The New York herald., 1877-11-01
WHO IS IHE COMING NAN !!
The Echell and Morrissey Forces
in Martial Array.
"VIEWS AS ARE VIEWS" +"
The Fight Wakes Warm and the Excite
ment Continues to Increase.
The combat deepens. On, ye brave,
t -. : -torthutr l,nlef TO saye.
Wave. Tam'ny, all your banners wave, :,
And charge ior (oyster) Scheli-iiooray!

Senatorial district the notes oi connict petween the
contendng hosts OF the Chevaier schell and the Gen.
eralisslmo Morrssey pierce the ar On the ono hand
aro arrayed the trained infantry of Tammany, led
by veterans who have won their spurs on many
well fought fields And, auxiliary to tho
regular forces, and pledged plume and gaunt-
let 10 the Cheyaicr Schell, are the Knights
OF the Perumed Ballot Box, who never vote
except at cuo meetings; the knights Of the Zuyder
Zee whose fathers, in the days gone by before the
introduction Of lager beer and the invention OF BOSS
Tweed s.saled the seas over and crossed the wide
pceann to the city OF New Amsterdam; the knights OF
tho Golden Swamp, whose remote ancestors
hlazoned on their battle shields the mystic
legend. "There's nothing like leather" and whose
descendants with the exception Of Jackson Schultz
who doesn't belong to The knightly order, nave De-
lieved In that legend ever since. Other orders OF
knights, brave enough TO charge into the jaws Of
death bat tmid to tackle tho ballot box on election
days are now preparing to do battle with sword and
spear and harquebus in the of Chevaler SchelL
MoRRissEy RoDERIcK
Generalissimo Morrissey brings into the field as
Heterogeneous n force the Russian General Suwar
row over commanded. In the ranks of his army will
be found full brigade oil the German Independent
democrats-a sturdy body OF veterans, their battle
flag boldly inscribed, Stree play to lager beer and
low taxation to everybody" several companies
ot the German Taxpayers Association, with heavy
and effective battery OF artillery, each piece
marked, "Give reform in legislation" whole
squadron OF republicans mounted on mules, TO SYM
bolize that they tough ana stubborn set, and
that no edict from President Hayes make them
bow their necks TO the yoke OF Official slavery The
Generaisslmo VIII have for the centre Of MS army
body OF warriors to whom the Pyrrhlc phalanx
was no than Billy Pattcrson's baby. The
grcnadier companies belong TO the Order OF the
Big Pipes, ana tner hearts, like the Irish brigade
nj Fontenoy, are filled with wrath ane vengeance
toward the power that cut down their wages from 81
~ hair huffl rrV Nrill nhal,l ha
:.Remember Morrssey and Tammany iai.b.n large
cloud irregular cavalry will the tanks OF the
Generassimo's army ana pick up descrters and strag
glers from the Chevalier's camp paanquin will be
provided Tor Thurow Weed who accompanies the
forces in civil capacity as advisor to the Commander
inChiei.
Field Marshal John Kelly Will take the hed for the
ChevaIier Schell the warike uniform OF knight OF
ST. Patrck-long sword saddle, bride, wback fal de
raj In the Eighteenth Assembly district is quartered
at the present moment some OF the most distin-
gulshed officers OF the Tammany army. They are
It. Brigadier Generals William c. whitney, Henry l.
Clinton, William IL Wickham, Edward Kearney, Dick
the adjacent territory comes sp,noa with his great
aud ghltering shirt collar. which shall DO raiying
sign, was TO his army the oraamme OF Henry OF
Navarro, Tor the hghting forces OF Tammany
CONTRAST or FORCES AND COMMANDERS
Gencralissmo Morrissey Is very Inherently circum-
stanced from Chevalicr Schcl The latter holds the
Shipka Pass with large trained army and expert
enced officers at his back. He has abundance OF am.
munition and supplies and he can command allies
that WELD the inhuence o. principaliscs The Gen
erassimo Morrisscy has had to lick his forces into
shape, and without the benefit OF O commissary OF sup
Plies n council OF war; oven base OF operations,
goes for victory, Sherman dd In his march to the
rely the pluck and devotion OF his soldiers
Dumourcz, with the ragged bnttalions OF republican
France, beat the highly organized, well fed and vel
dressed armies OF the Holy Alliance, ana Morrssey,
without banDers or battle flags and little imposing
equipment OF any KIND, hopes to storm the shipka
Pass and utterly rout the Intrenched forces Of the
Chevalier ScneI.
THE DRUM BEAT TO ARMS
The enrolment OF soldiers goes on vigorously.
Meetings
eight ratification meetings were held In the + gh-
tecnth Assembly district alone by the Tammany men.
AS many more will be held every night until the end
of the Campaign, aud before the week Is over a
Grand rattdcaliop meeting viii occur in each OF
Inc three Assembly districts constituting the
Seventh Senatorial district This much Tam
many has been doing and intends to do
Morrissey's public meetings begin tonight with a
rush. His leutenants have been IN all parts Of the
district meeting With The people IN doors or outside
from all OF which may be gathered that this campaign
will be chiIds play but stern hand TO hand con-
fct, with black nag looming up and no quarter
promised Already in the attack Of the Tammany
partisan Haggerty on the Morrisscy partisan Lynch q
given OF the feeling that prevals is war 10
standing
Al Tammnny headquarters the officers in cha argo
took the situation calmly and declared themselves
perfectly satsned. They had heard from all quarters
OF the district aud the prospect appeared coteur dc
ScbeI for Senator was hung on the front of
the headquarters, and thing had been made ready
of the district Tomorrow This circular recites that
Mr. Schel favors excise law that Will extend both
Justice and security to tho liquor dealers He advo-
Gates eiort secure reapportionment OF
the state Dy the next legislature and to urge the de-
icat OF the disranchsng clause IN the constitutional
amendments. lie holds that John Morrisscy neglected
those things.
MoRRIssKY's REFORM EFFORTS.
Norrissey replies circular tnat ho did more.
that he contemplated In the various bills he intro
duced at Albany the saving OF $16s 900 to the city, as
detailed IN the following from his
TO the voters. Morrissey's votes were Tor the follow
ing annual savings
Dock Department, $500, 900; Building Department,
Excise Department,
OF Jurors $1,oc0; Fire Department. $4,000; tho Cor
oners $4,000; Department, oil Charities and corrcc.
lion 5ooO Corporation Counsel, $25, 500; Board OF
Aldermen, SOL, 800; Pol ce Department, $4,000 To-
tui annual saving OF $76S ,0O0
lie says he had other OF reduction In view
whereby additional sum OF at least ST. 000 900 might
have oecn saved the CITY by grading the salaries Of
employees, and ridding the departments OF sinccurists
ana others who did little or no work Tor their compcn
sation.
"Pm lighting against tremendous Odds" said Mr.
horrssey last evening, as be dropped exhausted into
..Im alone single handed against the whole power OF
Tammany Hail. backed up by the Erie, New York
Central, Hudson River and Harlem roads, insur-
hnce, oank. street car railroad and trust
companies and other interests, besides making
$500. 900, 900 in all that would rather see
Tammany win than me, for Tammany can and would
help them, aud can't nor Wouldn't, for they know
whose friend am-tho friend OF the poor man and
the taxpayer"
In the seventh district would bring them heavy
harvest. There must DO good zeal OF private bet
ring going on, tor there never political
struggle In the city into which tho proble-
maticaI entered SO largely. young man,
hash hionably dressed, stood leaning against the
railing IN front OF the Holman House last
evening and offered $3.50 to 800 rich Tammany
politician that MIR. Morrissey would be elected The
pner was declined. Yet ten minutes later another
man was heard offer in the Fifth Avenue Hotel 800
30 $50 that Mr.. Schcl would be elected, and there
were no takers. The man who bet tue odds on Mr..
Morrissoy said, "There amt any republicans gong TO
vote for hr. Schel Tor he Is a democrat, dyed IN
tho wool, and ! tell you Mr. MorrIssey, though
he's gambler. has nothing mean or pcayunc about
him aud that takes In these times.p The VINO
bet he odds on Scheli said, II don't man
ran hesitate one single moment IN hig choce Nor
r,ssey might do well enough In the Fourth DIS
fr,ct because he could fairly represent II; but the
cheex OF the coming up here to represent gentle.
mon il 100 mucn my stomach, thank you. "
GOSSIP AROUND HEADQUARTERS
Croups OF twos threes and tours hung around tho
peIrhborhood of eacn headquarters through the day
some were consplraiors against tho faith and gener-
30 nuIscs of ScheIl and Norrssey, and plainly dis
cussed the best apd most ingenious plans Tor stris-
.r,, those Gentlemen tor money. Others either