The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-03
CROKER'S FIGURE NOW 47,2SS.
SHEPARD PLURALITY m THIS
COUNTY-SQUIRE'S SPEECH.
They Have sIandered Us. lie Says, and Il
Wrong TO Send the Awful Fusion
Literature Into Homes-Fsurcs Are

Literature into homes NTo
sham Estimates Really Not In.
The Squire made a speech yesterday
and had some figures given out.
Although as a matter OF fact the Tam
many Hall district leaders have not yet
finished their canvasses of their districts
and will mol do no until late this evening
at the meeting Of the Executive Committee
yesterday afternoon It was decided that
the effect Of not giving any figures to the
public would be no bad hat it would he
vol 10 have some prepared and given out
Therefore, at the end Of the meeting
Secretary Smith announced that on the
estimates OF the leaders Edward NJ. Shep-
ard. the head Of the Tammany ticket. would
have g plurality OF f,2sa in the county oi
The managers of the fight would not
give out any Of the details on which this
estimate was based. They refused TO
tell what districts the plurality was TO be
rolled up in. They said that II they should
tell the details Of tho canvass the wicked
managers Of the fusion canpsign-un.
prinoipled men like II. Fulton Cutting and
the Rov. Thomas II. Slcer-would go out
and buy all Of the Tammsny voters ana
subvert the will Of the people. so they
let IL 60 at 1929, insisting on the 2ss. ard
said that they expected that the county
ticket would beat this. These figures are
10, 900 more than the plurality Tor the en-
tire city as given at the Tppers aud Tap.
pers' Club On Friday evening. and are oil
course the merest guesswork.
All Of the member OF the Executive
Committee were at the meeting yesterday
and had the Pleasure OF listening TO. THO
address bv .iIe Squire. The Squire had
prepared a set of resolutions which he
wanted adopted. Here is what they said;
49, 90. all. 100. AaRAttraaa
the Infa slanders directed against our
city IN. the effort 10 mislead the people 20
serve Republican partisan Snds Ih,s G dy
y its proud position as one Of the g%re1test
and wise bemocratic Sdmi"istrations gave
place 10 so-called reform cond tons, the re-
suit Of public excitement and the outcome oil
partisan plots aiC ed by n sensatiQnal press.
bur citizens will resent at the, polls the at
tempt 70 make issues upon f%alsehoods
ou R]S. Ss rs ,,ac We 'ie Tsiiaa G ssnsiS"s .Re
women Of New York by the defnners OF the
city The. severe denunciaton that these
tn pity for those whose depraved Inns gina
ton il 9apable Of prescntins so SAD a picture
Resolved That tho stories Of New, York
being governed and controlled by thieves
and gamblers. nre 81 inconsistent win the
prosperity, peace and order that they refute
themselves and serve only To- 9Sap se S[
upon me,5 5sSels and SPotixs1 Al SI't the f"ca. s ahISs
n conspiracy of the Republican foes oil Democ-
racy and Of the city, IL has no chance OF
we urge all citizens Who take, proper pride
~ our city TO- maze their failure c1mptgb, e
. y GSfty pe sssssn; ,ieks S"'e' u"
The Squire smiled with q benevolent
visage on the tenantry and said:
The election OF the Democratic candidates
will not only be a rebuke 20 the slanderers
party's attitude against the tyrannioal Eng
iish government In its cruel and unholy war
a%gainst ono of our sister reppblics
.wer 70 the letter OF y-Mayor Hewitt who
J. one of Seth Lows chief partisans, printed
y his. %Srnigs,s o 51"s' NJ Hewitt CannS dare be
trusted o. secure good government"
THIS suggestion Of the Acknowledgement
il J. the Intention 90 favor a property qualid-
cation for voters or soine. other un- American
scheme. tn voters of New YORK VIII not
be- blind 10 this attitude Of our opponents.
Beware OF further false issues that may
be- circulated betv cen now and election day
Remem6.r that thii orssnizssIo9 has not
The matter b. our answers to tho attacks
Of our opponents in tho literature prepared
for that purpose has been clean and IL 20 10
iuio any home. The same cannot be said Of
the Republican -uppcrters Of Seth, Low
II i. criminal e permit TIE ihtruductlon
into the households Of this city 81 such clrcu-
lars ~ they have issued and 81 many OF ths
sp.ech., which have found their way into
the Columns of the press IN spite OF tls
CleHulinss- We have worked under me great
disadvantage Of having only y lifri''d mum
Der ~ newspaper, print the fa'ts ana the
truth from our eide
We have the utmost Contueno" that the peso
ple In their wisdom sill "ust 'hrlf ballots
lntslligeutly and that night and Justice VIII
prevail
There was applause ~ the close 81 the
Squir.'s speech like thai which II hC ard
nj he end ~ an Grafton 10y the nCh pai iron
g. hi- poor relations. Mr. Hswitt'- demo
cfatlcC PROPOSAL 10 restrict the sufirag" Ia
municipal elections never did pleas Tam
! many All ~ the members 81 th" com
mtti.-s nodded and said that the Squir"
wis a great speaker, aud then they went
away 20 Try 10 drum mp a few yOt"r
Before they did, however. lhcy looked
over tha s~-slgnmaut. oi city Magistrate
fur .leotion day and found that the .al-
eudar prepared by the Bbard 81 ,ry Mag
i-tratss did not provide Tor ~" ll,mocfatlo
momlar- tu ~ uu election day
Ihses members az" Magistrate IHll"f,
MAYO. Hogan aud hfauI. AID al ~ them
a.. "A ou rlessiuu das Tie lammhny
men NAV AK tie luaTd ~ assign -niu"
bau1ofais e. At d D. dpuNffu whsi h-f
the can he done without Ssuously do
turaas the programnt. - thr hAgl-irai"r
Ihr stuntti.fmsHl alrl taiknd alHiuI 'ho
dsi-lou thai hrrnl~n Hnd policemen S"t"
uuf o. b. t=rmif's-i 90 NHIt frHuI ~" sihfiuh
sud me- huulr,s anI 10 a. - 80 have
NJ Law luuluaii.s Nifht. IrIfaff0ut "ln-'l
Nlalnu af 10 noe uNsfiEai. thln uua'irf