Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-11
IAMMANY
DIVIDED
Evidence That Pamsus Orgsni.
Sstisl Is Losing Grip u
Political Situation
GAMBLERS UNITE
Prospect That Immigration this
Year Will Rrcak All Pre-
yi0ns Records

yi0ns Records
NEW YORK. April 1.-THE result
Of the democratic primaries has caus
Ell considerable surprise 10 democrat
ic quarters and nowhere was tho sur
prise greater than among the Tam
NANTES. The vote disclosed an unex
pectad weakness and viii probably
have Il strong tendency TO diminish
the prestige Of the Tammany tiger
AZ 4 political power In New scra poll
tics. The days II in iIsoalcd soasfoI
seem TO be over for Tammany Hal
and tho power Of the giant orsaniza
tIon seems to BIO on the wane. The
element of respcctability introduced b,
the election Of Mcclellan does mol
seem 10 agree with the organization
and the latter is losing It's grip on tho
political situation.
The disscntions In the ranks OF tho
Tammanitcs are q Sign Of the times.
They Indicate clearly. that the great
effort to resusticate the spirit OF The
great organization, whoch for 70 many
year held New York by the throat
with an iron grip. has practically fail
cd. 1t is evident that a greater man
than Murphy was required 70 maintain
the rigorous discipline Of tho %tottering
organization. In unity alone lies the
strength Of q party or faction. As
soon as there are dissrntions In tho
ranks. the organization loses not only
actual power. but is prestigc. which
is frequently a good equivalent for
actual power, There seems . he 4
decided lack Of harmony or sentiment
between Mayor Mcclellan. Murphy
and the powerful gambler clement Of
Tammany Hall. They seem 70 be 1t
crcss purposes and the prospects OF q
compromise seem % be very remote.
II they exist at MI.
The determined efforts 81 District
Attorney Jerome to have a law passed
By tho Legislature which win enable
him uf making effective war against
tho gamblers, In New York in general
and Richard A. Garfield III partica
lar, are mot with equally determined
efforts Of The gambling fraternity to
prevent such legislation. Judging from
past history Il Il not particularly dif-
flcnlt 20 make the New York state
legislature 70 DO anything, II he ae
slro for certain action Is hacked no
with a We'll filled purse. The gamblers
who are Interested Ia this natter
seem 10 Be wei aware ii the pTo
pensity of the LEGISLATORS and we're not
SLOW ii awaiting themssys 81 " III
Is quite openly charged. that q purse
81 about one hanared thousand apllars
vas made Dip between them "a which,
possibly. ! cessain spotiiag sprlE ~
New Works arisiecracy mas hare 0
tributed hlf scare. ana that i rcpre
sentative ~ the knights IL the Green.
cloth Was dispatched not II AItany.
however that would have been too
conspicuous. He Val scnt IL Troy
ma tie legislators we're Elven i lint
Of Ms pfpas ne IL thai town what
hapneaed WI that i regular proees
sion q Asse,nbtsmea migrated q Troy
aIsl haek asaia, ier the soie purpose
q layine 4 tfset has ranumefatise d
ierYiew Nih Mresala representa-
tIse % the sporting fraternity. Ii IN.
telioss init as afof.aaa rspresenla
ates VIA nor have ang considerable
paft III III HUNDRED nleHsaaa dollar
left when he ts1ufts from Manhat
tn The district aktosne teenis to
have m inkllng = The thinss lhat
happened III TICS ant bEs pracaaf.
" given up all hope u tefaF his hlti
passed
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