New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-03

the faithful gathered. Tom Smith sat
at the centre Of the large table, with
Johnny Martin. former executive clerk
OF the State Senate. by his side, and
read of the returns received by tele-
phone. telegraph and ticker.
Dan Rice. the doorman, was kept
busy after 1880 admitting the notab.es
and excluding others. BY o'clock
many OF the district leaders, seeing
the trend OF things, deserted their
districts and rushed TO headquarters.
Former Charities Commissioner John W.
ke,lar. John F. Mcintyre. William har-
man Black. chairman OF the Tammany
General Committee; Supreme Court
Justice Barlow s. Weeks, Dr.. Meyer
Wolf. former State Civil Service Com
missioner: Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner,
the last Tamm9ny District Attorney,
who was removed by Roosevelt when
he was Governor, and a dozen others
greeted the visitors.
a roar that could be heard long
distance rent the air at $3.50. Chairs
were kicked over, hats were thrown
in the air as the crowd In the com
mittee room formed about a visitor
who had stepped into the room. II was
Charles +. Murphy.
The chief was accompanied by Judge
Ic1,0h :. Moss. Of General Sessions,
probably his closest friend. He took a
seat near the wall and became inter
osted in the count that spelled success
20 the organization.
A. O'Clock Murphy said:
"To-day's victory shows that the peo-
ple do not belieye the absurd charges
and the reckless SANDER heaped upon
for tho purvpCp of clOuQlug
the real issues Of campaign.
"The election of Judge Swami and
Sherf-elect Smith means the choice
of two conspicuously avOwed Tam
many men, who have been elected as
such. am sure that their admlnistra-
tion Of their respective Offices viii be
satisfactory 10 an who voted for them.
Judge Swanns conduct OF the District
Attorneys Office will, | am confident,
fully satisfy the people, and reiute the
old campaign assertion that that hlgh
Office cannot be managed efficiently and
honestly by a member Of Tammany
Hall
"The election of a Democratic Board
of Aldermen is particularly gratifying,
because il can only be regarded as
rebuke TO and general dissatisfaction
with the present Republican-Fusion
Board Of Aldermen.
In short, to-day's victory indicates
triumph Of adherence TO principles
over the forces Of sham, hypocrisy and
Misrepresentation"
Murphy refused to discuss the de-
feat of the constitution or that of wo-
man suffrage. Pressed on the suffrage
question, he said:
81 stand where ! always did. I'm
neutral
Shortly before 10 o'clock Alfred L.
Smith, Tammany candidate for Sheriff,
arrived 70 the cry Of: Hello Sheriff
The crowd on the street took II up,
puncturing it with toots Of horns, ring
ing of COW bells and other noises.
Smith was plainly delighted. He
shook hands with every one and said:
"Well il is some time since we have
had such joyful tidinCs. And did you
see what we did in that Republican hot
bed the 18th Assembly District? Why
las year they licked us by 1000 IN
that district, and this year we send
our candidates TO the Assembly and
Aldermanic chamber.
The result is very gratifying. l
have q keen appreciation OF the conf
dence the people of New York County
have reposed in me. thank them from
the bottom of my heart, as | do the
press for the splendid support given
me.
"In my hour of JOY l have but one
desire-to conduct the great office 10
which | have been elected in such man
ner as viii merit their approval
Smith asked to be excused on the
suffrage question and said his views
were too well known on the proposed
constitution TO comment on the defea.
Of the amendment
As the crowd began to leave the h all
the veteran sachem of Tammany, ex-
Superintendent Of Elections John
Voorhees,, arrived. He shook hands
with Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner, wEO
said to him:
Last year you said that Tammahy
would be living when its traducerS
were dead. You must have had to-
NIGHT in mind