The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-09
1AMNANY, CONTENT, SMILES
GRFNS, NOT CHEERS, As THE
RETURNS CONE ~.

Quiet Night ~ the Fourteenth street
headquarters Triumph for me-
eeney end Cemmsa Sense" says
siuRphy-Dsianyr Victory welcome.
Tho enthusiasm at Tammany Hall
did not run To chsers. Everybody seemed
to have regarded the result rs expected
and natural. There were grins. smiles
and laughter that was uproarious at times.
but there was little or no waving Of hats
or shouts Of approval. II was the most
modest expression OF feeling ever OBJ
served in tho old building. Charles +.
Murphy usually accompanied by j
Sergeant Cram, went frequently from
his Office across the hallway into the
big room of the executive committee.
where the returns were received 10y spe,-
cial wire and ticker. He also smiled and
said little. When il Was all over. that il
when all tho leaders were satisfied that
the Democrats appeared 10 have won
everything. MIR Murphy gave out thus
statement at 10 =. NJ:
The election OF the entire Democratic
ticket in the State Ia a signal triumph for
decency and common sense.
IL marks the return TO sanity and healthy
conditions in our public life and inc identally
shows that tho false prophets Of noise and
OF flth. in spite Of all their Joint efforts to
deceive and fool the people. are buried to-
gether in the same grave. I hope they
may not greatly disturb each other there
in deciding between themselves which was
the more responsible for their memorable
defeat.
Tn. victory /. decisive enough to he
sh AIRED by all decent citizens and places
upon the Democratic party u responsibility
to which l feel assured they will respond
In IA manner to satisfy the hest interests OF
progress and good government in New York
State.
Tom Smith. secretary Of Tammany
Hall read the returns 10 the throng in the
were Judges Crane and Swami. Justice
Joseph Moss. George Gordon Battle
Congressman Michael Conroy and William
Sohmer. the candidate for State Comp
troller. II was apparent az ! O'Clock
what had happened and this inspired
Alphonse G.. Roelhl-. president Of the
German American Citizens League. who
presided in the assembly room upstairs
to stir the Tamnany multitude there by
announcing that Dix has carried the
State by an overw helming majority
The crowd in tho assembly room drifted
up one side Of the stairway and down the
other. As fast ~ returns were read in the
executive committee room they were sent
upstairs and repeated there.
Mr.. Murphy got III" following despatch
reading Of which provoked laughs:
-Roosevelt's district gives Dix 21s,
S,imson i5s Beaten to frazzle-
MIR Murphy wouldn't give out his
friends name,
Howls and laughter welc omed this
from Oyster BAY;
Indications AZ O'Clock indicate that
Congressman W. W. Cocks has been de-
feated for reelection
At this point Mr.. Murphy entered the
room beaIning and nearly everybody got
up and crowded about him He said
il was Great and MIR. Cram remarked
that they had made Tammany Hall the
issue and he was glad they had been
properly defeated.
The triumph Of Delany over Whitney
for the supreme Court evoked more feelin z
and applause. solely hy hanciclapping.
than any other announcement Of the night.
The hall had enptied itself by 10 o clock
into Fourteenth street. where there was
tumuls Of the old fashioned sort.