The evening world., 1893-11-06
THE ANXIOUS SEAT.
Five Tammany Leaders Are Sit
ting Upon 1t To-Day
Police Commissioner Martin on the
Verge OF Collapse.
Kempner's Fight Wins sympathy
from tho Voters.

There are five 'raminary leaders who
are on the anxiou- seat. They are
George F. Roesch. OF the Seventh; James
w. Boyle. OF the Ninth; John ). Scanneli,
of the Eleventh: james j. Martin. OF
the Twenty-first. and John Il. Sexton. Of
the Twenty-third They nay fai! 70
elect Assemblymcn in their districts and
consequently lose their positions as lead
ers.
Police Commissioner Marti. has more
at stake than any Of them, and lie is 50
worried over the possibilities that he is
on the verge of physica! collapse. Sir.
Martin is credited with an ambition to
be boss OF TaInmany Hall, ard II he
loses the election his enemies can surely
use his defeat TO crush him beyond hope
of resurrection. The way his enemies
in Tammany Hail propose to bring about
his downfall is by aiding the election OF
James Brooks Leavitt, Independent. or
Otto Irving Wise. Republican, candidate
for Assembly.
Leavitt is NOR, dis,as;etul to Tammany
Hall thar Wise would be. because
Leavi;t is he City Club candidate and i
reformer. " sc was once a member Of
Tammany Hall, and would not be feared
enemies Tili vote for Leavitt and try to
eiec; him not because thev love LeavIt;,
but because they hate Martin.
The most interesting and most i'm
portant part OF this story Is that Mar
tins friends. driven 10 the extreme OF
choosing etwce Two evils, VIII vote for
Wise. A member OF Good Government
Club A said this mornin that Commits
eioner Martin admitted to him three
days ago that Herman, his candidate tor
Assembly. was on, of the race.
Probably the hardest ngnt III the city
Is being made By otto kempner. If he
wins IL will be against the greatest odds
that one man ever fought against in a
campaign. The sympathies Of the w.
feFa are Uf.h hin, lec4flGE he &c b,frp
prosecuted He was refused a place on
the official ballot. Then he decided 10
use pastors. His Autographs We're or
dered out Of shop windows by the police,
and shopkeepers known to be friendly
10 him are being pursued ana pers--
cuted by the Bureau Of lncum0rances.
resent this interference with their lib
critics. and they will vote as they choose
On Election Day. A secret ballot affords
protection against official domination.
Kempner, who has charged Detectives
MalI'n and Hook and several policemen
Of Capt. Doherty's command in the
Fourteenth Precinct with injuring his
canvass, was at Police headquarters
this morning. He did not furnish any
more evidence than given Saturday.
that the accused had gone about in the
district and ordered torn down various
pictures and pastors belonging to Kemp
ner. Supt. Byrnes was given the names
of several storeHeepers, in whose places
the alleged imTpsitions occurred. These
were not made public this morning.
The accused men were not brought be.
fore Supt. Byrnes. as was said to b. the
programme Saturday. when MIR. Kemp.
ner preferred the charges. The Superin.
tendent said later that they would be
at Police HEADQUARTERS some time to.
day Mr.. Kempner Will be on hani AZ
the same time TO identify them. II. vii
be accompanied by his witns,s.s.
The office Ct the Mayor will be openei
Immediately after the the polls Close or
Tuesday to receive the poll c,erks' taIias
which are required 10 be filed within
twenty-four hours after election, in ac
cordaT CO with section $50 Of the New
York City Consolidation act Of lss2
Copies are also filed with the Clerk Of
the Board OF Aldermen and at Police
Headquarters.