The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-05
THE SEVENTH DISTRICT.

In and out Of the Seventh Senatorial district the
Bchc Morrissey fight was the theme of interest and
controversy. II talked in hotels, street
corners in barrooms and barber shops to the cxclu
sion Of every other topic The wish father TO the
thought with the Tammany men who expressed them
selves Of Morrissey's defeat, while aDtTammany
folks predicted with equal confidence tho rout OF
schell and OF John Kelly, who is supposed his
prestige as chetain Tammany Hall stake in this
struggle
The barber shops on Sundays arc famous places for
the ventilation Of popular sentiment On that day
thcy are moro extensively patronizcd than on any
other. Many aside the Sabbath AS tho occa-
sion for getting their hair cut Some have no other
day for shaving and thus is that all barber shops
Sunday happen to DO we'll patronized The customers,
too invariably ioquacous and the barber is
not compelled TO pump up conversation as he thinks
himself bound to do on other days OF the week. His
patrons relieve him OF this burden Sunday and all
he has TO do Is TO throw in a word and there TO
flavor the conversation Then 1t Is also 10 be noticed
that men, who strangers each other Interchange
Vows with the familiarity OF old acqualntances, and
barber shop regular exchange of senti-
ment between men Of all classes
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
In . barber shop Third avenue, yesterday,
the writer, while under the tonsoriai manIpua-
uon OF lusty and facetous German artist listened
around the room, in regard to the Scheli Morrissey
light in the Seventh Senatorial district II tell you
what u la" exclaimed man who had previously vol
anecred the information that he drove Ice wagon
his business for the year about over "therc
amt no skullduggery bout Morrssoy; he's q man
from the ground up"
Eyes. but ! guess he'll slump through this time
schelps my man. answered another who was just
sbou, having coat Of lather spread Jaw,
who spoke moro for ten minutes
..You wait and If he don't turn up trumps Tues
day night said the former speaker. "Morrissey's
got whip hand In this race, amt
SQUAT him. He's got the stamps too, he
knows jist about as well how TO use 'em as any man
on this iooislooL What was schell adoin' when tho
Isborers had their wages cut aownp
ssDoss iss vot I'D ike TO Know" cried tho boss bar
bcr ~ apparent aud earnest sympathy with the last
.oh lac was up there on nth avenue eDjoyin' him
self wiih four-in-nand and Iivn' the lat o. the
land responded the Morrissey man.
.Yaw." said the boss barber, ''dos ISIS how desc
uhgs lss made. schel he get do boor vote
bun and Den no say NIX cum rous, and he don't know
de boor man any more"
Right old man, )" said the Morrisscy champion, ap-
proyngly ,lisrs like Scbeil don't amount to beans
They Jist seiyour vote, and then they don't care
continental whether you 1--we or die That amt Nor
'oh rs the style o. the whole o. them, /" sung out
customer, with a Miiesian accent. :" Sure nver
becrd OF politician yet that cared a thrsneen what
hecam Of any man that voted tor him. They're all
scheil and Morrsscy.n
"scbel's the man Tor me-" spoke up a customer
vho sas having his boots BACKED. He's gentle
maa anyhow, and rs about time wc had somebody
lac hlm ia tue Legislature. Fellcrs like Morrssey
ought ~ take a back seat
Jes co." said an advocate Tor schcll who had been
impansnty waiting or the barber TO get through
shaving nls upper lap, ''sebeI amt dufivr like Nor
risaey he ANT no Dobtsilod politician. and when YOU
go man Ike that 10 run yer ought TO preciate nm
.shusi so,' SAID the boss barber, who appeared
ready ~ taAc any side. wen you nnds man dots
soei and fcspecsabie you shast vote Tor him right
atay ali Dc dime.
Your hesa's level Schneider, observed the pre-
vous speaker "Schcli may be an Old iogy, but ne
comes VI the right KIND OF stock
'Jh 90 the owl with the stock y said the man with
The niieslsn accent 'if IT'S stock you want give mo
hurFtskey | blioye one mans good another,
apa some good deal bctiher Morrissey wasn't
born STA silver spoon IA his mouth, an that wasn't
hia i.sit he made hrs bread an butther with bis
Gsts an that's more nor schcli dldp
"Nause he couidn 4 replied the ScbelI man. "He
wssnt brought up 10 prfzo nghtin' IKE Morrisscy.
Ne cosidnt hit from the shoulder but he forgot
Than Morrissey ever learned"
ss'pose 10 DID, rctorted the other. what
dd % ever DO worth hity cent stampY
Did be ever glve a load o. coal 10 n poor man, or the
price Of an overcoatf Well " he didn't, Morrissey
dld. 90 tnoogh. aont care tho blast Of pipe for
sny polItseisn, III Just vote Tor h,m."
When This symposium IN the barber's shop ended
there wss little change Of convection either ono
A, tbe hesaquarten Of both parties the politicians
anc earnestly seekers Kept coming aud gong all day.
1ns schsn headqusrerr was turned into a sort OF
suokIss ROOM and q number OF tdeeslrick"
polstsclsns disposed themselves around the place
IN the most comfortable attitudes they could assume.
Most tho private talk related 10 the local candidates
LEI Ass~mbl aud Aldermen. VINO have contrlvcd 10
"a m ncb compiicate the chances OF the Senatorial
sxpalaaes on course there was only one conviction
- 70 the Tsmmsny candidate ior state senator, anu
sn.t a. that his election was sure by at least 1000
.-.i.r,tv several hundreds called at the Morrssey
1910 usrtsra and from all that could be gathered
snss1 sssn In me vsy Of opinion aud speculation