New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-11
TANIMANY'S POWER MENACED.
THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY LIKELY TO oPPo'

THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY LIKELY TO OPPOSE
THE wIGwAM ~ THE FUTURE.
The future attitude Of the NewYorh Democracy ana
its recognized leader. Police Commissioner John H.
Voorhis toward Tammany Hall is subject invested
with considerable interest to city politicians at arSe'
and is regarded with evident solcituce by "Is"ai
leaders who are high in the confidence OF Mt Cr'Aer'
What this attitude shall be Will be determned AZ CON
ference of the Executive Committee of the organHa~
ton to be held during the present week.
As will be remembered. the New-lork Democracy
gave IFS support last fail To the Tammany Hall ticket
and it assert, that but for this support Mr. Grant anu
bi, associates would have been defeated Mt NoorhS'
ex- Assembyman John Martin. and other men prom
inent in the new organization say that they controleu
no less than 900 votes cast at the November eeco
To prove this they point to Assembly districts "HeIo
they ran their candidates. which inclule the NI
where they poed 900 votes the Xth, where their con-
dlate received 900 votes the XIvth, where the New
Yorl, Democracy nominee for Alderman got over 1000
vote, and was elected and the XlNth where cahdl-
date on its ticket had 200 BESIDES this, they e't
mate their strength in the IXth aud NNllt where l'
principal leaders live. at not less than 1000 voes III
each respectively This in six Assembly districts El'c'
an aggregate Of II zoo. In tie remaining eRhtrc"
districts the Police Commissioner and his friends be
Iicve that their followers number on an average ooo
in each which would add 5000 to their estimate
making the total something over 10000. If these
figures are correct their assertion is welfounded tat
thc defeat Of Mayor Grant was within their power.
The New York Democracy men say that they have
made no bargain with Tammany Hall, but supporter
The Wiewam candidates simply and solely because they
made mn fine only straight Democratic ticket in the field
They Assert that they have received nothing IN payment
for this support. although they could have changed
tbo result from % 600 majority for Grant to 10000
majority for scott: neither they asking anything
They therefore believe that they arc in poStioa to
take perfectly independent stand In future The IN
timation is pointcdly given that thi, stand Will be
antacoustic to Tammany Hall
II now said that MI Voorhi, and his fellow leaders
had their hands full 10 keep their people in line at the
last election aud hat At one time there was strong
movement toward udorsinS scott. Myers and Goh on
the fusion ticket. TO strengthen Mr. NoorhisS hands
" Hn,.r Croker offered him the nomination for Sheriff
on the Tammany ticket. either for himself John Mar
tin or any man h. might select. After considerable
consideration il decided that it would be impolNic
to accept Mr.. Croker, Offer. but it had the desired
effect Of @ofening the opposition toward the TammaAy
Hall ticket
Commissioner Voorhs said Yesterday. in speaking of
the coming action Of the Executive Committee, that
the organization had been growing since the election
witt a rapidy that had a>onIshcd even il promoters
There ha, not been he said, single dc,crli2n
aLls'iloh1rv IN, P' w TiiI,b W w =, ~ tbo
also had large accession Boo the lId Vth. NIh XVIII.
XVIth and NNth Districts. MANY Democrats who are
disguised with raWmauv ll1ll and others who nave
become wcatd with the weakness and lmboility uf
Tie County Democracy 40" coming to Us and look
forward the time when the independent citizens 81
N.w Yor, viii rd under the standard 0f the New York
Democracy the proper r,i ng point from which tn
resist political domination and municipal government
by the 'h0,-c-. O."
Tie Commissioner did not say that hi. organization
booked 10 Oppp-" Iimmluy Hall l the future, but
he could scarcely have intended anything else. unless
he meant To have hi, remark, construed In purely
PickwcEau sense