Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-03-09
Thn RnI1Ie and he TrInmph.

The munciple election in Chicago last Tues
day was one Of the most hOtly contested on
record, and happily, through the efficiency Of
Mayor Haines and his Republican police, it
passed off without disturbance. The Mayor
by proclamation closed all drinking places for
the day, which contributed very much to the
preservation of good order.
Monster meetings were held on Monday eve
ming, and the Press states that after the Demo
cratic meetings closed the Irish in the Seventh
and Tenth Wards took possession of the polls
and sat up all night, forming ballOting process
sions half mile in length from the ballOting
windowsl It SAYS Of the Seventh Ward:
We saw them at eleven o'clock sitting side
by side, smoking their dudheens and bearing
stifiy up for night watch, ready to spring "a
their feet and be in line In the mornings With
early dawn the Republicans began to gather
and they too fell in line but stretching out
from the polls to the eastward, while the
AIilesians were ranged toward the west. Az
it was optional with the judges, the line was
started and order given to move from east ID
loest When this was announced there was
disturbance ct once which looked for short
tine serious.
The presence of large police force and
shortly after the arrival and pertinent and
| firm but iu1icious speech from Mayor Haines,
alIayed all eb ullition of feeling and the voting
began.
There were but comparatively few arrests
| and these made without difficulty or resistance
| The lines in some of the wards were at times
! from two to three blocks in length, and some
| of the voters who voted yesterday assure vi
that it was done ct the expense of from two tt
four hours waiting in the slow moving line.
Of the Democratic night array in the Tent
Ward the Press also says:
! About l O'Clock in the morning in the Tenth
W. ID, another poll which the Democracy
cIoira,7 IS its own, horn was sounded up AM
down the streets, in answer to which about
,bousand Iris. .Hmen left their beds and gatheret
about tbe place o. voting; and when the morn
inc dawned thew wefs found by our Republican
bows. i'm line, impatient ttor the fray to begin
In almost every other Ward The same game wa
played. in most of them, however, to les
extent. Not less than four thousand men
almost a half of the entire Democratic foTce-
spent the last half of the night in the open an
The object of the well devised and talthtul
executed movement, was the possession OF tn
polls. In the Tenth and Fourth it was sue
cessful.
The point at which yesterdays battle rage
the iercest was the Seventh Ward. Here th
Democracy put forth their mightiest efforts, an
lbere they boaBted of what inToads they woul
make upon the Republican force. Thanks
lthe steriiup virtues of the Saxon race-the in
domitable pluck of the ScsndiDayians and Gel
manq-the Seventh Ward has increased her II
mutation for steadfaslness to the Republlca
cause! She gives 257 mejority fer our ticket
What do not the americans of the city owe tn
sturdy Teutons and Seandinavians who stan
between them and Irish rule! Long live th
Seventh Ward! All honor to the Saxon raci
The Pro. Slavery Democracy have met perte
Waterloo defeat After the most frantic exer
tions, melted by lavish expenditure of money
and BY the inspiring hope of forcing Dougl;
mon the Charleston Convention-backed
large importations of Hibernlans and by u
utmost efforts Of the Catholic priesthood-the
have fallen upon little less than annihilatlon.
The result is the most striking instance
narty discipline, coupled with an overPOwerin
feeling in behalf OF ths approaching PresideI
tial eiection), ever presented By 3 mumeIP
election in this country. Personal issues Il
most deep-seated, animosities the most vi::aleI
| feuds of the longest standing, all were forge
zen in the impending danger of pro slavel
triumph, and the Republican party Of Chical
Was never so united as on yesterdy mornin
Ubsu the voting commenced.
Lass night the Republicans held a Perfe
carnival IN Randolph street. Ten bonfires we
blazing at once; crowds in one part of the sire
were shouting, in others singing. Never
our municipal history has. there been such
demonstration ight after a political conte
Never was it so glOriOusly warranted BY {
results!