The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-07
SCENES AT TAMMANY HALL.

THE WOOD MEN HAVE 1T THEIR OWN wAY-A CRAZY
MAN MOUNTS THE PLATFORM-CHEERs FOR WOOD
CONFUSION AND FIGHTING-How THE MEETING WAS
BROKEN UP-A HAvEMEYER BANNER TORN TO
PIECES, ETC.
Before seven o'clock last evening Tammsdy Hall was
lighted up and Immediately the stairway wus bcsered pv
a crowd Of persons, who cheered for Fernando Wood
than for Havemeyer. The doors or the hall were
locked however, and the crowd was loud in its COM
plants. s4
.Fase prctenccs % shouted one. They had no bust
to light up the hall until the doors were open''
~ motion, jntcmin," shouted Cclt at the top Of the
STAIRS that we smash down the dure p, Cheers for
Wood-groans for Updyke.)
"Tammany Hail is whipped 20 shouted another.
Fernandy Wud is elected p cried third
The crowd was kept waiting full hour Havemeyer
will address the audience in few minutes" was the an
nouncement. (Cries Of "Havemeyer is played out p'
Kisses, groans, and applause.)
A female servant appeared at the upper railing,
lamp in hand, who looksd down upon the multi
tude with look Of great curiosity This was the signal
for general shout.
"Three cheers for Bridget cried an Irishman and the
three cheers were given with will Bridget forever"
At last the door opened, and there was wild rush
for the hail. but the prominent politicians OF Tamany
were nowhere !, be seen.
"Where 10 Rynders9v srwhere Is Fowler, Wwhere is
Cochrane?" "Vhere is avemcyerP was heard OF every
side.
Gen. Storms elected President and some one chosen
for Secretary uho either had or was ashamed 70
have II given cloud.
The people below rushed in, and many as could
crowded upon the stand, but at no time during the
ing was the hall full.
The President read the returns from the First ward
which gave Wood majority Of about three hundred.
forW Ood \ He tba
from the Thrill and Fourth wards also favorable Wood
and there perfect storm Of applause for "c work
ingman's frerd-Fcrnando wood.o
The President, after long paus read the returns from
the Fourth-'Wood, 1864; Havemeycr, 5i3; Opdyke,
2a2u
Cries of "Buly for Wood" saurrah for tho working
mans frcnd and three usty cheers for tho successful
candidate.
There was Al this stage Of the proceedings good deal
of confusion ard long pause The Chairman expressed
regrets that te returns came in faster, but said
long as they dtn he was not responsible, and hoped
tho audience would keep quiet
voics-How bout John Brown?
The Ninth yard returns at length read and the
reading was pllowcd by cries Of Wood, wood.n
"where's Cafain Rynders9' Chow about Harper,s
Ferry2" &C., tc.
Some returns were read from the Eleventh and
Fifteenth warts and the President announced that thus
far the returnlgave two thousand majority
voIcx-Twcahousand for who9
CHAIRMAN 1To thousand majority.
Great confusion and three cheers for Wood and ,breo
more for Havtneyer.
After portnous pause an Irishmnn shouted aYI vc
ye any accom- of the election In the sixth ward which
seemed greaib please the spectators The question
was followed by a season Of great laughter, applause
cheers for Wood, Havemeyer and dpdyke, add groans
for all three, apparently in the best Of humor.