The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-04
7O-DAY'S CONTEST.
A Calculation of the Vote To Be
Polled in the City.
THE TICKETS AND CANDIDATES.
How the Betting Men Are Wager
ing Their Money.
POLLS OPEN AT 6 A. M.
POLLS CLOSE AT P. M.

1
The battle will be fought in this city and state to-
day which has engrossed the attention of politicians
and the people for the past four five weeks. The
canvass. especially in this city, has been one or
vigor and excitement. The three parties have put
forth all the arts at their command to bring out
full vote for their respective tickets; and while
political experts differ to the vote likely to be
polled it is fair to assume that 1t Will De tuiiy
900. allowing the usual margin for the talIlhg
OF from the registry, which this year Is los'o43
The polls will open at six O'Clock A. NJ and close ut
precisely four P. NJ The voting in the twenty-four
Assembly districts comprised within the county OF
New York will be done ut CTS polling places. The
State officers to be voted for by the people of this
city to-day Governor. Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary of State Comptroller Treasurer. Attorney
General and State Engineer and Surveyor. On the
same ballot are candidates for Judge of the
Court OF Common Pleas, two Justices OF
the Marine Court. Sheriff, County Clerk
and three Coroners. There also to be
chosen Senators in the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh,
Eighth. Ninth. Tenth and Eleventh districts twenty
four members OF Assembly, lone from each of the
districts of the county, including the Twenty-third
and Twenty-fourth wards, four Aldermen large.
eighteen district aldermen and two civil justices in
the Seventh and Tenth Judicial districts respect
lively.
Everything was hustle and excitement last night
wherever politicians candidates congre-
gated At the Republican County Committees
headquarters. at Tammany Hall. at Irving Hall and
ut Clarendon Hall. where the Committee OF Ffteens
General Committee headquarters were established.
the final details for to-days work attended
to. The chief work in hand the giving out
OF the bags Of ballots and the money for
tho workers" These intrusted to the
leaders in each of the Assembly districts Of
the respective organizations. At the St. James
Hotel where the headquarters Of the Democratic
State Central Committee and of the Committee of
Fifteen there was busy throng during the evening,
and the same the at the Union Square Hotel.
where the Irving Hall leaders headquarters were
established. Mr.. John Kelly sat in his sanctum in
the big Wigwam and issued orders to his Assembly
district henchmen in hurried and positive manner
quite foreign to his usual way. General Arthur
instructed his leutenants at the republican COM
mittee rooms at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
RUMoRs OF DEALS.
Inc AIR was fuli Of rumors and large amount Of
James Hotel, offered to bet $4,000 even. with no
takers. that the entire Irving Hall county ticket
nell and Robinson $50 to 40. Among
the rumors which remained uncontradicted were
these:-That Tammany votes were to. be given
outright in the lower districts for Cornell
in exchange for republican votes tor Gumble-
ton for County Clerk; that the ballots of Edward
Hogan the Tammany candidate for Senator in the
Fifth district were to be run from the republican
boxes. the republicans having made nomination
for Senator there and that General Spinola, who is
running for the Assembly in the Sixteenth district
would run Cornell ballots from the Tammany boxes
from the opening to the close of the polls. 1t
also said that the republicans of the Ninth Senate
district would run ballots for Francis NJ. Bixby, the
Tammany candidate for Senator, from the boxes of
their organization
w. A. Fowler. chairman of the Democratic State
Executive Committee. said :-"Our campaign work
has hanr of In nnnq rt.rl
description, and our tidings of the most en-
couraging character. Robinson will come to Harlem
River not more than 5000 or 10000 behind Cornell,
and in this city. Long Island. and Richmond
counties he will certainly have 10000 majority
plurality over Cornell in this city and that the
Irving Hall local ticket will have nearly if not fully
rs large plurality.
General Arthur, Chairman of the Republican
State Committee, said III the Fifth Avenue Hotel:-
1.-THE prospect never looked brighter. The
is assured"
Tickets were circulated headed by the name of
Alonzo b. Cornell for Governor. but with the name
Of Judge Miles Beach substituted for that of Elihu
Root. The remainder OF the ticket is apparently re-
publican. but on close examination it was found
that for Secretary of State the name of Joseph
L. Carr appears whereas the name the republican
ticket is Joseph b. Carr. For Comptroller the name
Of James s. Wadsworth appears in place of James
W. Wadsworth, the republican candidate.
An Albany despatch to the Democratic State Com
have been sent to the different democratic county
committees. which tickets are headed by Lucius
Robinson, with the republican candidates for State
and county offices following
NOTES OF THE EVENING.
The Young Republicans. or "scratchers," as they
are popularity called, will have ut 400 polling
places in republican districts in this city and Brook
lyn. They will wear haversacks and distribute
ballots with the name of Lucius Robinson sub
stituted for that of Aonzo b. Cornell.
1t was positively asserted in all political circles
last night and not contradcted, that Mr. Kelly yes
terday told his county and local candidates that they
must take care of themselves in the best way they
could. This" said leading Irving Hall politician.
was needless advice rs every of them has been
in nomination."
Returns of the election will be received o.nght at
tine St. NICHOLS. Fifth Avenue and St. James Hotels
by the three State committees. and also at Irving
and Tammany halls.
Mr.. George Bliss has written n letter to the press
In the course OF which he says that republican
voters In tho Eighteenth Assembly district should
know "that the republican association over the
name of Bernard Biglin, president is sending out to
all voters Aldermanic tickets with the name of
robert Hall anti.lammany candidate. in place OF
The Eighteenth district is from Twenty sixth street
to Fortieth street east of Lexington avenue On the
other hand Michael Cregan. president of the Six
teenth District Republican Association, is sending
out ballots as republican which contain the two
Tammany candidates for Aldermen. The Sixteenth
district is between Fourteenth and Twenty sixth
streets, east of Madison avenue"
Mr.. Augustus Schell. Chairman or the Tammany
Executive Committee publishes card this morn
ing Offering reward of 900 for the apprehension
aud conviction OF any one voting Illegally. pre-
venting IN any way the exercise OF the right of suf
frage. He charges the friends of Mr.. Kelly to be
vgilant. so that an honest result may be reached.
The following is complete list of the candidates
on the state Ind Legislative tickets for the State ut
large and of those the local tickets for New York
Kings and Westchester counties:-
THE STATE TICKET.
Offices Re,uJtnin Dep,oeyofc
Governor. A. Cornell.
Lieut.. overoor .qoorFo 9 mcskins CisrEsen N Potter.
Secretary OF state Joseph Is. Carr. Allen &. Beach
COMPTROLLER. w. Wadsworh. Fred. OIcott.
Treasurer Nathan ID. Wendell ames Mackin
Attorney General Hamilton Ward. Aug Schoonmakcr
State Engineer Howard soule.. .iOr seymour. Jr.
7nmptrny. Greeiirck.
Lieut.. Governor... CLARK n. Potter John Wetnp
Secretary OF state Allen q Beach,. Peter McCann.
Comptroller. Fred T.. Olcott John A. Shannon
Treasurer james Mac Kin. Julian Winnie
Attorney General. Aug. Schoopmak or lanes Wright
state Engineer. .Hor. Seymour, Jr Garrett Nnglc
Sofdff1ic. Prohibition.
governor Caleb Pink John w Meares
Lieut. G"vornor Osborne Ward. james II. Bron son.
Secretary OF state. ~ y oRey ....Apho. A. Hopkins
Comptrollcr....... 9. Il. Collcnburg Caleb w AIis
Treasurer. Il. Johnson Stsphen Merritt
Malta E..~