Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-11-07

| d-0est llcklng Won ever mad In your lIfe.'
| well, you needn't trouble yourself much abou,
that small matter; for if you don't take care Iwon
wait till the elections over; but III give you id
licking now
Inspector-Order, gentlemen.
Let's go on polling
| Il challenge his vote
| 81 havn't offered to vote YETI
/ i don't care challenge it,
sYour name?'
| 'Merriman'
Have you a wife, Mr.. Merrimanr
Am obliged to tell your
The law requires it Of voter
Does the law require vetsr to have wifeP
No, but it requires him to answer that ques
| tien
We'll, have one, but Dent live with her.
Well, you just go andlive in the same house with
her for q week, and you'll see why not
You keep house in this ward =
you're citizen
| sIam.'
You've not voted before =
Why, you ought to be able to tellth =
You live alone =
NO. have young lady living with me, whom
I'D marry tomorrow If my wife died.
Merriman goes the whole - down.
Your nameP
Jonathan Goodhue'
Il challenge Goodkue'
What for Goodhue's a good voter
AYE, somewhere; but Pm not sure he's entitled
to vote here"
He wouldn't wish to vote if he was not entitled
Il don't know that
sYou may trust him.
so may you; but wont. These merchants are
tickIlsn chap. az election li.s.. T..y.s shsnsing
about. Let him swear and I'm satisfied
Mr.. Goodhue-sworn-down.'
The numerous questions, delays, and challe cling
that take place here, will falling of in the
votes Of the three days as compared with last
spring.
SECOND wARp.-T The polling proceeded here with
| uncommon spirit all day yesterday. The wings
less remiss than they the two days previ.
Gus; and, alarmed by the heavy rain of Tuesday
in the morning About eleven o'clock, however,
body Of locofocos got possession Of the polls and
kept them till dinner time. Then there was
slight pause, and the inspectors got good dinner
inspectors in other Of the wards can get, or do
get served up to them. After dinner, a good fat
jolly looking fellow, called by his cronies came up
TO vote
Your name q
sLuscombe.'
What Luscombe.'
Sanborne and Luscombe.'
Locofoco Inspector Are you a voter, Mr.. Lus-
combe I
Voter ought to be, and believe am
Belief won't do here, Sir; we must have positive
certainty
Wing Inspector. / know Mr.. Luscombe; he's a
good voter and good cook
Loco Inspector don't care nothing for his cook
ing. Is he voter
He keeps the great refectory, the Cornucopia. You
ought 10 know his names Luscombe'
How should knowl | know your names Revo
g Hance, and yours is Fife; bu! amt obliged to
know every chap that's good cook. When wants
any thing good, goes 10 Ssndy Welsh
well, here comes Sandy up TO vote
challege his vote
Because don't like his politics.
You know there wing. Cd d-n you, Put nv
vote in
Swear him.
'I'll put arsenic in your soupv
Did you move into this ward for the purpose Of
votingl'
Certainly 1 did. 1 always intend to vote in a
ward when move into it,
How long have you resided herer
Several years
when do you intend TO move out OF itr
when Pm called of after the manner Of old Ro,ip
the Bow
You're a citizenr
Yes; and he's the best supporter that many con.
situations have
SANDY Welsh goes the whole. Down,
Now, d.. you, let's take drink
i. What's your name, Sirf
v. Richard Adams Locke.
samuel jerks Smith. ] challenge that vote
He lives on Staten Island"
side permanently in the city,
Swear him.
You have . home on Staten Island,
have
Your furniture is therer
Butterfeld. No, the furniture there il mine: lent
Mr.. Locke the furniture out Of good feeling and be.
cause like him.
You consider your residence herer
. 1 do
How long do you mean 20 remain in this ward
It'll I've made a fortune
You doswear, &c.-Mr. Locke sworn-down'
Firm WANDA great many sfaggot" or spur. |
Gus voters backed by both factions presented them
selves at this ward, in opinion than al any
other polling place in the city. One John Stokes
presented hms SELF and the following dialogue soon
showed that he had no more righ 10 vote than he |
had to the fee simple Of Washington parade ground.
Inspector Well, John where 10 you residel
Voter. Oh, board out.
I. Well, wberc1
v. Why hard by in this ward.
l. When did you come 10 reside in this wardl
v. Why last week.
]. Where did you live before thenl
V. On board q steam boat.
]. What did you do therel
| V. Why put the wood on the fire.
J. Well sir did you come into this ward for The
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