New-York tribune., 1889-11-06
THE CITY'S STREETS QUIET.
LITTLE FOR THE POLICE TO Do-THE VOTING
DONE IN An ORDERLY MANNER IN NEARLY
: ELECTION DISTRICT.

EVERY ELECTION DISTRICT.
poacc and serenity rcigncd throughout the greater
norton of he district bounded by West Fourteenthst,
Canal-st Broadway and the North RIVER Ihc
police al the Wooster Mercer and Charles ss stations
reported comparatively few cases OF bribery ana IL
legal voting. several drunken and disordery persons
we're locked I'D at the Mercer and Prince sts stations,
but at the Charlessl. station no case Oh an! And
was reported As night approached tho whole of
this district was illumlned by the light of large
bontIres which blazed In nearly every street.
The district lying between Canal and Fourteenth
sts on the East Side, was the scene OF no unusual
activity In fact, greater part OF inc DAY was a.
quiet as the traditional Sunday, In the larger part OF
the Territory mentioned. The bar-rooms were all
closed and few drunken vera seen In the streets
Few arrests were made. The police watched the
small boys closely, and fewer bonfres than usual
were lighted. The voting regular as a rule. n
few men attempted 10 vote two or more times at
some of tho voting places, but they were promptly
challenged and arrested II lveller in the With
Assembly District thar In any other district Of tho
East side. silver Dollar Smith. up bright and
early and visited every polling place in his neighbor
hood After the polls had closed he was called to
No I4o Forsyth st. By report that one OF his
watchers had been prevented from seeing the count
The dispute was soon ended. Mr.. Smith was supported
by the adhcIcnts of Johu J. O'Brien.
At all the polling places the West Side, between
Forty second and Eghtyiourh SIS, quiet prcNalleu'
Votes came in slowly and there was no excitement.
The services of the police duty wer not required
In fact there was a sunday calm in the whole neigh
borhooi.
The striking feature of election day in the XXth,
XXIst aud XXIId Assembly Districts was the size Of
he "vestpockct" vote and the comparative useless
ness OF the workers about the election booths Re
pubcans regarded it favorable sign, and Tam
many workers nervous about IT early in the
day that they hanging about the Republican
leaders trying 10 learn " what up.' In one
election district in the XXth District. where 175
votes cast by noon, not more than twenty-five
ballots came from the regular boxes In the NAlst
Assembly District the Of twelve students OF the
Union Theological Seminary were challenged by
Tammany leader but the students sworc In their votes
These students all In their second year al the
seminary. -
The election I'm the northwestern end OF the ANllld
Assembly District and the northern end OF the xlNth
District passed off quietly, without incident worthy OF
mention There small registration west OF
Fourth-ave In those districts, and large percentage
of those who registered voted.
Election day in the XXIlId Assembly District
quiet. There no disturbances and remarkably
few drunken men the streets
That part Of the c..r beyond the Harlem River
was remarkably peaceful; II was more bathlke
than suppressed street ard. Everybody voted
early, quietly and but once. ami the police sergeants
in charge dozed comfortably IN their stations. To
the thousands Of holiday makers taking their outing
all things bore the appearance of tranquil rusticty