The New York herald., 1872-11-06
THE PRESIDENTIAL HEADQUARTERS.

Scenes ut Grant Republican, Liberal
Republican and National Democratic
Hcadquarters-Grcat Sorrow, Great
joy, Great Fun and Great Folly-Thc
National Democratic Headquarters.
Bright and early Mr.. Tony Gallagher, from
the Seventh ward, Secretary Ofthe National
Democratic Committee, of which Mr.. Augustus
Schell is chairman, assembled himself at his
headquarters on the first floor of the Spinger
House. Anthony was hopeful OF an overwhem-
ing success for the democratlcparty. The success
OF all it's candidates In the city lie was ready to
make affdavit to; that Herman & Co. would carry
the state he had not the least doubt and he
sCoRNED THE INsINUATIoN
that Greeley would not be elected President OF the
United States by tidy majority. He hugged this
comforting prospect and enjoyed 1t all alone by
himself until the HERALD reporter broke in upon
his meditations and then he lightened his manly
breast OF portion Of its delightful weight
by confdentially allowing the reporter
to share his grand secret. About eleven
O'Clock A. M. he was further relieved
by the entrance OF a number of friends of .'the
cause, "headed by the well-known curly front Of
George NJ Sanders and tailed Off by mild-lookng
gentleman named Lewis from Philadelphia TO
them Tony impaired his Impressions, and was
rewarded by Mr. Lewis-who is a liberal repub-
FIDELITY % OF THE DEMoCRATIc PARTY
carry the day. Oh. If the Union would only follow
the example Of this great State OF New York to-
day." About one O'Clock, Augustus schell
day the place was visited by con-
siderable number of leading politicians, who
At and after halfpast six in the afternoon the re-
turns and dispatches began to come In, crawling
hopefully at first, increasing less promisingy, and
i'm Yunr hrrr hn
news generally does.
FACES BEGAN 70 GROW BLANK,
and lngubriOus, the corners OF various Interested
mouths dropped dreadfully until, about nine
O'Clock, neither Mr.. Gallagher nor his chief, Mr..
schel, felt able to announce the SAD news
c0mers were then directed to proceed at
once to the Cooper Institute, Tammany
Hall or some other centre orinteigence, where the
feelings OF neither schell nor Gallagher would be
hurt by unwelcome announcements and where the
democratic knei might be sounded without grating
on the ears OF the democratic chief and his faithful
stan officers.
The Liberal Republican Headquarters.
The HERALD man called at the Liberal Republi-
can Greeley Headquarters, at the Glenham, about
eleven O'Clock A. NJ. yesterday. Mr.. Evarts, the
secretary, sat at the head OF q long empty table
chatting cheerfully TO a few surrounding hangers
on. There was nothing on the table but profusion
link stains, and nothing in the room but another
table and few chairs The whole place mad been
CIEARAD FOR ACTION
for the evening. Throughout the day the place
was as deserted as a graveyard except when one
or two loncsome-looking 'liberals" came in to
shake hands over the bloody chasm which Louisiana
was said to have made in the line OF
Grants march to universal success. In the
evening came Colonel Ethan Allen VINO was soon
surrounded by an immense crowd OF desperate but
hall hopeful liberals craving mady TOR conservatory
scraps OF news. Allen was In sublime '''hx,' but
II must be confessed he was equal to the occasion.
He laughed like man VINO was winning all before
him, and he lightcned his lab0rs aud avoided an
swcrng unpleasant and in0pportune questions by
encouraging excited
AFTgR-DINNER syMPATUIzERs
to make speeches. which he turned into great fun.
Very funny speeches most Of them were. and very
loudly Colonel Alien and his friends laughed at
them but the cool observer could easily see that
The laughter there. like light on graves
Had rank, cold hearts beneath IT,
Later In the evening the dreadful truth broke In
upon even the most persistentiy hopeful that the
dpy was irrc,ricgab'y los thai liberal .cnull.
lioanism was doomed. democracy buried and the