New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-27
The Opposition Primary Meetings.

patec the share of toe meetings were scenes OF
Drunkenness, disorder and violence.
FIRST WARD The election was held
OF BURNS, No. l25 Cedsrst The box 10 the back
room, which jsnmed full long before the boar
agreed upon and 1, with the difficulty that
she citizens of the Wsrd could reach the portion of the
house where the polls were kept The stand was occu
pied by number Of rowdyi.h young mso, who caused
all maDr er Of noise aud confusion aud u,ed all manner
ofthrests The result that the voting done by
very few persons, but few veutured 90 far up a.
Che railing where the Inspect rs attempted TO off date
Mr. Moore, the Alderman OF the Ward, fearing thst
hot would ensue # tnirg &c oil TO proceed by
Eequest took swsy the ballot box the Stadsn House
(Which n surrounded by the Democracy" of the
Ward, snM 10 learn the result who shouted and
cheered fer their several favon'es) The inspectors
appeared shortly sfterwaId and the votes In
the box, which resulted In l9l for the Cannon and
Murray ticket to Sc for the Battery ticket The Tam
nnsDy IDsps ctors acted.
SECOND WARD.-The election was held
ct Dunlsps 1856 Futons., Thicn was crowded during
the hours sppoippd much confusIsn prevailing the
whole time. Two tickets were in the field, and fierce
struggle made y the leaders Of the different fac
lions To protect the election. twOincb psri On was
raised In the back Of the hotel behind which the
Tsmmanv Inspectors had rscor sed themselves John
J. Tsit q member Of the present Board of Assistant
Aldermen and candidate for rec ection was one of
the Inspectors, and the Libby and Dodge ticket
elected by vote of 45 10 1872 for I.sacs and Leon
ard ticket Six bupdrei votes were poled, three hun,
dr,d more than there Democratic voters In the
Ward After the election over the rival psrties on
thelr way bone, smus.d themselves by hurting bricks
of tna ahnp
dance In Nassau IT, between Am and Beesmsn SITS It
IL understood thst several persons thus seriously
Injured and that h-ve been made BY the Police
for violation of the public peace by these harmonious
politicians
THIRD WARD.-The Inspectors appoint
ed by the TsmnsDy end Ward Committees all acted,
and 345 votes we're poed, the Bolton, King, H"ine
and Micle ,ieset succeeding by rs majority No seri-
Gus difficulty occurred.
FouRTn WARD.-The scenes at the
Fourth wsrd poll at the drinking house corner of Oh.
yer and Henry sts, ii would be difficult to cescribe.-
Tie strife was bet party OF rowdes Ia behalf OF
DR. Hilton, as candidate for Coroner, and DIR. ODon-
neil for the same office. The room swarmed like bee
hive Rowdes ctr pped 10 their shirts, or
undershirts were rushing through the crowd, In the
house bei,iue up voters of their kind and hinderng
dreds DR. Hion's rowdies made charge and cleared
the room, after a short but ssnsunary conflict The
ODopnel party rallied quietly and getting 10 votes
quite rspidy when the Hilton rowdes made an assault
arned With glass bottles, aud cleared the The
fight chang to the street and became extensive The
house and he inmate assalled with stones aud
br,ckbsts, and the windows were bal Injured ltis
thoppbt n 25 at least were Injured In the atrsy. Ex
Aid Purser had hts countenspce badly damaged by
sev-re blow The Inhon ticket received large ma
joty
Firth WARD-The ticket headed by
Fmsnusl r. Har, for Judicial Convention succeeded
over that he adei nv Lyman Candes for msyorsty Con
don. by vote of SIS 10 $40 The friends of SIR. Harris
enomipai, u 20 Congress carried the Delegates to the
Dl,t,ict Convention We did not hear that any one
was iured at this Ward
SIXTH WARD.-ln this Ward there was
constant oeae of rioting and much severe fighting
Some ten persons severely Ojurod and taken to
the stA,iop.house TO have their wounds dressed
Clubs, tableIees and knives we're freely used The
Bupher ticket succeeded NJ Ike Walsh carried tho ma
or,v of the Delesaes from that Ward to the Congress
sionsl Convention
SEVENTH WARD.-The voting was done
Mt a drinking houie, No l59 Maiisonst Tue meeting
ssssed off without oistuIbance The Tweed ticket
wa. no, opposed, and received 455 vote' Tweed i'a
candidate for Congress.
FIGHrH WARD.--The first man that yOt-
cd at this poll Hunker aud he WI" forth With
tossed out of side window. The Hankers then rallied
and there was succession Of ssT mshes s5 out the polls
which kept all prudent citizens at distance. Ihetck'
@, with Compton (Huuker) for delegate to Syracuse
received about 500 majority as was reported. The
Sickle, ticket received 81 owing to the ou
side pressure" OF Hu"kers.
NINTH WARp.-The Hunkers, up to 10
minutes past O'Clock, had rushed in their votes at the
rate of 10 to the other party one Their same waste
NV, tbs great share Of their votes In aud then break up
Abe ue+ti.s Accordingly they made charge upon the
hsuaboxes which were thrown out OF the wlndo"
and ard taken the Nlnth Ward staton'house
where the vouos was continued until o'clock There
xyss much drinking, crowdDg and excitement bur not
much fighting
TENTH WARD.-Therc was grand rush
n. this poll Voting and drinking carried on lively
Three tickets were In vogue but up TO II O'Clock the
result had not been announced twas reported that
when the vo,ipe ceased the inspectors retresed from
The house with the bsllotbox by the back way. There
WAS vas, amount of noise and confusion, and some
fghIipg
ELEVENTH WARD.-The poll was held
at No. l27 Columbsst There was but one ticket and
the candidate on tina, Tor Mayor is We'teryeI There
Vas no opposition, snd therefore, no occasion for
fght but the boy." there eager for a "mus','
and got them up among Misunderstanding and
drinking by turns
TWELFTH WARD.-This meeting, held
at corner OF F,hsv and Nineteenth ST., passed wiihou
TIE ticket Of the dsAaectsd Democracy obtained COS
GU, OF s04 votes.
TnmTEENTH WARD.-The polls were
held at witherolls Headquarters, Grsud-st- In the
rear Of erossery Thls place was the scene Of