The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-07
AS WE SEE ELECTION
WHAT ALABAMA POLITICIANS
 THINK OF TAMMANY.
Governor Jelks Thinks No Signif- canoe Attached to Result in
 New York-Hon. J. Tom Hefin Says He is Sorry.

The principal subject of discussion in political circles in Montgomery yester- day was the result of the elections held in the Eastern States Tuesday, and the overwhelming defeat of the Tammany candidates in the city of New York. The storm centre of Montgomery politics is naturally the State Capitol, and the men in the various departments there express ed great surprise that Richard Croker and his Tammany cohorts had gone down before the fusionists.
 Governor Jeiks, who returned to Mont gomery last night. said that he had been SO busy with State affairs that he had not had much time to read the news from the Eastern States, but he gathered from the newspapers that Tammeny had been badly defeated, and that the result of the elections appeared to be clean sweep for the Republicans. He said the result in New York City was not such great surprise, although Edward M. Shepard, the Tammany candidate for Mayor, was regarded as a clean man and he had en- tertained a hope that he would be elected over Seth Low. -D
 The Governor would not undertake to predict what the effect of the election would be- He said he did not think any particular significance attached to the results. although it might indicate that Democrats would have harder fight Tn the Congressional elections next year than they have had in the past
 Gen. George P. Harrison, former Con- eressman from the Third District, was in Montgomery last night.
 'T think the result of the New Yonar elections augurs we'll for a purer and bet ter Democracy" said General Harrison. "Croker does not represent the best ele- ment of Democracy and he was over thrown! He showed considerable astute- ness in selecting Mir. Shepard as his can- didate, and confess that am surprised
 at his defeat. Mir Shepard is clean man, an excellent gentleman and man of surpassing ability. He would have given New York a splendid administra- | tion. But the same may be said or MT. | Low, notwithstanding he is Repubh- can. a,..-.- "The time comes in great cities like New York" continued General Harrison, | when the people grow tired of being
 ruled by one set of politicians ane turn | to another set. They will tire or Low
 and then the Tammany man will be elect
 ed again. This has been the history oi New York city politics and history will
 repeat itself I don't think the Tuesday
 elections will have much effect on the Congressional elections next year." Hon. J. Tom Hefiin, member of the re- | cent Constitutional Convention. spent last | night in Moneg6mery. He was greatly | dise ppointed at the news from the East | ern States.
 | q am a Democrat" said MT. Heflin | "and news of Democratic defeat. no
 matter where 1t may be. makes me fee | bad had great hope that Mir. Shepard
 would receive big majority. It's thu
 old story over again. New York got tiret | of Tammany and gave MT. Croker ant | his fellows a rebuke. The citizens oi | New York did this same thing wher
 they elected Mayor Strong. They soor
 tired of Strong and his fusionists. Tam l many will be in the saddle again nex
 election No doubt Low will make a goot
 officer, but cosmopolitan people, like those in Greater New York, must turn from
 one party to another. There is no signi
 ficance in the results.'
 | 'I don't know much about the situa
 tion," declared Captain Ed Booker, for mer Convict Inspector, when he came 1T
 yesterday from Fillmore County T jus
 know that the Democrats got whipped
 and, as they are my sort of folks, an | sorry of it.
 1 Hon. F. B. Joseph. Mayor of Montgom
 cry. when seen at his residence by an Ad
 vertiser representative last night ant
 asked about the New York elections l said:
 1 "It is an example of what citizens car
 do provided they take the same interest | as professional politicians take.
 1 "I am sure that this election will not | affect national politics, for. as I under
 stand 1t, 1t is a matter of local interest | among the citizens of New York. and | have no doubt but they have decided the | matter for their best interest"