The New York herald., 1871-11-09
AMONG TEE POLITICIANS.

Small Talk by the Onc.Horsc Fry Of tho
Broken Ring-"How We Were Licked and
Why'-Thc Plenders at the 'sBar' Discuss-
ing the Day Of Judgment.
Now that the smoke has cleared away from yes.
terday's field Of battle, the candidates who
have been elected are beginning to re-
joce at their victory, and those who
have been squarely defeated or betrayed
are commencing to howl and gnash their
teeth Never has there been much dissatisfaction
manifested there has been at this election by the
defeated candidat es and their friends II lightning
had struck some of the candidates they would
not have been so much astonlshed rs
they are at this sudden ana most over
whelming blow from the ballot box
A HERALD reporter yesterday visited different
parts OF the island for the purpose Of getting at the
feeling as It exists among the political leaders and
their followers.
The first man whom the reporter met was the
newly elected Assemblyman. James Healy, from the
First district, composed OF the FIRST Second. Third
and Fifth wards. This is strongly democratic dts
trlct and has for many years been bound to the
wheels OF the Ring
Mr.. Healy Is an honest-looking fellow, and seems
imbued with q fund OF common sense. In response
to the inquiry as to how he was treated In tho As
semby district OF which he had been elected repre-
sentative he states that In the Fifth ward he had no
complaint whateve to make Of either his friends
his enemies Every man had gone to the polls very
willingly to vote for him tHeay) ne said, and his
tickets were punched with eagerness and alacrity.
He carried O'Donovan Rosa with him and gave
him 800 votes, ami every man that voted Healy
voted ODonovan Rosa WELL In the Second and
Third wards he declared that ne had been treated
fairly and his friends had worked well and truly for
him.
"How was 1t in the First ward. Mr.. Healyr
Assemblyman HEALY-In the First ward IL was
different although was not In that ward, and
cannot tell you as well as Judge hogan, who was
one OF my best friends In the district have heard
that the most outrage Gus frauds were committed,
and / know that in many places there were two
sets OF boxes prov ded; one for the honest ballots
deposited by the legal voters the other for the
bogus ballots stuffed by the Tammany rOughs who
FRIESD OF Mr.. HEALY-I know that to be so
In Mr.. Healy's case, Tor saw it done myself In the
r ward ea 1 ge s6a IN 70 se e me vote
vassers, and saw one fellow who straddled the
genuine ballot box, while he had another between
his legs, which ne stuffed ful OF bogus ballots
Mr.. HEALY-That did not see myself. But saw
that some of the papers had NICK Muller elected
this morning. and have just returned from police
headquarters this morning and lind that my vote
and Muller's are as follows. giving me 400 ma.
only 57I votes in thegcntire district. es''
The next place visited was well known resort
OF shandley's friends, where q large number Of
bad. and the only cheerful men in the party were
Timothy J. Campbell, Assembyman elect, VINO
stated to our reporter that he wished that
every one had been as lucky as he had been
IN the election. OF course the elegant lin did not
mean BY that to have his hearers infer that he would
have liked TO have seen either Rapp or Wood elected
In Els place. "Did ye ivcr see man that wouldn't
70, SAID e ny III % SHsnE om ss
eacS North The sng 1ner man
ward, VINO was elected 10 that lucrative ONCE
yesterday. Alderman IIcaly said that he felt fifty
per cent happier than yesterday. just then came In
Q friend Of Norton, who stated thar IL would he
good thing to interview Jim Barclay, who had lost
$4,000 on Norlon's election 'Jim Barclay Is very
learned and scientific gent one political person
remarked, bu, he viii handle the chi ps on election
day.n
Journalist oil blonde complexion, who IS seriously
affected about grass widow, "y0u should have
seen Jim Barclay putting Bismarck in a hole. He
even went 80 far as to tell the Archbishop OF
Canterbury tnat ne was no good when the
old Bishop disputed with him who had
made the best translation OF Homer from the origI.
nal Greek. The Bishop said that 10 was hts late
friends Lord Derby and Jim Barclay told him that
Fitzgbb0ns, the irish orator IN the First ward, had
made the best translation OF Homer The old
Bishop Immediately took water and mas been q
raving maniac ever eince.D
III tell you, boys, irs gone very hard with Norton
ana his friends about this election.p
"Yes,v said another, "they say It's cost Mike
$685. to get defeated and IL was cheap at half tile
price,
"Jim Collier Is in very heavy this election. lie
has been betting on Norton until he s half crazy.
Its rougn.n
raise the price OF his brandy TO 81 glass TO get
NoRTos's PRIRSp-The biggest man in the city,
In America the world-DolitscalU speaking