Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-11-06
IS STILL DEMOCRATIC
Defeat of Tammany Does
Not Mean Republican
vict0ry.
Anti-Tammany Democrats Elected on
Fusion Ticket for Four Years
Will Be i'm Absolute Control
of City's Purse.

of City's Purse.
New York, Nov 3.-Battle SCARED
Tammany, which yesterday elected a
mayor, but lost a city, took up today
the gloomy work of setting it's house
in order for four years of ayoWed an
ti.Tammany government in Greater
New York.
Analysis shows that the election,
which resulted in the defeat by the
fusion forces of every important Tam
many-Democratic candidate below the
mayor, was more of a victory for the
anti-Tammany Democrats who had
lined up with the Republicans under
the fusion banner than for the
straight-out Republicans.
Anti-Tammany Democrats elected
on the Republican-Fusion ticket for
four years will be in absolute control
of the city's purse strings. They will
have a clear majority in the board of
estimate and apportionment, one OF
the most powerful municipal bodies IN
any city of the world, and, therefore.
the right of spending more than bill
lion dollars of the city's money.
The board of estimate, as elected.
includes, besides Mayor-elect Gaynor.
who, in the past has been a strong
anti-machine man-flve anti-machlne
men-fve anti-Tammany Democrats
and two Republicans. The sixteen
votes allotted the various members Of
the board are so distributed that, be
sides Justice Gaynor's three ballots,
the anti-Tammany Democrats will
have nine and the Republicans four
In this board, according to the anti
Tammany Democrats, is to be found
"a nucleus of what they believe will
make for a complete Reorganization
of the Democratic party in Greater
New York.
Persistent rumor had it today thai
the attempt to create a new order Of
things for the New York city Democ-
racy already was under way. Charles
F. Murphy, who succeeded Richard
Croker as Tammany leader, came out
with a formal disavowal of these ru-
mors at the same time denying re-
port that he was to be deposed from
the leadership.
''I have no intention of resigning,
said Murphy. 81 have not heard c1
any opposition to me within the party
and have heard nothing about thesS
approaching revolt"
The presence of Richard Croker il
the city was a matter of considerable
spec lation to those who were study
ing the situation, and the announce
ment that he had extended his vist
here five days longer than previousl,
announced was regarded as signi6
cant.
81 am out of politics for good AM
all,'' Mr.. Croker declared. Not TO
a million dollars would | reconslde
my determination to keep in the back
ground. Yes, they asked me to com
back-they always do that. But I'1
too old and couldn't stand the rack
ct"
Complete returns on the ballotin
in the aldermanic districts show tha
Tammany lost ground also in tha
body, and that the Democratic major
ity will be cut down from thirty-on
to majority by single vote. In &C
dition to this loss several Of the nom
na1ly Democratic votes from Brool
lyn districts are the product of fl
sion between the Democratic and th
Hearst Independent forces and al
hardly to be depended upon to suppo1
their Democratic colleagues in all il
stances.
Otto T. Barnard, the defeated r.
publican candidate for mayor, loome
up today as possibility for the Ne
York state gubernatoria1 nominate
next year. Herbert Parsons, Republ
can county chairman, said in a bri
statement:
"Mr Bannard's clean and bushes
like campaign against tremendoi
odds has had it's effect, and I think v
shall hear from him again. He h
proved himself an excellent standar
bearer, and the party has need
many such men"