The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-13
eaIhkH's NEWS AN0 GOSSIP.

asfhat the Politicians and Others
Find to Talk and Worry
About AT Present.
New York, April 9.-The result of
sthe Democratic primaries has caused
.cousiderrble surprise in Democratic
s-aEarters and nowhere was the sur
prise greater than among the Tam
NANTES. The vote disclosed an unex-
spscted weakness and will Eprobably
hsye strong tendency to diminish
the prestige Of the Tammany tiger as
political power in New York politics.
sThe days of undisputed control seem
ce be eyer. for Tammany Hall and the
-,oWar of the giant organization seems
SO be on she wane. The element of
respectabiaity introduced by the cleo
tion OF Mayor. Mcclellan does not
seem to agree. with she organization
and the Latter is losing its grip on the
peiibicai situation.
Tha recent Democratic primaries
were peculiar in many respects. AS
rule The outcome Of an election IN
aich two or more contendlng. par
ties oppose one another satisfies at
least one. OF the contending factions,
the one that came ont victorious. The
result Of the Democratic primaries,
ahoWeyer, does not seem to be source
.sof genuine satisfaction to anyone.
Tammany Hall is. not pleased, which
Is Guite natural. as the result of the
orinaries practically means q victory
Tor III ID, who Ss engineering the. Par
Gsr boom. Murphy, the leader to
Tanmany is decidedly tdispleased
Vsifh tbs result, as. it means loss
TO prestige, which is quite serious
under the present conditions. The
Tanmany holters, who favored Par
Ear and placed themselves In no op-
oosition to their leader find the out
scorne of the; primaries a rather dearly
bought victory. Il might be said that
amounted to cutting off Che nose to
sspite the lace. Mugwumpery seldom
nays from q partisan standpoint. The
Democrats outside of the Tammany
naaks, who tributed to the success
af Parker, although they are making
brave display of enthusiasm, are
F:5y no means as elated over the pros
spects of the future as might be as
ss1med. tits satisfactory enough to
sgi7e the Parker boom an energetic
noetus, to set; the ball rolling, so to
say, by securing the election Of a
Darker delegation, but it is a different
psposition altogether to saddle Hill
sas 5oss npon the Democratic party Of
NsR York. That is a bitter pill, the
taste OF which continues to linger in
sshe moEtks of the Parkerites, notwith-
xs5snding Gheir elation over the defeat
eof the Tammany leader.
The dissentions in the ranks OF the
Tammanitss are a sign OF the times.
They indicate clearly, that the great
seEort to rasuscitate the spirit or the
yr6aS organization, which for SO many.
gears held New York by the throat
vsata an iron grip, has practically
rallied. It is evident. that greater.
man than Murphy was required to
,aaintainsthe rigorous discipline in the.
kascsernig organization. In unity alone
lies TIE strength Of q party or faction.
As soon as there are dissentions in
the ranks, the organization Loses not
sansy actual power, but its prestige,
inch is.freqnent1y good equivalent
.foy actual power. There seems to be
"a decided lack Of harmony of senti-s
,rnenss between Mayor McClellan, Muir
sphy and the powerful gambler element
Il ya1nmany Hall. They seem to be
~ cross purposes and the prospects of
compromise seem to be very remote,
If they exist at all.
Tde friends Of the gamblers have
gIVen napy a broad hint to Mayor NC.
sC1elian, that he had done enough in
che line of reforms to satisfy public
opinion and that is is about time to
take into consideration the wishes and
sntesests Of his friends, by allowing
ehem TO gently raise the lid, but the
Nayer has net shown himself parti
vasarly eager to defer to the wishes OF
the green table fraternity. He has
spnblciy stated, that he was determln-
ed 90 keep the lid down as long as be
sFas as the head Of the administration
md that the lid would be kept down.
before as well as after the election.
zTe said, that his resolution had moth
sng to do With politics and would not
ne 2HHGSAcSQ- II duy Way Oy pO11S4Sot
The worst feature OF
the situation, so far as the gamblers
are concerned, is, that the mayor real
Nv seems to mean what he says.
y The determined efforts of District
Attorney Jerome, TO have law
passed by. the legislature, which will
enable him OF making effective war
against the gamblers IN New York in
general and Richard a. Garfield in
soarticular,. are met with equally de-
sssrnined efforts OF the gambling fra
setnity to prevent such legislation.
,yndging from past history it is not
particularly cifieult to make the New
Kozk State legislature do anything,
IF the. desire for certain action Is
sbacked mp. with q we'll filed purse.
The gamblers, who are interested in
Ghis matter, seem TO be we'll aware
gS the propensity Of the legislators
ssnd were not slow in availing Them
s,elyes. .oas it. :.Ir is quite openly cliarg-
sd. that parse OF about a hanore;i