The New York herald., 1876-11-10

or the other the sense OF relief among the masses OF
the people VIII be great indeed the expression of
the OF them the subject II any criterion.
Even supporters OF Hayes yesterday seemed TO be
heartily OF reading tho conflicting dispatches all
day, and hoped that the dawning OF to-day's sun
would settle the question once for all
PROMINENT POLITICIANS VIEWS.
Ex-Congressman Meade in the early afternoon, when
the report circulated what at that time seemed
TO be the ofical authority OF the Republican National
Committee that Florida had gone republican. said ::
.If the election OF Mr Tiden depends upon the vote
OF that State think that there will be trouble There
Is suspicion OF fraud in Jthe public mind to that
State and for the welfare Of the country hope
sincerely that the State has been by
BY either party iss should be necessary decide
the election" Later In The day, when Il re-
ported that Florida had gone democratic and
that its vote secured the election Of Mr.
Tiiden and that Louisiana had also gone
democratic beyond doubs, he said. ~ arm, Of course,
democrat, delighted tho result In my opinion,
IL would have been very matter II the cleo
ston decided by the vote OF any one State where
thcre was suspicion OF ownrght fraud my opinion,
tho election OF tho democratic candidates wiz give
an impetus TO business and confidence 10 the
| people al large II il is tact, as now
seems probable that Mr. Tiden is elected, we WILL in
decd, have united country. We have had too much
sectional strife since Mr.. Tllden will, In my
opinion, naugurate a thorough reform in the admin
| istralion OF tho General Government His election
| shows that the people have at last been thor.
ouehIy aroused 70 The dangers that threatened
the very existence OF our republican OF govern
ment. The American people very patient people.
They submit to great deal OF wrong but the result OF
the election shows that they connot be imposed upon
| by false pictures Tho was ended IN 1863, this
TACT the republicans did not to understand The
election o tHs democratic candidates in my opinion,
Will provo blessing 10 the entire country"
Edward Donncliy, the treasurer of Tammany Hall,
was In no alarmed when the republicans werc
building in the afternoon, when they thought
that Uncle Samuel had been defeated
.s.essd %ssd" sssona S he an m aoae. 7asn NJ. n .s *
about Florida having como republican 10 sheer
sense. II they. shoild attempt TO carry It by fraud
and the result OF the OF that State necessary
decide the election, IL the people rose up In 10
put the republicans out OF power II would IN my
opinion, be justinable. fair defeat in great
national issue like this is things defeat by fraud
would be objectionable crime. l believe that tho
good sense Of the American people will decide this
test in favor OF the democratic candidates II Mr.. TIL
den 10 elected a. know he will be, we will havo the
grandes stampede out of this country Of some Of the
most piOus republicans who have been crying thcf,
thief against The democrats, ever heard or"
Mr.. Gumblcton, newly elected democratic County
Clerk, Mr.. Bernard Reilly democratic Sheriff elect,
Mr.. Richard Flanagan, one OF tho Coroners oect who
was one OF the strongest Tammany support.
ers Of Mr. Tiden at 81. Louis-in iact all
the newly elected democratic county candidates
were Over1owing with enthusiasm when. later In
tho evening they heard that the republican reports OF
the afternoon relative tho grand result false.
Even all those> Tammany .'leadcrs" In the various
wards who denounced Mr. rilden at ST. Louis, as an
old fraud" were loud in their expressions OF sdmra
on at the glorious result they called tho election Of
OF Mr. rilden. 'Oh" said one OF them, who QUO Of
his most bitter opponents in the ST. Louis Convention
~ always knew that he the best the whole
country for the Democratic party to nominate" "
Governor Tilden again the centre OF great in
crest yesterday You could not pass his In
Gramersy park at any timo during the day without
seeing o coupe two standing there, and crowd OF
people waiting catch glimpse of the probable next
President Of the Unicd States All day long there
was stream Of visitors at bis house, most Of them
distinguished democrats They from all parts Of
the country, and to him that " It all
right" The feeling among the democrats throughout
the city high They declared that Mr.. Tildcn was
about be cheated OF his just due and that 1t
great shame that after he had been legally elected he
should be thus counted out. Some q these people in
their intense indignation called upon Governor Tlden
At his residence shake his hand, and to him,
in impassonod tones of earnestncss that they were
with him, and that they would stand by HIM now and
| forever
/ THIS STREAM VISITORS
assumed the proportions OF rand outpouring Of the
people. ragged, honest look iug laborer admit
tod early In The day, and, shaking Governor Tiden
hands, no said, .Mr. President, don't you mind wha
they say about Hayes being elected; the people ar,
with you, and will that you not cheated out
your rights" Soon after, and while tho writer wal
| present, congressman company
ex-senator Gwin- Mr. Willis shook tho Governori
hand with an impesuous earnestness which left pain
full impression upon Mr.. Tdens face, and said
"Covernor, toll you that you elected President
and we shall have you Tor President The time hal
not yet when bsyonets and fraud nullfy the
will of the people. We shall inaugurate you President
on the 6sh Of March. 1877 the will Fisc y
Governor Tlden ltoned to all these outpourings with
calm, passioness face in which the koenest physog
nomst would not have read The emotions which these
protestations Of party ndety and party loyalty
awakened in nm. But this much may be ssid-ths
! Governor is by nature man OF cold, deliberate tsm-
perment and very little swayed by feelng or passion
There is only this difference between tho two Presi-
dent Tilden who from his carly youth been
thrown into continual With politicians ano he
is to-day probably one OF the most accomplished and
astuto politicians of tho day Hence no is lar less
had, before he became President comparatively
htto experience in tho politIcaI world. You can
| that as Governor TIdcn stands there In his
paatia home. listening with that moonless, utterly
unimpressionable countenance to the enthusiastic
eGusions and protestatons these loyal soldiers OF
OF allowance that he knows all the time that many OF
these politicians are as much actuatcd by selfish
desire 10 woll with the next dispenser OF national
patronage ss by purely patriotic impulse to
rghtiuy elected President take the chair to which
/ the people have summoned him.
rILDEN YESTERDAY.
| Governor Tden presents unique picture as he
tn0ro IN MS nome listening 10 tno
effusitc outpourings Of his enthusiastic followers
He IL . whose modest unobtrusivc personality
10 singular contrast with the worship which lie
ceivcs from men who tower above hun In stature,
and whose dress and manners are so infinitely
moro pretentious and assertve than his There stands
tho unprctenious man-Mr. TIlden looks smaller than
he really is by reason Of his STOPPING carriagcwith
his small smooth. boysh round head bent, win that
sleepy dfObp In the Ieit eyeld which ID undoubtedly
caused, at least partially by ptosis with his smooth
and his small delicate utterly unobtrusvc features
dressed with painness which the petest clerk Of
fashionable dry goods store would dcsplsc--hcrc
stands this man, apparently weak, mid, sell
less so uncombative, and yot around him crowd tho
colossal Gwin, the burly Willis, the statucsquc Wood
the pompous Ward, the majestic Wckham. the great
and OF the party and bow before the
modest quiet little man with tho cold, passionless
sagacious face
IT REMINDS ONE OF LITTLE NAPOLEON
receiving the homage OF Soult, Bernadote Murat and
all prca ho~ hnc