New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-03
HOW CITY VOTES WERE CAST.
THE DAY or ELECTION FINE AND QUIET.
ONE POLLING PLACE NOT OPENED TILL NEARLY
NanN=-scnxrs AND INCIpENIs.


ONE POLLING PLACE NOT OPENED TILL NEARLY
NOoN-scgNEs AND INCIDENTS.
New-York has not seen finer Election Day
than yesterday In many years The weather was per-
feet The air was balny and springke, tempting peo-
pie 10 leave their houses. Vltrrs had no excuse Tor
staying athome aud there large turnout at the
polls In general quiet and peace MARKED the casting Oh
the ballots The of arress for Illegal voting
was not so great expeoted considering the many
warrants issued by tho municipal and National au'
thortes.
Tho city below Canai-st was almost showed under
with circular pssters spreaeaRe posters ana otner
unmistakable indcatous OF an election Every facton
had It's booth. from which straight tickets only were
run out, and every booth pIaeardei In type that
could be read for blocks away In manner that 1917 NO
doubs about the ability OF the voter to DO suppeo VIZ"
the ticKst he wanted to vote. "Frieuds OF Tammsny
Hall Meet Here" stared from every hde o.
one box. Republicans Meet Here" read an
other. "Nooney's Pastors Here" said the living
Hall boxes, while sns County Democracy booths
finished out tho row. The Third Party men did not have
any boxes but at nearly every polingpAce they nal
bags amply stocked. There was . big demand espoc'
tally IN tho Ixth Congressional District for pastors
Every worker had his pocket full Judge fochns"'
name was frequently pasted over.
"There doesn't be sny trading mixed tfcKess'
or kuItng here" said TRIBUNE reporter who had OK
amned the tickets given from the boxes at Cherry
aud Roose velt-sts.. to . one-eyed man with snort
stemmed pipe, VINO shoutng' "'Eres yer ueko@
fer Hewitt and Liberty"
The man stopped puning black smoke long enough 70
reply "Thsres plenty Of dealing aud funny business
round the corner" Hs remark bad suostant'si
foundation, for word oame tho Tammany "heoior
who was working the polls for Hewitt that ak votes
were waiting In Murphy's bsr-room across
Roosevet-st., that wcre to be hsd TOT
tho asking. Within minutes tho reporter
int tha yof
post IA many ballots for "Hewitt and Liberty"
The enthusiasm Of the George men was remsrksble
They voted early, and then many Of them worked TIL
the polls closed for the success OF their csn-
dldate The bag-hoders ar the polls all wore
George BADGES. About noon their enthuslssm
became redoubled when MI George. wearing
SLOUGH hat and drab overcast, with General Master
Workman Powderly on tho bark scat sith him and
Father McGlynn and the Rev. Dr. Kramer sitting with
Of gray horses drove through tno
Fourth Ward stopping At oil tho poiling-pl"ce@
Tho people cneered for George but the csndds'e
did respond. He seemed anxious anu
was socitous TO know how things were going on. he
heard every whore that he was running neck-and-
neck race with Hewitt Tho appearance OF DIR. Nc
Gynu was greeted with mingled applause and execrA
tions by the partisans on the sidewalks.
In the Hebrew districts the strength
Of George surprised even Ms iroo"S'
George circulars printed IN Hebrew abounded. Al
avery pol,ng place tho candidate was de-
picted in aring print . muscular giant strangling
serpent labelled. Rings. Corruption, Deals, etc"
The partissns voted early downtown. but the wary
indie voter roasted high" ana did not appear
until well on to O'clock. whom votes were high ana
doodle" was plentiful vote-ouyins was praotissd
openly on the East Side In the afternoon.
Boodle Alderman "Tommy" shets, wearing his pea
green Of soft rich material worked with the
George men Grady at the polling place No. ~
East Broadway all day. Judge Duny trampea
about his Assembly district. the isI. heroicaiiy
limo for Hewitt and Liberty" In the lid District
"Jerry HartgaL and " Fatty" Walsh let he George
men do pretty much us they pleased
orderly manner and genrrO sobriety OF the voters
Rarely has day passed by with 90 Hills OF
drunkenness and disorder - 1919.
enthusiasm for The George workers along lnird-
ave- were DISTINGUISHED by the white badge. on when
printed head OF their leader and they we're moro
| numerous than either tho Republican or Demo
cratic workers. Irving Hall exerted us utmost Efforts
| among the voters between Fourteenth ana Iwehy-
third the East Side. The vo Ink place whrre mr.
Hewitt cast HIS near the corner OF lnrd-Vo'
aud Twenty hrs-st. In stationery store on the same
block In which Mr.. Hewitt lives lie had not voieu AZ
oun all forty OF the registered votes OF inc
be though, that be did intend to
vote few minutes after noon. however
Mr. his son. Petor Cooper Hewitt appeared.
Mr. Hewitt Interested In the progress OF tho voting
ana said thought the total vote would rronany
OF the largest ever cast In the CITY, some oer
enee Of opinion discussion among the election
clerks "a to wnother Mr. Hewitt had voted
for himself for Mr. Roosevelt One OF the inspectors
Thought voted the George city ana COUNTY .okr,s
Inc question settled by one OF the Democratic
workers who SAID he bad give Mr.. Hewitt nd MS
sou straight Democratic Tickets He saw them exaiih"
the and take them into the polling place. Cap
tam Clnchy Of Eighteenth Precinct, said that he
had never known a quioter election day.