The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-21

single handed and practically unsided, the
whole finaueial burden Of the fight on his own
shoulders. Defeated candidates, under such
circumstances, usually repine against the
organization which put them up; but HUGH
J. GRANT continued a. before an active and
loyal member Of Tammsny, and gained
more popularity by this exhibition Of pluck
than he would have acquired by victory
achieved In an easy fight.
In October, 1886, the outlook for Tam
many was, locally, far from good. As re-
suit OF the preceding election Of 1884, all
the city departments were in the control Of
Tammany's opponents, and the added Fed
eral patronage had passed into the same
hostile hands. 10 was in that year that
DAVID d. HILL was nominated, for
the first time, for Governor Of New York.
HUGH ]. GRANT was then, as now, at the
head Of the Tammany ticket, and both tri-
umphed, HILL by 1900 and GRANT by
5000. One year after his defeat for Mayor,
HUGH J. GRANT was the most popular Dem
ocrat in New York city, as the official
figures demonstrate.
In October, 1888, the year Of the Presi-
Dental election, the sentiment of hostility
to Tammany Hall was not confined 70 its
perpetual and perennial opponents, but
also included large number Of labor
voters. The outlook was not favorable to
the Tammany candidates, and there was no
contest for the Mayoralty nomination.
Others having refused 1t, Mr.. GRANT was
asked rs this year, to accept, He did not
finch and again, as in 1885, with HILL at
the head Of the State ticket and GRANT at
the head OF the local ticket, both won. HILL
had 10000 majority; GRANT had 10000.
Preceding the municipal election of 1890,
the FAssETT investigating committee, so
called, had made inquiries into the admins
tration of certain municipal departments
which brought no credit or good repute to
those in charge of them. After long
search for candidate for Mayor Mr..
GRANT was asked to stand and &C
cepted running side by side with
the Tammany Assemblymen, whose votes
were afterward to make DAVID d. HILL
United States Senator. Indeed, the names
of HILL and GRANT have become al
most synonymous with victory in New
York. GRANT was elected Mayor and HILL
Senator. With the close of his May
orally term Mr.. GRANT retirld from
city politics after singularly success
full career public man strengthened
alike by victory or defeat. When first
elected Mayor, he reached $4,000 votes.
At the end of his term, and after the most
bitter and insistent opposition Of all the en-
emies OF Tammany, combined on one ticket,
he received 1890
October, 1894, finds HUGH J. GRANT for
the fourth time the Tammany candidate for
the office Of Mayor, the unanimous choice Of
the whole Tammany organization, and the
only Democratic candidate for that Office.
CARTER HARRISON was elected Mayor Of
Chicago in 1879, 1881, 1888. and 1885.
He was defeated for that Office in 1891, but
in 1898, against an opposition as bitter and
as general as now confronts Tammany, he
was again elected by a splendid majority.
What is the secret, either In the hour Of
assured triumph or in the day Of threatened
defeat, of HUGH ]. GRANTS popularity with
the voting citizens of New York What
was the secret Of HARRISON Courage,
consistency, Democracy, not knowing
when he is beaten, for the battle of the
ballots is neither lost nor won until they are
all counted. HUGH j. GRANT is Demo
crat at all seasons Of the year. He does not
claim to be better than his party. The COM
mon people like him and vote for him when
ever they get the chance.