The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-06
TAMMANY HALL
BADLY BEATEN
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point were closed. The street cars
were stopped at Centre Street.
| One man, believed to be E. ]. Null
laney of Clifton, N. j., while watching
| the bulletins near the Stats Zeitune
building, was Jostled off the sidewalk
by the crowd, and falling on the stone
roadway, fractured his skull. He died
soon after.
The bulletined announcement of Mr.
| Lows election was the signal for a
series of impromptu triumphal parades
around the district, in which the young
man with the blaring tin horn was, as
usual, very much in evidence.
| Edward M. Shepard made public &C
acknowledgement of his defeat tonight at
police headquarters in Brooklyn He
sent a telegram of congratulation to
Mr.. Low, and dictated a statement to
the reporters, in which he expressed his
| hope that the incoming administration
would be a successful one. His tele-
gram read:
with all sincerity, 1 wish you
the utmost success in the great Of
flee to which the people of Greater
| New York have called you"
Mr.. Shepard then dictated this state
ment:
ct sincerely wish Mr.. Low thor
oughly successful administration. The
people have indicated their decided
preference; not only is it the duty OF
every good citizen to cheerfully acqui-
| esce in the result, but he should do his
utmost to make the result beneficial to
the city. All of us, Republicans and
Democrats alike, should Loyalty uphold
those whom the people have chosen in
all good work on their part.
"Of course 1 regret the result, but
trust that the munif1cent purposes
which those who nominated me and I
have had in mind may be realized, even
| If in a manner different from that
which should have preferred.
II thoroughly appreciate the efficient
work done against adverse conditions
! by the Democratic organizations in five
boroughs
81 believe that the faith of the New
York Democracy, Notwithstanding this
Temporary defeat, is definitely set to
future of political reform which will,
at no distant day. bring to the party
merited honor and success"
Richard Croker received the returns
| in what is known as the private room
of Tammany Hall. The leader was
surrounded by crowd of men long
prominent in the organization, among
them John F. Carroll, deputy leader;
Mayor Van Wyck; Corporation Counsel
Whalen and City Chamberlain T. c.
Crane.
Mr.. Croker sat at the press table and
| listened with his customary lack of
Expressed emotion as the bulletins
We're read. From the first they were
unfavorable, and the crowd of leaders
heard the figures called off without
comment.
Mr.. Croker from time to time directed
that comparisons be made with the vote
| last year. He declined to make any
statement, however, until $50 O'Clock.
when he said he thought the Democrats
| had elected their county ticket This
ticket includes the borough presidency
! of Manhattan with great patronage I'M
der the revised charter, and the i'm
Iportant office of district attorney, for
which Justice William Travers Jerome,
the fusiOnist candidate, made a nota-
bic campaign against Henry w. Unger
Democrat At the time that he claimed
the county ticket Mr.. Croker said he
did not care to say anything as to the
race for the mayoralty.
Mayor Van Wyck who was a candi-
date for the Supreme Court bench, and
who was bitterly assailed during the
campaign, was an interested listener
as the returns came in. He conferred
frequently with John E. Carroll, but
like Mr.. Croker. did not care Tito talk
on the result.
Mr.. Croker at S.45 o'clock tonight
conceded the election of Seth Low, fus-
ion candidate for mayor, but was not
willing at that time to give up the
county ticket. He said he was much
disappointed in the Brooklyn vote. as
he had expected Mr.. Shepard to make
good showing there, it being his
home borough
AS to the causes for the defeat OF
the Democratic ticket, Mr.. Croker said
he was inclined to ascribe it to the
large, silent vote, and the fact that the
people sometimes feel that they want
a change.
Mr. Croker at 10 o'clock commenting
on Mr. Shepard's defeat, said he could
not ascribe it to any one issue.
The people wanted a change" said
he. and the organization bows to the
will of the people. Tammany Hall has
been in power for practically II years
and if any one party were to remain
in control for too long a period, the
tendency would be toward a perpetu-
alton Of power until the result would
resemble monarchy. Tammany has
always profited by defeat. and I hone
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