Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-02
Some Tammany Methods.

Some Tammany Methods.
Here is what we do: On election day the
precinct captain sends his men out with a
bunch of money to hire 200 workers They
Will be labeled with Tammany buttons and
VIII be hustled around en- one job and an
other. They will be hired for the day, for
S3, $o or S10 according to their worth and
nothing Will be said about how they are
to vote. That would mean states prison
for some one
But experience has shown that in eight
cases out of ten these workers vote the
ticket of the party which hires them. That
Is one way. Then Talamany has a hum
dred an one devices for getting after
man. Every man in the precinct is down
on card index and Tammany knows all
about him and his family. Touches sys-
tenn was child's play to this
The record shows just what favors have
been done for the man or his family, and
Tammany has knack of putting these
folks under obligations to it. The day be-
fore election the precinct caption will drop
around and lay down the law to that voter.
telling him just what is expected of him
and what will happen If he falls down..
How Sullivan Manages.
In elaboration of this argument hear
story on big Tim Sullivan, one of the Tam
many district leaders. 1t was rumored he
was sulking and they went to him about
it. me sulk?" said big Tim. Not on
your HE. We got Tie ulStTlCt uliuei
eye and If any geezer fails to come to the
scratch he won't be in the district sixty
days after election. And they all know 1t.
too" That is the way Tamamny is put
ting on the screws.
New York knows what Tammany can do
and that is why the betting has been In
McClellan's favor even in the face or the
recognized Hearst sentiment. Hearst Is
said to be spending $4,000 a day in the
campaign
The Tammany campaign fund is said to
amount to close on to s2.OOo,0O0. and there
is more where that came from. Boss Muir
ply makes no concealment of the fact that
Tammany is using its barrel 1t was sug-
gested to him day or two ago that Tam
many had a million and a half. We'll" he
replied, that's not a bad thing to have in
a campaign, Is it?'
Phase of the Campaign.
An interesting phase of the campaign is
being commented upon in Wall street, but
Is not generally known to the public, and
that is that there is a big stock market
stake in the election. A rival telephone
company is trying to get into New York,
but is being kept out by the BeImonts. who
through their influence with Tammany con-
troll the of the conduts.
1t is claimed that Hearst is friendly with
the Mackays, and that if he is elected he
will let them come into the city conduits
with their wires. The franchise is esti-
mated to be worth 81 100000 at the outset
and nobody knows how much for the
future
The Union League Club, which as every
one knows is distinctly partisan republi-
can association, will tender a reception on
Friday afternoon to Jerome and WINS. This
will be the first time the club has departed
from its adherence strictly to partisanship.
Their First Appearance Together.
1t will also be the first appearance of
Jerome and WINS together. Ex-senator
Chandler of New Hampshire, who is here
and who has been looking into the mayor
atty situation, said to me today that If WINS
could poll the solid republican vote that he
believed he could be elected However, he
did not expect WINS would get his party
vote and thought Mr.. Mcclellan would win
Mr.. Chandler added that 1t will be a long
time before the democratic vote Is split as
1T now Is and before the republican party
will have a chance again to elect mayor
saw today copy OF a pamphlet which is
being sent to every enrolled republican in
New York by Tammany.
1t Is the most vicious attack yet made
upon Hearst in connection with the criti-
cism of his newspaper at the time of Nc
klnley's assassination. 1t is said that the
document is being sent out with the knowl-
edge and consent of Mayor Mcclellan, and
1t Is inttmated that the mayor himself will
allude to the incident In his speech next
Saturday night.
There are signs that this form of cam
paignfng is already reacting upon McClel-
lan's candidacy, and many of his friends
appreciate 1t. N O. NJ