The daily gazette., 1880-01-31
Getttsg Their Men assessed.
WHAT THE REPUBLICANS DEEM TO pr
DAY FOR THE REGISTRATION OF

WHAT THE REPUBLICANS DEEM TO nm
DAY FOR THE REGIsTRA TIoN OF
! FoTERs-sCENEs AT THE CITY HALL.
AS early as 7:30 O'Clock this mornins
nttie groups Of negroes could be noticed
front OF the City Hall. Inside every lit
tie DIT woolly head would look Ia at
the door, and If any one was inside
question would be asked if the cor
rection OF the assessment list would
soon commence. This being the day
nxed Ior the correction and addition Of
names OF parties who should be assessed.
u ID not surprising that some consIdera-
pie interest should be felt in it, As 10
O'Clock, the time for the assessors to ait.
drew near, the crowd greatly increased
and The pavement in front of the hall
soon became thronged,
Inc colored element largely predomi-
nated, and their Numbers were rapidly
ADDED to by many who were brought up
In hacks. The Republicans have been
running hack all morning, which was
nired from VIM. Z. Martin. It was
amusing to see the dusky citizens wear
ing KID gloves and white cravats helped
OUT Oh the vehicle by the party mana
gers Inside the hall there was q large
crowd after 8 O'Clock. The Assessors
occupy the platform back of the large
stationary desk at the rear of the hall.
ana The thirty supervisors for the CITY
are quartered In an open space lust In
front. In one side of the room Thomas
Saville, letter-carrier Mason and others
are busily engaged in making out long
llsts OF names, surrounded by motley
crowd.
In order to facilitate their operations
the Republicans, last night, visited the
once OF Esquire Hagany, who took affi-
aaVit atter affidavit OF freehold vouchers,
leaving blanks for the names of the par
ties they proposed to vouch for. All
morning these operations were contin-
ued, and Squire Hagany's Office was, for
the time, being the Republican head
Quarters for the opening Of the campaign
Inside the hall all was confusion and
discord. The Republicans, foolishly
standing in their own light, pushed aud
crowded their men around the Assessors
70 such an extent as to seriously retard
the operations of these officials. The din
was so great that the Assessors could not
hear their own ears, and so much confi,-
sion prevailed that not more than one
name in five minutes was placed upon
the lists.
Finally Assessor Ward got mad, and
declared that he would not receive
another name until the crowd retreated
down the steps and left him room enough
to work freely. 1t took several minutes
Tor the crowd to understand that khe
meant busi ness, but finally they slowly
retreated and Mr.. Ward resumed opera
tions.
The blank affidavits so generously fur.
nished by Esquire tHagany were Of no
avail, as the Assessors, being furnished
with their own blanks.swore OF affirmed
every freeholder who vouched for an
applicant, and made him subscribe to
the paper on the spot.
The scene at the hall during all the
morning was very animated. Repubn-
can party-workers rushed to Squire Ha-
gany's office and back again, and
tramped around the hall In q generally
excited manner. They wereS.fuss and
feathers" personified, and hindered the
assessment of the colored party brothers
far more than they helped IL.
The fun will continue until O'Clock
this evening.