The evening world., 1894-05-26
IS IT ON TAMMANY MONEY?
Milhollandites Are Working Hard
to Defeat Reformers.
Counties Pushing Ahead and Making
n Winning Fight.

The leaders OF the Independent move
ment have become convinced that II they
wish to accomplish the overthrow OF
Tammany Hall they must do 1t without
the aid OF the Milholland- Platt-Reid com
bination. The Plat boilers have de-
clared their intention to run a straight
ticket. That Is exactly what the Tam
many campaign managers might have
advised Plat and Milholland to do.
BY preventing fusion OF the factions
opposed to them. Tammany viii
strengthen its position, and 1t can afford
to pay handsomely for immunity from
united attack. which would mean Its
downfall.
1t Is noteworthy in this connection that
Milholland is supplied with plenty of
cash to carry out his design.
Mr.. Plat was always a collector OF
political assessments, and never famous
as a contributor. Mr.. Reid was never
more than n liberal adviser, and their
followers admit that they are with them
not to put up" but for what there is
I'm It,"
Knowing this, the politicians wonder
where Milholland gets the sinews OF war
from. The only explanation that suggest Us
itself to them is that Tammany, In
friendly recognition OF services rendered
and to be rendered. has agreed to be the
financial mainstay OF the Milholland
The Independent leaders are not
alarmed. They say that II Tammany has
captured the Milhollandites 1t Is Tammlny
lands pretension to a large following has
never been regarded seriously.
The independents Will make haste to re-
assert their determination to stand sol
i1lp touathar m fight Tammapy. The
independent County Organization took
the initiative at its meeting In the Tween
tieth District last night. It sounded the
keynote by the adoption OF the following
resolution:
! Whereas. 1t is in the interest Of good govern
ment that all organizations and good citizens
having. the welfare Of the city at heart should
unite dt the coming election against the common
enemy, Tammany Hall. and
Whereas. Certain persons with partisan objects
in view are clamorins for straight tickets; there
Resolved. That we denounce this attempt at
disunion as being against the interest OF better
government and In the interest OF the ring that
at present controls the city Of New York.
This resolution was Endorsed by shouts
of applause. The meeting was one OF
the largest the Counties have held in
ingS about their success in forming n
branch in this district, because another
organization which attempted to do so
Manhattan Hall. in which the meeting
was held last night. was packed. and
the enrolment reached over -four hun
dred; Maximillian Toch presided, and
Sanders Lehman was Secretary.
Speeches were made by Louis Steckler.
julius Hamburger and others who have
been prominent In the success of the In
dependent County Organization.
Tonight the Counties will form n
branch in the Eighteenth District at
Germania Hall, Fiftieth street and
Ninth avenue. Among the speakers will
be Col. Henry s. Bacon, Of Gravesend
fame. and Editor John T. Smith, of the
Wine and Spirit Gazette. MIR. Smith
will tell how Tammany enslaves the
liquor dealers through the Police and
Excise Departments.