The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-04
WIGWAM FIGURES VOTE.
DISTRICT LEADERS HAND THEIR
GUESSEs IN TO CROKER.

Croker, Only Two Districts Bsisg Co.
coded y. Doubtful-The boss Makes
Speech Giving Final Instructions
The Executive Com mittes OF Tammsny Hal
held It's last meeting before alectlon yesterday
The thirty five district leaders made their re-
ports 10 Croker. telling him how many majorlt,
they expected TO get In their districts. ia
times pastiit has been the custom IN make th'
figures public i'm mediately after the meeting
This year for some reason or other they wers
not made public. and they were not even read
at the meeting. No explanation was given toI
this change in policy.
The reporters who were present and who
talked with Individual leaders before and after
the meeting. got from them figures that are
said to DO approximately those that were
tur.sd in to the Tam many chieftain. Here
they are:
First district, l. 800; Second district. 5000
Third district. 1900; Fourth district, $500
Fifth district. 500: Sixth district. 2.70O;
Seventh district. 1900: Einhth district. $40
Ninth district. 400: Tenth district. 1.2O0:
Eleventh district. 1900: T velfth district L. 200
Thirteenth district. 1000: Fourteenth dis
trct. 1900; Fifteenth district. 1000: Six
teenth district. 200: Seventeenth district.
1900; Eighteenth district. 5000: Sinstsenth
district. 1000: Twentieth district $500;
Twenty.sccond district. 5000: Twenty-thlrd
district. 1000: Twenty fourth district $500;
Twcnty-fith district. 200: Twenty-siIth
district. $50: Twcnty-serenth district
win or lose br 300: Twenty.eiShth district.
] 800: Twenty ninth district. 300: 1Sirtisth
district. 1000; Tuirty.nr-t district. 400: Thir-
ty.second district 23W: Thirty-ihird district,
2 100: Thirty.fourth district. 1900; Thirty
G',h district. Loo.
The meeting was held In the Executive Com.
mittec room ~ tho hall at 4 O'Clock In the
afternoon. The leaders came around much
earl a. han that IN order to congratulate Mr.
Croker on his success In getting the chance to
- on n" stand before the Mnzet Com mittes
and reply to Hon. Robert Ma2et. Mr.. Croker
was very well satisfied with himself He ac-
ceptei tn" congratulations and said now and
then that Mr.. Mazet WAS "a liar"
When the meeting was called the leaders
walked w on" 10y one and handed their
figures to the Hon, Thomas +. Smith In sealed
envelopes. Nr, smith took them and
put them IN his pocket. Every man
IN the room looked disappointed. and they
all began whispering to each other Mr.
Croker smiled grimly. Ex-police Justice
Daniel L. Mcmahon. who presided. called for
the names oi the men the leaders had selected
to take charge Of the election paraphernslla in
the districts an! each leader handed In a bunch
of names. Next the leaders who had districts
IN which there arc courts reported the names
o. the lawyers whom they had directed to be on
hand To- defend the voters who get in trouble
This about completed the regular business
GI we ieanrts ana they settled esck IN their
S Sir 10 i,tsn 10 1ns 7pssfh OF Mr. Croker
before he spcEe. Then he said: e'''' man
=. ! would like 20 call the attention OF the
which will DO submittsd TO the
PEOPLE for their vote on election day. Promi.
os fs' a Il.
!" build me hapid Transit tunnel, This Is.
-...:- :s!:ss= 80; sen "a aeS t.ia ABOUT rapid
H"y. not vh.a yet '%s
'ho9ld come TO the rescue OF the people and do |
IS best to expedite tn. con.truetion OF the /
.psetiv: assembly dis,.iets the nsc..si.y Of
onr ofeanlsstion saSsfeiy on record ressTdinT
snni is un9us.tionably vital subject to every
n ,nts are ali good ones. and think Il adyiss.
no S:rIG, the people 70 them
Dem ocratic toilet. and discourage them from
or .us.s That wouS ss s..
. hs,e IS the d KrI. er95t by,he Repu6
DO ng unabls as they are to obtain them by an |
D o,IS election They have as an ALI, N their
band.
m3rs. faithful and enicsnt In ONES than ' has
regardless OF the fact that our District At |
torney was elected bya majority Of oyer 80. 900.
W., should and we must stand up and Defend
and Rht for our organization and Tor those |
", i have been elected through its instru-
The. There !. gs,nt!s%sns preacher. who
remove Col. Gardiner. 1t Ia our duly to stand |
by our worthy friend, the District Attorney, as
oss Ssd that he %
ssis1sf i ss%a '.,G Te has DON. Il. .% MY
predecessors who has devoted more time and
attention to his ONCE than Mr Gar liner has
ha At" s.s @ Ha 20 do a% RS%d
regret 4. Their programme 10 10 remove him |
'H!H rhep ,,a him With q k.nIbean.
'rh,sd democratic mnjnrities. IN proportion |
. tie registration. and really believe from
AIRY the county by from sixty-Hve TO seventy |
thousand majority. Before resuming my seat |
won IKE IT. +" read 70 You letter rec.iyed
cared IN our midst. the Rev Or. Slicsr OF
Buffalo"
Mr. Croker went down in his inside pockst
nd hauled ont big wad OF telegram blanks
| n" top one was addressed to him and marked |
nam. which was made up largely OF ne wspaper
on the Rev. DIR. Slcer. who used
lapsrs OF tho opposition marty. There
gas also lot OF comment by the sender
,auso lie had he.n active In uolItics In Buffalo
Il That is a. said the chief as he sat down.
hui ! understand that there lisa photog rapher
viii wait" ' W.
Mr. Smith went TO the door md called AL
radv, nhotocraher. A flash light picture waa
AIKEN Of all tn" distinguished Eentemsn and
ne meeting was oyer After the meeting Mr.. |
roker SAID In the Ninteenth dlstrIct |
gets votes. Ma2ot Is a liar"