The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-12
He viii be Made to Bear the Blame for
Tammany's Success.

New York, Noy. 9-The politician.
have fell foul Of each other since cleo.
ton day. Warner Miller. for instance
after expressing his satisfaction today
over the result in the state. proceeded
% score the managers of the local cam
paign whom he practically accused oi
responsibility for the Tammany VIC
t1ry. He said it was not reasonable
to suppose that there were many Tam
many men in the 10000 registered voters
who did not appear at the polls on cleo
ton day. By his manner the impress
sion was conveyed that Messrs. I-auter-
bach. Treat, ct al, We're responsible fo1
the Republican defeat in this county.
As might be expected Edward Lauter-
bach. chairman OF the Republican coun-
ty committee. has been unable 10 endure
the taunts of Mayor Strong and Mr..
Brookfieid, who lay the responsibility
for fusion defeat at the gifted lawyer
doors.
IT had not intended 10 go into details -
said Mr.. Lauterhach tonight, but the
criticisms of MeSsrs. Strong and Brook
field are so manifestly unjust that I am
compelled to reply to them As a mat
ter Of fact, the administration has done
nothing practical 10 aid the fusion
ticket. George Wannamaker is the only
man among the office-holders who came
10 headquarters and contributed TO the
anti-Tammany campaign fund / don [
say the financial aid of the adminiStra-
tion would have elected the fusion tick
et. but II would have helped us To
sum up. there Is no virtue in a fusion
ticket, and the Republicans 10 be sue
cessfull must go il aloae."
The Republican county committee IS
preparing a statement 10 show the vote
cast for the candidates on the Union
ticket in the so-caNed Lauterhach is
tructs. as compared with the vote for
the same nominees in the so-calied
Bro0kfield districts. for the purpose of
proving by figures which side made the
best showing against Tammany hall
over at the Chambers OF Commerce
the Committee of Fifty are dusgusted
with the turn affairs took last Tuesday
and they were not backward in express
ing their opinions.
What do l think Of the election 90
said Gustav II. SchYab. Why. We
were beaten, that's all. The sooner
the Legislature takes that excise ques-
tion-in fact. might say the sunday
blue law questioa-out of politics the
better. The people should determine
these matters by popular vote or the
leSlsla ture should give them instant re
lief The present blue law Sunday en-
forcement is responsible for defeat. and
50 long as il remains IN politics 80 long
VIII we be defeated. for the people have
demanded repeal"
Then up speaks Dr.. Parkhurst again
today. The doctor has done a good deal
more taking since election than he did
before II Now he's pointing cat where
the fault hes, He has three reasons
for the local defeat First. the excise:
second. the political hodge podge or fus-
ion; third. the mayor; and on the poor
mayor he let himself loose. He was
elected. he says. on the ground OF non
Partisaaship. In this particular he
failed constantly and thoroughly.
There = no Use % mincing matters;
this : good time 70 tell the truth and
70 tell 4 straight: and the embarrassing
teSt1-e q the situation Is that the may
or does not himself appreciate the fact
that ire szss been uniformly false n this
respect ~ the platform upon which he
was elected; an his mental constitution
seems OF sach kiad as 20 be unrespol-
sive 20 the local approaches that are
made 10 him. For. IN reply 10 charges
Of this character. he has said ths. IN