New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-12
NEW TAMMANY TRICKS
KEEP HEARST MEN BUSY.
Pays SO apiece for Nominating Pc
titiOns. TO Make Them WOrthleSs.

More tricks were sprung by the Tammany men
on the Hearst men yesterday 1t certainly looks
as if Tammany, in it's desperation. intends 10 use
every trick that it can get away with" 10 cut
down the Hearst vote
Not content with entering the primaries under
the guise Of Independence Leaguers and stealing
the organization away from the Hearst men. and
the still bolder attempt the part Of last week
70 rob the Hearst Of their latest name. the
Civic Alliance the Tanmany men were caught
red handed Yesterday in other scandalous
practices. The indictment Of nine tools of Tam
many by the grand Jury for irregularities at the
primaries did not deter the Tammany from
trying other tricks.
Chairman Gehring of the Civic Alliance in com
pairing the Hearst nominating petitions. which are
coming in by the score. discovered yesterday a
similarity in the names of the petitions.
Further Investigation led 70 the discovery that
blocks Of signatures the same two or
three different petitions in the Assembly dis
trict-
Following UP this discovery. MI Gehring called
in the agents who were circulating the petitions
and sharply quizzed them, showing them the du-
plications. Then he learned that Tammany men
had followed the Hearst men around and had got
the names and addresses they had taken on three
four petitions.
Before the days work fairly begun yester-
day at the Hermitage Hotel. the headquarters Of
the Civic Alliance. Chairman Gehring discovered
that the men handling the Hearst petitions were
receiving cash offers Of SIS apiece for nominating
petition blanks Tammany men were ready in
certain Tenderlon saloon to complete the deals
The Tammany men certainly are keeping
guessing" said Chairman Gehring. The indict-
rnent Of nine OF their gang by the grand jury to-
day didn't seem rattle them any. for they kept
right OF trying TO put them the plate
We expect that everything that can be accom-
plished by trickery bribery, threat and intirnida
ton will be worked against us have had con-
siderable do with local politics for the last two
or three years in New York. and never have seen
Tammany working as desperately as it is at this
time.
7 am confident that we shall retain the name
and emblem Of the Civic Alliance. we hled IL
with the Secretary Of State hours before the Tam
many men knew anything about IT, am going
ever the nominating petitions with fine tooth
comb trying TO spot the names OF fake Civic Al
lance Hearst men. II we don't weed them out
before they are fled I know that the Tammany
lawyers wfIr\be on hand Thursday TO object TO
the acceptance OF petitions showing the slightest
irregularities.
isn't it rather strange that Justice Gaynor that
advocate Of honest elections. the man who helped
10 railroad McKane to Sing sing. cannot see any
Improperly in all this villainy?
'I think the rankest OF all was that 81 one
OF our district leaders. from silk stocking dis
trict as the Republicans call II, who confessed.
when cornered that he took 800 from Tammany
men to betray US. and that he was glad he dld H.
He has been under suspicion ever since last year.
when he brought about the Endorsement Of Rhine
lander Waldo. Tanrnany candidate for Congress, in
an upper West Side district.
IT trapped him in Tom Rush's clubhouse. the
Osceola Club. few days ago. while he was fixing
IN the deal with the Tammsny people. on a plea
that a member Of his family wished 70 speak 70
him. we got him on the other end OF the telephone
line and verified the fact that he was with the
Tamrany leader Of the 29th District.
With all their desperation. never have seen
worse bungling than Tammany is making these
DAYS. They so eager TO beat US that they
don't take time to do their work we'll They
using a large number OF illiterate men. probably
in the fear that some them will 60 10 jail for
it. and these make so many mistakes that
their trails are easily followed.
Il don't know just how many Of the men indicted
will be nut behind the bars. I suspect many OF
them will skip the town. but the fact that they
are indicted will have wholesome effect on the
situation