The New York herald., 1861-12-06
WHO Is THE MAYOR ELECT!


Vie Excitement I'm the City Among the
Fo,itfcians-The Talk About the Vote
for Mayor.
10 state that yesterday was day OF the most extra
ordinary excitement and interest among that misceane-
ous class Of individuals embraced within the comprchcn
s,ve term of the poticans will not be considered
asreraton by any one who dropped into any Of the poi
,caI headquarters during the morning. afternoon or
ulnq The great topic in all quarters was the Mayoralty
contest the end Of which, promised, has net
vet aud perhaps will not, until there pretty good
amount confusion quarrclng, doubt and uaccrtanty
the rst Of tho result of the cleo
,cn Published Wednesday morning, all rumors
have flying about and the excitcmaat has ah tho
while been the increase until yesterday It amounted
70 perfect fever heat TIC friends of Gmhcr it seems
that he has been swmded out sf his election by
the inspectors, who, II is said, threw out great
number OF ballots upon which Mr. Ganther's name
not printed exactly according TO custom. Thus
OF the tickets printed &C Gunthcr others "God
frey Gunher y still others &C Godfrey Gunth" with
the 0nal syllable omitted; few "Godfrey Gun
ther" &c 1t contepded that the Of the citi.
who these ballots evidently to vote for
Mr. Gunher that hoy ought not to be rejected and
oisimed that sufficient number of these doubtful ballot
elect Gunthcr by from fty TO seventy five
majority.
On the other hand, Mr. Opdykos friends maintain that
Che whole affair is fraudulent plot cheat their avore
cut Of an honest election and that the trick ransa
rcnt to succeed The county canvassers with whom the
result rests viii have 10 decide the question Some
assert that the will prop up unher ard order
she returns 10 be sent back the needed corrections
And so tho rumors n.y. and gain additions Of by
repetition.
Tho curbstoncs IL front Of Crook 4 Dufrs, the City
Hall and old Tammany the great foci of excitement
la Of h0 IOfl lnnyac yho
net in their chamber at yesterday The greatest in
screst manifested In regard TO the result of the Mayor
atty ticket by eager and excited crowd OF politicians In
consequence however, OF the sudden adjournment Of the
Board, daaiper put upon their ardor for the
beng Bets woro freely given and taken. One Of Mr.
q nther's friends bet as high as $500, which i'm
mediately taken up by friend Of Mr.. opdykc In fact
90 great was tho excitement and so liberal the
bets, interlarded with angry words, dispupg and
ing made throughout the city, that it would be impos
sble for any but the initiated to form any idea of who
wos really elected. Cases Of Illegal voting, Irregularities
and frauds at the polls aud surmses in regard TO the
delay OF tho unreceved official returns eagerly
discussed Some Of those returns which had not
boon handed in on Wednesday to the Clerk Of the
Comion Council who is also Clerk Of the City Canvassers
or Board Of Supervisors, their capacity such worc
ansmi'ted on Thursday from the Aldermen and district
oonvassors There stH remained out yesterday
Fifteenth district of the Eleventh ward the district
Of tho Twenty and the Sixth district OF the Twenty
second ward. II was understood that Pcrce Justice
Welsh had issued for the arrest of some of Tho
del nqGen cnvassers but report such arrests had
oeen sent to the police headquarters. While some OF
shrse returns are alleged to be in tho possession the
Aldermen Others are understood 10 be retail. cd by the
ward inspectors and cnnyassers from sheer ignorance
Undor the resolution passed by tho Board of Capvasser
at their meeting yesterday, the members of the
Board and their Serseant-a-Arms made rcsponsi-
bic for the several returns at their meeting
Mr.. Guuthcr was yesterday afternoon confident that
tho Official canvass would show his election and he so
stated personally, with scarcely qualification of doubt
TO those whom he converscd with His friends were
ct betting on the result and large are pending on
the issae Something of stir oceaeoned OH accoun
statements IN regard TO bets in which the canvasscrs
or Their very near friends arc alleged 10 be Interested
The alteration of two three votes in each of The two
hundred and twenty odd election districts wonld reyorse
tho supposed majority for Opdykc The progress Of Inc
count will therefore be watched with the closest scrutiny.
and as mysterious current in regard 10 laye
Irregularities, which may affect and quash at least ono
district in the Ninetcenth ward great deal OF upess-
ness manifested as TO the result
The democrats ready enough and anxious to avail
themselves Of any legitimate advantage which can be
developed il counting un tho Official canyass and AZ
Tho canvasacrs are mainly the side of Gunthcr
the partisans of opdyEe are very emphatic in their
threats of al appeal to Albany should the latter be
"couned ont" No proceedings brought in regard
10 the delinquent canvassers OF the wards cho before
tho Grand jury or in any Of the egular courts
The following advertisement appeared Yesterday in the
columns Of the HERALD
- OrficE or CLrr. CoMYos CorycrrJ
80, NO CITY HALL, Ni.w NonK Dee. :, 1851.
Toe district In several election st,Icts
q he amended charter Of 1851 section So which proyies
shat all election returns shall be- fled oIi,e OF
Clerk oil the Common Uoliei within o. senty.our hnur
eitef the closing of the polls, viz
Fourth Fir!L eect nm ds,-,t
Rey eath ward. < end .S'
Nlnth ward. ......,.......,............Tc tenth
Eleventh ward. ard........................, fifteenth
fghtcehth ward d.....+....+.....,...,. Fourth