The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-16
TAAiMANY DID NOT,
KNIFE WILSON; 1T
JUST FORGOT HIM

Figures gathered from the returns
of the recent election indicate. strong
ly that Tammany was carefully hus-
banding its munitions for the big
drive on the city Offices next fall. No
ammunition was squandered on the
presidential election
Tammany officials Indignantly deny
that there was any knitting Of the
President on the part of the forces of
the Wigwam and the figures bear them
out. But independent Democrats who
are talking bitterly about the result in
New York city declare that this was
due to the fact that it involves money
and organized effort to conduct a
scientific knitting campaign, and that
Tammany merely "laid down. and let
the Republican organization do it's
worst to the state and national tickets.
This apathy on the part of the
Wigwam resulted in the loss Of at
least $4,000 votes for the national
ticket on Manhattan Island alone.
700 Votes Missing.
Registration in the Tammany dis
tricts this year ran anywhere from
700 to 1900 above the total vote and
tells the story.
Charles Murphy's bailiwiclc-the
Twelfth Assembly districts the ia
vorite count in this indictment. The
total registration was 6,193 this year
which was 131 higher than that two
years ago when Martin Glynn ran for
governor. The total vote was 700 less
than the registration.
Murphy's district captains in his
own stronghold went to work for the
election Of Mccall in 1913 and rolled
up 4,524 votes in the face of a power
full fusion ticket, backed by the cream
of Independent Democracy in New
York city. But Murphys district
showed a vote Of only 3,704 for Presi
dent Wilson last Tuesday when the
Independent Democrats were backing
the ticket.
About the same thing happened in
Big Tim Sullivan's old district-the
Third-of which Harry Perry is now
leader. The Tammany chiefs con-
ferred Alb votes on Judge Mccall
in the mayoralty campaign in the face
of bitter opposition, but could turn
out only 4.001 for Wilson. The total
vote was nearly a thousand short If
the total registration.
Finn and Foley Follow.
In Tom Foley's district-the Sec
ond--the figures lean the right way."
but there were even greater compH-
cations to be considered in that battle
ground. The vote for Wilson was
nearly 700 in excess Of the vote for
Mccall, but when Mccall ran for
mayor the district was split wide open
by the feud between Foley on one
side and Mike, Rofrano and the Dris-
coils on the other. Rofrano was ap-
pointed to the Street Cleaning de-
partment by Mayor Mitchell, from
which it may be inferred that his
powerful following did not give Nc
Call and the Tammany ticket whole
hearted support at the polls.
Battery Dan Finn, Jr., assistant ap-
praiser in the custom house and
about the only Tammany man honor
ed with federal appointment of any
consequence, seemingly did not let
that fact influence him to strain any
tendons on election day. His district
at the lower end of Manhattan Island
rolled up 3,44S votes for Mccall and
sent 1891 for Wilson. The total vote
was again hundreds short of the total
registration.
With variations the figures run in
much this fashion all through Man
haitian Island.