The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-11-09

A Greeley Man Carries Grant Voter rom Union
Square to Houston and Sullivan Streets for .
wager-A Torchlight Procession, Ger
man Band and Thousand Persons 40
company Thsm-wild Excitement
.,.l and the Greeley Man Wins Is
On the day after the Democratic Convention
which met at Baltimore had nominated Horace
Greeley for the high office OF President OF the United
States two gentlemen had friendly discussion as
to the merits OF that candidate at No. 123 West
Houston street, at the house of Mr.. Henry Husch.
The names OF the two gentlemen were Mr.. Lionel
Keane, o clerk In the house OF william G. Leask b
Co., who are importers OF laces, next door to the
st. Nicholas Hotel, and Mr.. William Il. Van Gieson,
proprietor Of an oyster saloon, at 112 West Houston
street. General Grant had been nominated at
Philadelphia on the 9th OF June, in convention, and
Mr.. Greeleys nomination followed in July.
Mr.. Van Gieson is Grant man,
WEIGHS ONE HUNDRED AND sIxTY-Tw0 POUNDS
and is exactly six feet high according to his own
statement. He wears O high black castor and has
pair OF small Dundreary chop whiskers He is
OF slender frame, but has large bones, and all his
relations for eighty-nyc years have been In the
oyster business. Mr.. Van Gieson has model Of an
oyster schooner IN his place Of business.
Mr.. Lionel Keane is q New Yorker, who weighs
149 pounds, and is i've feet eleven and half inches
high Both OF the political antagonists were ex-
acty twenty-sx years OF age. The mutton-chop
whiskers Of Mr. Keane were not SO large or so pro-
ductive as those OF Mr. Van Geson, but he had
clear eye, solid form and o determined look.
Mr.. Van Gies0n backed Grant very enthusiastic
cally, and declared that he would be elected. Mr..
Keane believed that Mr.. Greeley would be our next
was VI tn trU 01d on h
election.
"Don't let us bet money on the election or we
will lose our votes" said Mr.. Keane. Ha
"Well, il you are satisfied, am" replied Mr..
Van Gies0n. "What win we dor,
'Let us do something; let us wheel the man who
loses up Broadway after the election"
l'No,n said Keane 'if I lose win carry you on
my back from the house Of Mr. Henry Husch 123
West Houston street, to Union square, and will
take you around the statue of Lincoln three times
and then down Broadway to 1923 West Houston
street again. We must have band OF music and
torchlight procession to accompany rs, so that we
''And If Grant Is 5eatenT win carry d loaded mus
Up fnap
sack iulto bricks, = said Van Gleson. y A A4
and last evening the bet was paid Mr.. Keane,
who leit bad that Horace Greeley had been
S,a was esa last evening to pay
90 to thirsty sa
looked COOL quiet and ac calm IKE Billy Edwards be
HIM BREEZY lie wanted to ep bet every way
hundred to twenty-five that Keane could not
carry him. or "a; hundred to twenty I'VE that Keane
the German band, who had been at the soloon, but
could not be found. Van Gieson ate four fries early
dined on roast beet, beans and tmince
pie: The crowd was swelling all the time,
soan soon es Rss' al the ra
street and Third avenue to save the five cents car
fare on the Houston , street cars. ,e.a b b.
was filled with oaken chairs, and the crowd poured
in. man in the truck bore q. large American
The German band got into the truck, and the
HraSuss . sSa
way, with Keane, Van lieson, Henry Husch and
ss rsers1 s
from MIR. Superintendent Kelso to form
side Of .ne e Which in he width showed a
to every one, at the head OF mass OF one thousand
persons. Tue truck with the band of music reached
the tlme to the amusement OF the people on the
sidewalks and in the windows who could not I'M
derstand II, aad who believed 1t to be circus just
Arrived at Union square, some solemn ceremonies
were performed. The barouche was driven around
the Lincoln statue twice. and Keane stood up and
took on his Overcoat which he passed to a man
with romantic goatee to hold. Then Van Geison
took or his cloak and frockcoat and vest, and
Az THE BAND PLAYED Ill.
he appeared standing up In the barouche with
moving OF Chinese lanterns and the blaze OF fire.
works. Solemnly Van Gelson cried out, II want
another drink and Keane answered, as he de-
scended to shoulder his political antagonist, mo,
/ won't let you do that I'll be blamed II am going
to carry wnissey d,stIile,y down Broadway You
Then Keane said, IL want that surcingle to put
around and over my hips,'' and friend brought
him q Jeathern belt which he clasped over his hips
Then he stopped his back and Van Gieson, with an
inebriatc shout ieared across his back, having
DIvEsrED HIMSELF OF HIS SHOES
a moment before The PROCESSION was formed the \
band stretched itself across broadway, she young
men with the Chinese lanterns formed also
with ludcrons gravity, and to one OF Strause'
wild and demoniacal waltzes and amid screams
proceeded down broadway. y y s,mn!y Impossible
Tor the HERALD reporter who left the barodch6 And
marched alongside OF Keane and Van Geison down
uproarious OF uproarious Of scenes. Its like will
probably be seen again In our greatest street.
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was the man, in his white linen shirt, jumping up
and down on the back OF the persPiring
OF waltzes all the time request was made that
they should play either the .Star Spangled Ban
nerN orthe "Wacht an Rhcim," but strange to
say they could not perform either.
Il AT BLEECKER STREET 81
and Broadway keane took rest in the middle OF
the street according to agreement the band played
sat on chair. carefully Keeping the legs
Of Van Gleson on the pavement WHILE getting the
afterwards The band again played. The march
down Houston street was scene ofwiid triumph,
and when the crowd reached 1913 Houston street
three rousng cheers we're given for the plucky
little Greeley man, who had struggled bravly and
had run so well.
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