The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-06
ELECTION DAY IN THE CITY.
MING KELLr'S TICKET DEFgd TED NTH
our TROUBLE or TURMOIL
Little Excitement and Hardly any Drunken.
ncss or FiEhtinu-Mnny Perrons Arrested
tor Voting Observation-Disclosures Of the Day.

Nthl ~ uli tudl l'tiJ VI lHt Guy btlOW Oduul
street Is included in the Fifth Congress District,
and tho fight was so interesting between Nicho-
las Muller and Gen. Thomas T. Bourke. tho
rivnl candidates for Congress. that the contest
for the minor Offices was almost lost sight OF.
and even the Mayoralty was n secondary con-
sderation with the political workers. Gen.
/ Bourke's candidacy, however. was groat aid
/ to Mr.. Cooper, and brought him hundreds OF
/ votes. When the polls OF tho First Ward were
opened ut o'clock. the anti Tammany men
/ were out in strong force. and they gained a long
/ lead on thcir opponents. The Tammany men
rallied soon their forces. bot the enthusiasm and
/ numbers of the supporters of the combination
ticket gave them bad fright Nicholns Muller
| scented danger carly. and he was soon driving
| about the ward. drumming up his supporters.
Con Bourke was not fNr behind him. and wher-
ever he went he was received with shouts and
cheers from the Irish voters. Bourko handbills
were scattered everywhere and his portrait and
copy OF his famous speech when sentenced to
death In Dublin wero In tho hands OF every
voter. The Muller men made strenuous efforts
10 got the German vote. but only partially sue
| cecdcd. They stole march on tho Repub-
| Leans. however. and captured nearly every coll
| ored vote In the ward. Jato IN the dny there
was considerable trading by Tammany TO save
Muller. The nows from tho uptown districts
| being uniavorable to Schel. tho Tammanytes
were willing TO gives votes for Cooper wherever
they could get support for Muller. From the
regular boxes, rs n rule straight Tammany
or combination tickets were given out Split
tickets. however were distributed in great
numbers. and were used by all parties.
Tho voting in the Second and Third Wards
was done quietly. and was attended by few In
cidcnts. The best workers the contending par
! tine could f,tu AZ
In these wards. NJ In the First Bourkc and Mul-
Ter. Cooper and Schell. were almost the only
names heard. Tho anti. rammany orcnniza-
ton WAS we'll maintained and. excepting on
Asscnlblymen and Aldermen. there was little
| scratch NJ or trnding.
The Fourth Ward was the sceno Of a very
animated contest. and in spite OF the largo.
rough element among ~ POPULATION thor was
| In the Fifth Ward the contest was close and
sharp. Here NJ well as in tho Sixth Ward. Dis
irict Attorney Pheips got 1nmmany votes. but
~ far ms could he ascortained without bargain
ing. All over this and tho other downtown
op oTsnsemeS - p y"ts ioT smy,b They MerS
the means 81 bringing many votes to Phelps.
The bloody Sixth long aso los, III right to
its name. II H. not even hOnOred by having a
police station IN Its limits. and i was Yesterday
one Of the most quiiet preeints In tho ci,y.
drink and plenty o. H. WAS The chief feature
on the previous night Dan MCGOWAN earned
thirty crnts 10y capturing runaway pig and
holdina; 1t by the tail until it, owner claimed H.
He was, therefore,. in a position n enjoy the
day. lie arose At gray dawn and Went to the
polls. armed with the tickets Of all parties. But
he was tolerally sober then. and he voted rs
he intended. Then M celebrated The occasion
wished his friends many happy returns OF tho
day, and al II o'clock went home 10 bod. He
awokc at half past 3. and. under the Impression
that II was early morning. he gct W and hur-
ried on TO the polls Obvious of the fact that no
had already voted lie was at once challenged.
but he said II was i'm possibl that he could have
voted before. because ns had Just got NJ. He
winked solemnly when he was asked for whom
be intended 10 vote. and finally allowed to
H IN H. H Es RA1 W SP "sMf ss Norton Tor A.
semhly made ~ excellent run.
In u iSs Snh WSrd a3 aSS "a t6 people Se
As the afternoon wore on they failed 10 recover
their spirits. There We're many nrrests for at.
1865 noiTiceablS in tie Twenticih Election De.
triot the Fifth Assembly District, whers eieh,
Federal Msnsh4is. In one district there were
reported 70 BIO upward OF sixty warrants out
'f S lies ST q a As d 5 a de law
been any EFFORT o. distribute fraudulent I. ,kcts
MANY boxes received m tickas direit from
headquarters. aud a, the packages were de-
chance ior the WHY enemy to play tricks. In
this ward the voting was all done quickly.
Drunken mon we're, NOT seen until long after
In the Eleventh Ward Adam Pegg. lately a
resident OF Oughterard, County galway. Ire.
land, settled with his wife six weeks ago. but
| last Sunday daughter was horn 70 him. md
| this he pr,tenhs, gives him right 10 vote.
Determined not to be imposed upon in any
night. using green note paper and red ink. The
ticket. a somewhat heavy one. YVES rejected AZ
! the polls. Examination showed that Hlth ouGh
| only single name was upon II. II occupied emo
side Of half u sheet Of paper. On one OF the up
per corners was rough representation Of a
harp. and ON the other an indifferent portrait
! Of The stars and stripes Indern@ath these
%ere the rsgg arms ' ne were s s9S sCgle.
bar, crossed rampant. Below al was the name
81 his candidate. Il was; The Hon; Peter
Mr.. Pegg was advised to 60 home. wait until lie
was completely naturalized by the birth Of an
other daughter and make out new ana less
In the Twelfth Ward Cooper was strong
faNorite. The feeling In his favor WIS shown
confidence w N the closing of the polls. The
enthusiasm had a depressing effect on the
| 1ammany men. Wherever bets were made the
odds were two and three 10 one against Schell.
There were very few arrests outside OF the per-
pers of lsss' Lincoln Hall At ii6th Street and
Third avenue was the headquarters OF tho
United States election officers. Commissioner
! Little held SQUIRT there and in the day eighty
nine prisoners We're taken before him charged
with attempting 70 vote on fraudulent 1865 Ger.
tincates. They all gave bail or were liscl arget
on their own recoGnizances, William Hess
was arrested by Deputy Marshal on the
ground thu, he was not entitled N vote because
| he WAS a charity patient In the homeopathic
hospital on Blackwell's Island He said that na
had been IN inmate ot that institution since
l.
the law did not permit a ward Of the Govern
ment To vote. Hess was released after being
warned that he had NO right to cast a ballot. In
many Of the districts along Second and Third
avenues the anti-Tammany WORKERS. AT tho
booths were found 20 have traded otf Levi i.
Morton. the Republican and anti ranmany
nominee for Congress. for Il. \. Willis. tho
Tammany candidate. They gave out the lat.
tors tickets to voters whom they thought would
not know the difference. but Mr.. Morton was 20
far In the ascendant that thoir tactics only pro-
yoked contempt. In some instances the anti
Tamnany men run the ballots Of DrRyton, can
dldate for Assembly. out OF their boX's in pla ~
Of their regular candidate. Tammany mQd0
desperate efforts 10 trade OIL for Schell, but
could get no one 10 entertain their oilers.
Ia the Thirteenth Ward. Thomas Brysons an
Inspector Of Elections IN tho Eleventh Election
District. WAS arrested BY a United States Mar
shall for Illegal registering. Ho WINS taken Ia
the Attorney street police station. and thence
before Commissioner Davenport. He gave bail
and returned 10 his post.
In tho Fourteenth Ward the election was the
nuietest for years. The Tnmmany workers re-
ce,ycd from 500 t. $3.50 for disbursement in
every election district, besides the extra sums
contributed by. candidates. Both sides worked
strenuously all day
: In the Fifteenth Ward q full vote was reported
In tine Sixteenth Ward the most lively cleo.
ton district was nj Seventeenth street and
Eighth avenue But there. rs elsewhere. peace