New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-04
TAMMANY FEELS
HAND OF GLOOM
Murphy Alone Cheerful in
Sad Little Group at
Wigwam.
ONLY FAITHFUL FEW
GATHER ROUND CHIEF
S0hmer Unable TO Raise Sm;I.
as He Murmurs Softly
eve Still Liver

Whatever mign, be said abo.,
Charles +. Murphy. it must be admir-,
ted that he is a politician Of some Ga.
gacity. This is proved by his declar..
ton on the eve Of election that h.
would make 10 statement until after
The vote was cast and would not in.
dulgc in figures.
The Tsmmany leader made gue,.
last year that Edward T.. Mccall would
win b. great plurality, which cues,
probably had much % DO zith his re,i.
cence this year. Following this sa.
gacious attitude Nr. Murphy made
las, nigh. The above statemen; a. q.
actly O'Clock. which was about an
hour earlier than the CHIEF usually
talks FOR publication on election night.
Blu, there was nothing n Tho returns
or the atmosphere OF The committee
room a. Tsmmsny Hall where Mr..
Murphy and some OF his lieutenants
heard ,he fsteful news, % give him
hope or lend him cheer None the less.
the boss himself was outwardly the
most cheerful man in me room.
When ne returned from dinner a.
$3.50 O'Clock ne wore a most self-ss,i,-
fed air. IL vas partly attributable 70
the round Of applause with which III.
satellites greeted him. One OF the
first 20 greet him was state Controller
William Sohmer, who was defeated FOR
reelection.
I'VE ,till live" observed Mr. Sohmer.
The rudy couutenancc Of the boss was
a sufficient answer.
The gathering IN the committee room
was not as large as in other years.
Only the old faithfuis were on hand.
including Justice Weeks, Justice En-
LANCER. Or. Meye- WOLF. State Civil
Service Commissioner; Chairman Ed
ward F. Mccall of the Public Service
Commission, who lost interest in fg
u~es last year; former Judge Foster.
former Justice Luce. Gene Johnson,
"JoeD Humphreys, who announces a.,
boxing shows, and, Of course, Tom
Smitn.
Only the Music Not Gloomy.
The gloom that hung thick in the
room where the chiefs were gathered
vas even more observable IN the cham
he, above, where the proletariat met to
hear the returns. They didn't get many
returns. but they heard much music.
For even when -he tide is against
Tammany il is never so poor that u
cannot afford 20 have a band 20 cheer
the crowd. Also the band served an
other purpose. l. relieved TIE monotony
of the long periods between the an
nouncements OF the figures.
Alphonse G. Koelble. who laid down
for the evening the arduous duties o.
mana ging the German war campaign u
New York. had charge OF the work o.
announcing. But his voice FAILED =
cneer. The crowd in the big hall was
sral and they came early. They also
lett early. 49,.
That a. big crowd was expected might
be cueseed from the tact that the 100
was covered with sawdust, even 10 th'
very pack part OF the auditorium, ou'
where t. was quite unnecessary lo
any one TO tread. The musical mum
bers were long, which gave Nr. hoeloi'
time 10 pick out the most opumist.'
returns. and that required some time
Out on l4th 81. the crowds ~er'
cheering and blowing horns. and II di'
not take long before there was A gen
eral shutting of feet toward the eNi
OF the hall, and soon the cherries
braves were swallowed up IN IN
tumultuous crowd outside.
Before 10 O'Clock the lights Tam
MANY hall burned low. They woll'
Rave been eXtinguished earlier but
fen stragglers remained 10 hear M
music. the only cheerful thing in TN
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