The New York herald., 1876-10-10
CONTESTED PRIMARIES.
THE TwENry-FIRsT AND SIXTEENTH ASSEMBLY
DISTRICTS.

THE TwENrY-FIRsT AND SIXTEENTH ASSEMBLY
DISTRICTS.
Contrary to expectations there was no contest last
night the Tammany Hall ticket Tor delegates to the
several conventions bc held by that association
in the Twentynrst Assembly district of this city. The
parties who headed the rival factions, Mr. Boyd and
Senator Moore met Saturday night last in Harlcn
with the assistance OF few friends either sldc
agreed to place single ticket in the field. To this
end a ticket bearing the motto Harmony and Vic
tory" prepared and voted on tvery harmo ously)
last night in Eastside Hall, Eighty-lhird Atrect and
Third avenue
In anticipation of "big rows which It was sup
poscd would take place, force OF about hundred
policemen under Inspector McDernolt occupied the
approaches TO the oils aud compelled the (some
o whom were mere boys) TO pass in between lille OF
policemen and out another The polls closed
quietly O'clock tha crowd IN hall and about
the doors being very large
Delegates were chosen to the City and County Con-
venton to meet at Tam many Hall tomorrow; TO the
Tenth Congressional district, to assemble at Academy
Hal on the 18Th inst; to the Eleventh Congressional
Dlstr.cl Convent to come OF al 4Etna Hall ;hc
l3lu INST 10 the Adermanic Convention, OF tho
Eighth Senatorial District, to take place al Brcvoort
Hall on the l4th insL and delegates the Twenty
nrst Assembly District Convection TO be held ut the
East Side Hall on The 10th inst
such crowd as was congregated last evening in the
Eighteenth war;. at the Tammany primary OF the
teenth Assembly district was never equacd before,
even IN this democratic city. The contest here was
ostcnsiOly between General frank Spinola and Mr..
Maurice j. Powers, the sculptor, but virtually between
Boss Kelly and Congressman hewitt Tor the power and
patronage of the district lnasmuch a bitter con.
expected here the authorities exercised every
precaut,on against any possible outbreak or dstur
bauce This foresight the part o, the police force
well conceived, as the large number OF blue coats
present tented to keep the immense crowd in nroper
check and their passions wihia due bounds Inspector
Tnorno had charge OF about $50 officers werc uu
der the immediate command OF Captain Atkin OF the
Eighteenth precinct who had BESIDES nfty inen OF his
own, details from tho FIRST, Fourth Sixth, Seventh,
Tenth Eleventh. Thirteenth, Seventeenth, twenty
nrst and Tweniy-sixth precincts
The polls in charge OF Mcssrs Frank A. o'Don-
NELL Robert Enncver and Judge T. G. Duffy and ere
held IN feed store No 1856 East Twcu street.
Tue line oil voters extended at one time from Twen-
tcth street and Third avenue up to Twenty second
street and to the polling place. which was located
Second avenue. The rvor vt tho unterrined was SO
great that line already formed at hafpAst three
o'clock In tho afternoon, and this patriotic army,
which said 10 have been IN the iiterest o General
spinols, supplied with ratons OF sandwiches
which rated as their supper. The doughty General,
Kelly and ex-AssembIyman Nicholas Haughton who
operated the line, aud Mr. Powers occupied positions
near tho aperture where tho votes were deposei TO
Jair play The voting was carried on at the rate
OF about thirty i've per minute, and when nine clock
arrived and The poll was closed there were s several
hundred statesmen lett out in the cold unable
else the noble franchise OF American citizens. The
Sixteenth Assembly district was unable 10 supply
sufficient decide THIS unequal contest, there
lore the other districts largely drawn upon
make the deficiency IL Is safe TO say that repre-
scntativcs from every district cast their ballots at
this meeting last evening Tho Spnola ticket was
elected by large MAJORITY. Among the spectators
were cx. Mayor &. godfrey Gunthor Alderman John
Riley, Deputy Tax Commissioner Peter Gillespie. ex-