The New York herald., 1876-01-29

Carkson CroIius, Jr David Graham. Jr.' and Thomas
ca%TSnes' a%0hs' s,s Wings and samuel willis, Freo%s
Daniel fiemann democrats.
Ia 1889 the democrats With Isaac L. Varian,
SlaIS CLARK, 'Sain running 70 Tor go .ne ShsA % o-
The democrats also carried both Boards by large
I9,riIes. they elected for new men, James Ferris
anus ana Frederick r. Lee; the wings added no new
names OF eninence
IN lo4O, just before the hard cider campaign
lh~nix, the wing candidate, by handsome majority
'sran. .-....,..... Il ,242 Phoenix. 10 o2z
IWelVe wards went democratic and only i've Tor the
wings That party sent TO the Common Council Henry
=. n1yles Thomas + Peers and their old men, benson
ana woodruff; the democrats sent Daniel O. PenIz
Moses G. Leonard, Abraham Hatfield, Jacob A. Wesler
yeit and Uncle Peter Cooper
In 1871 the native party began 10 reappear, ana
again ran Morse for Mayor but failed 10 vote Tor him.
Recorder Robert II. Morris shrewd, strong and
somewhat INSCRIPTIONS man, was the democratic
| nominee, and the wings ran Phoenix Morris was
| elected by a shave
Morris. s6o2 Morse. e............... II
| Phqnix............ Il, 2O6
No 'native'' candidates appeared for the Common
! Council, and the democrats held both boards The
wings gave George y. Nesbitt Richard s. Williams
and Erasus C. Benedict the democrats elected Hold
! over' Shaler and William ID. Murphy.
The aboitonists irst put In appearance at char
ter election In April 1872 running I. j. Field Then
there was the great split Ia the whig party caused by
Tylers rocreancy, so there were four candidates for
Mayor-Morris, democrat (renomnation); Phoenix,
Henry Clay whg James Monroe, Tylerte. and Field,
abohuonist Morris won again.
Morris. 20 633 Phoenix. is, 755
Monroe. ........ % Field ........ 1856
Tho democrats kept the Mayor, but lost tho Com
mon Council, carrying only OF the seventeen
wards They added distinguished the boards,
unless we allow the great contractor OF after years
John Pettigrew-to be such. The wings added Syl
vanus Gedney, John b. Scoles and William " Brady.
In lS43 the wings ran Robert Smith, and Tammany
again put up Morris, who was third time chosen.
Morris 26, 39s Smith. 10 501
The democrats also captured twelve Of the seventeen
wards, and so secured the Common Council Their
new men OF note were Francis K. Tiilou, David 5
Jackson, and by wing split IN the First ward ohVer
Charlck The only new whig member OF note was
James D. Oliver.
We now reach height ofhe native American excite
Az the election in pr lS44 that party came into
the eld with full tickets and made clean sweep James
Harper, The head Of the great publishing house,
their nominee Tor Mayor Jonathan l. Coddington was
the democratic and Morris Franklin the whig candi-
date
Harper............ =. "a 5sl Coddlngton .. 49,. 90 5sS
Franklin ........... 5,297
The natives sent to the Boards such William
Gale, William Everdell, William b. Cozzens Elias &.
Drake, Richard L. SchGelin and Moses Tucker; tho
democrats sent David T. Williams, Thomas 5. Henry,
steve Hasbrouck, Thomas b. Tappen and j. V. Wester-
welt; the only new whg was William S. Miller. the
natives elected ten Aldermen the wings TWO and the
democrats i've
In the spring 1915 there lve Richmonds in the
fed-Wiliiam f. Havemeyer Democratic; James
Harper, native American; Dudley Selden whig; Robert
Smith, national reform, and Arthur Tappan, abolition.
Havemeyer was successful but not by majority The
short lived national reiormers were generally known
the vote yourself atmp party they advocated the
giving OF public lands in limited quantities to actual
settlers.
Havemeyer. Harper. IT. 4s6
selden 1852 Smith .............. l24
Iappan ............. "a
The democrats carried fifteen Of the seventeen Alder
men, and gave us III the Boards with others before
mentioned, James G. Stoneal, George II. Purser,
Emanuel b. Hart John Foote Neil Gray and William
H. Cornell The Spartan of wings the veteran
OF the Third, Egbert Benson with Governeur NJ Ogden
Assistant; and William V. Brady, of the un1nchng
Fifteenth, assisted by James d. Oliver.
The natives rapidly dying out, and at the cleo
ton in April, lS46, made but feeble show They ran
William b. CoZzens for Mayor; the democrats put up
Andrew H. Mcble; the wings, Robert Taylor, the
reiormers, Robert Smith again Mckle got IN by
plurality
Mcklo. % 2Ss Taylor. Is, 250
Cozzens. .......... 6,372 Smith ............ ~
Again but two whig Adermen--the men-with
Thomas McErah publisher of the Tribune for ASSIST
in the Eleventh ward crowded with foreign
born Among the new democrats were Archibald
Maclay Theodore Van Tine, William A. Walker and
Moses w. q. Jackson
Four tickets for Mayor appeared in 1S47-William V.
Brady, whig; j. Sherman Brownell democrat; Elias
G. Drake, native, and Edward W. Lyon, native reform;
the wings winning
Brady .......... q, ,31o BrowneIl.. 1867
Drake. ............ 2,07S Lyon. ............. 3ol
Ten wards went whig, the Eleventh again native and
seven wards democratic Among new wings were-
James Kelly Qate Postmasterl, Alexander II. Schultz
Morris Franklin, Jonathan W. Allen, Jacob L. Dodge
Sias C. Herring, Linus W. Stevens and Moses May
nard Among democrats, Frederick d. Kohler, Stephen
Feeks, Dimes Carolln and Charles Webb.
In April, 1913, the Wllmot proviso was making
trouble in the democratic party but they harmonized
Brady, whIg, and John Commeriord, national reform,
opposing. 90 oos n, oo
Tammany got the Mayor, but the wings got ten of the
eighteen Aldermen They sent TO the Board such men
Theodore d. De Forest James T. Wood, Morgan
Morgans Thomas Carnley, Joseph Brtton, Wash
ington Smith aud George IL Franklin Tho only new
democrat OF ability was Jedediah Miller
We now come to the
LAST SPRING ELECTION
in April, lS49 The discordant democracy fully
laaf aV1
lar man, Myndert Van Schalck, representative OF
old Knickerbockors The wings ran a weak candidate,
Caleb =. Woodruff, ex.Alderman OF the Second ward,
the officer who showed the white feather during his
Mayoralty in the Astor place riots. The vote was
Woodruff. 1855 Van schaicK.. 1885
Thirteen Aldermen were wings and hve only demo-
Gratis. The new whg names on both boards Ed
mund Griffin Robert I. Hawes Porter G. sherman
and Edwin b. Morgan Among the democrats were
Jacob 4. Oakley James NJ. Bard and Asahel A. Den
man.
CHARTER ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER.
AT the last spring election just noted amended
charter was voted upon and adopted by which
election was held in November Tor Aldermen and
sistants and new heads of departments-viz, Comp
troLer, Corporation Counsel, Street Commissioner,
Commissioner OF Repairs and Supplies City Inspector
Commissioner OF Streets and Lamps and Governor OF
the Almshouse. The wings carried all these depart
ments by from 600 to 900 majority the vote being
substantially the same as at the spring election
In November 1850 the wings elected Ambrose c.
Kingsand for Mayor Fernando Wood. who was
then in harmony with Tammany and its regular candi-
date.
Kingsland. % AS Wood. ............ s,052
The wings also carried the Common Council getting
twelve
BY the amended charter the Mayor held Office for two
years; so the next election 1852, when Tam
many Jacob A. Westervet the wings Morgan
Morgans, the temperance men Henry NJ Western, and
the reesoilers Dennis Harris The vote was:-
westervelt........ 3s AZ Morgans. ........ 3270
Western. .......... Sol Harris. ............ 139
At the time the democrats carried hfteen of the
twenty wards, but elected only two men OF any note
Josiah W. Brown and Jonathan Trotter As this
fair sample OF charter candidates at State elections
give the names of all who ran for Assistant Alder
mcn:-
Democrats elected-Josiah W. Brown, John j. TAFT
Timothy O'Brien, Robert l.. Mabcy, Patrick Breaden
Charles H. Ring Hcmus NJ Wells, Daniel ID. Hunt
Edwin Bouton, Benson McGown, Alexander Stewart
Tom wheelan, Jonathan Trotter, John D Keele, William
McConkey.
Democrats deieated-Ebenczer King, Thomas Wood
ward Richard Schel, william G. seaman, f. {. Conk-
lin.
wings elected--Samuel r Mabbatt, William d. An
drews Isaac o. Barker, Joseph Rogers