Tammany Defeated.
The power of Tammany in New York City government, long domina..t, corrupt and arrogant, hus been defeated, if not finally extinguished. The workers for eud government, and the men who would like good government without working for it, joined forces in the campaign that ended last Tuesday and elected as mayor Seth Low, till recently President, of Columbia College; elected as district attorney William Travers Jerome, one of the most aggressive foes of Tammany and Tammany methods; defeated for a usticeship on the state supreme bench Robert A. Van Wyck, the present mayor, noted and notorious for his carelessness of the people's interest, and for his carefulness of Tam-sand his own, The completeness of tory of the Fusion party, so-called, made up of Republicans, Independents, and Democrats who put decency above party, leaves nothing to be desired. The reason for it lies in the fact that the Fusion leaders were able to wave from their lethargy the thousands of voters who are usually too indifferent to cast. their ballots. The difficulty of victory may be seen, when it is realised that the norma Democratte (Trammany) majority in New York City is about 75,000. Yet Low was chosen by a plurality of 30,000.
The New Mayor, who comes into office on Ist January, will be able to appoint the heads of all' city departments, and will thus have opportunity to begin and maintain an honest and efficient. city government for two years at least.
Edward M. Shepard's Position.
Tammany realised, when the time to nominate candidates came, that the situation was serious from its standpoint—that of keeping office. It adopted the shrewd tactic of nominating for mayor a man of whose honesty and capability there could be no question. How Edward M. Shepard could bring himself to accept this nomipation can hardly be explained. In years past he has spoken and worked against, Tammany, and not longer ago than 1897 he had scathingly condemned that organisation, terming it a "foul blot" on Ameri-
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