The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-29

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ticket also polled 5000 votes. In Kings county,
the native Americ ms organized in 1885, and
succeeded in electing John Dikeman to the As
sembly. He was the first person of the party
elected to that body. In April, 1886, the wings
nominated Seth Geer for Mayor against Cor
nelius w. Lawrence, democrat, and the native
Americans brought forward Professor Samuel
f. B. Morse Inventor Of the electric telegraph
The result showed the weakness of the natives,
Professor Morse only having received about 400
votes But in the fall election the same year, the
natives acquired new Importance, in conse-
quence of their leaders bringing forward and
cooperating with the firemen in supporting
and electing James Gulick to the Office Of Regis
ter of the city. The majority Of the combined
forces of wings, fremen, and natives in favor
of Mr.. Gulick was over six thousand and this
was the first serious blow the Jackson and Van
Buren, democratic party received in this city.
The wings elected one-half of their Congress
and Assembly tickets in the city, and reduced
the majority for Van Buren,, as President, to
l,l0O when the city had given Jackson over
5000 in 1928 and 1882.
AT the elections in this city in 1887 and 1888,
the natives adopted the whig candidates and
were soon lost sight Of as, political party, a
small organization of gamblers and pretended
leaders being kept up for the purpose Of
negotiations with the wings, as occasions might
present themselves, for the personal benefit Of
individuals; but, without funds and discounte-
nanced by both wings and democrats, they
gradually dwin6ied into insigaificancc. But the
operations of Bishop Hughes in opposition to
the Public School Society, and the intrigues of
Seward and Weed with the Irish Catholics,
caused new phase in the fortunes of the native
Americans. In the fall of 1S4l, Bishop Hughes
nominated at meeting of Catholics at Carroll
Hall, a ticket for State Senators and members
Of Assembly, in consequence of which, part Of
the democratic ticket was defeated, and several
wings were elected to the Legislature. The
Bishops ticket received over two thousand
votes. In the following year concessions were
made by the democrats in the Legislature to
the Catholics, and their opposition to the regu-
lar tickets was withdrawn. But it was soon
discovered that native American feeling had
and Irishmen or the peculiar friends Of Irish
men, were, in several instances, ran off the
ticket at our elections. In 1S4S, John McKeon
lost his election for Congress in strong demo-
cratic district, and Hamilton Fish (whig) was
elected. These repeated mishaps of the demo
Gratis caused them to exercise great caution in
their nominations at Tammany Hall; and as
f1n n
Irishmen to Congress or the Assembly, or to
county Offices, the Irish democrats insisted on
being provided for in the Custom house, or in
Offices in the gift of the Common Council,
where the natives could not reach them. On
the other hand, appointments of this class
caused horrible clamOr among the native
democrats, and discussions rapidly spread in
the ranks of the party. Consequently, native
American organization, composed principally
of democrats. took place in ls43. They made
but little show at the spring election of that
year. but in November their Senatorial ticket
-Mangle NJ. Quackenbos--pslled S,76l votes
and the whole democratic regular ticket had
narrow escape from defeat by the wings, who
elected uicir Sheriff. The result of the election
proved that the new American party, calling
themselves american republicans were
strongest in the uptown democratic wards, and
drew most OF their votes from the democratic
party. When the spring election Of 1874 was
coming on, the wings saw the Importance OF
uniting with the natives for the PURPOSE of de-
ieating the democrats; and in spite OF the en-
treaties of their leaders, who put forward Morris
Franklin as candidate for Mayor, the wing
voters, with the exception Of about 5000, who
adhered to Franklin, joined with the American
republicans in eleetng James Harper Mayor.
His majority over Mr.. Coddington, democrat,
was ever four thousand A native American
Common Council, composed Of an equal num-
Der Of wings and democrats, but acting togcih-
.eg rs natives, was also chosen, only few rcgu-
lar democrats, and not one wing proper, being
elected to the Council.
About the same time, a native American party
WAS organized in the county of Philadelphia,
consisting mainly of those who had acted with
the democratic party. IN May, lsli, fearful
riots took place between the native American
party and the Irish Catholics of that city and
county. Thirty dwelling houses. seminary,
and three churches, were burned, fire arms were
used aud fourteen persons were killed and forty
wounded. The disturbances were at last put
down by the military. In July renewal Of
the riots took place a battle was fought be-
tween the mob and the military, musketry aud
artillery being used on both sides and forty or
fifty persons were killed or wounded. a military
force OF $500 men was ordered out by the Gov
crpor and tho .lsturhal-,eg v,arc nj los ouellcI
These riots and loss Of life in Philadelphia
caused great excitement, and added much to
the force OF the Native Americans. at The
election in October. 1871, they swept the
county OF Philadelphia elected their own men
to Congress anl tue Legislature, and gave a
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