The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-03
UNCLE SANS PATROL
The United States Election Police-Remin,s-
cences OF Burtons Green Room-The oys-
tor 0pener-"How the Old Thing
. Works Pohtically-Where
Are the 'Stampsr'

There Is large, uncomfortable and highly odor-
Gus apartment in the bottom story or Burton's old
theatre In Chambers street. In the nights long
gone by, when Burton charmed enthusi-
astlc audiences with hts Aminidab sleek
and Toodes, that apartment was used BY
the actors and actresses az . retiring room,
where they might dress and have social chats 'be
tween actsp and before and after performance.
This rooM has rung with jests, and wit ana reparee
found an easy expression among those whose busl-
ness II was TO face the footlghts admiring thou.
sands Long years have passed since those pleasant
nights and many OF those who charmed the old
room with neiodious sounds and hearty laughter
have passed TO their final rest and their bones are
| dust.
Lately change has come over this OLD room. The
United States authorities have converted It into
rendezvous within the past ten days. for class Of
men OF dangerous omen to the pluck and order OF
society. There SIX cane-botromed chairs In the
room, large table covered with long rolls OF manu-
script pasted together, which hung over and swept
the ground with their folds In an aggressive ana
ostentatious manner. There Is a big inkstand, n
big, IhiDf,ced and pale youth. second
youth who IL nett:r looking and is not pale
ank IN the vis3ge and then there are five or six
7nxiliaries Of rne seediest description "stting
ar0undr waiting 10 see what will turn up. There
are large stacks OF pamphlets on the table in which
Information is furnished 10 those who may desire It,
as 10 the duties of deputy marsnas supervisors ana
special deputies who 10 control the coming
elections in this city. Gangs Of from i've to fifteen
persons are brought In from time to time
during the afternoon by parties who are
Interested IN the elections locally. These men
are brought here to he sworn In as deputy
marshals by the palcfaced youth In the ank visage
/ Some OF these men are very queer nsh. very
moderate expression. They give an observer an
1 idea rom their appearance that they are all IN
| trouble about next weeks board. The impression
OF the last 'blastn which they have received from
1 their respective lan6adies stil remains on their
4 pathetic aud wobcgone Countenances they en-
ter the room. They have al come here with the
resoiuiion to do or dle-meaning that they WIN
strike until the last dollar Is gone. a1d then, said
one, When can't Yes cent more VIII vote she
| One has lust entered the door who can he dis
| tinctS remembered. He used TO open oysters In =
low den in Canal street About thirty years OF age
with goatee and stuhby mousache, ana the cor
Of his mouth soed with tobacco juice he seems
| ready for any emergency, and did the safety OF IL
| primary demand II he might be relied upon TO
scutle ship cut throat with cheerful a.acrity.
| soled shoes which are fonnd generally tho
| feet Of men who are capable OF kicking the
| eyebrows on . political opponent. This man
| Is very seryiceable ID local rows, where
inofensIve Duchmen are 10 DO smashed, ana IL Is
beast o! bis that nc can stand up o. Darrocm
on. winking. But the cxoyster opener, though
| patriotic in tho man, viii not volunteer without
being, as he phrases it, 'purvded with the stampsn
| In answer 10 a question AS to what the chances
| may be for his services ana remuneration IN the
! coming elecIiOn, he says voubly:--
II don't knew bow things II goin' to be. yon see
| LARRY Allen he runs gang in our ward. He's got
! good deal OF money. Ne made pie in the faro
! bank, and then he was big bounty man in the
!, war. He's good enough to tho boys around our
ward, and whenever they wants square meal he
! puts up for MS. When there's snap ne always gifts
! fellow out of box. saw man lying on st0op
in Laurens street one night and his watch hung our
| Ing a little with the boys, and / had just
! lett the gang at the corner. l saw the
wa and was pooy hard up a. the time Now
took the watch, and decklare to God only 1t hung
out IN such agglayatln, way Ia never looked al
hist itp Well, the bloke tumblcd 70 IL, and was
! grabbed They took me arore police magistrate,
! and I'd got couple % years sure only FOR Larry
Allen. He come into court ana ne says:--Jedge,
don't commit this man. He'll go Down afore Bed
| il You commit him. Well, the Judge was in
| with us and he wanted US TO wste agnst rammany
Hsll mis- eiekshln; aud 50 come on with lying
when Larry Alien comes 10 me Yesterday and says
says he, wants We to 60 down 10 Chambers street
| at elekshin, wot could dos never 70 back on a
friend az does me good turn, and IN lie. steal or
light for Larry Allen. Tbem's my sentiments, ana
At tbls moment swarm Of rough-looking latter.
donations poured INTO the room, ow.browed,
themselves with insolent gesture. They all sauted
the oyster opener and received his sautations with
Tree and easy manner.
| = "Hullo Shorty, ySu heret'
THAT you. JiInmy2'
Why, Billy, are Jon goin' To support tbc Union
and take the iron-elad Oatn Well, that's the
lever raw. Thought yon had a mix route all SUM
nerfi,
well ye See Shorty, there's good deal money
III milk route when you get the hang OF IL; bat
this thing OF Citing up ON poor stomuck ~ Two
O'Clock in the morning 20 turn out with wagon,
after - BIN ali night on the batter Amt wot its
cracked up 10 be. ave me JOB splitting shoots az
Ten dollars day, and II lays over milk routes oil to
hell and gone. Pm goin u be marshal | am, and
4 there's any MASKING why ye can count me In
any money fer tins work and I'm against 1t III there's
no money. There's no funds for the boys. and II
Congress don't make no propreeashin wots the boys
| goim 10 do2n
| "well, Jimmy, don't know meselt, aud think
yer heads level when We talk that way. Ny opinion
- Jest THIS: ledwith gits beat-and I'm aieerd no
| will, no matter now much mashng We do-then
| Congress won't put up cent for US, and wants
rake, do, or don't 40 no work. iheerd Clergy
| man say wonst that the laberer IL worthy Of his
| nire and pm with him every time on that"
The first question asked by every rough who came
| to be sworn was, .How are we goin' to git our
money after eeckshinr, Then they all at sea Al
10 whether their compensation will be two dollars
| and half day, five dollars day or nifty dollars h
| lump when their WORK is done.
Our reporter asked one man who had blue FIRE
| shirt on MIN and by the way, nearly all the men,
bers Of the Fire Department being swsrn TO serve
az marshals under Sharpel az TO what his conpen-
| II don't know, he answered emo more than the
| man In the moon Pm out Of work, and I'm willing
| to work Ike a. good. square republican for
| me gin II they'll grub me- You see, some
| man IN the ward gets a dozen OF us fei-
| lows full OF gin and brings us down here,
! and some OF us doDtknow each other from hole
two and tells US Wen get the rest after eoksnin II
,hey play any game ON Inc I'm goin' aginst them
Now eight or ten OF these fellows receive their
u