The New York herald., 1876-11-08

than half the total registered vote had been cast while
In some districts the rivalry wac so marked between
candidates that twothirds of the entire number regs
tered had their ballots before midday. Local pol
cs largely influenced tho early recording OF tne vote
Noore democrat and Charles welde, republican, can
ddates for district Aldermen. The story was started
cary IN the day BY opponents Of Moore who con-
tractor that he had been employing Italian aborers,
and effort made 10 draw from him the working
mems In some districts Moore was scratched IN
consequences Of this story The police Of the precinct
report that the election ono Of the most orderly
that has been held in the ward for The arrests
TOR drunkenness the exception, the rule, the
law relative closing liquor saloons near the polls
being generally enforced. Up to three O'Clock, when
the reporter lett the ward not solitary arrest had
bcen made for illegal voting aud few for other causes
An incident occurred in one of tho polling places that
caused much sport ut the expense OF the republicans
were scrambling for places in the line, old
black goat that had been quiet lookeron without
ibarnIey pucked Hayes bill from tile fence and calmly
walked into the polling place with small portion OF
the bill with the word 'Hayesn protrudinE from his
mooth. Before he could be CHALLENGED or driven oas
he swallowed Hayes and thus recorded vote for tie
republican candidate
the vote poed IN the Thirteenth ward was sxcep.
tonay large, and great deal Of interest mani.
tested in the local well the national candidates
As there very little opposition TO be met with from
republicans the vote national and State ticke
was very onesided but in the Assembly contest the
attention OF the people seemed principally concen.
tra,ed p J. McAlear, the ranmany candidate. was
busy through the day and his friends did good
for him the polls but there was large vote glver
cbael Healy, who running independent, that
tOWdru evening" hc was keueiaAy unuefstoou W W
elected.
In the Fourteenth ward there was only one man
arrested
The wet weather which prevailed until the hour
for the closing OF the polls gave high hopes TO the
democrats the Fifteenth ward who seemed to be-
leve implicitly that their opponents would not poll
their full strength under such conditions There
good deal OF confidence expressed both sides but
that confidence took the shape OF excited utter
ance and thus unfrendly wrangIng avoided. In
truth the rain which fell without ntsrmission,
favorable excited feeling II II did not suppress
confidence II at least damped high spirits cleared the
streets pretty effectively and kept those nearly
Interested in the polling under shelter. But lhSrs
nevertheless persuasive and energetic persons
abroad who lost no opportunity TO proclaim the
virtues OF the straight republican straight dem
ocratic ticket Their urgency unmistakable bet
IL not oncnsvey thrust upon passers by. The
gentlemen engaged In these services represented
wide range oil gentility and seedincss and Of
various degrees OF personal favor Some workers.
earnestly engaged IN forwarding the watch they
had championed or for which their services had been
purchased, but there was goody complement OF col
lateral oungers among whom II would not be am IS e
thero were moro loaers than voters. In various
conspicuous places deterrent proclamation Offering
500 reward Tor such Information would secure ths
arrest OF illegal voters confronted those who, in hen
exuberant patriotism, contemplated multiplication o
the electoral privileges and generally they assumed ~
inspect or outward integrity and abandoned their rs
solves
SIXTEENTH WARD.
Notwithstanding the ram there was an early turs