Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-04
ANTl-TAMMANY
DEMOCRATS WIN
GREAT TRIUMPH
REPUBLICANS SADDENED BY
RECAPITULATIONS
BATTEE-scARRED TIGER LOSES
ALL BUT MAYoRALTY
Opposition Elected on Fusion Ticket
viii Have Absolute Control
of New York City's
Pursestrings
IRu AsanoIated Press.l

NJ EW YORK, Nov. -Battle-scarred
~ Tammany which yesterday elect
- a mayor but lost a city, took up
today the gloomy work of setting its
house in order for four years of avowed
anti Tammany government in Greater
New Cork.
An 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 victory for the
anti Tammany Demorcats who had
lined up with the Republicans under
the fusion banner, than for the straight
out Republicans.
Anti Tammany Democrats elected on
the Republiean-fusi 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 and there
fore the right of spending more than
billion dollars of the citys money.
The board of estimate includes, be-
sides Mayor Gaynor-who In the past
has been a strong anti-machine man
five anti-T -Tammany Democrats and two
Republicans. The sixteen votes al
lotted the various members of the
board are SO distributed that besides
Justice Gaynor's three ballots, anti
Tammany Democrats will have nine
and the Republicans four.
Nucleus for Reorganization
In this board, according to anti
Tammany Democrats, Is to be found
nucleus of what they believe will make
for a complete reorganization of the
Democratic party. II was rumored to-
day that the attempt to create new
order of things for New York city
Democracy already was under way.
Charles F. Murphy, who succeeded
Richard Croker as Tammany leader,
came out with formal disavowal of
the rumors at the same time denying
a report that he was to be deposed
II have no intention of resigning,
said Murphy. II have not heard of any
opposition to me within the party and
l have heard nothing abe. these re-
ported rumblings of discomfort"
Richard Croker's presence was
matter of speculation to those who
were studying the situation and the
announcement that he had extended
his visit Ave days longer was regarded
as significant.
Mr.. Croker's visitors today included
former Mayor Hugh Grant, Lewis Nix
on, William h. Sheehan and Mayor
Mcclellan The retired leader said
these calls were without political Sig
nifiance.
II am out of politics for good and
ALL" he declared. mot for million
dollars would I reconsider my deter
mination to keep in the background.
Too Old for Strife
'Yes, they asked me to come back
they always do that But I'm too old
and couldn't stand the racket"
Complete returns on balloting i'm al
dermanic districts show that Tammany
lost ground also in that body and that
the Democratic majority will be cut
down from thirty-one to a majority
OF a single vote. In addition, several
nominally Democratic votes from
Brooklyn districts are the product OF
a fusian between Democratic and
Hearst Indepenoent forces and are
hardly to be depended upon to support
their Democratic colleagues in all In
stances.
William M. WINS, who launched the
Hearst boom late in the campaign.
offered his congratulations to the fus-
ion candidates today.
TT is the greatest victory for reform
New York has ever seen, said WINS
"It means Tammany must be re-
organized and there must also be
house-cleaning of the Republican or
ganization in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
as attested by the defeat of Barnard
and the defeat of the woodruff ma
chine and its Republican candidates
in Brooklyn"
Otto T. Barnard, defeated Republi-
can candidate for mayor, loomed today
as a possibility for the New York
state gubernatorial nominee next year.
Herbert Parsons, Republican coun-
ty chairman, said:
"Mr. Bannard's clean and business
like campaign against tremendous odds
has had its effect and think we shall
hear from him again. He has proved
himself an excellent standard-bearer
and the party has need of many such
men,"