Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-04-27
The New York Metropolitan Santa
ry Fair.
Total Receipts over $1,000, ,O00-Grani
Gets the sword, and Mcclellan
n Majority of the Indiyid-
aEta3 ual Votes.

Saturday was the eighteenth and last day
of the great Metropolitan Fair in the city
of New York. The principal feature of the
day was the sword contest which was car
ried on briskly in the midst of large
throng of spectators, who seriously inter-
fered with the equanimity of voters. We
extract from the Journal Of Commerce the
following sketch of the closing scenes:
The voting soon got fast and furious, and
the excitement of the spectators kept even
pace with it. A decided sensation was
caused by the arrival of letter from citi-
zens of Boston (names not given) covering
one thousand dollars for Mcclellan. An
other letter delivered soon after brought
eight hundred dollars for Grant and still
another six hundred dollars for Grant
Punctually at p. M. the order was given
from members of the committee in attend
ance at both buildings to receive no more
votes. .,t.f.t
The footing up (of the returns from both
buildings) at that hour, stood:
Total ..............'..''.'''' ,a
Mcclellan SU5
Scatterinr 'l54
Mcclellan over GrdnJ. 200
! The throng of interested observers then
adjourned to the main hall, where the Sc
cret balloting was to be done (for both
swords) in one box placed Oh one of the
deserted sale tables and surrounded by q
Gordon of policemen. Envelopes, prepared
by the committee, were in readiness for the
accommodation of voters. The committee
aia l,Ve i----- - rait long for customers
Every few minutes some person wouId ask
for an envelope, with his name and that of
the candidate on slip of paper, wrap a
bank note or a check up with il, and thrust
the mystery into the box through large
slit in the top. Most of the voters did not
hesitate to tell who their ''man" was, but
were not so communicative as to the amount
invested in him.
No votes were received after P. NJ, at
which hour the ballot boxes from both
buildings were removed to the Arms and
Trophies Room, and the contents canvassed
by the special committee. The crowd in
the main hall waited the result with what
patience they could muster.
Shortly before IL o'clock the committee
reappeared, and Wilson G.. Hunt announced
the vote as follows:
Grant. N2
Scattering ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 16a
Total. ......................A A,o6s
Grant over Mcclellan ........,.......... l51si
The announcement was not received with
surprise. The friends of Mcclellan were
aware of the extraordinary efforts which
had been made by certain wealthy radical
organizations to defeat him at any cost
They derived some consolation from the
reflection that their favOrite had received a
majority of the individual votes, though
Gen. Grant had got the most money and the
sword. How the Grant men triumphed is
apparent from glance at few such fig
ures as these taken from the 18th street
box:
Loyal men Of New ork" "............,.....s2o9l o9l
Loyal New Englander" "...................,. 500
Loyal men Of New York" 1000
Loyal men Of New York;. 1lOOt
These four combination votes carried the
day for Grant.
The votes for Mcclellan were in sums
ranging from 81 to $400.
The vote on the navy sword, at both
buildings, was declared as follows:
Total. w.
Rowan 10
farragut .SS
Scattering
Rowan over Farragut. t........................l3 ID
The receipts of Saturday up to p. NJ
were $23,343 90. The total receipts of tht
fair from beginning to end are estimated al
more than 81 000000. .-itrl