New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-02
GRAND MACHINE SMASH.UP
G.. G. Gunther Elected Mayor
VOTE OF THE CITY BY WARDS
NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES ELECTED

The election i'm this city yesterday brOugn
out pretty full vote Handbb wcrs posted at ever
street corner; meetings were extemporized pledge
mot teetotaD were made ballots were exchanged ant
the nominees generally spared neither effort expense
to make their calling and election sure"
In few of the districts begerent voters no have
more confidence in large fist than in good cause at
tempted to decide upon the merits Of their candidates
rec fight and in or two instances very angry par
tisans sought to argue the questions of the day will
loaded rcyolycrs and nabbed by the police author
ties who sent them where neither they their pistol
could go of.
Bat few persons arrested for Illegal voting ane
some ofthese after brief examination. were released
Mr. Boolc having avowed himself the friend OF the
coored man. and in favor Of negro suffrage. received
large proportion Of the coored vote OF the city out liz
name was merclessly scratched by large number o.
indignant Democrats on that account. 1t was sup
posed in some quarters, that Nh. Gunthers chances
against the combined strength OF Mozart anu lam
many were exceedingly limited but the result SHOWS
that he was very heartily sustained by the more re-
spectacle Democrats while good many Republicans.
realizing that the choice lay between him and Mp.
Booe so cast their the insure the defeat OF the
Ring candidate. Such smash-up OF corrupt polifi'
cal machinery has never been known in the City OF
New. York before The lesson is which party man
ayers and the people viii profit by in future.
The city was quiet and orderly to on unusual degree
yesterday in spite Of the heat and passion engendered
by the strife for multitude Of local offices. This vas
due in no small degree the admirable arrangements
Of the Police Commissioners. In every district where
dangerous element urked there special efforts we're
put forth to preserve the peace. And ii is singular
fact tina, in the localities most rotous during July and
from which insidious demagogues then urged the WIN
drawal Of the military. yesterday the police were most
warmly welcomed. Indeed the very same fellows who
In July wanted the mob cft TO Themselves now. as can
didates for Office asked for police protection from the
tender mercies Of their friends" The only exception
70 this rule was Jim Living who pledged his honor
that if the police kept way from bis district ne
would maintain the peace and elect himself Alderman
OF course his reques. was not complied with, and be
failed 10 be elected but whether that account we
cannot say.
In consequence Of the multitude of candidates. the
result Of the election could BE- obtained In all its dc
tails for this edition But give the vote for Mayor
in fu and such returns for the lesser Offices as our n
ures and estimates will warrant. The total vote OF The
city was 7O9s9, 1890 larger than the vote NJ the
State election Mr.. Gnnthers plurality over Boole Il
G. 3s4 over Blunt Q 453i Boole over Blunt, 3,O6' U
course the vote is by rs to be taken A. pat!
test The combined vote of Mozart and Tammany. a.
shown in the returns for Supervisor in November wa
o. sls, BODIES vote yesterday 2.55s was decrease
in the Machine vote Of TO- Blunts vote yesterday.
10. is9 was a Union decrease of4l2t.
Combined Maehine x..;i:; aoa
Mckeon vote for Supervisor In November l3,se8
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