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FLOODS IN CUBA.

Yo1rY MILES OF INuNDA5IoN-xHIRTY YIAx1A.
Troxs AHD FIFTY PAINS UTTxaLY DE-
srnoxxD.
HAvAxA, Nov Z. ls7&
The accounts which have been received from the IN
tsror show hat the main of shs feeds
was TIE Lasuna dol Tssore. which y stuaAsd on he
north side Of zapasa Swamp
The floods In . straight line north through thu
oonsrs Of Colon county, seeking TO unite with ths
swamp Of Bbana, on she nerth coast Tho overflow
swsllsd BY ne rivers Painillas, San Anton Guayabs
and others, ran through The following couutiss-
sjayabo and PAuillas- A. plantation called 1ermina
whore the main trunk 81 ths railroad hes . tannel
eieht fos2 Of water romatnod the ground nve days
after the huFricaneL The low lying lands vera over
ran tho height Of the hcusetope and the panta
ttons ouly he chimneys wer0 20 b seen above the
vaasI me iaun1attea covers an axoa Of aoeus forty
The following plaatassous suffered The most -
versly:-Fsrmina Ferver, Ammonia Carambosa,
Duouas and Rita. From 0ftsen 70 twenty Others
wers sossily ruined ovsr nifty smaller farms we're
The ssscs cause Of the sood y s.ksows, but is 70
supposed 70 have bssn oocaslonsd By the heavy
rsns; some people believe that springs came out Of
In soms sections shs damage d,us by the food was
musn heav than that done ~ the hurricane Exact
estimates csnnos yet be made. bus 10 10 supposed the
sugar erep has suffered By both salamites From A.
teen 20 twenty per osns ofshe crop will nevertheless
about large - lass years. besanss u promised 70
rns sooscoo crop viii be rssarasd, because the
seedlings were dssssoysd bas they ca b replaced in
MOST coee4
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Tn. El.esion-rneompl.t. Returns.

The Electfon-Incomplete Returns.
At the hour at which it is necessary for rs
to go to press the election returns are still
SO meagre and inconclusive that the result
is undecided. New York has gone demo-
cratic Pennsylvania seems to be unex-
pectedly close, but is probably repub-
lcan by q small majority /; Indiana
seems to be democratic by . majority
somewhat larger than that cast in
October. New jersey is democratic by
slender majority. Connecticut il still
uncertain. In fact, everything is uncertain
at the hour we 60 to press. In our later
editions we shall give fuller returns, and
hope to get such complete news as will show
who is elected President. As we go to
press this question is nearly as much Q
mystery a. it was on Tuesday morning.
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES

The Aquarium has six+a-hand IN the Sea ussss
Club
Nina Nilsson 10 in Paris preparatory to her sssr IL
Hollaaa. Germany, kc
Mr. schhslz has . magnificent programme for HE
steinwsy Hall ooscers on Saturday night.
Miss Jennie Hughes will join the dramatic company
Of one Of our leading theatres in . snort time
The Flying Dutchman" win be presented for the
nrss time in America o-n.sht st shs Philadslphis
Academy Of Music.
rss Carl Rosa operate psrformssess a the Alex
andra PaIsss London, closed on ocsobsr % with
Adsms' '1GiradA"
The Crystal Palace concert u.onaonl os October n
ha(Ds features Msadelssohn's Reformasion pboay
and the overture TO "Fidelio." No. {, Bssshovsn.
Saint Sasns was also represented
Tonight sbe New York OrAtorio Society uvs
Mondslssohn's "Eluah' ss steinway Hall, With
magninosnt cast and immense eAorus The erasosie
viii be under the direction Of Dr. Leopold Damrossh.
Tho Chscsso Tssses says:-"we have great wealth,
handsome homes and ssms Taste IN general arohtse-
turs, but have theatre OF sssndasl excellence,
whore tho visitor has he Of good play veil
presented We have plenty Of musical people, bas No
esular concerts Of recognised merit"
California papsr thus speaks Of Edwin Bossh IL
Brutus:-"Tbers Is little suggestive Of she Rsnaa
Senator IN Mr. Booth His NEST aiRnined reyoss hAe
nothing In common with the stately calm which By
common consent 10 OF their astributss. Neither
does he take kindly 70 the srmor Of the wsrnor."
A. recent soirte d'invitGsio~ given Paris By Il
Le Marquis aud Mms La Marqsiss dc Caax Gina
rosa's trio nom the 'sNatrinsnso" vas sung By ne
three sisters Adsina, Amelia and Carlotta Patti
Nina Adelina PATHS contract for Russia 10 fssn
the 2sth November 70 she 18th Of February. 1877.
A. the Bristol lEngland) musical festival Nile.
Aibani achieved wonderful sscssss, nay b. seen
from the following extract from the eorrsspondsses Of
the London Telegraph The sscoad part sf Elijah
opened with Hear 70, Israel. the svslssss ssprAas
air, BY Nlie Aibani, whs achieved the NEST sigAai
triumph et tho day, Asr sraosful spirited and nsls-
dous reading or she air penetrating 70 the rsmesssa
corners Of the vast hall II was manifest shas The
audience with difnculsy checked the disposition
renew ihe vehement applause which marked her e..
trance 20 the orchestra"
Ths three cot comic opera BY u Chsriss Leeooi,
produced at the Theatre Dc Ii Rsnaissanos in Paris
entitled, "Koski," the hbrssto BY n. n W. Busnach
sad A. Lioras 10 likely - prove great suesssG The
composer, who previously selected Chinsss subjscs
has now SET japanese story, and he has succeeded
In imparting his local eoloring, full point
and pqusncy, veil OF peiodious Inspiration.
There some twenty-five numbera ef which the In
strumsntal ones met With general appreciation rhs
chief the Coupists - h Poupss. au ysnglsur
du Baiser, Dc rEquihbrssts. she Rosdo Dc ID LstarA
Z Brindlsi. 10
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CHARLES Francis ADAMS runs behind his
ticket in Boston by an important figure,
which seems to indicate that his nomination
did not attract to the democracy any nom
democratic votes, and that he was opposed
BY the Fenians, despite John Kelly giving
him a good character. This is a deci-
sive evidence of the error, in party sense,
of this kind of nomination. 1t is fatal for .
party to put on its ticket better men than
its voters will accept. And Charles Francis
Adams was not elected
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LYING IN SrArE.-Such gorgeous mortuary
honors as the Church of Rome alone knows
how to pay to its distinguished dead are Law
ished on the remains of the great Secretary,
Cardinal Antonelli OF these honors our
special dispatches from the Italian capital
give an interesting description. Well may
the venerable Pope say masses for the soul
of Antonelli; in him he lost a beloved friend
as we'll as faithful servant and astute coun-
sellor. Cardinal Franchi is mentioned a.
the successor of the great Cardinal.
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THE Next HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
will be democratic by majority not SO
large as that at present, but more than
sufficient for all practical purposes. The
Southern States have sent almost solid
democratic delegations, and in New England
and the West the republicans have not re-
covered their losses of two years ago. In
many districts the result is doubtful from
our present advices, but the most important
fact is beyond doubt, and that is the Ger
tainty of democratic majority.
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GHNRaAL DIX IL evidently not elected
Mayor Of the city. This will scarcely sur
prise him, and, as he is public spirited citi-
zen, We believe he viii rejoice that the city
is 70 have really good chief magistrate in
the person of his opponent. In this result
the General will find many sources Of salts
faction, not the least one Of which is that he
will have ample leisure for more pleasurable
pursuits than politics. Mr. Green has been
nominated for the next term by delegations
from eighteen different societies. And Gen.
eral Dix was not elected.
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ern, but public opinion must afterward say
how they shall govern.
Rtning tho Treasurx.

1t Is not surprising that the credit Of our
foreign peoples when each succeeding day
brings with it the development Of q new
phase of petty rascality among the most
trusted of our public officials at Washington.
The valuable time of the national legislature,
instead of being devoted to the framing and
the interests Of the country and to strengthen
the bonds which unite us as . people, has
been consumed by investigations which only
serve to show TO what a deplorable depth Of
moral degradation an official can fall when he
ceases to regard his Office as other than
merely affording an opportunity for personal
aggrandizement at the expense Of every
principle Of honor and patriotism. General
Dent held . position Of trust under the
President second only in point Of response
bility to that of q Cabinet officer. His duty
was to guard the good name Of General
Grant by strict adherence to the standard
of official purity that AL honest men regard
as governing their relations with their coun-
try and their fellow men. His conduct Is a
member of the Presidents household was
supposed to reflect the morale Of that estab-
lishment, and give confidence to the people
that, notwithstanding the asperitie of
politics, which are believed to be only the
outgrowth of conflicting political opinions
the private regulations Of prominent public
servants were stainless and above reproach.
But, unfortunately, such has not been the
case with General Dent and he figures
to-day before the country in the IN
enviable character of a bribe taker and a
venal traficker in one of tho most important
interests of the nation. We present on an
other page Of to-day's HKRALD . statement Of
facts bearing on General Dents attempts to
manipulate, for his personal profit the
an exposure of the intricate combinations
that have been directed toward securing for
unscrupulous spectators the control of the
large appropriations made by Congress for
such purpose. The art Of squeezing profits
out Of the purchase of government supplies
has been studiously cultivased by number
of officials already amply remunerated for
their services, but who prostitute their po-
sitions in the cause of dishonesty and are at
the same time the oorrupters and the cor
rupted. The evidence furnished in the
HERALD is ample to convict these men Of
disreputable practices, and we hope that
searching investigation will be instituted on
the reassembling of Congress, which will un-
mask every one of these violators of law and
All good citizens should unite in
the effort to purge our governmental depart
ments of the foul stains left therein by these
venal rogues. The reputation of the country
it.
The New York herald., 1876-11-08

II Is Nor customary to credit the govern
ment with generosity, but did it keep the
franklin away from apprehension that
Tweed's arrival might have an unfair influ-
ence on the votes of the people? If it did
the consciousness of a great sacrifice made
to good motives is doubtless pleasant to it.
In TACT, virtue is its own reward.
The New York herald., 1876-11-08

Px7xR CooPzR.-Retums from 119 districts
in Brooklyn give Peter Cooper thirteen
votes and in this city he comes out with the
solid vote Of 252 resolute supporters. This
shows that the paper money canvass has o
great future before it. It's chances are all in
the future. Its glorious successes are there
Its magnificent triumphs are nowhere else
Peter has his principles, his organization,
his speeches, all in nice state Of prepara-
ton. All he wants now is a few more voters
and man SO ingenious, SO fertile in inven-
tion, cannot fail to secure these. Mr.
Cooper onoe invented plan for
sending people to and fro between
this city and Brooklyn by means of a
drum. II he would now brush the dust off
that useful instrument and use it to drum
up voters, there is no knowing what ''the
sweet by and by" might not do for him.
1t is yet possible, as he has plenty of time,
that his bait of illimitable printed dollars
may take that great carp the Presidency.
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A JUDGE ASKED TO RESIGN.

CHICAGO. Ill, Nov. :, 1s7d
COMMITTEES Of twelve citissns yesterday presented
position Of 5000 business men IN Chicago asking
Judge KoAiisass - resign sossans Of his esaduss
in ths suvAn- Hanford murdss trat Aftsr Ne ehair
Judge remarked, leave nwth the clerk; n " mat
ter 70 20 nia have Bothing - say" and dis
missed the matter. 10 70 nos expected that he wiA
comply With the Request.
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II RIPLE SH e e T. .
NEW YORK. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER s. 1876
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Owing to tho action Of portion Of the carriers and
newsmen, who determined that tie public snail
not have the HERALD at three cents per copy they
prevent il have made arrangements to place tho
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II DOES Nor SEEM that troops were needed
in the South. With the exception of few
slight disturbances, hardly worth chron-
icling, the whole South voted as quietly and
fairly as the North.
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TIE W8ATHER.-Our predictions Of elec-
ton weather for the thirty-eight States Of
the Union, printed in the HznALD of yester-
day, have proved correct in thirty-two
instances and partly correct in the remain
ing six. This result is extremely salts
factory. as we anticipated all similar
announcements by many hours and
did not have the benefit Of the early
morning weather observations Of the
Signal Service Department. The rain storm
which deluged such large extent Of terri
tory yesterday was central over the lake
region in the forenoon, and made but little
progress eastward during the day. II en-
braced all the country between Lake Nichi-
gan and the Atlantic, and extended
southwark as far as South Carolina
on the coast line. The Southwest
ern, Western and Northwestern States
were favored with generally clear but
cool or cold weather. Another depres-
sion il now showing itself in the far North
west, bat will not influence q large area Of
that country south of the national boundary
for some days, if at all. The steady rainfall
in New York should help us considerably
in augmenting the Croton water supply, as
nearly two inches of rain have fallen here
since the storm commenced. The weather
in New York to-day will Be cloudy and
cooler, possibly with rain.
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THE NEW DOMINION LOAN.

roaoEro, 0nL. Nov. Z, 1874
special cable despatch 70 shs Globe from London.
England. saws The sdvsrsmsmsnts for . Doninisn
loan for e. 500 900 ssssling issued to-day BY ths
Finance Minister The loan viii NJ issusd ~ Oh, prac-
t,calIv oOx The loan has been very fairly received
uuon the eoock Exchange
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THE CENTENNIAL.

PHrIA pELPxIA, Nov. Z, ls7d
To-day was shs womsa's Day 1t the Exhibision. A
reception wss held In the womans Psvi,ion BY Mra
e. D. Gillespie, she President Of the womens Centen-
nai Executive Committee assisted By her associates
OF that body.
The total number OF admissions was "a, oo5.
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THE ENrRY OF THE TuRKrsE FLnxr into
the Black Sea, to be followed by the fortii-
cation Of the coast at Sinope and Trebizond.
shows that the Porte. does not regard the
armistics with very great hopefulness as
leading to permanent peace. This is at
least prudent Russia cannot object to the
entry of Turkish vessels into the Euxine
when she herself has already torn up the
neutrality clause Of the Treaty of Paris. 1t
may put Turkey in better condition to
meet the onslaught of Russia if war with
the Northern Power is inevitable, but at the
same time it is decided step toward pro-
voking such . conflict. The tender of ten
thousand breech-loaders to the Servian mill
tia by the Grand Duke Michael Constantine
is another significant feature of the armis-
tice, and far from promising one. 1t looks
as though the great war had only been post
poned.
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ACCIDENT AT A PROCESSION.

PRovYpsycn r. L, Nov. Z, 1S76
CsssvsA Ksa4. Of Lsnsdaass Prsssosos of Hayss
and whssler club, was injured by runaway horsc
during asorchght procession Pswsuckss last highs
and now lice IN q critical conditbon.
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South CARoLNA-In spite of troops and
arrests South Carolina seems to have chosen
Hampton. We congratulate the people of
tho State, and particularly the colored
voters. They have shown good sense, and
they viii now have peace and order,
low taxes and good will So far as we
hear at the hour Of going to press
tho election has been entirely peaceful,
and on this important result we also
congratulate the people of the State of both
colors. General Hampton has solemnly
promised on every stump in the State that,
il elected Governor, he would make the
colored people secure in all their rights.
He cannot afford to do less, and he has
power and influence enough to enable him
to keep his promise. We hope that q new
era Of prosperity begins in South Carolina
with this election
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From Our reports this morning the probdbl-
flies are that the nedther today riu be cooler
and cloudy possibly ,cih rain.
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GENERAL BUTLx1- has often been said
that nowhere are parties SO hidebound as in
Massachusetts,. The reported election Of
General Butler would seem to prove that .
majority Of the people in his district vote for
the regular" republican nominee. no mat
ter who he is or who is opposed to
him. Old Massachusetts, has not been
fortunate in her representatives in either
house of Congress for many years. The re-
publican party has been too powerful there
for its own good. It has fallen under the
control of its worst members, just as the
democratic party in this city was.long under
the control Of Tammany. They need in
Massachusetts, vigorous independent press
to encourage men to bolt their tickets and
vote only for good men-
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No TIDAL WAvx.--There is evidently
NO tidal wave. Both parties have
brought out their full vote and the
independent voter has decided the re-
suit The msjoriNes everywhere are so
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Coop republicans regard the returns q.
s'more fell than anguish, hunger or tn.
sea"
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The Probable Result In the state.
The result in the State is probably favor
able to Governor Tilden on the electoral
and Lucius Robinson on the State ticket,
although it cannot yet be decidedly
announced that New York casts her vote
for the democracy. The majority for Grant
in 1872, with which the returns Of this year
are compared. was 6fty-three thousand in
round numbers, and from this New York and
Kings county together strike of about thirty
eight thousand, leaving fifteen thousand to
be overcome by the rest Of the
State. There Is steady democratic
increase in the towns and wards of the State,
amounting in about one-third Of their whole
number to nine thousand. The same ratio
of increase in the remaining towns and
wards, exclusive Of New York and Kings,
would give the democrats majority Of
twelve thousand, and this may probably be
about the figure reached. But this result
depends upon the continuance Of the demo-
cratic increase, and hence cannot be pro-
nounced a. certain. At the same time the
democracy may by this time feel tolerably
well satisfied that its candidate will receive
the thirty-ive electoral votes of the Empire
State.
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ANOTHER ACCIDENT.
PoHr cHEsrxr. N. Y. Nov.

PoRr CHESTER, N. Y, Nov Z, 1874
TnonaY X. Downing. we'll kaown democrat.
was thrbvn from his carnage hero to-day. He sss-
tanned Of four ribs and osher severe and pos
nbly f5sA iniuraA
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The MoRAL OF THE ELECTION. MANY q
thoughtful American looked out Of his win
dow yesterday and saw the falling rain, the
dreary sky and reflected upon the greatness
Of the event to be decided before the day
was ended. After hundred years of the
Union the American people were forced
to decide their future. All the past
was entangled in the vote, as the
branches of an oak tree obey the
strength Of its far reaching roots. The
rain fell slowly and steadily, and like
its drops all over the country, from North to
South, East to West. ocean to ocean, the
ballots of the people fell into the countless
polls. 1t was sublime thought that within
few short hours the representatives Of
more than forty millions of American
people were deciding the future Of their gov
eminent. Drop by drop fell the rain, vote
by vote fell the ballots, and as the shower
from the skies fertilizes the ground SO may
the millions of ballots polled yesterday
strengthen the Union. Never before in the
history Of the world was such an important
question more peaceably decided. 1t was
triumph of republican principles.
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS AFTERNOON And EVENING.


BOOTHS THEATRE.
sARDANAPALUs. At tsP n Mr. Bangs and Mrs. Agnes
PARK THEATRE.
TOM COBB. atsPM N.
BROOKLYN THEATRE
LONG STRIKE. atsP. NJ. Mr.. stoddard. Miss Rogers.
GILMORE's GARDEN.
sARSUMs CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE, At , and r. NJ
FORBIDDEN rSuI4. MAi.saks .s ssr NJ THEATRE
NIBLo's GARDEN.
sRAsD sArIoSzE SzEflSAh ESfiislTios. iTf5s.''A'
.,.cx HAM !,sSS soyESY THEATRE
UNION SQUARE THEATRE.
TWO ORPHANS. At sP NJ
suy,A1o n,ri GnaSn AZ , 0FEkA kanas moUsE F.,
NEW YORK AQUARIUM
THROUGH NEW YoRR in EiaafY HOURS. asr. n
oLYMPIc THEATRE.
TARIErY AND DRAMA at Z 45 r. NJ. Matinee ss 2 P n.
r TONY, rAsToK's THEATRE
gARIETY, atSP. NJ.
MABrLLE THEATRE
HABILLE MYTH, stsP. N. Matinee At n. n.
PARTISAN vARIETIEA
VARIETY .spTTIyoII TIyoII THEATRE
VARIETY .sr EAoiE 4. a..1.. 1Isa!fE 4 Ir:x.
SAN FRANCIsCO MINsrRELs,
KELLY 4 Icons MINsTRKLS,
atePM
COLUMBIA OPERA HOUSE
VARIETY 81 r. NJ
THEATRE COMIQUE.
VARIETY. at p NJ Matinee ~ 2 r. NJ
PHILADELPHIA THEATRES.
KREuzBERG's ANATOMICAL MUSEUM.
THE GREAT SIEGE OF PARIS
Daily. from A. W. 10 10 r. M east Of tho Philadelphia
Main Exp xposton Building
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM,
Ninth and Arch streets-TWO ORPHANS.
GEOLOGICAL GARDEN.
KIRALFY'S ALEXANDRA PALACE.
AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS
NEW NATIONAL THEATRE.
fHE BLACK CROOK.
II RIPPLE SH E EFT /.
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THE ExurzMExr 10 not yet over. for now
comes the question of the Cabinet Ina day
or two speculation will be intense, and until
next March the President elect will be listen
ing with patience to the counsel Of the party
which elected him. Mm
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Tn. Election In New York city.

The Election in New York city.
1t is creditable to the metropolis of the
United States that in this exceptionally ex-
citing election it should have deposited
l72, 703 ballots with hardly any disturbance.
That several hundred men accused of re-
peating were arrested is true, and, perhaps,
there were q few fights around the
polls but in other respects both the
campaign and the election have been singu-
larly free from violence. The passions Of
both republicans and democrats were famed
to the utmost ferceness but they were
under the control of the common sense Of the
people. The effect Of Mr.. Tilden's organiza-
tion Of the party and that of the withdrawal
of the anti-Tammany candidates was seen
in the splendid majority of 81, 465 for the
democratic Presidential candidate. The
total registration in the city was l63, ,95S, and
the total vote was 172,703, difference Of
11,255. These eleven thousand regis
tered voters, who were disqualified or
neglected to vote, could not have
affected the result even had their ballots
been deposited. New York was GER
tain to give Tilden at least fifty
thousand majority. But no matter
how the vote was delivered we are proud to
say that New York yesterday vindicated her
reputation for order and tranquility. The
election here reminds us Of the explosion at
He'll Gate. 1t was dreaded by every one,
but when the event occurred it was
only momentAry upheaval of the waves, .
subsistence Of the water, and then peace.
With the success of the Presidential ticket
of course comes an overwhelming vote in
favor Of Mr.. Smith Ely and all of the regular
democratic candidates in the city.