The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-18
THE POLITICAL CAULDROH.



TIE Result Or the Rev ON Saturday
NixAs--Tvoublc Among the Ward Clubs
~splltains'' on the Wh6lo ssbject-Tho
Police Called On.
The republican primaries TO elect candidates to
County, Congressional, Assembly and school Con-
ventons met last evening, and owing to the nature
OF the proceedings at the meeting or the General
Committee on Saturday evening possessed I'M
usual interest Great bitterness Of feeling
manifested at the majority Of the meetings, and
It evident that the feelings brought into play at
the General Committee meeting OF Saturday evening
still held sway among the leaders OF the ward Judi
ciary meetings.
In the First Assembly district Colonel Burns a
Murphy man, protested against the election, and,
taking about twenty-five persons with him, went
elsewhere to elect delegates. The meeting In the
First Assembly district was very crowded one.
In the Second district similar split took place.
The Grant-Murphy party, however, came out tri-
umphant.
In the Fourth there was only one ticket which
was carried without opposition. There was an i'm
mense crowd as the polling place.
In the Seventh dIsLrict only one ticket was put In
brother OF the candidate for Sheriff. appeared as one
Of the delegates. Affairs passed OFF quietly.
drunken individual entered aud brandished the ire.
guar ticket. There seemed strong probability OF
row, but the police interfered and the pngnacious
intruder was expelled. 4
In the Ninth Assembly district the entrance to the
hall was locked up, As no admission could be OBJ
tanned crowd assembled outside, and charges
were freely made that Sinclair TOusey was in the
pay OF Tammany Hall.
In the Fourteenth Assembly district one ticket was
rum and was said 10 be In the interest or Collector
Murphy. In Sixteenth district there was '.reg-
lar" ticket headed by NJ Cregan, who, according 10
the statement OF the inspector, had only seventeen
votes ana the anti Murphy ticket headed by Vim.
Atkinson, who, according to the Inspector received
297 votes.
In the Eighteenth Assembly district the police at
an early hour in the evening, formed In force,
under The command Of Captain Clinchy, OF the
Twenty-frst precinct. The police ordered the peO-
pie stand twenty feet from the ballot box. Col
fector Murphy, General Chester A. Arthur, J. w.
England, publisher Of the sum- and others objected.
The police said they were acting under orders, and
would, II necessary, use force. the voting began,
and General Arthur presented printed roll Of names
OF republicans OF the district Mr. England said
that whereas his list included only $50 names there
were over 500 votes p0lled The inspector was ac-
cused OF tampering with the ballots.
In the Nineteenth Assembly district there were
two tlckes-a Murphy and an opposition ticket.
They separated and elected different tickets.
In the Twentieth district Captain Gunner and q
paIrol Of policemen appeared at an early hour with
q ballot box and took possession Of the hall. No
man was admitted who could not show yellow
ticket Inscribed with the name OF "VictOry." Mr..
James Jackson, president protested against this as
an outrage, and said that the republican party had
been defrauded out Of over two hundred votes.