The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-14
AMERICAN INSTITUTE.

A Spirited Annual ElectiOn-The Battle
for Reform Badly Lost-The Vote 34s
to 16S.
The annual election for officers Of the American
Institute, which took place yesterday. was looked
forward to with great interest by the members
and especially the party who style themselves ''re
formers" while the opponents style them ''sOre-
heads" The polls opened at three P. NJ and closed
at eight In the evening; and during the inter-
vening time the rooms Of the Institute In
Cooper Union were crowded to their utmost
capacity by the rival factions. The inspectors on
behalf Of the regular ticket, headed by the late
president F. A. P. Barnard, were T. @. Cotton
and George Timpson, and on behalf Of the reform
ers, who charge gross fraud upon the trustees and
utter disregard of the byelaws, Judge Mountford.
SO soon as the polls were opened rush was made
by the ',ioung Democracy" led by .; J. Whitney,
Peter II. Jackson, William Parrish and Dr.
Knight, for the ballot boxes and for the 1rst hour
nearly all the votes deposited were by their party
Later the stayed 'regulars' crowded In and
Barnard "t ticket. The Hobbies were " centres
OF great excitement, and every man VINO entered
Toward evening the contest waxed warm, espe
ciay between the reform canvassers and James
and returned, but the presence Of two police OIL
GERS deferred the excited men from violence.
About four O'CLOCK the regulars posted up bulle-
una announcing the names OF certain gentlemen
who had abandoned the reformers and gone over
to the other party. This rrtated the reformers,
who denounced the statements as lies, and
MIR. Jackson. brother OF James l.. Jackson, who
lead the reform ticket, put up bulletin contradict
ing those OF the regulars collision seemed i'm
minent, when Mr.. Jackson took down the bulletins
OF both parties and put all parties In good humor
again.
Printed squibs denouncing each other were
freely circulated One by the rei0rmers giving the
names of the nominating committee and the n0mi-
mated ticket in opposite columns, showing that
fhay I'M cd thom a a n
ton. Among those printed and circulated by the
regulars at the expense OF the refOrmers were:-
"Reform nominee James l.. Jackson, one OF the
chiefs OF the 102d street Crystal Palace scheme.
vote for Jackson is vote against the Institute"
Reform !ogic;-Qaliing the managers 81 1877 COR
ticket Tor 1873" These printed slips were showed
into the hands OF every person, and later IN the
evening the dodge of initiating the type on the
regular ticket was resorted TO, but 1t was soon
detected. Among those who appeared at
the polls and voted were two ladies' The
of the Cooper Union, where they rallied their
forces and issued their buetns-one Offering a
reward OF 800 for proof Of fraudulent voting being
very prominently exposed. At ten +. Nj. the
straight tickets had been counted, showing the
following result For the Barnard ticket, 34s; for
counted, SO. Total vote cast sos.
The officers elected ares
For PTesident-F. A. p Barnard.
For Vice Presfdents-Charles r. DAILY, Orestes
Cleveland John b. Rich.
For Recording .SecretdTy-John E. Gavit.
For Corresponding Secretdry--Samuel ID. Tillman.
For 7redsurer-Sylvester X. Comstock.
For DireCtOrs-Charles F. Chandler, George Pey-
ton, Charles NICK. Leoser, j. Gr0shon Herriot,
Thomas Rutter, John J. Higgins.