New-York tribune., 1909-11-03
TIGERS TAIL SAGS
MURPHY ADMITS THE
DEFEAT At 1880.
Says He Rejoices in Gaynor S
Election in Common 1cith
Al Good Citizens."

Charles T Murphy. leader Of Tam
many Hall, did not concede the defeat
OF the Tammany county ticket until II 30
o'clock. Until 10 o'clock the big chief
and the district leaders felt that they
had not only elected Judge Gaynor May
or. but had saved their entire county
ticket And then the tide turned. The
later returns began 70 change the face of
things and AT IL o'clock gloom was foot
thick in the wigwam. Again and again
MIR. Murphy was asked TO comment on
the result At II 80, after hurried con-
sutation with Daniel F. Cohalan. chair
man Of the Tammany law committee.
he said;
Il rejoice, in common with all good
citizens, in the magnificent triumph OF
the Democratic candidate for Mayor.
Judge Gaynor. The Importance of his
election TO the people of New York can
rot now be fully mea sured. It must be
particularly gratifying to the Mayor-elect
that his personal character and public
record have successfully withstood the
most vindictive and untruthful assaults
ever made upon political candidate in
all of my experience. l am sure that the
adn1inistra ton of Mayor Gaynor will
further endear him to his fellow citizens.
L of course. regret that any Of the
candidates on the ticket should be de-
feated The responsibility for their de-
feat is in no1yise IL be attributed 70 any
unftness or unworthjness on their part.
The people will understand, without sug-
gestion from me, precisely what infiu-
III 70 A-tr7 a
suit"
RACKET IN 14TH STREET.
The district leaders. the red fire, the
speeches upstairs by Jimmie Oliver
the bands in the street, the limltless
racket from paraders-everything was
going on in 14th street last night IN
front Of Tammany Hail that betokened
a victory for the tiger, and 1t was not
until after 10 o'clock that the rank ana
file awoke 70 the fact that all but
Gaynor on the city ticket and every one
on the county and borough tickets had
lost out There was JOY in the hearts
of the braves that Hearst had run third
and that he would be easier to beat the
next time. but there was little to salVe
the sore hearts over the defeat OF
Christie Sullivan. Joseph Haag.
George F Roesch. Jimmie Hagan
and the others who went down.
The executive committee room was
iamr1ed with the faithful. Senator
Thomas F Grady was ons of the first
to arrive He took his accustomed
place on the farther side Of the long
table. and soon afterward Charles F
Murphy. Thomas T. Smith, Daniel F.
Cohalan and Judge Grain came in.
Right UP 70 the close of the polls Mr..
Murphy predicted the overwhelming tri-
umph of Gaynor and an easy victory for
every one on the city. county and bor-
ough tickets Before : o'clock there
were present in the room. listening 10
the returns which came in on the ticker.
by telegraph and over the telephone, J.
Sergeant Cram, r. Burnham Moffat.
George " Loft. Justice Erlanger. Con
gressman Goldfogle, John T. Oakley,
Brother Jack Murphy. exAlderman
James f. CARNEY and Little Tim" Sui
livan.
Christie" Sullivan was greeted with
wild cheer when he came in. and the
same was true of George Gordon Bat
tie who arrived. in company with John
A. Henneberry, at 9 o'clock. Later
came John F Calvin, candidate for
President of the Board of Aldermen,
who was so sure he had won that he
told his friends all about what he ex-
/ pected TO do.
ETRST RT-TIFTJN CHEERING
The first bulletin that reached the
Wigwam was at 5:44 o'clock. and it
presa ged a Gaynor victory. II was from
the 1st Election District OF the oath AS
sembly District. up near the car barns
on the upper East Side, II gave Gaynor
-. Hearst 13 and Barnard l..
Hearst carried this district four years
ago" said tom" Smith, whereupon the
crowd yelled with joy
The next bulletin was from Charles F.
Murphy's Assembly district. and was
even better than the first one. It said
that the Sth Election District of the 18th
Assembly District had given Gaynor 325.
Hearst - and Barnard SO
These returns looked so good 10 every
one that an order was sent TO Assembly
man Paradise Jimmie" Oliver TO turn
on the music in the big hall upstairs
where the returns are read from the
platform Jimmie" went up. followed
by a big crowd. and soon he was assur-
ing the unterrfied Tammany cohorts
that CaynOr and the entire city, county
and borough tickets had been over
whelmingIy elected, that the slanderers
had been rebuked. and that Tammany
would go on as before, the unconquer-
BILE friend Of the common people
Pretty much the same thing is said
from the platform Of the Wigwam every
election night, and the braves like IT,
No defeat is ever announced from the
platform Of Tammany Hall That is
left for the newspapers to announce the
next morning.
Charles F. Murphy was well pleased
with the outlook at o'clock that he
Went 10 luncheon with Mr.. Cohalan. ex
pecting 70 find things looking a. good
deal better when he got back
WHEN THE BATTLE WAS LOST.
The defeat of George Gordon Battle
was perhaps the hardest blow of the
night. Mr. Battle is great favorite
with the Tammany men. and the early
returns indicated that he would pull