New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-04
SCENES AROUND THE POLLS
FEATURES OF THE ELECTION IN TIE CITY
SOME DISORDER IN THE LOWER wARDs-TnE VOTE
pOLtFD EARLY.

married by any extraordinary excitement during tAe
day The excellence OF the police arrangements ana
the growing Disposition even among those citizens who
ore frequently tempted proceed from the argument
Of words TO the argument OF the fist TO allow the casting
OF ballots to proceed peacealy, combined 10 reduce
disorder TO O minimum. The continent OF tnosc VINO
are usually credited with the instigaon Of trouble was
well expressed in remark made by On uptown liquor
dealer whats the use Of raising row II the Demo
Gratis try to smash things in one hostile district the
Republicans will turn mp in another and make things
even We don't any OF the boys to get iuii until
after the whole thing Is settled Inc cry
was thick with politicians cre"amg INC
street corners and the places selected lcr
HEADQUARTERS or driving hther aud hiher In cabs to
watch the progress OF the for themselves. II
they were candidates. for their chiefs ana give neces
sary directions. AS rule, however the places OF Dusl
ness nciyiy closed and many persons sought the
races or made visits TO suburban friends as means OF
passing the holiday after the duty OF voting was per
formed
feature of the the amount OF trad
Ing dealing scratching and individual work that"e on
The ugly boxes that stuck up at nearly every
street by the different party organizations were
literally decorated with announcements that pastors
for particular candidates could be obtained here ana
TIM workers in the different election districts had stacks
Of pastors for almost every candidate who had posi-
ion on the or local tickets In the lower wards
this feature was unusually prominent ana there 100
were don't incidents that bordcred upon rotous
character.
enlist the most active sympathies Of the voters. and
there was not little contribution of hustngs. nose
breakings and head-smashns TO the police records OF
the day. While the city whole failed TO present
the subdued but interest felt year ago In the
Presidential election, the polling places wore more
lively appearance because of the vigorous scratching
and dealing over the tickets that had apparently
been expected and that took place In
most of the districts tho voters turned out
to do their duty early and the politicians agreed that
the vote cast much heavier than usual IN s0-oaAed
off year. The real boys mot the political workers who
are OF that name through either affection or
scorn) did let tho occasion by without sataiing
their unexpanable desire to get hold of ballots they
could not use collateral wish to gather mate
rails for evening blaze irrespective OF the result 81
the election The weather proved to be all that the Re-
publicans desired the fought all day with dark
clouds hut most Of the time manaineda supremacy and
the tng rainfall that now ANA then excused the rails
Ing Of umbrellas did not interfere with the movements Of
voters candidates.
Election day was observed legal holiday in the
Post ONCE previous 10 last year. when Postmaster
General atton decided that tho post offices could not
legally be closed that day. Yesterday was conse-
quenty not complete holiday for the postal clerks and
carriers Instead Of delivery the carriers made the
on business days. The clerks nave been
working over time several days and were entitled To
an allowance of leisure and they were not busly en-
ployed. All OF the employees had an opportunity to
vote.
Below Canalst peace and general good order rcgned
every where except the lid Assembly District where
at many pOlling-places disorderiy crowds OF
the partisans OF Walsh and oliver, and
Diver and Maher, DISTRACTED tho voting. The district
was heavily charged with repeaer illegally registered
men, exconvics etc. aud TO counterct fraud Inspector
Byrnes his detectives out and the inspectors OF
| elections were watchful. With the op ening Of
the polls both sides mustered their adherents
aud by noon the bulk OF the voting was over Trading
and dealing" carried on in this district e. an IN
limited extent while bribery and vote-buyirS were rs
open rs the day. II TO the knife between the
two Democratic factions. No charges OF bribery were
made because both sides practsed in tho most bare
faced At tho polling place No. Cd
New Bowery TRrBCSc reporter n tramp IN doubt
as to how to vote side o! him worker FOR PAT
Diver was whispering to him to " vote for DIVER
the peoples choice, at the time pressing crisp
So note into the tromps H,t. The worker for Walsh
was whispering in the tranp's other ear: Vote for
Tommy Walsh and It's worth 50 TO yOu,' and hc
slid three big silver dollars into the raups pocket
The tramp held back his tattered coata leaving his
! pockets exposed. and sin seemed in doubt. lie was
finally carrie of by Walsh offer Of 50 80. The money
slid into his pocket the ballot into his hand. and he
walked up and voted.
! "Tm not agiu poor blankety blank blank maxim a
dollar he git It," said ashs man, wInking to
the reporter.
from which sixty illegal names were registered what
of that p said the nan. I'VE don't mind that Diver
!
! We'll got every one OF them On election day for -
At the polling place at Cherry ana Roosevelt SITS
fighting all day This the preciuct whore at the
last election Fatty" Walsh slung into the gutter
MS S ssAd ay Murphy sent RecpP
of bar-room near the place, and e jim" Farrell
scented by big fellow with buliethead. thck neck
ana iea % m %0 w. e sen, Of rom
tnua fighting between the followers OF the two parties.
Bar-roOm sidc-dOOrs stood inyiupgy open
| 4
Ihe police ico d az d0s pol td were
nghng ting of took place every ballot that
was cast. Al o'clock sailor with gray beard and
red shirt appeared In front OF the cigar shop ana asked
for tickets: He seized by Farrell ana DIVERS red
@ e w nna raSseG SGh the %
forcibly taken block distant where the partisans
noses and blaekened eyes were seen on every side Up
and down the street the poor old sailor was dragged
| Finally the Diver crowd made fierce rush and bore
place, whence he was dragged back again by
lost Two three times he borne under the feet OF
the GT0Td ana mo Ine M had r n was o Torn
Diver crowd again got him far AS the voting booth.
-Four burly policemen issued forth aud fourlshcd their
clubs wickedy. Let 20 OF that mani" they yelled.
Their strong arms seized him and he was pulled IN and
| voted
A woodsn-egged man his way to the polls, after
being borne under and nearly crushed to death.
the police Not ballot cast that forcc struggle
was not made over the body OF the voter. Jerry
Murphy. bleeding profusely from the OF blow
III tile left eye carried from the felo NJ O'Clock.
1t motley crowd. women ana nChtihg well
the Had the police done their duty there would
have been nifty arrests aIRnuNE reporter stood for
| three hours watching the disorlerly sight which
strongly resembled the scenes witnessed on gang
| picnic excursion.
"Fatty" Walsh knocked down James W. Curley,
young man who was opposing his views in front OF the
polling place at No. 81 Park-st Things lively for
| a while, but the police restored order.
Splitting dealing, FASTING and trading lively In
all the voting places 10 WAS hard to find Democratic
State ticket that did not bear the Of General Carr
| for Leutenant- Governor.
1t only In the lid District, downtown, that fight
ing went 1t peaCeable elsewhere. About fifty
soldiers from Governors Island to the
place In NhItehast and cast their ballots sOlidy for
Davenport, Carr and the Republican State ticket. In
the LIST Assembly District the factions OF
the Two Mikes Morton and MuTphy-oiDed battle
I'm hot fight that resulted In much trading and pasting
but no rlotous conduct.
A few minutes before the polls closed the sound OF