New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-06
LAST DAYS OF THE CANVASS.
HARDY GETTING FRIGHTENED.

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| EFFECT OF THE EXPOSURE OF HIS DISGRACEFUI
| RECoRD-GRowISG WEAKER EVERY DAY
ouiet bnt effective canvass is being made in be-
half of Thomas Murphy for Congress in the KIN
| District Many of the Irish vo'er5, including
large number of Democrats, are earnestly in favor
of tbe Republican candidate and assurances OF sup
mort are given by many who last year voted Tor Fer
| nando Wood for Congress in that district. lhc
German vote has been considered to be LARGELY IN
| favor of Hardy but il is now said that very many
| of the Germons have become disappointed Mt the
failure of their efforts in the past and are now IN
| favor of the Republican candidate Mr. Murphys
personal popularity has become very important
| feature in the canvass and he is winning many
votes among those with whom he comes in contact
for the first time The Independent German Asso-
citation Of the XVIII Assembly District has declared
! in his favor
| Mr. Hardy became alarmed yesterday for the first
time ot the prospect of his defeat. He was under
the impression that Democratic nomination, no
matter how obtained was all that was necessary To
insure success in the IXth District against Repub-
lican. He became convinced yesterday, however
| that there are many Democrats who will not vote
| for man who was sympathizer with and abettor OF
tbe sloveboders rebellion but who did not have the
manhood to go to the front and night for ms cause
though he did all he could to aid rebellion in the
rear of the Union Army. Mr.. Hardy also inds, 10
his astonshment that the Irish voters reinsc 10 DC
cocrced into supporting HIN. The public insult
which he offered them. at time when he was not
looking for their votes will not De forgotten.
"What John Hardy thiaks of the Irish" was
prinled in large letters over the counter of liquor
shop in the district yesterday, and under it was Mr..
| Uardy's famous saving. Cabbage Is good enough
| for the Irish to feed upon"
Much of Mr. IIardy's strength i'll the district here
tofore has come from Democrats who would not sup
mort Fernando Wood and sought his defeat. NOW
| that Mr. Wood is no longer Il disturbing elemeh'
| these men have no incentive to support Hardy
while Mr. Woods friends are indignant that liaIuy
should have been nominated by Tammany nan
after his persistent course in boiling the lammahy
nOminatio IS IN the past
| Thomas Callahan. James OBrien and other Demo-
Gratis who are opposed TO Hardy were holly de-
nounced by him yesterday He came to the hea =
| ouorters of the County Democracy and besought
| immediate aid "That - O'Brien" he said,
will be my rnin yet" Hardy wanted aid in money
| and men without delay. 49,
| "What is the matter with the man " said Thomas
| Costigan. the leader of the Comfy Democracy in
| thc district "He has got tho unanimous nomina-
| ton in district wit, 5000 Democratic majority
| and now he comes ia us for aid.
"WelI" said another leader. q" | told Mayor Grace
| when be insisted our nominating Hardy thai he
| was n weak candidate aud unfit man. II is my
onin;or hat the best thing we can do is TO
fatc him ont OF the race and nominate some
ono else before we are beaten. A man, who
has been a chronic office seeker Tor years ana VINO
has such record "a Hardy has, is weak candidate
| ANY one hut Mayor Grace wonld know that"
The feeling against Hardy in the district is becom-
ing stronger every day as his record becomes better
known The exposures in yestCrday's TRIBUNE
were the general subject Of conversation yesterday
1t has been the custom not 10 pay much attention
TO Hardy as a candidate and the voters have be
come so used to his defeat that the alarm il cansed
now only by the possibility that he may be elected.
HARDY CuEERED BY RIOTERS
Wilson Bergman, a wcll-EnoHn and much re-
spccted citizen living in the IXth Congressional
| District. who u familiar with Mr. liardy's past
career and the OF political events in the dis
| trict. was asked by TRIBUNE reporter yesterday
| what the outlook
Very good for Mr. Murphy was the reply.
mir Hardy's record is telling severely against him.
All of the War Democrats and many of the friends of
Fernando Wood refuse to support Mr. Hardy because
of his has. course. His record in the riots of 1863
! is pratty well known. Isaw him during the riots
addressing q crowd Of rioters at Ninth-aye. and
Thirty -eighth-st. lie was standing in his buggy
| and his remarks were loudly chcered. While Hardy
! was speaking The soldiers who had returned from
the front marched out OF Thirtyiifth-si. and fired
up the avenue at the rioters. who fled with Hardy.
| Then in 1851 think That was the ycar-whcn the
bill wa5lntroduced in the Legislature IN allow the
soldiers 10 vote Hardy member. He opposed
the bill strongly and voted against II. lie was
| always opposed 10 the soldiers aud the war.
| Mr.. lIardy's principal source of strength comes
from flyors which he does for men IN trouble. ii u
man is arrested for breaking the laws SIR Hardy Is
always ready to go 10 the Police Court and inter
celc for him He has got more criminals oil IN this
| way probably than any other man in the city. lie
is always soliciting fayors Of city officials for men
who have votes in hls district The law makes
II crime to buy votes, but think this Is only an
indirect way Of getting round the law. -
| " want 10 Say a word about Mr.. Murphy. He
was Collector of the Port NJ the time at the Tweed
Ring exposures and it was the course he took which
! enabled the We ubiicgns to fight that Ring IL was
Mr. Murphy HaJ induced James O'Brcn To expose
| the Ring