, reorganization s5 @ q the CGunty Pc.
feet, 4 is 100 soon, to say what viii be done IN
thai direction. There is strong party In the
badly managed. But that defect, they say. did
not inTEvs d1h0no5 The thing e
tho Republicans, in, the opinion Of these
effort for a Democratic union 90 that the onus
and responsibility Of Its failure would be upon
TnmmRny Hall. Then to nominate Q strong.
clean ticket for which the whole Organization
could vote. and to which the not inconsiderable
number Of Tammany's disafiected would be
mans should not have been overlooked, and
no Iavorites or pets put up: a tight on those
claimed. have left the organization In good
shape for the more important battle OF next fall