New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-07
THE VOTING IN THE CITY.
ELECTION SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
FINE wEArHER BRINGS OUT HORDE OF cITI-
zENs-No DISORDER AND LITTLE DRUNK

ENNESs IN THE STREETS.
Tho tremendous vote Of this city deposited at
the $50 polling places with little excitement, no
roting and trouble, despite many predictions OF
evil and the intense excitement that preceded the
casting Of the ballots OF course there were several
hundred arrests Of voters on both sides and countless
challenges from vgilant watchers at the polls. But
the courts, city and Federal, were all open and the
wheels Of Justice went spinning around all day. so that
few voters lost their franchise In nearly al cases
they promptly told that they were free TO vote
when brought before the Judges and they returned 10
the polls to their ballots. Each party had the
polls guarded they never guarded before ana
the moment suspicious voter was in sight the way OF
that voter lay through the courts and ne wouia Walk
of IN charge Of q policeman.
The warnings in tho press TO vote early had their
effect and the great bulk Of the vote was cast before
noon The day had broken cloudy. and ~ one t'me
anxious parsans feared that there was going 70 %
downpour before night, but by 10 O'Clock tho oiouos
broke away and the shone out clear ana warm.
1t was perfect weather and the bright beams oheercd
the hearts of Republicans all over the city. re
publican SUM- was often heard Clear weather up IN
the State meant full poll Of the Republican strength
above the Harlem River and the 1ubiiant harrison
mon turned in with redoubed vigilance to beat down
the majority for Cleveland In this city.
In two only Of the many pollingplaces oio tne
election inspectors prove unfaithfu and delay the
ticularly aggravating for the delay In opening tnc
pos WAS due TO drunkenness and careessness OF the
inspectors.
Uptown, where 1t was . serious question whether
the enormous vote could be cast In the time auo"eo
for the polls remain open everybody turned IN W
facilitate the work, police and voters OF oo'n Pe
assisting with the result that every voter got
10 cost his ballot So perfect the system devised
that 1874 votes an hour were poled IN one precinct
and not less than e75 votes between 6 q m ana
p. m. ,,,. A.rr.. q,
Between the rival Democratic candidates charges VI
trcachery few thick and fast and In many parts oi
the city The knives we're welded rcgaroioss u
whom they cut
SCENES BELOW CANAI-sT.
Downtown. below Canal-st, party lines were 10 q
great extent CELEBRATED The districts fairly nummed
,th election excitement and all day till the closing
n, thu nolls the battle ragged the different war,
county. State and National tickets. This poruoh OF
the city was deugcd with pastors ana inc oiuei -
the contest was "vote as you please INC So
tenements Of the East Side and In the mario" soe'
that converge to tho Five Points poured out 'neIf
hundreds of thousands of inhabitants unui ING Suo
swarmed with Italians, Hebrews Irish Germans anu
ch,n.men with a sprinklng of nativeborn Americans
y,csnte the large crowds there was little druhAeh-
ness TO be SEEM although the run-shops were Vr'uaS
wide opcn and there almost no disorder
Over on tho East Side, in the Oriental oisulct'
everything else was lost sight OF IN the eiccuon uu,
licked M bv the struggle between TIM Campoen
and The Little Giant Of Tammany, e1C,vil Justice
John Henry Mccarthy. The district was close anu
both candidates worked a, the polls Like Titans dons
the best they could for themselves. and each accusing
the other of treachery. In like manner the parsans
of Flack and Murphy, Tsmmany and County Democ
racy rivals for the County Clerkship charseo caci
other with trcachery 10 Cleveland.
In II all. and through all the smoke of the conhfc
the workers for Coogan stuck their man and peddlec
his tickets with the Republican ballots for the Nationa
and State tickets