The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-08
TAMMANY REJOICES.
Rega rds the Defeat of Mazet rs q
Great Victory.

NEW YORK, Nov. AT Tanmany Hall
tonight Mr.. Croker was more interested in
the returns from the Nineteenth district
than anywhere else. He repeatedly asked
If Mazet had been beaten beyond doubt
and kept constantly repeating: We'll. Ma
yet is beaten, that's a consolation"
The .irst returns from the Nineteenth
showed that in the Fourth election district
Stewart was only seven votes ahead Of Ma
zet. They'll have TO do better than that"
said Mr.. Croker. Call UP Johnnie Sexton
on the phone
Sexton was called up and said that Ma
zet was beaten by four hundred. little
later another return came In showing Ma
zet to be three votes ahead. This worried
Mr.. Croker and Sexton was consulted again.
third report came in showing that MaZet
ard Stewart had received the same number
of votes in twenty-six districts of the thir-
ty-five. That slip was Immediately torn up.
John B. Sexton settled all doubts by tele-
phoning that Mazet had been beaten by S6S.
We'll, that's a great thing, said Mr..
Croker, in a subdued tone. We have beat
en- Platt and his man Mazet and beaten
them badly / guess We will not have any
more Investigations for while"
Just then the lord mayor of Dublin, ac-
ccmpanied by John Redmond, entered the
room. I'VE came down to see how you man.
age the election here" said Mr.. Redmond.
I'VE want to take lessons"
Come upstairs and will show you," said
Mr.. Croker.
Meantime the big hall upstairs was crowd
ed with people who came in to hear results.
Assistant District Attorney Townsend pre-
sided and speeches were being made by
mt
led Lord Mayor Talon and Mr.. Redmond
up the back stairs to the stage. Neither
knew that a meeting was in progress until
they got there.
I'VE want you to make speeches." said
Mr.. Croker.
"No. no. no." protested Mr.. Redmond, lit
would be presumption. We came down TO
look on and see how you did things"
Then Mr.. Croker was introduced by Col.
Townsend. He went to the front of the
platform and made speech. II congratu-
late you," he said, ION this overwhelming
victory. By your votes to-day you have
rolled up a Democratic majority in this
county Of $1,000 all the way through. We
have sustained the principles that we
fought for, which have been home rule and
equal rights for all. We still must keep
up the good work. Do not stop to-day, but
keep Ii up until we free ourselves from the
shackles the Republican party is trying to
| put on us. / hope you will keep up the
| good work in order that we may win the
Assembly. I now introduce to you Mr..
Redmond, of Dublin
| Mr.. Redmond was perplexed. He went to
| the front of the stage, however, and said:
| when ! arrived in New York few hours
| ago 1 heard that You were conducting an
| election here. / was naturally anxious to
| learn how you managed the business, and
my steps naturally turned towards Tam
many Hall. / am not going to talk politics
to you because know nothing about Amer
| lean politics. If did it would be presump-
| ton on my part to discuss them, but
| learned in Ireland that most of the men
in Tammany Hall were Irish, and naturally
| / want to congratulate you what you
| regard victory. l understand that
your organization stands for home rule and
the rights Of the people, and that being so
l am glad that you are carrying out your
| principles. / am not sorry that / am here,
believing, as 1 was taught in Ireland, that
this organization was to some small ex-
tent Irish, and congratulate YOU"
| Lord Mayor Talon was then introduced
and made a speech, declaring that he was
| greatly impressed with the earnestness
with which they conducted elections in
| America. Il think / have learned a good
DEAL" he said, land / shall profit by the
| lesson when / return home.'
Several Tammany orators continued to
make speeches until 10 o'clock, when Mr.
| Croker left and returned to the committee
room. There he read few more returns
| and after talking with John F. Carroll
Mayor Van Wyck and others prepared to
/ leave.