The New York herald., 1870-11-08
THE EVE OF ELECTION.
How the Politicians Talked and
How Their Money "Talked"
Last Night.
Scenes at The Jackson and Oriental Club
Rooms, Rilty's, Chris C1nnor's, the
Parker Iiouse aud the Adriatic.


The general impression of men VINO make pro-
iesston or politics as TO the Of certain candl
dates Is usually considered a. approymating the
probable result, though, OF course, there ocoa
sions when their auguries fail: but rs rule their
deducuoas arc nearly indicative Of net results OF
course many OF these gentlemen desire TO invest q
few STAMPS" as an endorser Of their opinions.
A Western sage expresses lt-sslalk Is cheap but
money buys lana'i-and IL therefore may be con-
cluded that when those who talk only are corrob-
Grated by those who back their views with their
finances, public opinion Is tocrably unanimous aud
tolerahiy correct on the whole subject
With view OF learning from these sources the
general drnt OF public opinion the result of to-
days election In this city ana State, number OF
HERALD reporters last night visited the resorts or
the political fraternitics, both of betmg and OF
the Dragging stamps and the results OF visits
may be accepted as follows.
The jackson Club.
The quantity od-iashoned wooden building at the
OF Thirtylhird street aud Lexington avenue,
the headquarters OF the Jackson Club, last
ing unusually thronged. Its wonted hd5ftueS and
III Ing magnates maze, however, but a tithe OF the
crowd Lesser satellites the rank AID c, the workers,
those doing the bidding OF the leaders, made up
bulk Of the gathering The business OF the evening
was preparing for to-day's efforts at the polls to
carry through successfully their candidate and
right vigorously everybody worked. or course
there was multiplicity OF matters to be attended
10, preparing the tickets, making out the lists
OF Ticket distributors, ana occupants OF the boxes
ana all that sort OF thing IL Is certain tnat q
a"iiiirabie system OF management Infused itself III
every department.
In the reception ROOM" 1t is called these busy
workers KEPT themselves actively employed I'LL late
a finely appointed room IS tins, finely car,
peteu, nnely niirrored and the walls decorated
with finely wrought imperial photographs OF the
great lights OF our municipal democracy: :-Wm.
NJ Tweed, Peter Is. Sweeny. A. OaAey Hail. Sheriff
o Bricn, Brennan, Judge Scott ana Others IL was
the cub the real business was done. 1t
was up there the wires were pulled. IL
WAS below, the puppets answered UP and down the
stars leading thitncr Kept passing the magnates OF
the ciuo:-Leandet Buck, the president; Snerin
O'Erten. the Sherlf's brother Lawrence, candidate
Tor ASSEMBLY IN the Eleventh district; Juiius Wads-
Colonel Johnson. Robert b. Mooney and other
prominent politicians OF this section oil the city.
Lively communication was kept up with the branch
Jackson Club, corner OF Thirty. second street and
Second avenue The interest, in fact, manly on
local candidates. OF course, conformity w ia all the
other business. there was kept up lively run on the
bar--that uniaillug concomitant or all well
regulated clubs. political otherwise. AT
the headquarters of the Young Democracy, is
was notable that most OF those present were young
men; but II was equally notable that the spirit OF
the original Young Democracy was longer tie
controlling element.
'.iiow is Ledwith stock ~ one asked another.
"Played OUT was me IaConc response.
'Haye all gone over 10 Oakley haT
''Ledwltn has not u bakers dozen efn
This was the spirlt and feeling that prevailed ar
their headquarters last evening. IL was Il spirit
that showed Itself very quietly no fuss Of speeches.,
but WORK. work for to-day-the to-day after which
The lamp o tue Young Democracy VIII To bum
as their light WILL hereafter conipngle with the
campfire blaze Of the chlefs vi The great wgwain