New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-08
THE CHARTER ELECTION
EVENTS OF THE DAY.

EVENTS OF THE DAY.
Contrary to general expectation the election
yesterday passed of very quietly owing undoubtedly to
the fact that in a majority Of the districts 1t a
FORM the Tammany candidates having the entire field TO
themselves In the lower extending from the
terry TO Canast the booths In the vicinity OF the polls
were deserted the few applicants for tickets being al
lowed TO help themselves The Sixth Ward was quiet
country church yard and the voting unusually light
The west side below FOureenths was deserted by the
roughs early in the day their services not being required
In that vicinity. The only excitement In the Six
teenth, Nineteenth Twentieth and Twenty Wards
where the contest Police Justices very close and
in the Eighteenth Ward where Florence Scanned
contcstng the field with John Nesbit for Alderman.
superintendent Kennedy anticpatng more or less DIS
turbauce in these wards stationed large reserve
force Of policemen AT the different SaOnlIOuses while
vglant patrol was kept up through the precinct The
reporters In large numbers travelled from poll 10 poll hut
the appearance Of so many policemen deferred them IRON
attempting to vote great many took their places IN
vote they would be arrested At poll in the Twen
teth Ward eight repeaters left the line together inc
two factions IN the Twentieth ward turned QnL III ll
force, but Capt Cdrey ubiquitous, and II was en-
rey owing TO his good management that order was pre-
much excited during the entire day and maue many
threats ag1fnst the Hardy faction Tho least sign OF
disturbance quickly detected by the polcemeh ana
the cOnesng parties separated. The ballots on when
were printed Justice Ledws name were known as the
"lOng Ticket they being unusually long ana having on
their backs the letter in red lnl In the afternoon
Hardys supporters circulated similar ticket but the
move had apparently but little effect After the closing
OF the polls the friends OF both candidates assembled
nj the Station IouScs and cheered their favOres
Late in the evening 1t reported that LCdWlh was
elected, and the excitement became intense Inc Juer'
who was making the rounds in carriage was surrounded
10y large crowd and greeted with shouts ana cheers.
Capt Crcy reported that there nud been no disturbance
Of any note during the entire day. In the Nineicenth
him for Police Justice against the Hing caudlHale,
Henry Murray, who was backed by Judge CoHI0iy
friends There were but few arrests made IN The ward
and these were for illegal voting Taking INTO consider,
alton the bitter feeling between tho various factions o
the Democracy in the upper DISTRICTS the CecuOh p"sSoU
OF very quietly
In the Nineteenth Ward, where trouble was antici-
pated precautions were taken TO quen any disturbance
which might break Tho police force was on duty
and in addition, detachment Of Brooklyn police were
officers stationed at eacn polling place TO preserve
order, and after the polls were closed, such hulbel
was detailed 10 prevent Interference with the inspectors
There were eight for Illegal voting aud three ior
illegal registering but The men were released OF SOU ~
Much illegal voting prevented by the ponce, VINO
warned te rcpeacrs that IL they voted they would bo
arrested. There 10 arrests for hghliug IN the
Twputy-rst Ward there were 40 arrests Tor ca Nos'
and there was no disturbance requiring the interference
Tn me Eighteenth Ward the contest between Scanned
and Ncsbit bitter and great many illegal Notes arc
alleged 10 have been polcd by the p1rS1us OF glch'
Capt Camcrons made 20 arrests for Illegal voling
as follows: NJ. Burke, No. 27+ MuOerrysi., committed
for trial 10y Justice Dodge; Wallace Kenyon, compton
House, John Gray, No 2jl East Iwenty-loulhl.i D. W.
Phillips and James Gould OF the Compton House were
taken before Judge McCuuD awrit Of habeas corpus
issued by Judge Barnard ana discharged; ldchatu NC
Cue and j. A. Stanley. who refused 20 give their eN-
deDce, ordered before Judge McCnnn ON VIII
Of habeas corpuo and mschaIgeni Nm 10y on' I IL
Hotels Andrew j. Never Compton Aod1ei joseph SI@lpl
Green Of No. 425 secOndaye.; Henry anas Jonn MooLo
OF No. l3l Flrstave.; James Dnuy OF No oSt fliscc
ave-. James Reilly alias Thomas Coyle OF No, Si'
Frstaye.; Hugh Montgomery alas George J.. bgrn.
hard Twenty siXthst. and Flrstaye Johh mayhem d"S
Frank Donohue OF No 43l East Ft'eenthst John Don9
hue alias james sullivan or No 22j last
St; Hugh Mclaughlin, alias Hugh Doghery OF no; 10
East Twenty secondst were all arrested taken before
rested and held by Capt Cameron JaneS Aet 20,
337 Thrdave.; Jos. Flan, alias Thomas weed No S1z
Flushing Long Island, Philip Forbes, No 333 Ihirdavc,
and John Saunders, alias Jas Jones No 2j Last IWen
ty-fOurthst There was little fighting during the day,
only being made. In the evening inc station
House was filed with politicians ana m9ucy crowd Ol
DersOus ANXIOUS hear tine result ana When u was an
uouuced that scanned was elected they adjourned 10 he
neghborng harrooms, where they glenchea ter tnfst
with poor whisky winch was served without price
WEST SIDE
one Of the bands Of repeaers that rOved through the
city during the day commenced operations In the TWen
eth Ward early IN the morning and they returned twice
afterward into the With District and voted In the
Al the polls the INth District the iolloNlhghaned
persons we're allowed 70 yoc ~ pace % ao , h ,,
gers Mathew Burns No. 44i W. Thirty secoud-st; An
drew Furgerson No 4ls W Thirty frstst jos GilegaD,
No. $50 lehlIRve W ~ einaiic! ~ ~ @ ~, 20
Jno Galley NOs39 W Thirty rst-st; Geo BtOWn NO +49
st TIos Hartford No 4Ol W Thirty-fOurthst The Po-
lice asked 20 arrest these persons pu hey Alu hat
they be ordered TO do by the Inspectors VINO
did not invite their interference The names OF the In
spectors are Charles L. Hatch Chairman; VIM W.
place challenger put out Of the building whenever
he made attempt TO stop Illegal voting Ia me same
tbSf votes ana SaikeG away Gnc6dlehged, because Is
it appeared, no one dared to challenge them Az INC
Ninth Precinct Police Station, the following cases OF
fraudulent voting In The NinA ward were reported H.
Hamilton in the XIiih ana AinIh P CsTG lanes mes
XIIIth District Edward Rogers, IN the Allth ana ANth
Districts An OF the above were held To- pan III e cum
the IXth Aldermanc District, was assaulted ia Beecker
81. yesterday morning by George Layland, aud com
mia was
held him TO bail in $500 10 keep tho peace Ibetc Was
Considerable excitement during the early part Of the day
I'M The neighbOrhOOd Of Tenth-ave and Twenty cighs
The rum shops said TO be closed yet the numDcr %
drunken men that haunted the vicinity OF he polling
famed without difficulty.
THE ELECTION At JEFFERSON MARKET.
Justice Dodge disposed of number of
reoeaters yesterday, holding some in bonds to answer
and releasing others tho proof Of guilt was not legally
conclusive. At o'clock Justice Dodge ordered tho
thereafter Mr.. Justice MeCunn Of the superior Court
entered. Tho latter took ms seat US no dd on inc
some special 70 be brought before him. Inc Justice
Immediately engaged his friends In pleasant cOnyersa
tiou over the prospects Of the several aniiIamnany
candidates and with them asserted the defeat OF Justice
Ledwith, because as Judge Ledwth was c1hadale i9r
district m was essential the future success Of Sweeny
@ Tammany I'm that section OF the city at least, that
ton, however consoling TO the Iamuany aa
herents was soon interrupted, as a Piiyyiate
wTeches we're ushered the courtroom, accompanied
w. seysra noce Officers from the Eighteenth Precinct
J1stce McCunn scarcely looked at the prisoners but
seemed 10 divine their oense, aud drew large bundle
of babeas corpus wrts from his pocket and remarked
HWhose prsOners are thesei Detective Young OF the
Eighteenth Precinct answered, Some OF them are inin6
sir: the rest belong to these other 0ficers. We'll,
said hs Honor cit does MT make any difference whose
they are; they're all discharged" AT TINS disposition
The noce officers looked at each other as II they under
stood N ALI and the Tepeaters sauDteTed lnpudehuy
from the room Ohicer Young asked But what snail
saw at the Station House. Judge about my pIso9ersI
We'll give Capt Cameron this (handing him Iodea
paperj with my compliments, and say I'VE nisposeu VI
iban His Honor then left the court with his rieDds'
SHOOTING AFFRAY IN NINTHAYE.