The New York herald., 1879-10-08
TIE FIRST DAY OF REGISTRATION.

|
PLACES FOUR PROMINENT MEN ACTING AS
! INSPECTORS.
| The work o, registering the voters of New York
city and county was begun yesterday morning at
eight O'Clock and continued until nine in tho eyen-
ing For Wednesday of next week and Friday Of the
week following the same hours are designated but
on the last day-Saturday. October 25-the time will
be extended until ten o'clock in the evening The
first day of registration is never noted for any
anxiety the part of the voters to have
their names recorded. The work, in fact,
drags listlessly along for the best part
Of the time until after six O'Clock in tho
evening, and then there is a STIR After that hour
hosts OF workngmen and clerks are relieved from
the labors of the day. and the places registration
in thIckly peopled districts become alive with mon
Tho places for registration are to a large extent
located in barber shops and it needless say the
Knights of the only happy to surrender
thoir premises or the best part of them con-
sideration involvcd-equal to their best Su days
income. Cigar stores are also largely used. and
shoe shops and candy stores. While for
the most part the business of registration
is conducted quietly as Quakers meeting.
lively scenes frequently enacted that have their
humorous features. Among the great host of in
spectors were four of unusual prominence appointed
for the First Assembly district. Mr.. Cadwallader
pointed for the Ninth Election districts; the bland
| and venerable Augustus Schel another sachem Of
Tammany, for the Fourteenth Election district; tho
| genial and stalwart Judge Joseph W. Bosworth for
| the twenty-fourth. and the bright and keen-eyed
| Colonel George w. Wingate for the twenty first.
| All these nominations were OF course made by the
| anti t-Tammany Police Commissioners. in the hope
that tho appointoes would Decline when it became
| the privilege OF the Commissioners to appoint whom
| they pleased. This game. however. was blocked
after the First Assembly district disposed Of.
and that Is how 1T happens that four distinguished
members of Tammany Hall acting as inspectors
rather than sell the pass to the enemy.
| scHELL's "REMINISCENCES.
~. Schell hand bright and early at tho
| little barber shop No. West Broadway. outside
the entrance of which placard announced. 'Board
| OF Registry meets here" He looked in no degree
discomposed by having the employment OF inspector
OF election thrust upon him in his advanced age but
the contrary in the best of spirits and tackled
the work before him with cheerful alacrty. The
| crowds who stood on the sidewalk to look in saw
fine, hale old man, whose hair white with age,
OF large physique and form slightly bent. Hero
was the man. they reflected, who has acted
with more than chivalrous devotion to the party
OF his choice; who has suffered defeat and come up
smiling and resolute under it, and who shows in
this act of taking the humble position OF election
inspector that he is capable OF any sacrifice whether
did lie back in his chair and take things easy
while his colleagues executed the clerical labor. He
immediately adjusted his goldrinmed glasses after
seating himself at the table and taking hold of tho
first voter that came on the scene had his answers
to the regular questions written down in quick
time as any young expert with the pen.
|
schellY' was asked of the venerable sachom.
'Mostly business people?"
| "No; mostly hotel men living around here.'
"Wonder IL they were Tammany men?"
II hope they were; but I'm not sure" answered
Mr.. Schcll, with quiet smile.
"How came you to be inspector?"
'From the newspapers l understood that one Of
the Police Commissioners had proposed my name.
assuming that would not serve but made up my
mind to do and took the oath and the position as
| Tammany democrat intending to remain such as
long as our organization advocates and sustains o
position which honor and manhood demand"
"You have been an inspector before?''
eyes. forty years ago. At that time there
| registration and the State election held
come up u and deposit their ballots. Compared to
those times it is very tame now. Excitement then
was plentiful especially where was stationed. in
Mr. scheli had many visitors during the day be-
sides those who came on the business of regstrs-
ton. He expressed himself we'll pleased at being
able to render the party this any other service.
| Ex-JUDGE BoswoRrH.
In o confectionery store, at No. 26 Desbr0sses
street. lowered above the Uttered table and tho
heads OF his colleagues the massive head and figure
| OF exJudge Joseph W. Bosworth. looking, with his
clustering white hair and large. well cut features.
like one of the antique Romans. As with Mr..
the nti-rammany Commissioners and resolved to
bear the burden rather than allow the enemy of his
party an advantage, Numerous visitors dropped in
| to see the genial Judge but he forgot
subordinate gossip 10 business; he carried out tho
work he engaged to perform like faithful soldier.
''This kind of work Is not much in your line,
Judge" observed one OF the visitors.
| ''Well, no: but. under the circumstances, it is
perfectly agreeable. If expect to be loyal to
party can't hope to on without some sacrifice.
large or small"
"You don't feel mad with MacLean for doing you
such good turn p
'Oh, no; alls fair in love- war and politics. Our
turn to do handsome thing like this will come ut
future day. There is no cause OF complaint on our
side that cannot be rcmeded by and by"
The Judge talked checrfuly to the many friends
who called upon him. and appeared to enjoy his
| novel position.
II will be seen by tho following table that not
withstanding the confusion that generally
gstry consequent upon rhe Inspectors of Election
muddlc. n comparatively large vote registered.
Although the votes registered are given by Assembly
districts there be fair comparison by
them, tine apportonmont has
pletely changed tho lines of many OF tho districts.
Tho grand totals, however. sufficient to tell
their own story. 1t should be borne in mind
that when Governor Robinson ran for Gov
in 1876 1t Presidential year,
and that the great vote registered the first day of
that year drawn out by the excitement OF the
Presidential struggle. The vote registered on tho
first day of 1874. when Samuel J. Tildcn for Gov
crnor. is really the test vote with which to CON-
pare the vote registered yesterday On the first day
OF that year 35 S19 votes registered and IL will
be seen, therefore. that this registration
was outdone by yesterdays by 1850 votes.
naming days of registration would indicate the
polling of very large vote In this city next Novem-
ber in 1874 146,U75 votes were polled Still this
SO 1915 less than that cast for President in
1876 The following is the table,
THE REGISTRATION.
assembly 1879. Iost First F1si Total