New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-09
THE EVENING AT HEADQUARTERS.

busy ali night arranging and tabulating the returns.
THE EVENING AT HEADQUARTERS.
THE COUNTY DEMOCRACY HEARS THE NEWS AT
COOPER UNfoN-TnE GATHERING AT TAMAANY
AND IRVING HALLS
| The County Democracy gathered last night
in Cooper Union to the OF the election. The
patriots were sow.in assembling, not more than
| 900 being present at hafpast o'clock, and
no men Of prominence occupying the stage
| except CorporalionCounsel Whitney and Emanuel b.
| Hart chairman Of the Executive Committee OF the
party A telegraph instrument kept up an incessant
ticking at one side Of the stage but for long while after
the assembling OF the meeting the news was d0ed OUT III
very small quantities.
II was OstentatIousy announced that oil dispatches
received would be read whether favorable to the Demo
cratic ticket or not but long before the breaking mp OF
the meeting apparent that the managers on
the stage were exercising discrimination not only
against all news Of Republican tnge but also against a
which favored Tammany The entire affair was very
solemn; none of candidates appeared to receive
tribute OF conauaton and applause and there were few
incidents in the evening TO relieve the monotony OF un
interesting and unmeanng reports from small districts
Nor were there any speakers except Frederic r. Couder
who alternated with Colonel Hart in reading the dis
patches.
An incomplete report from the XIIth Assembly Dis
trict was read at half-past O'Clock. For III" next
threequarers OF hour the meeting left 20 s own
reflections and there being music to enyen the oc-
casion time began to drag wearily. Then
there was the customary noisy demon
siraton Of impotence, wheUupon Colonel Hart
announced that the returns were coming in By election
districts Of which there G78 In the city, and that
the clerks were trying TO arrange them by Assembly
Districts He assured the impatient listeners that so fast
as this done the information obtained would De
given out. Five minutes later ne re-
from the xIth Assembly District which he Characterized
the dark region nasmnGb a. y was wont 10 pd
Pc lien
been cut down at least 500, Purcell receiving ;2iO
votes Carr 2,5O6 "and the other candidates said ne
in about the same rotation Al hail-GasI
he announced the election by. Vie County
strongest hold" the Iyth District Neither OF these
announcements caused any onihqsnsn anu soon tne
rcn repetition Of the old explanation OF the cause
Alter a speech by Mr.. Coudcrt, ncatier,lg returns
came from distant parts OF the state ana few wards IN
Brooklyn. There were few compilations, anu 'aese S
trcy on the state ticket. Theaudrncc hecane worried
OF the lnmeal ia t3egr ms an VI the mono ony
That the crowd-wLich by TINS time Utmost ilcd tle
hallwas divided in sentiment, was shown by the Iece
ton accorded TO dispatch read ten minutes aittT
o'clock Tbs was 10 the eject that Daniel o. Iolln
was elected Surrogate by 1900. The announcement
was Inaay "pPH" .",tcn s1,irg that rrturns from
all parts the caes NJ 93O o'clock that the en-
ity of not less tan 5000. An announcement that II
ont Of 10j election districts m ne Min Gongressonn
10 have discouragng effect upon the audience and inc
people began rapidly TO leave the stage and ne ha 10y
all interest In the election seemed To have died out
NOT A HAPPY GATHERING.
Tammany Hall well dllcd last evening by the nd
herens OF the organization, gathered tn the hope that
the returns would show that at least of the cand
dates on tho county ticket would phil through. In tho
gallery was a band which filed tho intervals OF the
speaking with patriotic and other tunes There was nm
air OF expectancy during the evening broken by cheers
rs some favorable returns read from the platform
John Kelly Fire Commissioner German. samuel g. Court
his appearance. he was greeted with ringing cheers
Joe O. Stevens read a dispatch stating that 100 cleo
tlon districts gave Purcell for Secretary OF state 1901
votes ana Carr 6,OO0. This received with ap-
There were loud calls for Mr. Kelly. He came forward
and spoke considerable length. lie declared that in
his belief Dclano c. Calvin had been elected Surrogate
This was received with loud appliance. ne added that
The entire Democratic state ticket had Ger
taUly received not less than 10000 majority IN tho
Gig. This was the signal Tor another outbnrst
Of cheering. THIS, w Kelly said was Tammany's
counted FOR anything m politics. Tammnny Hall had
been defeated M intervals IN the past but u always
the work Of renegade Democrats who had comb ned
with Republicans FOR this purpose. The present hght
triangular one, bat be believed that the result
would show that the staunch old organization was s
peror 10 the men who had Dragged M loudly OF their
numbers
returns were not favorable % Taumany Hall the
leaders wished Finally II wac announced that +. y.
gerald the candidate OF the County Democracy. This
was received with shouts that could DO heard blocks
AZ 1880 r. NJ Mr.. Kelly said that they had received
returns from 400 districts in the citv II wins cv,,pi
thar the Republican County ticket with the exception of
District Attorney, was elected The meeting then adj
adjourned. - -
IRVING HALL.
There was q small attendance at Irving Hall In fact
at O'Clock there scarcely 200 persons present
Edward I. Brown Of the HIfIt Assembly Dstrct pre-
sided with him were c. W. Brooke, Alexander ~ David.
son. Michael C. Murphy and fow Others Of the leaders
Occasionally few returns read but they did not
seem to arouse much enthusiasm Occasionally when The
returns heavy Democratic district read there
was a cheer but 1t noticeable that there was not
much interest felt save the fate OF the local caudi.
dates. BEFORE 10 O'Clock the hall deserted and tie
lights were eXtingusbed