The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-05
APOLLO.

''ElcctiOn" OF Officers for the Ensufus
Year-The ssCut and Dried" Tiskt
Unanimously Elected.
Apollo Hall last night was comfortably fllle(,ith
politicians and policemen. The former we ON
hand to carry out the plan published in the FRALD
some ten days ago, and the latter were on md to
protect the former from each other tn STAIR
ways leading to the hall were the scene many
contentious long before the hour appointefor the
meeting
Captain Burden, with sergeant and s1e fifty
or sixty officers, was on hand to keep e'rybsdy
out who had no tickets. great deal of ranging
was the result. but it happened that anody VINO
was at all anxious could and did get shortly
after eight O'Clock Judge Spaulding allied Inc
meeting to order. He was neutrality-suspicious.
in compelling Senator O'Brien tdsit down
and ex-Coroner Flynn to tax en- his
Flynns) hat This he did will 80 much
hrmness, so much OF the suauiter in soto Jorttter
In re style that no one could doubt fr "a moment
that he would be good chief justioi Tor the pro-
posed municipal court, and, at all Tnts moss
excellent man to preside In Apollolall ana keep
the democracy OF this city divided penaii Oh tna
Custom House republicans on onflde snd "Mat''
Brennan on the other. He was doomed,
however, to CO. and ate MI " W.
Brooke had made handsne speech de'
Ginning the honor OF being caiidate Tor chair
man Mr.. Spauding stepped forard On the plat
form $50 far away from the deskhat ne could not
be charged with having his spe'n IN uis hat) ana
declined the nomination, just 1t vas SET down
for him to do by the caucus at)elmoiico's on the
22d but, just as 1t was not sedown1or MIN 10 90,
he went further and declared nat, hit were advis
able he would overcome NJ scrpes about the
lack of dignity in being juke, totake place as
leading party politician. HEas, n fact, just Ike
the maiden who,
DECLARING, she woulds'er cnsent,
The meeting was very unny and very noisy
until the voting had proqessedNso iar tnaS u was
elected. The Fifth ward elegaton was very ami.
mated; but as it VS. sad til there ". was ~, .
contest for the seat IRON ' az tns ware r snS
Committee had bee hen at the Gllsey
House just before tn opeang and the weak weak;
kneed were whipped IN MG0ooi Mas hT Was
to have moved rs nomination; but MT.
Walter Lawrence stoci up, ald, Topping one ofnis
smith, counsel for ..bn'' wod, spoke speech in
eulogy Of McCool; OBrien bllowed suit; likewise
Mr. Harrison and on or The ro snG esc
declaring dec ing" his chote. large amount Of IS
On the rames 0 OF absatees Some Of these
were so we'll known, howver, that the would-be-
voters came to grief as te adherents OF one SIDE
or the other would cry "Put him outN "That
amt himr' mo 70. dosSl' THAT man amt got no
shouting OF tine vte had been for Spaulding ana
ctce versa The 'slecionn came to close, as all
things must, whe the tellers reported the vote as
f0llOws:-McCool 223; Spaulding, Ill; Fernando
Wood /.
While the Eigrh ward was being called, one OF
the delegates roe hastily on hearing his name and
cried out ''Ken!" This created roar OF laughter
and applause. ,lich continued for several me-
ments. A Mr.. vHalloran voted under the name Of
Mr.. O'Dea, iron the Ninth ward; he was made .
martyr and mrched out between two policemen.
The delegatioIfrom the Tenth ward voted largely
for "MaggOoil, while First ward delegation was
solid for sauldlng. After the "election"
had been mac ''unanimous," Mr. Clinton, as was
arranged ascnded the platform and took great
pleasure in minimizing the gentlemen named in
Mooney; SECRETARIES, A. v. Davidson, J. A. Deer
ing; Treasure J. Van Schaick. committee OF
five was appointed to inform the gentlemen elect
OF the action )f the committee. Senator O'Brien
informed the committee they would find McCOOl
Fright over 1.-THE Gisey House waiting for them"
The c0mmitte went, found him and brought him
back. The ulcers elect thanked everybody, and
the COMMITTEE adjourned.