The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-05
A Day of Unusual Quiet Followed by
a Night of Excitement.
A GAME OF GIVE AND TAKE
Republican Rsprings in The Fifth Avenue Hotel -Ecenss
in Tamnany and Irving Halls.
COUNTY OFFICERS ELECTED THE BROOKLYN ELECTION

The long agony 10 over. Mr.. Alonzo b. Cornell is
chosen Governor the country is safe and all is quiet
within our gates. The traditional excitement and
rumpus of election day are become things of the
past. We manage better now, and next to Thanks
giving Day the day of election is the dullest of the
year. Yesterday was exceptionally quiet Notwith-
standing the multiplicity Of candidates. the fermen-
tation In the several "ialls." and the really mo-
mentous issues pending. there never was milder
type of contest-never many ballots with so few
bullets. The sun Of the heavens rose with smiling
face. and pencilled the eastern sky with
tolerably dark shade. suggestive Of snow in
the north and GOODNESS home. AS the day
"winter stood within our gates his white
hair shivering the blast" ana occasional fakes
Of "beautiful snow shimmered through the air.
listers and thick overcoats were fashionable with
all who owned them, and the bluster of politicians
subsidized in the ercer bluster of the northeast wind
Everybody said chow quiet" and what everybody
said was usual quite correct From the SILVER
ing 1ongshoreman the Battery, to the lone fish,
erman the Harlem River. there was con-
tinuous procession Of decorous citizens whose equa
nimity was not in the least disturbed Even the
few encounters and brawls that did
devoid of murderous interest, and the Oldest
policeman was frequently heard to growl that in all
his experience he never knowed nothin like it."
But If the mature citizen and the intelligent voter
were thus calm and unexcited their lack Of interest
was more than made up by the internally with which
the boy OF the period pursued his neighbours barrel
The streets lined with ash barrels. some full.
others emptied. To do the boys justice. they
entirely impartial in their attentions. Hundreds
and scores of hundreds of barrels stolen rolled
away and carefully slowed in safety for the even
ing's fame Had it not been for these juvenile dep
redators the police would have been idle
as q painted ship upon . painted ocean, and
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their sluggish blood and nothing to warrant the
flourish of their locusts. It was q great day for
lead pencils and pastors According to Corporation
Counsel Whitney. who was in charge Of the Robin
son headquarters. in the st. James Hotel. their
city booths long before noon, and further supply
ordered OF the printers. All day long the
friends of Robinson and Tilden made the St. James
lively by their presence. though the. venerable
politician himself walked calmly down and
up Broadway. clad in long. loose ulster. APP
parently absorbed in thought. and certainly regard
less of the crowds that jostled him. The scene in
the Fifth Avenue Hotel differed from that in the St.
James in the personnel only. Instead OF the Whit
neys, Coopers and Fowlers. who worked for Robin
son in the latter named place. were Thurlow Weed;
others. Of the republican party. These gentlemen
just confident of the Of their ticket
the others OF theirs. There i'll feeling
in either place. Everybody seemed satisfied and
everybody was sanguine and hopeful. But If JOY
| home of the Tanmany braves. Two headquarters
| were provided for them-one in the st. Nicholas
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elation there visible was not the outgrowth Of any
belief in the election of Mr. Kelly, but rather rosy
defeat Of Robinson. John Kelly. Coroner woltman.
Alderman Roberts. Henry A. Gumbleton, Samuel G:
Courtney and p Ii. Rhodes were in high spirits and
cheered the faithful who put in an appearance from
| time to time US the day wore on.
|
The multiplicity OF scratches made the counting
OF the ballots difficult matter and the public man
yearned in vain for authentic data which to base
calculations until after halfpast nine i'll the evening.
At that time the idlers gathered in full force
about the several centres where bulletins might
reasonably be looked tor. The Telegram bulletin.
as bright MONDAY. attracted multitude.
! whose upturned faces were illuminated by the
combined effugence of the calcium and the
stars. In the biting bitterness of a keen
| November wind thousands Of men stood and
out the looked for figures. At first the returns
ELECTED but slight demonstration. but later when
the Cornell lines fattened up and the Robinson
| majority welcomed groaned i'll unison
cording to the Affiliations OF the crowd. Now
by the hours together. the Te.sgram's
Saved as any church soers in the country. The
heavens reflected u continuous bonfire brightness
from end Of tho city to the other. Boys reaped
small fortunes from the piterings Of the day. As
night advanced prices stiffoned and barrels that
arm at half at ten Now and then some partcu.
lary vigilant policeman rushed boldly at pile Of
burning barrels and scattered their brands upon the
allowed to do pretty much as they chose and they
pleased to be very rude and very noisy.
| At ten o'clock general impression prevailed that
Cornell elected and that the Tammany local
ticket wus safe. This was tclegraphed all over the
country, and answering kilograms enthusiastically
congratuatory dismally anxious were returned.
1t seemed then as II the anticipated excitement.
which had been bottled up all day, had found vent.
The people thronged the hotels and surged about
Police Headquarters. universal hum filled all tho
air Men who had stakel heavily on fsvoritc candi-
dates regardless of tickets. waited anxousy for final
figures. Gossip Of extraordinary color fitted from
one to another and the barrooms sold more whiskey
| hiram s1v dcipn lied for in N
month. Here and there intoxication made itself
visible, but the city , as unit was sg.
streets in the vicinity OF tho HERALD Office tho
Fifth Avenue Hotel and Tammany Hall alive
men. A kind Of social delirium had possession Of
the town. From Fulton street to the Battery n
moved IN mass to the intellectual centre. From
the HERALD Building to Canal street the streets
Fifth Avenue Hotel. from Fourth avenue to Tam I'M.
many Hall it like score of holidays packed
CORNELL. JAMES co.
The republican candidate for Governor had wire
run to his private room In the Fifth Avenue Hotel
where Messrs. Arthur, James. Bliss Sharpe and
others of the insiders received and welcomed the
cheering news They were particularly olated over
huence OF Senator Conklings speech. Mr.. Cornell.
though anxious. was calm and hopeful. As the re-
turns in warrantins the in that he was
the Governor-elcct the cloud lifted from his
brow. and he took the later conarma-
spent time alternately in the Fifth Avenue Hotel
! aud the Post Office In his private . number
OF officials assembled, to whom the returns
were read. At eleven O'Clock Mr.. James entertained
n select party of friends In the Astor House, and
| bumpers were drained In honor of the republican
victory At this hour the question so Tar as the
State was concerned, had narrowed down TO one Of
majority. An extra Telegram issued ut that
time, and sturdy voices proclaimed throughout
the city and it's suburbs that revolu-
ton had been quietly completed. and that
Alonzo u. Cornell the Governor.clect of the
Empire State The immense sale of the Telegram
extras showed clearly that although the public
hAon tam tl. daft. .g D...
they slow to recognize the fact until their con-
viction had been clinched by the figures in the
tables. 1t would be impossible TO exaggerate the
sensation produced by the brier sentences that fore
told the certainty of Corners victory the prob
able of the Tammany local ticket, and when
| to these suggestions added the nanes of the
Senators elected in this city, though no moro ex-
element could be digcsed, The public simply stood
amazed aud gave over further comment.