The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-09
TAMMANY APPALLED,.
Fear Hidden Behind Smiles ct Ool-
rlch's Resignation.
SERIOUS EFFECT OF HIS ACTION
On the Canvnss..proor That tho Ma.
tional Committeeman ;Hns not Ap.
poiHted at tho Wiswnm's Order.
Powcr's Opinion OF the Letter.

NCw fonK, Oct. S.-The resignation
oil Herman Oclricha from tho national
Democratic committee caused more DO
litical commoiion in this city than any
event Of the canvass. Tammany Hall
followed its timeworn tactics OF profess.
Ing +; o pool!.pooh the letter and its sig.
niiicancc. But this thin veneer was SO
transparent that cvcn the Tammnny
men could not disguise their apprehcn.
sions.
a BLOW At TAMMASY.
There Is no doubt that nil the anti.
Tammany clements OF tho city rcjoiccd
moro o. less openly at this blow Mt
TGmmany Hall from II Democrat OF na.
tiOaal reputation, whose motives could
not be impeached. The Republicans
openly expressed their pleasure. The.
County Democrats claspcd hands over
il in i'll concealed delight. The New
York Democrats felt in the same way.
The universal feeling was abroad that
Mr.. Oolrichs' letter had been Il ''devcl-
oper' OF the issue OF the State against
Tammany.
The only recourse Tammany had was
10 seek 10 bclittle the influence OF the
lester und OF its author, and to incident
ally put forward The claim that Richard
Croker and Talnmany had placed Mr..
Ocirichs on tho committee, and were
the authors OF his political being.
Mr. nnlrirhu bin,ynii nr,nnr,I 20 YAH.
the situation coolly. lie was spoken to
by Il Pres reporter, and. when asked
about his letter, replied: Il Gm only
%aStoaislcd at the great Importance at
t&chcd to my letter, and the prominence
given to i. by the newspapers" Con-
tinuiag, Dir. Oclrichs said, in his pCcu-
liar vein OF humOr; "aIr. Croker and
Mr.. Giiroy are quite right in %a;tributing
very little Importance to my resignation
from the National Committee. 1t was
not intendcd for effect. They are quite
right also in saying that anything may
do or say in politics may have little
effect. But they arc wrong when they
gay that / owe my position in the Ma
tIonal Committee either to .Ilr. Croker
Or to Tammany Hall, since ! owe that
honorable position to Mr.. Grover
Cleveland, the then President OF the
United States"
POWER TALKS OUT.
Ex-Judge Maurice j. Power when
asked what 1'ammany Halls hand had
been in the choice OF Mr.. Oelyichs re-
piled: "Tammauy Hall claims so much
that it is difficult to say what she does
not claim. | do not know whether Mr..
Oc!TichS was selected ut the request OF
Mr.. Cleveland. but that | know that out
Of = total OF scvcnty-twO votes in the
State Committee Tgmmany Hail had to
do AZ the best in selecting MIR. Ocirichs.
l suppose they are now trying TO make
out that they chose him rs Il
Gcrman-Amcrican. The only German
American that Tammany had placed
III position is Fire Commissioner Eicll-
oil, and that was through. lear OF Il Ger
man newspaper and the apprehension
that the man they wanted would never
40. T&!nm%ny mas never appointed Il
COMMANDMENT police justice or paid
any attention whatever 10 the German
American element in appointments.
Mr.. FcitAcr was a Hewitt appointcc,
e~X-Judge Weldc was chosen by MIR.
Grace. This eaGeayor oi Tammany to
claim the merit OF Mr.. Oclrich'a selcc-
ton for the National Committee is rid
i%culous, and yet they claim every
thing"
10 4 reporter for a Democratic news
paper who asked Mr.. Oc!rich Yesterday
il the report that he would spend 4 large
amount OF money 20 beat Mr.. Flower
was true, Mr.. 0elrich said: 81 don't
think ! need TO spend a nickel to ac-
plish that"
lie smiled blandly at his own proph-
cc!y.