Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-24
TAMMANY OR REFORM.
That is the Issue in Greater New
Works Municipal Fight, and the
Betting is Even.

NEW YORK. Oct. 23-Tammany
and reform are running neck-and-
neck for control of greater New York.
The betting Is practically even.
Low is the man who has the up
hill part OF it. All Shepard needs is
to hold the normal Democratic vote
With the aid of the reformers who
have put him in the race he can do
II. II they stay at home on election
day, Nov. 5. he is lost. Votes count.
and even Tammany does not dare in
these times to corrupt enough to
have a perceptible result on the actu-
al returns.
Crokerism, Deveryism and Van
Wyckism are the main issues. The
heads. Crime and the protected
vice are the stenches today in Goth
am.
vote for Shepard means that the
biighting hand of Croker and Devery
will remain clutched at the city's
heart A vote for Low means a new
leaf turned over and clean city
morally. and probably physically
That Croker is as strong today as
ever is certain. That he is head and
front of the campaign Is equally sure.
That he believed he could put Shep-
ard IN Van Wyck's shoes is positive
Otherwise he never would have Civ
en- him the nomination 1t Is. iho"o
fore. the same old story-whether
Croker shall continue to be the actu-
al and only ruler of Greater New
York.
Up to this time the fusionists have
been making still hunt. They have
not made much of stir save in one
instance-that of Judge Jerome. the
strenuous young man who is making
the run for district attorney. He has
stirred up the populace wherever he
has appeared on the stump, especially
by declaring the grand Jury system
Is debauched and disgrace even to
New York. For this he has been
threatened with Indictment for Grim
inal libel by the jury commission. am
answers that he courts such action.
jerome is type of Roosevelt
He is vigorous. outspoken and does
as he pleases whenever he thinks he
is right. He is running far ahead of
his ticket. and 1t is confidently pre-
dicted that even if Low is defeated
Jerome will succeed over Unger, wh'
was forced on Croker in the place of
Asa Bird Gardiner. who was remov-
ed from office by Roosevelt when he
latter was governor.
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lures of the battle is the Van Wyck
end of it. He has been Crokers
most loyal ally as mayor. and is now
trying to leap to the bench of the SUI
preme court. He has been drawing
$4,000 year for the past four years
and now he wants a $l7,500 job, with
life tenure.
The nomination of Van Wyck for
this exalted position merely shows
dacity. With all the pounding Van
Wyck has received. with stain of the
ice job. the Ramapo thievery. the
poolroom scandal. and above all the
Devery disgrace. sticking to him. he
Is foisted upon the ticketsby Tam
many's dictator.
Moreover the decree has gone forth
from Croker that Van Wyck must be
saved, even at the cost of Shepard. If
it comes to a showdown. Croker in
tends to fight for Van Wyck to the
last ditch. Van Wyck knows 1t, and
SO does Tammany, and this very trait
of Croker s-the trait of standing by
men who have been good to him-is
the secret by which he holds his grip
ON the hordes Of men who do his bid
ding, no matter what it may be.
Nearly all the stock exchange bets
are being made at even money. The
brokers say that as soon as the Tam
many people offer odds it brings out
supply OF Low funds, and the pres
sure soon brings the betting to even
money. This week several big bets
have been reported. many OF which
were made by professional betters,
who made books and placed wagers
so that no matter which way the re-
suits they will make money. c. w.
Minzesheimer, curb broker, stated
It is as much In place for harlot
900 SO far.