New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-09
SCENES ON ELECTION DAY.

THROUGHOUT TIE CITY, Il. vorv
Flsetian day in this city was quiet. yer!
little yeii,neut was manifested IN any OF the
sna the political headquarters Of the parties oes
-. .s.eciaIy ON the Republicans VINO nave
o ~ look upon rainy day In an ION year az ai'.o'
fotal ~ their party. The sky was overcast ahu y"
,,, Cd when the polls opened az Z al' pu' '"s
state Of things did not deter tie ps'noorais 'ou'
o,rg early TO the polls. while 1t Dnoyeo up
a. b,e of a great victory. Many others expressed
oon.e,.pt for the "new-fangled election laws
witch the Republicans had imposed upon them anu
which prevented them from following the OLD custom OF
voting oite "a wen as early AboIt m it began TO
min very ha, aud the drove the leaders to headqnar
ters where returns were anxiousy awaited when the
polls closed AZ O'Clock
An unusual amount of work was done IN the way u
trading votes Ii asserted by the "oidesI ihn"oI
1ant" that no had never before known such eagrI-
ness on the part Of politicians to secure votes ior
fayorite can Idass the OF others on tne SAME
ticket Tn. fact OF there being many Democratic
candidates 10 the field for local Offices was the cause u
ell this eageress trade. So far as the STATE
were ed ii could not be learned that any uadhS
was gong On Tie state cry that Taminany Han was
sailing oi the Democratic State ticket was inVesh
gnted hv leaders Of the County Democracy
who personally visited many Of the election
dsscs and when they returned to their headquarters
they pronounced the reports false.
The law requires that all liquor shops Within one
quarter 81 mile Of any polling place shall be closed on
election day Ths law openly violated yesterday
in any instances. The front doors would be closed put
tie side entrances were almost invariably open' Inc
rolioe Inserted when spoken the subject that they
were forb to these places for the purpose OF
,'ersnn had eoIne forward to make such
80 ~ Honor dealers were allowed continue
TO violate the laws. Very httle drunkenness
Or SsfdeT u, tbe lower part of the city bus
ness WINS almost entirely suspended ana oig tne
numbering Stages prevented Broad way from aSS!nins
its sunday aspect Uptown many OF the Ietah siOie'
The Reptblcan state Committee rooms in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel were VISITED bT very few persons ops
b hue ''' 10 come in no members of the
COMMITTEES were present. ana co,onef CHARLES s
Spencer dropped in few moments long enough 20 say
that lie feared that Robert Iaylor Inc aegea in the
Kiln District hut who really running in the inter-
esss o le Democracy would draw qn enough yo,e' 10
elect BOswortD, Democrat. Mr. Spencer was very IN
dgnant to think thai any person pretending to be Re
ference honorable "A Republican as MT. SPrague;L
United states Attorney Ienneyoi Br09R! nwno
called Thought that Mr.. Low was elected IN Brooklyn
switch greatly encouraged those present Ihere was no
concealen Of the fact that the result IN the 9tase wS
regarded very doubtful by the men VINO s n1n Dscn
eaid MIR conkngs silence has lost the State To the
i'iD'''''''' AT THE HEADQUARTERS.
Al the hradGnarters Of the County Democracy. eX
Mayor Cooper Corporation Counsel Whitney. E. Elery
Anderson, Police Justice Power, Peter b. Oiney ana
others were present in the afternoon Most OF these
Leaders in the astricts curing
report rom "a certain district that The County Demo-
,craots were trading OFF Mr. Walker, at took one
of these leaders 10 the front to put stop to ii If possible
sueh reports came from the XYIIlh Assembly District
and from the IXth Judicial District and other points
Tamnsny Han during the day presented the usual
busy see1c Witnessed every election a2y Lohh Kelly
Fire Commission German, exA lerG1an Lewis Under
we're there most OF the time attending the calls made
hem from the various districts FOR tickets ana adj
ideals were brought in but those, investigation,
proved to DC small affairs The workers IN al the districts
reported shat there more or less 81 scratching
and voting mixed tickets for local candidates Later IN
the day there many callers VINO wished 70 KNOW
anything had been learned concerning the vote Moth
ing definite could be given.
reported thai; the main, the organization had done
we'll Several Of them declared that in their districts
Mr. Walker the County Democracy candidate FOR sur
roeatc was being traded off in various directions
sF Rely received number Of Re, returns r.. be
on the State ticket He expressed good deal o. salts
jorify Tor the state ticket was greater than
interest iclt in the candidacy Of John ".
was started that he had opposed in The Legislature
calculated to benett the Catholic Proectory
tricts along the North River where the lrish vote IS
IN DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS.
With the exception of an occasional wOrdy
wrange resulting iii instances in bruised heads
and bacKenea eyes, the day was marked by an unusual
absence OF excitement In the downtown districts.
During greater part of the day the polling places were
almost dcsrted, the heaviest vote being Poed carly In
rbe morning Many of the largo downtown business
houses were closed all day. aud others were shut up be
fore noon. broadway and Wal-st entirely de-
serted duilng the latter part Of the day.
and the only signs of activity
in the East se districts. The efforts Of the managers
10 hiring ont ull vote for the local candidates in
some instances successful In the lever wards there
was able scratching OF the local ticket, owing
to the unr0iilaiity OF many OF the eanddates Inc
Equrr stores seemed to do thriving business
tney did net most keep their doors open custom
ers found liculty in being served No arrests for
violating TIE law IN this respect were reported.
Ia the region OF Mulberry ana liaNter-sts and East
Broadway where the police nsuaiiy have the, the most
no ser1oas disturbance reported aLd M arrests were
their cstry icscents Oh the booths aud Carnage
rels, and bonres were blazing IN every street Ihe
except in instance where forlorn and
muddy specimen OF humanity about six years OF
ton in Ma0isonSt, By an officer, who charged hin
iapressns Son the mind Of tGe youthful offender Tue
magnitude Of his oeuce he was permitted to 20 at lib
ery s the evening the name 81 he successful
candidates received with great applause by their
'1''l0'- FROM CANAL TO FouRTEEyTH-sT.
Between Csnast. and Fourioeuth-st. the election
passed quietly. In the eight police precincts Included
in this district there but three arrests for drunken
ness all in The Ninth Precinct Two ri these dis
charged Tie third habitua There
wore only five arrests for alleged illegal voting
two IL the Fifteenth, in the Eighth and two in the
Tenth Precinct These were all discharged, ex
cept one the Tenth Precinct In the Eighth Precinc!
colored naE was arrested for carrying pistol boy
OF fourteen arrested ia the Tenth Precinct for the
offence At the polling III aces good order prevailed
and the police seemed 10 have notning to do "a model
police f0rsc," said modest officer "begets model cit
gems" AT the booths the two or three
ticket-leders duty at each had very
little to do after the early part Of the
morning The vote at great many places light
COMPARED with the registration. At Others il ran 10
within twelve votes of the registry lst "Theres
mighty pile OF scratching though" said policeman
who seemed 10 all abOnt t. The groups workers
and oilers hard put 1t to pass comfortable dag,
for the showers made uncomfortable The duty
OF the workers seemed iglt, although occasionally