New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-09
HOW TAMMANY WINS VICTORIES.
soMn INTERESTING FIGURES PRESENTED vt AN
ANTI-TAMMANY MASS MEETING ~ TIE

I'D ASSEMBLY I'ISIl,l'
The Independent County Organiz2t.on OF the ia
Assembly District was launched with whoop last
nigh, at a big meeting in Pearl Hail. No 10 Pearl
ST II was the biggest snt-TamTany meeting held
in many years in the district. and the methods Of
the ring were den mccl in fcrcible terms. The OBJ
ject OF the meeting. set forth in the CIRCULARS
was 10 call tog ether and organize those in favor OF
an honest ballot and better municipal government
over 40 voters many Of whom were unable 10 gain
entrance to the hail. Responded to the call.
william Russell. who called 10 the chair
announced that there 10 be TO star-chamber
methods behind barred doors lie briefly Outlined
the plan ITO overthrow AMI dethrone the scoundrels
who have made a buresquc and farce OF our local
elections"
Ex-Judge Alfred steckler exhorted his hearers
70 join the movement and organize in a bona
hde movement to wipe out Tammany Hall Brook
I'm did nohy." he said. and elected noble man.
Schlercn let New-York do likewise ana elect an
honest competent man as Mayor OF this city,
William \. Ellis. a young speaker who from MS
reception seems to be a favorte in the Ill District.
followed In a speech Of facts and figures regarding
the election In the Iammany Hall banner dis
trlct in 1895.
Instead OF 1900 legal voters in this District" he
said. there not more than eight thousand-o"
voted In the last election who had no right 70
Mr.. Ellis had made Il personal investigation OF
the subject and knew whereof he slOk" He de
ciared that rammany heeer had said that votes
I'm the district plentiful that tn"y had
fallen from 81 apiece To four for a quars 1t
was these men. these tin soldiers or .'peaters.
who swellcl the vote To lA0o or more strange
feature the fact that while the registration IN
creased enormously the vote OF the opposition to
Tammany Hall fell on"
Here are some figures he gave from personal
knowledge: III Che Ihrtieth Election District t&5
was half made up OF warehouses; forty houses
from which 100 voters registered IN the PreSi-
Dental year responsible for 2.lOJ at the last
election: the Twelfth Election District gave l'9
Democratic and ~ Republican votes In lSZ: last
year there POI Democratic TO Republican,
and in the Fortv-second 49, Democratic to ~ Re
publican in 1882. 925 Democratic 10 Republican IN
1893
Mr. Ellis gave figures in profusion that dazed
even those OF his hearers who We're used = Tam
many election methods AZ the last e.ectlon.' lie
said 81 saw one vote three times. and when !
voted eight times before you came here
\ contract was made by Il TammGay man. he
said. with 'heeler' 10 procure twelve men VINO
would cast seventy-twO ballots the men were 70
get $Gj. ard the procurer $50. They became too
druHk 10 vote and two OF the men tried 10 fill
the contract but after they had voted thirty times.
they. too. succumbrl - drink These men were
the to,,s OF bosses. who reapel the profit. and
then eft the city In their palace cars while the
tools took the Black Maria
Ernest IIarvier and Julius hamburger then paid
their respects to Diver and his cohorts Michael
Lynch made Il brief speech. EN-ASsemblyman
Walter w. }ahan. of the IXth Assembly District.
an eX-Tammnnyite. painted black picture of Tam
many politics. He thought the wrong men
being punished. Gustav Myers and Joseph Steiner.
who declared that the towards and thieves
the rum" closed the list OF speakers. There
were 40 names enrolled. which runs the member
ship up TO over 800 4 meeting will soon be held
when the organization will be perfected