The evening world., 1888-11-07
A Clean Sweep Of the Whole Of New
York County.
Grants Plurality Over Hewitt
Reaches 43,207.
The Latest Returns Put Hewitt Close
to Third in the Race.

Tammany Hall sachems and warriors are shak-
Ing hands with themselves to-day. They are unani-
nous in their Joy over tleir remarkable victory.
Says q sachem: ''1he Counties, when asked the
other day what they would do II Hewitt were de-
feated, replied, 'oh, we have the patronage OF
the Federal administration. But that backing Is
gone now, and Hewitt is in the soup.
"What will poor Robin do then ?"
The Democrats of this city elected o solid dele
CATION to the Flfty-tlrst Congress. That was glory,
but 1'ammany succeeded in gaining a victory for
her own candidates for Congress wherever they
had had one. And that was q greater glory.
They whipped the Counties ana they walioped
the Republicans In every contest.
What wonder, then, that In the lobby OF the
Fourteenth street wiRwam this morning they
grasped nands in a circle ana executed q war
dance? A dance OF Joy. despite the National de-
The best part of the whole event OF election In
the hearts OF the braves Ii that despite the 1ght to
the death between them and the Counties there is
to be found In the returns no indication OF sys-
tematic trading.
Last night At Tammany Hall, while 1000 men
were yelling themselves hoarse ana ladies were
waving bandannas from the galleries on either
side as the early and favorable returns came in,
Tammsny shook hands with herself.
There was oratory and the flourish OF trumpets,
for old Tammany had q right TO expect that the
Democrats In Kings County and the up country
But when the reports began to indicate that the
farmers were cutting out the Democratic gains OF
tDe ClIleb the NeUeThDie Sou. JOHN COCuTuue kuNe
his bcnediction to the roaring congregation and
the hall was shut up.
It was o bold stroke, that Of putting into the
field the very incarnation OF Tammany, Hugh j.
Grant, In the face Of a peoples nomination. But
that gives the victory Of yesterday an especial
flavor, and must carry to the hearts OF the clique
who got mp that Cooper Union "spontaneity o q
panR not at all agreeable.
| cry, Third avenue and Mott Haven?
His votes, GIT, In o poll OF 1854, $50. He expected
not less than 10000.
The vote IN the bfayoralty contest presents an in
t~erestino study. Grant received ia, 1888; Erhardt
was third with 70.8i3: and Father Abram won sec
| ond place by 10, 931; Wafdwell, TO: and Cynthia
Leonard got 8 There are twenty.nine election
districts missing.
civil Justice John Henry Mccarthy, the little
giant who whipped Tim Campbell for Congress,
and old Shirt Collar ''Spin, +" and Frank Ftzger-
aid, who won in the sixth despite the deal he
tween his County Democracy opponent and the
Republicans, and - Sunset I" Cox, ana Ashbel 7.
Fitch, who were returned to the places where they
had done their whole dnty by their constituents
these men must have been full of Joy last night
James 4. Rack and Edward +. Reilly must have
felt the pleasures OF good and faithful servants
VINO had been again awarded the highest con.
hdence or their masters, the people.
All these are Tammauy men and to-day there Il
q standing offer to all creation to step on the Goa
tails Of Tammany Hall