The New York herald., 1871-11-08
TIE ANDREW JACKSON CLUE.

AT tine Andrew Jackson Club rooms the excite
ment was intense after sunset, and expectancy rar
high as to the result Of the poll IN the other dis
trcts, for all anxiety had subsidized In the Eighteenth
ward, the electors and friends OF O'Bren being con
fdent OF the
SUCCESS OF THEIR FAvoRITE
The news OF Sweeny's resignation-which HERALr
reporter was the rst to convey 70 the partisans Of
the fortunate opponent OF the Tammany candidate
for Assembly In the Twenty first ward-created
CONSIDERABLE EXCITEMENT,
and the intlmation that the reform ticket
was going ahead was received with
unrestrained applause. Everybody was enthusi.
astic, and each man present seemed to think it an
imperative duty to invite his neghbor to partake o
a libation MI. L. O'Brien, father Of the ex-shern
and John, the successful candidates brother were
present, as were also Messrs OReiy. ]. T.
McCanill. CORY. the genial steward Of the
club; Herman Koehler, David Koeher Cassidy,
Boese, ex-Clerk OF the Board OF Education; Robert
uemen felt 1t incumbent upon them TO eulogize the
ENERGY AND ASSIDUlTY
d1spiayed bv Captain Augustine costello and Mr..
Thomas Feely. whose earnest labors have chiefly
conduced TO the success OF the immortal Jimmy In
the Eighteenth ward.
As from time to time dispatches arrived an.
nounclng the stare OF the polls In the various ap-
proxmate districts enthusiasm Increased and loud.
sweet congratulations upon victory gained. Some
there were present who could hardly credit the
fTeports Tp that TT the almighty Boss was having hard
respectable but less violent and rowdy competitor
for Senatorial honors, that Harry Genet had been
given the back wash to Sbandey. That Tammany,
hitherto considered invincibe, was
squelched, could hardly be conceived even by those
Who had worked hardest to overthrow the or
sSn Scn luck was Sov. Ike the golden
Overwhomln9-tOo rich to be considered real-until
wel!.auInenticatah hn.'... .Ig .oo iss,a. go .,o,
the JOY OF all present knew no restraint the we'll
filed reception room and the club room above it
rang with CHEEKY
SHOUTS OF APPLAUSE,
unIii s.1 sne por.raits OF the great Sachem which
and shook as though they seemed to Know
aasU. rner position was an unstable one; that the
[nan themselves. In the grand safe OF the club
olise every lounge, sofa and char was occupied by
some energetic workers Ia ts..ssn. O. g.
O'BRlEN AND REFORM:
thoroughly wearled by arduous TOLL they slept like
boa. constructors gorged to repleti0n doubtless
ireaming Of future adermanlc nonors won BY them
selves and utterly Oblivtous to the fact that
of drones were hovering around their hive and
numming pattudes destitute Of both sense and Wit,
Diage was certain person who far too thick -
ned TO take umbrage at palpabie expressiono kin
Tempt endeayorsd to ma make every one r. Of OF con, con-
and succeeded in convincing everr ~
IN egreglous fool In 1oody that he was
nomen OF Fitzgih rejolces IN the cog
Assembly, and the p looms, once ran for
on their success .ectors are to be congratulated
par ercelleac~ "a defeating him. He Is o parasite
Of ..chair and would sell his soul for alibation
as % reigned the most violent storm of enthusi-
-. however: % when the returns came
out to the open-mouthed multitude Hard palms
OF horny hands clashed together like brazen Gym.
balls;
HrzZAS AND vIvAS
rang upon the chill night air. and every person
present might have been interested In the hat bust
ness, 80 intent did each supporter Of reform seem
IN his endeavors to ''bOnnet" his nelghb0r and
thereby show his zeal for the cause.
As the reporter quilted the CLUB house bOnnres
were spr1uQing into vivid blaze every side; the
clear star. spangled sky was incarnadined by the
meteOrlc nash OF heaven-soaring rockets, and the
jubilant shouts OF relOrmers echoed from out the
darkness and rang pecan Of praise from ward 90
ward-the 10 friOnlphe OIL salvation from The maCfi-
nations OF the nefariOUs Ring.