New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-04
AT THE DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS
INTEREST IN THE GRANT-wELfE CONrEsT-CNCER-
TArNrY A. To TIE RESULTS.

TAINTY A. TO lie RESULTS.
The Democratic State Headquarters in the
Hoffman House were quiet all day yesterday Occa.
ronay an inquirer would come IN and desire TO kno"
s. anythin had becn heart from the State. Ho was tod
flat few unimportant dispatches had been received
stating that voting going steadily and that the
usual Democratic vote being polcd; that was all.
All OF the members of the STATE Executive Committee
living out OF town had gone home TO vote and those
living III city in their districts or at the mead
quarters Of their local organizations.
An anxious party Of leaders congregated In Tam
many Hall when the polls closed All day contradictory
reports had been received from various Assembly DIS
trcts Many OF thom were favorable to Hugh j. Grant,
the candidate FOR Sheriff. Along the east side, III inc
heavy Democratic districts 1t WAS reported that Grau'
was doing well az the expense OF Andrew j. White. Oh
the other hand It was asserted that John w. Jaoobus
the Republican candidate, In some OF the Democratic
districts was leading both Grant and White In Other
districts the workers reported that Whites money wa:
securing votes at tie expense OF tho Tammany man.
The real contest centred these three candidates
The state ticket not much Thought OF IL was q
ana the County Democracy on the other III was
strus gle supremacy In the city. and To certain
lent IN state potics Considerable interest felt IN
Tho Niirrmanic contests especially in the I'D, Ill.,
fVtb VIM and XIVtn Di,trici These arc Democratic
districts. and the struggle between the factions was
known 10 DO close. Each candidate had put n good
deal OF money in the race and, win considerable PUT
clasahle vote in each district the result was uncertain
In an inner room. where for tho last four
teen years John Kelly has sat on each
election day receiving reports from MS lieutenant.
ard issuing orders when tao polls closed yesterday were
| Charles f. I.oew, Fire Commissioner Croker joel ~
stevens, Thomas Dunlap aud half dozen others All
Looked and felt anxious, although hoping for success
MIR IOew said he was forced to confess tha so lar as
be local ticket was concerned everything was uncer-
tain He thought that Grant had led the rest OF the
ticket. 80, ,,-. ,,...
Most OF the leading members OF the County Democ-
racy were at tho hcadluar;ers No. l Union square,
some time duriug the day Hubert o. Thompson, eX-
! MAYOR Cooper. Police Commits sioner NoOrhiS. Police
Justices Power. O'Rcly and Ford, Di,trict-Attorney
/ Marine and Colonel John r. Follows
| were there at intervals. II was evident
that great deal more interest felt In tho election
OF the County the state ticket Early IN The day
rcports began 10 come in that JdcObus was making
good run ana that White being cut good deal u
was also learned chat Patrick Keenan, was running aead
OF White on the side, where TIE Keenan, Influence
il strong. This simply cOrrOborated what has been
understood all along that the kcenanS, Patrick aud
Jonu wero practically running an independent canvas
of their own ana that they would pay no particular AT
tention to the rest OF the County ticket
District Attorney MARITIME was especially ANXIOUS con
ccrlnr White- prospects. both being members OF ire
XXIlId District delegation Nothing definite cOud pe
learned a. the voting IL was evident that BON lie
Democratic factions stranng every nerve 10 bring
out the last vote. and money was laNshy spent ny
both The Democratic factions Reports were receive 90
from all parts OF the city that there was more thh lo
usual amount of pastug. Police Justice White dropped
I'm one or twice his way around Tho CITY. lie cOuiu
add nothing to the general stock OF Information.