New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-09
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.

THE SCENES ORDINARY AND ORDERLY.
The voting In Brooklyn passed or diiely yester
day. There We're few arrests for illegal Vouno
The fine weather and clear SKY drew many people
ont Of DOORS ard there were long lines OF voters NJ
most 0f the polling places early IN the day The
streets wore holiday aspect most Of the large shops
and many Of the smaller ones being closed The
neighb)rood OF the public buildings was deserted Oy
IN" usual lhrong of lonnsers. The law restricting
elcctionecling 70 the distance of $50 feet from the
polling places prevented the crowding ABOUT 'neh
which prevailed in former Presidential years. The
scenes and incidents Of the day were Of the most
ordinary and unlmporiant character.
.ccreiar, Tracy Who registered from the Hotel St
George voted about the middle Of The forenoon at the
polling place In COLLEGE Place. The police reported
a dozen arrests for Illegal registration, and the deputy
United States msI-lals arrested perhaps a score III re
was one instance Of especial hardship captain
William X. smith. a clerk Of Grade In the War DE
partment NJ Washington. who registered from NO 2'o
Atlantic ave. was arrested on the ground that he was
not n rcsden; Of the city. lie is seventy years Old
and has long had hi home In RroOlyn. though hoidns
ONCE in Washington. 1t has been nj, custom to re-;
lster from No PIG Ausntlc-ave., aud he voted NJ
challenged I'm the election Of 1o-s when locked
up be said that this was his onll voting residence
and he bad come IN from Washington on sunday. and
be though It hard that H. should be locked up fof
voting H. was admitted TO ball. and proposes 70
,,ie the city for damages for ml'e Imprisonment.
There was considerable confusion In the minus oil
some of the ballot clerks and Inspectors OF election III
regard 10 their duies. At some polling places the
ballot clerks put their initials upon the stubs OF Tue
ballots and npon 'he ballots themselves even. Ana
some OF Inspectors failed to tosr or the stubs before
dcpo.i,lrg N. ballots The voter In his district
IN the First Ward :. Is. Chittenden, treasurer OF
the Republican Campaign Committee. Eat the SIND
was not torn from his ballot. and ths prevented us
being counted.
Judge Benedict sat I'm the United states Court Judge
Cullen In the Supreme Court. and lndee Osborne III
the CITY Court but only case, Of minor importance
came before them. United state Commissioners Allen
was on duty al the Federal Binding. District Az
torncy Johnson said that the there were OF the
most trivial importance. There was report OF
quarrel between Democrats In one OF the election
districts In the Twelfth Ward. but IL amounted 10
nothing some Republican voters received poS'"
cards yesterday by mall telling them that they had no
right ~ vote where they were registered This Is
violation OF the law providing that blackmaling ana
threatening ages shall not be sent upon postal
cards. and the men who dd II VIII DO P"h'Nheu IL
d-,octed
The count OF the vote carefully watched last
evening The first figures We're transmitted to Police
Headquarters about oc0ch. iAr poll, oiosi,e a.
I 40. Elaborate preparations had been maze 10y
Telegraph superintendent Mo.on FOR receiving I'r
were received slowly. ms The canvass took long
lime account Of the number OF ballots ana c"hui-
Considerable excitement followed the discovery
among the friends of patrick h@lph WE Ins'u ,n
DpmOcrn'ic candidate for superior IN fhr Fourteenth
ward. of Brooluyu. That the Ralph p;N
tors had two OF The names oi me
Democratic Electors spelled wrong. aud u ab
District Attorney Ridgways name the ballot was
Ridcewav. on the same paste's ne r;ulnt, Demo.
cratic candidates NAME william l.. Melody. was
sound 10 b.. william f. Mlllady MANY votes o"
which the pa.crs nssd had been cast beiorr IN"
cured and sent 10 the polling places. In tie nineteenth
district Of the Fourteenth Ward William Hansen
wa arrested nj the instance OF Democratic III.
-ppctor Frank Sinclair. for Illegally registering. but
later II was learned that ne lived where he said he
did. Several encounters occurred dirinT ne day IN
the Fourteenth Ward between the regular Demo rats.
who worked FOR Edward y Mur;agh. for Supervisor,
and The friends OF Iptlick Ralph his opponent; VINO
wns run nn on the Ind pendent ticket Ohcer william
Ficldlng OF til. Fifteenth Precinct. Mnrtagn "a
hcrent and James L.ary. a special policemsn. Of NJ"
20, North Eigh.h.St.. Ralph a1seront. gof INTO
quarrel resulting In Fielding having his face l@"N
sma- ned Lcary was locked up.