New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-19
TAMMANY LACKS DOUGH-.
Gloom PerUades the FmtbfUI-De-
fectiOnS to Hearst.

Tammany yet has not made its financial con
necton'' with the lighting combine and gloom per
vades the Mcclellan headquarters at the Bartholdl
Hotel Mr.. Murphy's corporation friends are afraid
of a Hughes inquisition if they give up 1t Is
conceded by Democrats everywhere that, If the
election held this week, William NJ. WINS the
Republican candidate. would get the normal Re
publican vote, close to it, while Mcclellan and
Hearst would divide the remainder. On the basis
of registration. this would divide the vote sub
stantialIy as follows WINS 10000; Hearst 1900;
Mcclellan, 175 600.
1t IS generally conceded that thousands of Hearst
men will flop back to the Tammany ranks when
the dough bag" goes around. and this is what
Charles F. Murphy is counting on. AS yet he has
not been able to get ironclad assurance from
the corporations to finance the campaign, Until
he does the Mcclellan camp will continue to be
gloomy place.
1t was nearly deserted yesterday until Mayor Nc
Clellan and Charles f. Murphy reached there at 0
p. m. Mr.. Murphy alone and the Mayor
walked from the City Halt to I'D St with Health
Commissioner Darlington When Mr. Murphy was
asked if he was satisfied with the Tammany pros
poets. ne said:
You don't see anyone worrying. do you?
Mr. Murpbv did not look particularly cheerful
when he said this.
Tammany never has starte9 a municipal cam
paign with such gloom Two years ago there was
money galore at the Bartboldi. Wine was opened
daily Literature in three or four languages was
turned out literally by the CARLOAD There was an
expensive campaign handbook maligning the Low
administration, and the dead walls Of the town
famed with Tammany posters. 1t is not that way
this year. because Mr. Murphy has not made the
expected Connection in Wall Street.
The distressing thing to the Mcclellan anageTS
men meet it the old story about defections
to the Hearst ranks. 1t was that way yesterday at
the MONDAY meeting of the Commercial travellers
League in Broadway This is one of the regular
''hot air. campaign organizations. 1t AFFORDS the
amateur oratorical cracksmen In Ianinany nan d
become a sort of institution in the organization
Yesterday several hundred men in the audience
broke into cheering for Hearst. The cheering pc
came so persistent that the meeting had TO De
adjourned. =, ~
many ranks yesterday editorial onslaught
against Charles Z. Murphy by the only true plue
Tammany organ OF consequence in the city Inc
editorial called Charles F. Murphy the JACK Pud-
ding of Hth ST . ., -.
The Tammsny candidates will hold forth at a
ratification meeting tonight at Tammany flali
Mayor Mcclellan will be the principal speaker, ana
he is expected to lay down the issues OF the c5n-
paign and set pattern for the minor orators. To-
morrow night the Mayor viii speak tve times IN
Brooklyn Senator McCdrreR has told the Tam
many leaders that he has the fight OF his lie on IN
Brooklyn this fall and that Mcclellan must take
off his and indsTSs the county ticket in Kings
or the Democratic vote vii: show big taIl.ng OH
As IS the money comes the district leaders
and the election district captains will set TO work
irving to get the Hearst men back into the ranks
they get hold of that much money from Tam
rnanys Wall Street connections. That sum per as
trict means a campaign distribution of just about
even $l,00o0O0.