Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-18

nature were giving way, hi, condition he
came easy. and lie spent the time IN afiec
tionate leaye-taking- ofhi- relative, and de
pendants. and finally sank luiei, 20 hiSla-
rest as if going To- sleep
Correspondence Of tiie Free Pre-.
How New York CIT, Received The Election News
New YoEk. Oct. 10th, ls72
The later returns received today from
Indiana threw a slight damper on the ezu-
beIaut iubiiatiou with which the news va-
received in ihi- city that the elections Of
Tuesday had oil resulted atsably to the
Republicans. Thea 1t scented that the pco-
| pie would 90 fairly wild with excitement
The streets hlazei with The glare Of torch
| light professions. politics' club, paraded
with brass bands PLAYING patriotic tunes,
and the marching numbers roaring ont We
torious campaign -ong~; the night Wa
illuminated with the explosion If sky
rockets. and deafened with the roar Of the
guns fired IN honor of the victory At the
various newspaper Office, the crowds gather
ed round the bulletin boards. cheering and
yelling as every fresh return was posted .
and at Madison -luare, and the street, sd-
joining. which commanded view of the
transparency on which ,he Tim, published
the figure received the ihrong wa <, den-r
that tr;,ffc was impossible The enthusiasm
was inde~cribahle Az day yesterday the
returns still showed everything favorable
for the Republicans. and 81 night the -,ene~
Of the previous evening were re-euacted.
Ben. Butler was 70 =peakat Cooper Institute.
passed the building AT halfpa-t eight. and
found large crowd outside. who. unable 60
obtain entrance. had organized an impromp-
Ia meeting In the street. 4 wagon had
been drawn mp neara ga- lamp. and from
this platform an excited Individual could he
distinguished ee,ticulating wildly. Every
moment the -vaying crowd broke into Wild
cheering OF groaning. and az some distance
Of the Grafton ~1unded something ike thi,
Yes, fellow citizens. thi- rloiiou. ,ic-
tory (hi Ia hi' hoo 30. General Grant
who saved the nation Obi hi-hi-boo -
the principles Of Repablicanism lyociferou-
cheers Horace Greeley ial-e TO hi, life,
record - (yah yah hi-----l - rebellion
again put down. and for ever" cheering a.
before)
Ii wa nor I'LL pretty late 81 night that
the note of victory subsidized. and the city
went go sleep. This afternoon. Che tele-
gram from Indiana began TO look a- if the |
Democrats were right when they claimed |
thar State on the strength Of last nights I
returns this -,mewha, tempered the joy Of /
their opponents, hat there wa still hope /
that the STATE would eventually Pee shown. /
by the official 6gsrt-. IT, have gone as was
first predicted. The majority. either
way must be- an exceedingly small one. The
Republicans charge iheir opponent with
keeping hack the returns from uirce coun-
,ies, known io hr strongly Democratic. till
Il wa seen what Wa, probably necessary 60
give q majority roo the general ;icket. the
igurc- were thcn cooked up. and the re-
iuisite numbers supplied. On the other
land. the Democrats cry a. loudly that they
nave been cheated ont of Pennsylvania. by
he army of otice-holiers. Cameron corrup-
ion fund. etc \ defeat j. explained and
ictory usually decricd 10y charges Of this
hamcter. they ve-r of course 20 be expect
d The general result remains the same.
nd the RepuhAraa,. on The most moderate
computation, have won sn immensely i'm
'ortant triumph
The effect on local politics here ha, been
marked The Republicans talk confidently
f carrying the State in November. and
ammany Hall. which j. sill the represent
tive Of the municipal Democracy. though
adly shattered. j. feeling IT. way Ia the
natter Of making up a ticket with an al
io-t iuiierous degree OF caution and per
lexity In its palmy days the task va,
simple. Il fixed &c straight 90
ckeI from top 20 bottom. and then
ent 20 work If the judicial nomi-
ees were Baruard- and Cardozos. if
Mike Norton- " Tom " FieldSes. and all
he rest Of the crew figured on il, il mat
red nothing The Boss" could So FIX 7
lingS that any man be marked down for il, !
a sure uf election But since the Boss
a been knocked of his legs. the magnates ,
lammanN have the unusual task II max q
lg up a city and county ticket which shall
,commend itself By intrinsic merit 10 pop
lar support. To ind men willing 10 ac- j
PIT nomination, and who stand well in I
le community. seems no easy matter and .
this may he added the difficulty Of recon =
ling the various politicians who have Il
claims. IL man gives his time and la n
lr 10 running - expensive n machine a
)litical party, he naturally looks to the
lly reward it can give in the shape of of
e, but things are in that condition here h
at the smaller fry Of men who have been
slping To- run the Iammanv machine in
,ars pnst. are of no earthly Use 10 run il o.
Nv: but a. they have claims" for past
ryices, sop mnst somehow be given them
the managers
The WAY Tammany. with H. Liberal"
lies, went 10 work To get out of it, diff Il
lties. was slightly confusing TO the aver Fl
-e voter 1t first called primaries for the !,
ectiou of delegates 10 judiciary
nvention,' :. e.. convention which :
ould nominate candidates for Judi ;
Al Offices; and then other prima- >,
p. Tor the election OF delegates 10 "A county /
invention. which should make nomina-
ms for the Office Of Mayor and Aldermen p.
leSe conventions met and appointed com 81
ittees of conference with the Liberals. who In
d gone through the same elaborate pro- v
:, and other committees for conference
tn outside organizations, as the Committee
Seventy, the Bar Association. the Munici-
! Reformers, etc; and these conference q
mmittees appointed subcommittee. Con- ~
.ences innumerable have been held with
t any decision being arrived at, and like Pl
p German evolving the description Of a q
mel from his inner consciousness. they O
2 still at it. The Tammany county con n
ntion meets tomorrow afternoon, and it is VI
ssible its committee will report. and pi
ket he agreed on. Meanwhile the fight it
Dws warm, and the noise of the captains r.
the shouting give promise of what it /.
L be in another week or two. To those W
10 like the fun Of the fray and the excite
mt, New York was never more desirable
ice of residence than now Even at this ~,
ment the roar Of cannon frights the night y
m its propriety. They are firing salutes of
three different places within short dis ne
ice of Cooper Institute. CM o.;
ho
John Cochrane denies that he ever said III
he mn ,ria hars 70 Gin o,rr f,r G~aala,- IL