New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-04
ON THE EVE OF ELECTION.
WORK AT POLITICAL HEADQUARTERS.

PREPARING THE BALLOTS AND INsTRUCTISG THE
BALLOT DIsTMBUToRs-BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT
-MAss-MEETING OF GERMAN INDEPENDENTS.
The politicians were in consultation at the
political headquarters yesterday, in regard to
election-day work. belief in the victory
OF their organization tomorrow was
expressed both by the leaders OF
the combination, and those of Tammany
Hall. Oswald OttendOrfer and Justice OF
terbourg addressed a meeting of Ger
man Independents yesterday on the rea-
sons for opposing Tammany Hall. Many
rumOrs in regard to the candidates were
in circulation Saturday and yesterday,
but nearly all were fonnd to be baseless.
General Smith has called on the Mayor to
deny reports as to police influence in the cam
paign.
LAST SPEECHES TO THE VOTERS.
THE REPUBLICAN, CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS HARD
AT wORK-ABsURD RuMoRs-AN ADDRESS OF
BUSINESS MrN IN FAVOR OF Mr.. COOPER.
The last of the political meetings of the cam
paign were held Saturday. To-day the politicians OF
all parties will be busy getting ready the machinery for
supplying voters with ballots and bringing Indifferent
voters to the polls tomorrow. The campaign has Deen
the most quiet twenty years aud and the poll
teal classes have 10 pay Tor the gunpowder exploded
and bunting displayed at election time has has prob
ably also been less expensive to them than past cam
paigns The party that made its appeal fret to
the National observation-disclosures party, has had least
effect the contest Indeed 1t is doubtful whether
voters will pay It any attention tomorrow. Having
dissolved nio half dozen factions, which headed by
ofno repute. voters mouth ago naturally ceased
attending its meetings. The confidence expressed by the
chiefs OF the combination composed OF Republicans and
AntTammany Democrats in the success Of their NUM-
cipa ticket tomorrow stl TO animate them IN
making their last preparations for the contest nj the
polls. Tammany Hall Democrats are equally confident,
apparently, that their candidates will be elected.
A large crop Of rumOrs harvested Saturday by
active politicians. who found on examination that the
product worthless Thus Edward Cooper, II was re-
ported had said that Irish need apply for employ
his house As all of Mr. COOper's servants are
Irsh this rumor was quickly snufed out Then Anti
TaInmany trembed at the report that the Tammany
members II Board OF Police intended TO remove all
the INSPECTORS of Elections In the lower wards OF the
city and MI their places with plant tools Of Tammany.
Inyes gaii0n showed that there foundation for
the report. and, moreover, that would have been m-
possible TO make the changes without the OF the
Republican members of tie Board OF Police. There were
other about this that AntiTsmmany candidate
having promised trade of votes belonging TO the com
bnain ticket for votes for HIMSELF but all these re-
ports were proved TO bo basees. Last and most in
cred. 10 OF all came "a that Controller Kelly had
admitted that he dospaired OF clectlng any one on the
Tammany ticket except Augustus schell.
Tue candidates for Congress were hard at work on
Saturday The friends Of Levi r. Morton and Arson G..
McCook think tue election Of these two candidates al
roay assurc Of not relaxing their efforts
10 Obtain vote, for them There good reasons for
believing that Edwin Elnsten and Wilson Bergman.
the Republican candidates in the With aud IXth Dis
trcts respectively, be elected II the full Republican
vote Is poled James OBrien II ady"c itng the election
n.Hf he
Judge. General Thomas f. BOufke, the AntrIammany
canadats In the VIII Congressional District IL RECEIVING
spok- 3sare held la tho district; District Attor-
ncy phcips aud Rufus Il. COwing addressed a
iorgc tolifcal meeting Walhalla Hall on saturday
light Mr. Phelps said there doubt In ms mind as
to u nat the result of Tuesdays contest would be- Peo-
nj. who were troubled by the rumor mat the RepuDn-
Their fears The cpubncan- would keep faIta with their
AM Tr.y allies: ana II any body turned out 10 DO
fe IL would not be TIE Republicans. CpHtroer Nelly
Augustus Schcli and Fernando Wood aidres.tu ram
meeting ~ N4tl'hd Han III H''t '''''
SAt't ,ny night. - -, -, -. ,, ,,,.
V,1r In the Court ~ Conn Pleas nhtur 1lzdtion pa
ncf were iss to 1000 pclsOAs; ~ the superior Court
a. .'ft,Inpt h be- made 10 defeat James VI. Varnum
fr Assembly, I'm the \. ia District by issuing tickets cal
rul,tcd 10 misirai. toe district hrin printed fu"shh
instead Eleventh. and the name b.ins printer james
a instead OF james N. Al voters IN tue Kiln DIS
tr,t snould examine their ballots Carefully and see
tb,t they read: d" For Member 81 Assembly Tor the
Tlcyrntn Assembly District, james u Narnum III was
covered lat ast evening that these fraudulent tckes
ere being sent out from Bernard bEHs headquarters
containing fu SETS Uf Republican TICKETS 10
hr nm ONT OF his DOGcs tAe XIth District Tho OBJECT
Tho Kiln District refused 70 support Bgn tor Adernah'
No fraudulent ballots, Oi course, count II cast