New-York tribune., 1902-01-09


BITTER AGAINST CROKER
Congressman-eIect Montague LessIer last night
went to Washington accompanied by President
Robert c. Norris. of the Republican County
Committee He will call to-day on the Presi-
dent. Senator Platt and Speaker Henderson. II
is expected that Senator Platt will INTRODUCES
him 70 General Henderson. Tonight Mr. Less
Ter will go to Chicago to see his wife, who was
called away from New-York TO attend the fun
eraI of her father. BY the irst of next week il
is expected his certificate of election will be
ready and then he Will take his seat as Repre-
sentative OF the With District.
William Loeb, jr.. assistant secretary TO the
President yesterday sent MI Lessler the fol-
lowing telegram:
Have informed the President of your election.
and he desires me 10 send you his congratFla-
tiOns
Governor Odell sent the following:
Accept my earnest congratulations on your
election and best wishes for the future
President Louis Stern OF the Republican Club;
Good boy. You ought to feel as proud as
peacock. My heartiest.
Members of the Republican County Commit
tee said yesterday that Perry Belmont the
Democratic candidate, had apparently com
mitted a misdemeanor in signing watchers Ger
tidcates They said that Section 1O2 OF the
Election Code specifically provides that the
County Committees shall furnish watchers
certificates and stipUlates that the furnishing
of them in any other manner S a misdemeanor'
Mr.. Belmont il may he remembered. signed the
watchers certificates found on ex-Alderman
WeIIing. charged with violation of the law.
The corrected returns yesterday showed that
Iessler's plurality was 40 out of total Of
1JTS4 votes There were Isl defective ballots
and 81 blank ballots.
John r. Voorhis of the Board OF Elections.
said yesterday that he thought the election law
with reference TO independent nominations ought
10 be amended. Fritz Lindinsers name had
been printed on the ballot because 1.264 voters
had subscribed their names and made oath that
they intended TO support him. He received l''
votes Eleven hundred and sixty-siX had signed
the petition of Bennett, the Greater New-IorS
Democracy candidate. who got 22S votes
Perry Belmont was not at his headquarters
yesterday He called up his headquarters in
the Astor House and when asked If he wouia
make any comment on the result replied thai
he had nothing to say. His friends are exceed
inSly bitter against Croker, Murphy and
OGrady and charge that Croker passed the
word along the line TO knife Mr., Belmont. Ih5y
assert that Mr.. Belmont viii not consider ths
accident closed
The Murphy men in the Ist District were jubi-
liant yesterday. Colonel Murphy said; "The or
EaniZatiOn Democrats did as we'll as theE C.1.I
with a weak and unpopular candidate inns
election is a lesson that teaches that no car
petbagger can hope to be elected on the penlo-
cratic ticket from the With District mere
after
Mr. Croker refused to comment on the down
fall of his avOwed enemy. At the DemocratIss
Club last night il said that the deteat o
Belmont carried with it the defeat OF senator
Sullivan for control of the lower end OF the eI'y-
| The Croker men openly fought the belInoht
| Finn men at the polls. and Finn'S hope 20 con-
| troll the Ist District is deferred for years -,
Fritz LindinSer. the independent Democrdus
candidate who was pulled out OF the race on
| the order of Mr.. Croker. chuckled all day ohs
/ yesterday when Mr.. BelmOntS name was men
| toned. On Tuesday night Fritz called up ths
| Belmont headquarters on the telephone. ana
| asked how things going. The man dt tHe
| other end wanted to know who II was.
Fritz Lindinger. Mr.. Belmonts friend ie
/ piled Fritz. H.,
You get back into your cage, was tne sD''1
| reply. You can't get no returns here ,...
Fritz kept open house for all the pottlclsn..
of the Ist District yesterday, and sala 10 inaA'
OF them:
well. we did EN-"