The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-07


shout OF gladness that went up shook the building.
hight ON the heels OF this camo another
election district and this helped to proIong the ex
ssement until perfect climax was reached. Krauss,
vno was reading out tho returns proclaimed, in stem
forty-sx election districts Morrissey's majority Is
Lass" That settled the minds OF all present, half
~ whom let almost Immediately 10 cross the
ming candidate. Tho whole behavior OF Of The
was Of the most good natured kind They were too
Iull OF delight a. tho result quarrel being jossled
soout and each man appeared look upon his neigh
Dor 40 partner IN great victory Several thousand
people visited the headquarters during the night,
mream passing continually out aud another con-
INTERVIEW WITH SEN TOR MoRRIssEY.
yctory sscama whSm the J extern o. nls
dozen reporters. He sat In chair undressed looking
sehas feeble rs IN the morning He said addressing the
members oil the press, In day or two shall let tho
public know something they should know IN regard
70 Mr. Kelly. have been out Of my bea for twenty
nights during this aud sick all the time.
During that period all kinds OF abuse and viiincation
sva Sesn hespsa qPSp me Iousn h sSG agency and ~
me whom was down and i S'y fair should have
chance TO reply whom am up"
BYsrAsDER-You arc not half MS sick as Kelly il.
MoRRlssEY-well, no may feel bad now, but he'll
ANOTHER BrsrASDER-kely never thought he'd
lose.
customed to win and lose. Tho victor remained talk
ing for somo time longer, and onoe In awhile his oye
Frightened he heard wild shout come from
below from the multitude that were beside
themselves with delight at tho success
II told you I'D beat Kelly In his own district, he
said with particular emphasis Of satisfaction, ''Dut
u could only have been around ia carry that dis
triat by ten times as many"
those Sso called a. The Headquarters and ali werS
hilarious at the upshot OF the fight tor Senator. t
AT THE scHELL HEADQUARTERS.
The last night at The Scneli headquartcrs In
street. Broadway, consiue ring tho
amount Of interest hat has anicsted In the con.
remarkably quiet. Early In tho evening the committee
baying IA charge tho OF the returns retired
10 thor tho second floor, and nj the OF
the large room on the FIRST iloor blackboard
was placed IN position 70 receive Tho dispatches as
last they should arrive. Though thousand
swelvo hundred people may have visited the rooms
during the evening not more than two or three hun
drcd were present at any ono time. An impression
prospects Of victory 10. Mr. schoil were already en-.
turns down from the committee room caused his adj
hefents to be greatly depressed. New Corners would
no bulletins. some one asked. .'Have they received
NO returns yetYn "Ycs, have received too many;
polntmont II Tammanyites. and TO expressions Of ex-
uaton II opposed 90 the wgwam, they would sauntor
make room for others who would u'p repeat
nearly the Same performances BY Ten O'Clock
generally conceded that Morrissey had been the
successful candidate, and as there means OF
learning the exact figures tho crowd in the hall began
10 loosen, and before great while after the place
THE STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE ROOMS
The headquarte,s Of the State Democratic Com
OF unusual quiet during the reception Of the RETURNS
there being scarcely any one present outside OF
the members of tho committee to the number Of
about altcen ana iow representatives of the
press. In the barroom, however, where Geographic
instrument had been placed ana the result was from
time 10 tlmo announced TO tho audience the
somewhat more cnlivening aud interesting The first
announcement that came was In relation TO the Nor
rissey-Schell contest, showing Morrissey about
seven hundred votes ahead Ia several districts.
This evidently unexpected and unweicome
~ I,r.c It~ton
In about ifteon minutes more the report came from
other districts showing that, contrary TO Tammanys
expectations the republicans had gone for Morrissey,
the already surprised listeners seemed utterly
founded and sileDccd
"Let US reinstate Tweed" said an Indignant scholl
& Soon came news OF q majority for Morrssey OF
"Great God! - said aJSchci man, sthe republicans
have swallowed Morrssey whole and without u bit OF
grease"
i Ata few minutes to nnc O'Clock came tho announce
mcnt of the result of the between Nor
Fisscy and Schei In John KeIy's district Tho scnei
men evidently had hoped that al least in the district
OF the "Boss'' tho Tammany candidate would be hon.
ored by majority. but when the operator read out
majority OF l91 Tor Morrissey IN the district aud
total majority OF 1865, the schell men
waited to hear no more and almost all interest in the
result was nj end. Tho returns which came In for
tho Two rival candidates for the Registers office some
times showed one candidate ahead and sometimes Tho
other dn AZ last Loew was figured out ahead over
Tor the first and last time during tho session gave
vent to expressions of approval
MANHATTAN
There was funeral air in the rendezvous OF tho
''silk stockings last night Mr.. schell had walked
every TO believe that Mr. Morrsscv elected
by over 1000 majority. his was regarded by the
consrary to Tho expecaous ensorainea inrou ala
out the day. The club made special arrange
entirely that which was sent on the gold and stock
telegraph. Not many members were present At any
time during The evening. a fow ioungers stroilod
lsessy In and out asking for news In Ianguid way.
Some waited few moments in the lobby TO study the
returns the telegraph tape. and endeavorcd to es
Of a iavorito candidate. IL was conceded at
nino. o'clock that tho majority Of Loew
have the majority that bis friends had expected he
would receive Very litto was Known OF the result
Gaaed as IN tho o''' Eighth
district for Senator, and there seemed 10 be
general feeling Of satisfaction that Ecclcsine had
won, mainly account Of the victory for rapid
transit. IL was also known that Strahan tho only
republican candidate In tho city for Senator. de-
dcicat OF Mr. Schc marrcd every other gratifying bit
OF news, and nothing would chase the gloom away
those present were OK Governor Hoffman, Mayor Ely
ex-Mayor Wckham, Mr.. John McKeon and Mr.. Doug
DEMOCRATIC ISpErKsDESrs
Tho Democratic ndepondent headquarters on
Twenty-tnird street near Fifth avenue were brilliantly
lighted up but The place almost totally deserted
Tho Of empty chairs on either Side OF the spaci
Gus hall seemed prone 70 utter In their loneliness,
s'tho day OF our political usefulness Is over" The
few persons who dropped in desirous to learn To
SUIT of tho days contest seemed not little disap-
pointed and went away anything ut all but impressed
with the energy and earncstncss OF the independent
democratic managers.
-, n Asrr-rAMMANY
There excitement and but littlo mantosa-
tion OF enthusasm at the headquarters OF tho anti
Inmmany. or they prefer 70 call themselves, the
s.New York County Democracy Mr. Emanuel d.
Hart, tho PRESIDENT and about dozen
pthor members OF the organization, were pres
ent 10 receive returns OF the election, which
we're transmitted by telegraph direct to tho rooms.
Mr.. max Friedman tho President OF the BREAD
winners League" called at about seven o'clock, and
was made the butt of good many jokes over the
contrast the loud talk Of the League during the
campaign and its insignificant showing at the polls.
He bore all with good humUr and returned
thc compliment when tho wires brought UNIV eIcomo
news Tor tho anti-rammany people Returns came In
very slowly and were, many instances, SO contra
dictory and mixed up as TO be uninlegible. At FIRST
tho Indications Tammany had been defeated
Tor the county ticket and the little group oil politicians
around Mr. Harris table expressed much satisfaction,
but later the evening the figures were changed and
Tammany was found 10 be not 50 badly OIL as
had nj first been supposed and the group
then became somewhat less cheerful, though
not despondcnL Morrissey's victory, having been
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