The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-08
ROBERT MAZET DEFEATED.
,,rrIs HzRD-ToUsHT ONE, WITH
yJCTORY TO STEWART.

triet Turned Out in Force-An Sorts OF
Charge, Made as TO Tnmmnny's Methods
sexton and Ike Frommo Jubiiant.
Richard Croker's anything TO beat Mszet"
,,d Iefsat the Republican Assem- blymhn from
,h. Nineteenth district. The Citizens Union
.,,diiate endorsed by Tammany, won by
about 400 mi iorty. Perez u. Stewards election
ca. conceded By the Republican leaders early
"T,nmany cast 400 fraudulent votes in the
,or.r districts" said Chairman Quigg OF the
R.rubl!can County Committee. "A strange
hing about the vote was that while Stewart
,.ll behind in Democratic districts and hazet
,.nhchind In Republican districts. Mazets fall
ingor vnsths greater. Tammany rent thou
,,nd coopists into this district. but at least
MN ~ th.m were scared on. The Citizens
Union polled only $50 votes in the whole dis
ia, which goes to show that Mazet could not
have b,sn beaten without fraud"
coll.c,or George II. Bidwsll, who conducted
N.,s,s campaign said that such q fraudulent
.l.o,lon could not DO passed over without
a,,.,hinu be,ng done We concede Stewards
o,.,,,on by 800, he said. and our great sur
,r,,, I. that thu Tammany majority wasn't
tboussnd. Tammany used every evil method
known to defeat Mazet."
Johnnie Sexton and Ike From me. over at
T,umany's headquarters. were iubilant when
the returns began coming In II this had
been an honest election" said Mr.. Fromms.
y.ry earnestly. our ma jority would have been
bigger. We lost n thousand votes In the lower
dis,ricts by intim tdation. Scores OF men were
,.,r.a of by McCullagh and his thugs"
THAT'S right" chimed In Mr. Sexton. They
tr,imidated us out Of a thousand votes"
The determination OF the Republican organi.
,,,ion In the Nineteenth Assembly district not
20 allow the hundreds OF coonists who were
planted there by Tammauy Hail In its nRht
against A.s.mhlyman Robert Mazet TO- vote.
resulted in many .ms,i roy royi SSSst MY ar Sr
part ~ the Tammsnv men around the polls
.Hetd, ! Number o, ,hs thir .l,,tn rs.i,
'he.s w.ro arrested a'terward. and although
sS ;% h. a5TT % G9H s.y did N their p duty
70 Ttmmany we'll = vigorous, prosecution OF
the T,mmnny hircinss is follow The most
he .V soaring % Of dozens Of the colcn,ists who
had the hnrk bone to register hut who we're
,sIiyN.h when II came TO going 20 the polls to
cast Their votes. TaWm.nv Hal mad. a de.-
s,'ss he: roEs . 70 hat IL thca hal. 3"
them voted. There were evidences Of 2 large
r.Il Of Tammany dough" about the district
Up to n. time tn. nrst return. BEGAN to
come in there was confidence In each camp.
district lSto in IN. afternoon. said that things
we're going IN HE satisfaction and that ~ the
election districts known to be agains' him did
half as well "a he had reason IN believe they
would do tNr him. his reelection was nssur.i.
collector Bidweli. who has been running Ma.
i.,:nsd to, III. reports o. IN. Ferpbliean
worker. with a face like sphinx Nothing Of
what was il his mind could be learned from a
Over in the Tamman, headquarters. only =
hook from the R.nurlicsn .smp, i W., ds,
that \ was all over hut the shouting
why Stewart must w'D. said one stalwart
Tnmm'nv man; Johnny sexton says he must
II h. don't win Johnny! be turned down"
We must win" said hall. !, dozen others.
md then thsv g., went out and had drink on
T smnsIy h.afGnsrtsr.. but Il was noticed noticed
tss II wa. conn,,t = tho rank ard h'.;
taking when it was necessary n cheer tho
l,oys up. hut when they got into Guie' corners
tose,h.r they v.r. '";s. ,,uh,lNn,, 1t VA. .vi-
omlna TIER o.'isa,,ons was sourre OF worry
although the Republican vote there was aim cst
~ IN the T,mm9ny vote wa, slower than .cold
boom, districts. a large wad was m m sdiateiy
DISPATCHED there 20 give m. boys" nerve.
to TsmmsnT he,Irsrt.rs T II wns tn ,Ss nnt
that M. Croker had announced Nazet's iafsat
A. T.nma.y Hall That; q course, settled i.
.bkinG and the consumption OF much stimu-
The Citizens Union mea were apparently
taking hut small mart in the day. work.
There Was only handful around the Cit'7ens'
mon 5s r ana w th ,Tr sGTld be
ltr Stewart would hs elected, bu. II vcu asked
,,.r d:ant. i.r,orm.tioP tE.y Invariably re.
erred van 10 Tammany headquarters.
Ttmmany had all her biz men ont during the
~, joSnny Cn-ro,I who ENJOYS the dstinc-
ln,s,meycr the Tann.anv LAWYER. nd num-
Ter OF others prominent in the Wigwam were
.. nd ~" Ss s,n no Sr; ny S.HT
va, apparent from the presence o. thes. men
that Ta~mnnyw,s concentrating her .ns-gies
as. o. DO Mazet or dis in IN. sttenpt. L.mr.l
QnigS and Charles F. Brudsr visited Mr..
MNsti headquarters several times during the
Both sides had their voters out early and tn.
earliest onssa, the poll. found a dstsrm ed
o oa., W. q sui Mscui'ash'. men :. each
q .er.on. trouble. but the, Republican,. snd
her. wouldn't he any troubl. as long q. Tam:
@ aI' he ring orn IN dS HH' s.s. G'G,.
man .T5e.,ei W.. Pst1ct n Nchol:@n.A ' .
ay,y With Hccnl'aeh deputy gnietiy.
..,,srnation AZ 'Tammany headduarter. and the
nlsc'ion dis'rlc' captains came pouring In for
Instructions. The colonsts were pat' ing scared
'hevsaid and wouldn't vote. They wsrs adj
NlHd 10 get ther men out at all hazards and to
s'snrs fh.m that they would ne promptly
hh!sf ost II arrested Thus rsnssured, tho
Ioon'rS began To 20 Ia the pos and arrests
-egan TO be made all over the district There
WA.a no. row ~ the 20 ing plsr. ia the Recon 4
election, district. whom John Northrur.
ralHd down Thomas Pagan. Tamm.nv
WORKER; Pagan was elec'ionnerIng inside 81
we iON''oot line. and had in'srfered with a
ilmhHr ~ voters. when Sorthrup ordered him
W, STOP. Pagan retortsd with an onth, and
refused 10 get hack ~ the line without an
oth"r wor' the dsrutv hauled out his revolver
snd rartet toward Pagan. who got out Of the
wy IN ? hurry, The Tammnny men rent
~, w%rd through the district ut once that
,mr,nnaRh men were shooting psoule down
oS axe o ;,tss"p but they didn't make much capital
Nter this incident Northrnp had ONLY to nut
re hand IN his hin rocket md start forward
~ or'er to make the Tammanv workers obey
re ihw. II vas claimed by Tammnny men
nay Deputy Ward. IN N" same district, drew q
!u.r1H, on W'l,iam Williams a colored man OF
~ west elStlath street. This proved 10 be n
"snard Ward arrested Williams ns an illegal
onr.I and had no trouble In taking him TO
Toward the close ~ the afternoon statsmsnts
fro, 10, 4