Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-07

iluTe.s 1 MY Also Sdl1l SEVERAL Iu&<1uOeI y
of congress. The official count will be-
necessary to decide one or two do
tricts.
TO DOWN TAMMASY.
present May Be seized TO Crush
Crok erism Tammany Leaders
Dazed.
New York. Nov. Curtis special to
Chicago Record. If the world had
come to an end Tuesday some of the
democratic leaders would not be more
astonished than they are over the elec-
tion returns, and many OF the repub-
licans are equally surprised, for they
We're exceedingly nervous about sew
eral of the states that stand we'll up in
the Mckinley column. No landslide
Twas expected by the most sanguine.
The president was the most confident
man have seen during the campaign
| in either party. When I called at the
white house on the 10Th of October.
just before leaving Washington for
Vets Virginia, he expressed the opin-s
ion that he would receive all the elec-
toral votes that We're cast for him in
1886, and several others. including
! Kansas, South Dakota and Wyoming.
He was hopeful of Idaho, and his ad-
vices from Utah were very encouraG-
ling. He based his confidence upon tha
lpatriotism of the people. as indicated
lin private letters he was receiving
| form individuals in different parts OK
\ the country, many OF them democrats.
1 and not from the reports of partisan
! committees He believed that he was
sustained by public opinion, irrespect-
live of party lines, and his faith haa
.lbeen justified to a degree beyond any
4 thing either he or any OF his advisArnS
dared predict.
4 From the returns received at this hour
lit looks as if Mr.. Mckinley has the
largest majority ever cast for any pres
lident, and that the republ blicans vii have
4 an increased. majority in congress. The
Republican majority in New York state
Twill be over 10000, and the democratic
4 majority in the city will not be far from
1.-The estimates given in my letter Satur-
day n,ornin. The reduced majority IN
this state il due to democratic activity.
lit will be remembered that very little
was done by that party in 1896. 1t prac-
8ltically allowed the election to go by de-
i fault. This year, as / have told you
from time TO time, Croker has been
making desperate efforts to carry the
SoS
sffruit here. but have seriously injured
Hthe democratic prospects in other states
where Croker is regarded as the embod-
iiment of all that is vicious in politics.
Il His peculiar and unusual tactics hero
5thave driven many honest democrats IL
vote the republican ticket, and you will
Eheaf serious talk of the reorganization
8fof the democratic party in this state.
'i The respectable element. or Wha Comps
ltroller Colel calls the highest demo-
r tcrats,, of New York, VIII not follow
9 Croker as a leader. He has always beet
but they have tolerated hin
because of his supposed political saga,
lefty During The present campaign that
q has not been apparent. On the contrary
q he seemed a changed nan-so different
from what he used 10 be as to excite
81 wonder and comment from hia conf dem
Itial associates. | quoted one of theIn
z 1.-THE other day. who said: II don't know
Ewhat has come over the old man. Hs
Z seems 10 be getting nutty. never seen
& him like this before.
Last night the people were talking of
I lfnominatins Seth Low, president al
t Columbia College. as business man'f
! -candidate for MAYOR next fall and
l making a determined effort to over
:
ssIportune fer such a movements. for Gro-
s iker has lest his prestige and the conf ;
b ldence Of his followers. II that could bs
: accomplished the New York democracy
:. might be reorganized. but as long as
4 Tammany continues in control of the
: municipal government such a thing il
s impossible. The expenditure of $780,
D G00. 900 a year in salaries and contracts
: furnishes a cohesive power that can
t not be dissolved. but without that the
i. local organization would fall to pieces.
The people of New York seemed to
have gone wild over the election. Be
81 tween Twenty-third and Forty second
: streets mass of human beings was
7 moving TO anu fro, without any appAr-
tHent purpose except to make as much
4 noise as possible, and We're bowling
: themselves hoarse with joy over the res
:. suit 1t was impossible to carry on .
conversation in the streets. It was Diff
: 5ticult 10 think. The street car Hines
We're blocked. Carriages were compelled
S to take roundabouts routes and pedes-
2 trians had 70 move with the, human
S stream whichever way 1t happened ste
e be going. The insulting banners which
n Croker took so much trouble to haua
across the streets have been torn down
by the crowds. Some OF them have
4 been taken to the Tepubli lean ciut
$ rooms as trophies, and others hays
n been torn into small pieces and carried
t away as souvenirs. 1
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