New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-01

MUCH CREDIT DIE TO WORKERS IL THE
CAUsE-cOLoNEL BROWN SAID 70
HAVE LOST HEAVILY ~
Tuesdays brilliant triumph over the Free
Trade Wilson bill in the NIVth Congress Dis
trlct In which a Democratic plurality of ss2'
at the iasi Congress election. held in 1859, was
wiped ou,. AMI Lemuel f. Quigg, tho Kcpubli-
can candidate was chosen by PSI majority oyer
the Democratic candidate. the subject up
permost in The minds of The people Of New-Sork
City Yesterday. and formed The main topic at
political centres and uptown hotels and clubs
,ast evening Republicans and Democratic
workingmen who aided them. felt that ii was a
victory to be proud Of The campaign. with its
gratifying result was looked upon as an object
lesson showing what organization and reso!ute
hard and thorough work might do in the city.
Everybody joined in praising William l1eary
who had charge Of Mr.. QuigS's campaign. 1t
VAS felt that he had displayed remarkable quail
ties OF management. lie had district contain
ing four complete Assembly districts and parts
of three others making seven different organiza-
tons TO look after with all their confusing and
complicated details yet Mr.. Leary handled them
like an experiencer campagner. with discretion.
tact and success. He assigned speakers. secured
halls, saw TO the printing of documents and
the delivery and mailing of them; eliminated
jealouses and smooihed out delicate political
conditions. always bound To arise in contests like
this. in a way To make votes for his candidate.
BILLY" Leary. as he is known all over the city,
was as warmly congratulated yesterday as was
the man ne did so much to elect.
II was a great speaking campaign Never was
more effective one carried on in New-Yorl.
Six 10 eight meetings were held every night, and
all were well attended. Many factory
olI in he
ings where they worked. The result was the for
nation Of sixteen or eighteen organizations with
in the factories composed wholly of employees.
The leaders in this factory work were y. II.
Herschaft, John Walker. Thomas w. O'Keefe
and John Clark. II was mainly due to this sort
of electoneerinG that the Democratic majority
of 1000 given 10 Cord Meyer ill., III the NlAth
Assembly District was destroyed and Colonel
Brown reduced to a plurality Of 12l. The men
Of many mills and factories were converted into
bodies of workers, who canvassed the district
and manned the polls. On election day the
mills generally shut down and gave their men
the whole day, as had been arranged.
TAMMANYs HOT FIGHT.
Tammany Hall put up a hot fight in every
Assembly district, and in the betting through
out the day the odds on Colonel Brown.
The Colonel himself offered to ! on himself
- lost, 1t is estimated about $1,000 The
Tammany people were not prepared FOR the re-
suit. The leaders realize that the effect Of the
against Tammany this fall.
Mr. Quigg seen at his home, No 2lO West
Seventeth-st. yesterday. He was engaged in
reading and answering kilograms and messages
of cOngratulatiOn, of which he had received
several hundred. Among the senders were EX-
Speaker Thomas Il. Reed. Governor Mckinley,
Joseph H. Manley, chairman of the RepuDl!-
can National Committee; Senator Chandler. of
New-Hampshire Congressman James j. Belden,
of Syracuse. and J. c. Burrows of Michigan;
Chairman Thomas H. Carter. Chauncey NJ. De-
pew. Thomas c. Plat, Colonel James 5. Clark
son, Speaker Malby. Assemblyman Ainsworth
and Senators Saxton and O'Connor
When asked for his view of the result Mr..
Quigg said that the beauty of it was that the
meaning obvious that it required no
comment from anybody.
Il have said many times during the campaign
he said. that If Republican protectionst was
elected in either OF these districts the Wilson
bill would never become law. My faith in
that proposition rests upon this well-known
phase of human nature-that Congressman is
no more anxious to lose his job than any other
person. and it is now evident that the Wilson
bill is as fatal to the interests of Democratic
congressman as it is 10 the interests Of mill
hands"
MEETING OF CONGRATULATIONS.
The last gun in the XIVth Congressional Dis
trict campaign fired last night at the head
quarters of the XIXth Assembly Republican Or
ganizaton at Sixty-seventh-st and the Boulevard,
where meeting of congratulation was held.
When the result became known election night
Mr.. Quigg asked John Reisenweber and Charles
F. Bruder TO invite he voters of the district to
the headquarters in order that he might thank
them and c0ngra tuate them on the result Of their
work. They came in force, filling to its utmost
capacity the meeting-roOm Among others pres
ent WERE John Reisenweber, w. w. Graham, |
W. II. Belamy, William Leary. John Bell, John
Walker A. Hershaft A. Stevenson, John Clark, |
Joseph White. James Carse. Thomas O'Keefe,
Samuel Wildwood. John J. Clancy, Charles Il.
Page Colonel ii. *. White, II. c. Uman, Moses
c. Byers and Peter Morris.
Mr. Quigg was greeted with loud cheers when
hal i'm r.f a1 i'm
the audience. He said that he had been
asked, since 1 ~ result Of the election became
opinions of the people who in 1892 elected John |
r. Fellows. Democrat. by majority of $685. |
and now elect Lemuel +. Qugg, Republican |
by 9S4? Who and what did it?"
The answer" he said. lis this: We asked the |
people: DO You want a continuance Of the |
present state Of affairs? and they said No"
THE forces" he added. (which made this |
victory possible will coalesce and will break up |
Tammany. that criminal institution" Mr. Qugg !
thanked the voters Of the district. and assured |
them that he would discharge the duties of his |
office in keeping with the wishes of those by |
whose votes he attained it.
John Bell, president of the WorlIingmen's Pro-
tective Tariff League; William Leary. who man.
aged Mr.: Quigg's campaign George w Wan
maker. Thomas OKeefe. Of the Elm Flax !
Mills and W. II. Bellamy spoke all congratulate
Ing Mr. Quigg and giving assurance that this |
is the 'beginning-nOt the end Of a campaign"
MIR. DEPEw PLEASED AT THE RESULT
OF all loyal Republicans in this city no one
perhaps. was better pleased by the result
than Chauncey NJ Depew. THE upheaval in
the XVIII District and the colossal reduction
or the Democratic plurality in the XVIII" he
said yesterday "is al emphatic and unmistak-
able declaration of the public will which may
be interesting 10 the Democratic party. 1t IS
neither more nor less than emphatic con-
demnation Of this wildcat tinkering with the
Wilson bill and Of the bill itself. The oppo-
nents or the Democratic policy had OVerwhem-
Ing odds against them. They were disorganized
Yet they had TO fight thoroughly drilled per-
fecty equipped and organized force. But they
won. and the victory proves if il proves any
thing that the voice Of the people is supreme"
Colonel Thomas l." James, president Of the
Lincoln National Bank and ex Postmaster Cen
cral. is smother who emphatic in the ex-
preston Of his views on the situation I'VE
have now signal proof" he said. that the peo-