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came from the Second district. let out wild

came from the Second district. let out a wild
and eXutant blast
Levy was introduced as the man who always
runs ahead OF his ticket" The crowd cheered
his euiogy OF Tammany as the party that had
mo preIudices against any race. creed. or
color" At the end OF his speech the news
came that eau ed tho greatest 10Y of the night.
1t was this message from the Second THE
Second gives Judge Maynard $500 majority"
The hig tin horn let loose n deafening roar.
and Mr.. James H. Walsh came to the front as
the spokesman for the Second district He
said:
where under the leadership OF Judge Diver.
the Democracy gave MAYNARD $500 majority.
We did it because we love Democracy and all
that II represents Whatever may he the result
tonight the Second has done it's duty. And
hope to see the time when the PARTY will look
for candidates, where 1t is accustomed to get
it's naioritles."
Tie throng gave three tremendous cheers
for the Justice. Alderman Martin whispered in
Secretary McGodricks ear. and the crowd
went wild over this announcements: In the
Seventh district John G. Stein IL elected by
l2UO plurality" There was more oratory
from Commissioner Wahle and other cam
paiCn takers. with returns Of the district VIC
tories on the local ticket sandwiched between
the speeches.
Ex Senator Creamer adjourned the meeting
at 10 o'clock Returns received thus far" he
said, indicate that Tammany has carried tho
city ny Is. 900 votes" The throng gave a final
shout for Tampiany. and then rapidly swept
out OF the Wigwam into the street
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CLUBS IN Love ISLAND CITY.
An Attack Upon Election Booth-Ez.
Mayor Gleason Not In Slight.

An Attack Upon an Election Booth-EI.
Mayor Gleason Not In Sight.
Ex-Mayor Gleason. who has added to tho
picturesqueness OF Long Island City elections
In the past. was missed yesterday. Although
he did not show up at the polling places and
left his party to fight 1t ont alone and unaided
by him. The local contest was very much
mixed. In some wards there were as many as
. half dozen candidates for ono office. Tho
principal fight was by the Jefferson Democrats
to retain control OF the Board OF Aldermen.
The first outbreak Of the day occurred about
noon in the Sixth district OF the Fourth ward
when Special Oflcer Samuel II. Anschell ar
rested George j.. Spaeth. n wel-known Demo-
crat. formerly secretary OF the Citizens Mu-
nicipal League. spaeth was working against
grove. n candidate on the ticket Of the ,Jeffer.
eon Dem ocrncy. and Anschell accused him OF
reddlinG paster bal lots within the distance
prohibited by lay: spae1h characterized his
In the Second ward ex-Alderman Hugo
Schmidt. Gleason Democrat. had an alterca-
ton with Special Oflcer Gunstsr. which ter
minated in schmidts arrest SURROUNDED By
station house. where no gave bail Then he
started back for his district in search of re-
venge.
:. The livelest scrmmage Of all occurred In
the Second district OF the Second ward OF
Blissvilie. Here a crowd Of toushs sought to
take Possession OF the election booth. The
minutes both sides had i. hot and heavy, The
clubs proved too much for the gang; In the
row Special Officer William McNulty knock ed
down Patrick Moran. one of the rioters. In
curb Of the sidewalk. and for u time he was
thought to be dead.
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MANY sHoT AND CUT IN CAMDEN

In Fights Uetveen Republican Deputy
Sherins aad Democratic Policemen.
CAMDEN. Nov. T.-Claahes Of authority at the
polls between Republican deputy sherffs and
Democratic special policemen resulted to-day
in the shooting. cutting. and bruising OF q
number Of men and two women. After the
first few brushes between the two armed
forces. a sort OF neutrality was established
but each side watched tho other closely. The
vote polled was very large
Nearly all the persons injured were taken to
the Cooper Hospital for treatment. Among the
treated there was Deputy Sheriff Fulmer of
S12 Chestnut street. who had shot wound in
tho leg and was badly cut about the head and
throat He was arrested after being taken to
ne hospital but was subsequently released.
There was bad blood in the Fifth ward all
day and 1t resulted about noon in free fight
IN which ex-Policeman William Harvey. a
deputy sheriff. was badly beaten. He had his
nose broken with q blackjack. After being
knocked down he was brutally kick ed. Har;
UP for Two hours his, friends secured his re-
lease until his wounds were dressed. He then
Anumber OF lesser rows occurred during the
had fight. and each caused the arrest OF the
other Justice schmitz put both the men un-
der bail on charges Of assault and battery.
rested during the day by the police on charges
OF init midating voters and carrying concealed
deadly weapons. Over a score OF Republicans
we're taken in custody on these charges. and
they will have hearings TO- morrow.
They we're eeee George e Keey. Robert Mooney. and
George Doren. for illegal voting.
One 81 the most serious rows occurred carly
In the morning in the Mackerelville precinct Of
the NinsG ward. There Is q big Irish vote there.
and Wien four negro deputy Bheriffs appeared
to prcsarxo order there was trouble. The
rolored officers were badly beaten, and. after
having their wounds dressed. were sent to the
City Hall
Michael Kelley. Democratic worker h I'D a
fight in the Seventh ward with Nathan Van
Dyke. n colored man. The latter drew a razor
md Kelley his blackjack, and then the mon
fought until exhausted. Kelley received sew
ia tho various llchts DEPUTY Sheriff George
the iee: Der! bepntS sheriff Frank ssayne was
shot and cut: Deputy sheriff EDWARD
: . Nathan Var Iyks q 4ter ard syeaIRpore
: if Frank Dobson OF the Eighth. ward.
head GUT. Deputy Sheriff Isaac Mckinley OF
the Third !, ward tady bruised By s heinz
samuel Collins Of Cramer Hill: beaten with "a
blackjack and Deputy Sheriff Nelson Gesry
was shot In the side.
An unknown woman was shot In the foot at
> Seventh and Clinton streets. and Julia
Chambers OF 706 Chestnut street was cut
about the head with razor. None OF the Inv
Jured was dangerously wounded. and It is res
one was killed. 1t was due perhaps to the fact
that the deputy sherif1s became tired OF being
beaten and locked UP. and In the afternoon
practically made no resistance.
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VIOLENCE IN PITTSBURGH.
A Policeman and Councilman Como to Blow
"A Polling Place Closed.


"A Polling Place Closed.
PITTSBURGH. Nov. flights and challenges
to fight made to-day's election here unusually
exciting. Ill feeling ran higher than for msay
years. This largely grew out Of the bitter
fight against the Republican ring. The tick
cts in the field. with fusion and union fusion
and other Names numbered nine. Tho most
serious fist fight OF the day was between Coun-
Gilman McHugh and Policeman Pat Farrell OF
pugiistic fame. The former was knocked down.
the latters eve was BACKED. and the First ward
oils were closed for two and half hours. all
on account Of one vote. ...
Tho Republican inspector had asked Farrell
to act az 'doork eeper and see that only voters
In the district were allowed to enter. Several
policemen had been sent there to preserve or
der About 8 o'clock George Boland. a ship
ping clerk. attempted to enter to vote. when
Shredder demanded that he be let in.
Farrell showed Boland aside; and Councilman
interfered., He and Farrell exchanged blows;
Each other wa
brui sing the left side OF the Councilma an s
forehead. Farrell says the reason why he
wouldn't let Boland In was that he knew per.
sonally he had moved out OF the district three
months ago. McHuGh says he will sue Farrell
to-morrow.
Police Magistrate Donahoe who was on tho
scene. suggested to Judge Of Election John
Hyland that the polls be temporarily closed;
The schoolhouse yard was cleared out and
the polls were not reopened until nearly noon.
when Chairmen Flynn and Bremen and Pub
lie Works Director Brown visited the place.
and by mutual agreement the polls were re-
When the knowledge Of the row became
generally known through duplication in the
bled in the streets about tho polling place. but
force Of police guarded the place during the
rest OF the day. and no further violence oc'
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In All Districts bat One the Privilege Was
Refused Them.

Refused Them.
The Democratic General Committee OF Rich
mond County issued instructions on Monday
night that women should not I've allowed to
vote for School Commissioner. This decision
was based on the judicial opinions rendered
on the subject. Except in the Seventh district
OF Castleton women were not permitted to
vote In that district eight women voted.
Eighteen women Of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union headed by Mrs. Crock 81 b
appeared carly In the day at the polling place OF
the Fifth district OF Northlled and atom pt ell
to vote. They were told by the inspectors that
they could not vote. They made II formal pro-
test. Mrs. Julia *. West the Republican can
didate for School Commissioner made no at
tempt to vote.
liuring the day several watchers had trouble
Mt polling places. In til" Ninth district OF
Middletown Adrian Funch tho Repunlican
watcher. was nut out. In the Smith district OF
CnstletoI John DE Morgan was eJected. In tho
Fifth district of Middletown August Meyer
WAS not admitted I'M o tho booth. In the Flew
enth district of CastletOn William Mooney. an
inspector. was put out. In the Second district
OF Southiield Louis NOle and in tho Fourth
district q. f. cornell were kept out.
In the first district Of Southieli the Repnb-
lican watchers. Harry Clark and j. ". WortH.
were elected from the booth early In the fore
noon Later they were realmitted. but were
again put out. \ writ Of mnndnmils WAS OBJ
tanned by the Republicans from Justice Cullen
and the watchers were again admitted.
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Sam Gompers spent several hours yesterday
driving around in n cab 10 the different cleo
ton districts in tho Ninth Senate district in
support OF hi. candidacy Cor delegate to tho
State Constitutional Convention. At his head
quarters. 2J7 East Tenth street, tho Labor
Campaign Committee had dropped all tho
other candidates. as thew Thought GOmpers
was the only one with chance Of being elect
ed. The socialists Went wherever GomperS
went and tried to talk him down. They got
into arguments with the watchers on every
opportunity. At % Ludlow street. the polling
the Third Assembly district. Joseph Baron
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REPORTING TO MR. CROKER,
District Leaders Kept Him Informed OF the
Progress OF the Voting.

Progress or the Voting.
Mr.. Croker was at Tammany Hall early In
the morning. He had voted in the Forty
eighth district OF the Twenty-frst Assembly
district In which ia the Windsor Hotel. What
he saw there and few messages that awaited
him at the hall induced him to dictate
general order to be sent to each OF the thirty
Assembly districts. The order WAS to instruct
the Tammany workers to get out the full vote
everywhere. telegraph office had been
opened In one corner OF the Executive Com
mittees room. and orders were sent out from
there.
The few callers at the hall In the morning
hustled away to their districts without losing
any time gossipIng. About l 1 o'clock mes.
sages began to come TO Mr.. Croker from the
district leaders. The first was from Police
Justice Welde. Things were quiet. it said.
Maynard as much as had been expected.
leader MeMHhon telsg,sphSd that t. vi zig vote
nnc oeseF JOIN taro sa s
deorge ". PIunktt thought Mr. Maynard
might run ahead OF his ticket. Charles +.
was being poIled; 50 did Henry i; ,iurroy,
John b. Shea said his district would show
much behind John Is. sexton said; r" we are
getting out the iull VOTE EyeEyt81ing looks
saS eSat in Il Ii. "% Sixth G srct o, Of he
Germans" he said, are opposing Maynard.
but not enough to inJure US. The Republicans
ara very quiet
Once started, the messages kent coming un-
til after the polls closed. One OF the callers in
the afternoon, was Ex- pistrirt Attorney Nelson
the situation. Half n dozen other old time
Democrats dropped In during the afternoon.
Jimmy Oliver wound up the procession. He
tnines s and that Mr. MAYNARD would have TO-.
900 majority In the state Mr.. ,Boody would
be elected by 10000 majority and he had bet
a silk hat with an editor that Mckinley
wouldn't get more than 10000 1000 plurality.
did not return until late in the afternoon.
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A gentleman residing IN the western part Of
the city says he had = conversation the other
talk learned the following bit OF history:
John NJ. Houghton OF Frankfort Herkimer
county. who was years OF age when he Erie
Canal was opened. Is n hale man yet He wont
on, the canal AS driver when he WAS - years
.old: ne atterward became Q canal boat Cap
which was the first boat to pass over the canal
from buffalo to Albany. and down tho river to
new YORK, Her cargo consisted entirely, Of
noRsheaus' barrels, and bottles Of Lake Erie
water part Of which was mingled with the
waters OF ne bay Of New York on the occasion
OF the wonderful waterway Her passengers in-
GUIDED Coy. De VIII Clinton, tn. leader IN the
men and distinguished persons from foreign
lands and various parts OF the United States
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80 Near. and Yet SO Far.



Up on tho top floor If the Ihenix building
200 men and women ara empoytd. day ana
night. ~ Telegraph operators byone OF tho
great tel graph companies. one of the str ctest
rules OF tho Office. which has been recently en-
forced is the nnr which prob Tits Operators TO
converse dUrInE working hours. 10 leave
IlQir desk vial, on duty Is also forbidden.
sOnlY u Jew DAYS ago two young men were
sitting ~ one desk opposite each other, Ono
OF then WAS s"nring press to New e-leans
while tho othrr WIS rGcalynG messages from
the SnnIu FONT, The sender. was addicted to
the use Of tobacco. His SUPPLY had run out.
Looking across tho other side OF the desk. ho
spied II dug at he side OF his Wis Avis.
IhcspunG man was IN piandary. To ask
for Tho coveted weed would have been
broa III OF the rulss. II was too lar for him to
reach. TO no resolved on another rlani
stopping IN his message, he asked tho re-
ceiver in New Orleans TO tell his naar!nsr on
tho othar sldt Is hard him chew lick.
click cllck.' came tho RESPONSE over the in
struinent on tho other side OF the glass partt-
ton. The tobacco was thrown over ana one
young man was mad" happy.
The m"h-Hr" had gone to Now Orleans and
returned Ia Chicago IN loss ttAn u minute,
and the chief clHik was no wiser. -
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RETURNS At 1AMMANY HAIL.
Much Consolation Obtained from the Local
Tickets Good Running.

Chief Croker went to the council room OF
Tammany Hall at 3 o'cloc; yesterday after
noon. and from then until nearly midnight he
sat near the telegraph ticker or walk ed up nd
down the floor. Only once during the night
did his face indicate emotion OF any kind.
That was at 10 o'clock. when the complete re-
turns came in from Gravesend indicating that
only half OF the registered voters had voted.
Then the Tammany chiefain's mouth relaxed
into q smile. He put on his gla sses to read the
slip. and threw 1t on the table without com
ment.
With him during the evening were Commits.
sioner DAILY. Gen. Sickles Recorder Smyth.
Justice Grady. Col George b. Mcclellan. John
Reilly. Col Mcclure. and Assistant District
Attorneys Weeks and Mcintyre. Mr.. Croker's
ssf-possession may have been due to tho city
returns, which showed that for an of year
Tammany's local ticket had received hand
some vote Mr.. Croker said at q o'clock:
1T looks as II the Republican party had
made clean sweep In the State ticket
lie would express no opinion as to the As
sembly candidates, and would not say what he
deemed the cause OF the defeat.
The big assembly room OF tho Wigwam was
full OF loyal Tammanyites by $40 o'clock.
Many ladies sat in the boxes All over the
hall could be heard denuIciatons of John Y.
M.kKsns u cared TO bo down on
Ex senator Thos. !. Creamer assembled tho
platform at o'clock and made a speech that
proved happy from the start '"'
III hear Voice from Coney Island" he said.
that says Broukl Ign is knocking at the dor OF
New York for admission to the Greater New
York. ny 1897 believe that We shall see that
great union Of two great cities cOnsummated."
Ex- mhlyman jimmy Oliver got the
ninth Regiment band. that was stationed in
the balcony, made ths hal ring with popular
forward with an envelope delivered BY a mes.
senger from the. Thirteenth district There
was n great shout as he read
Police Commissioner John G. Sheehan
announces that the once Republican stronG-
hold. the Thirteenth Assembly district. will
give 1000 majority for, MAYNARD and the
Democratic ticket" The ladies who sat In the
boxes Joined in the applause.
Secretary McGoldrick q moment later road
this % Sa 1hS o Nnts ward MeDs5
some old.time Ninth ward cheers for this an;
the hall ringing with Democratic plaudits for
David ID. Hill. and tin horn. that evidently
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arrangement whereby she could haSn tho or
portunity to vote. lie had several reasons for
believing that she had better right to vote
than he had. One was that. on account OF his
absence from tho country. for several
no months she wns more more familiar With
he. So he offered to cast her ticket in
lieu OF that OF his own preference. He is n
Democrat: but for Mrs. GranniS he cast tho
Republican ticket with few exceptions. She
scratched Campbell W. Adams for state En-
the Republican candidate opposed bills coming
before the Legislature to provide for tho rO-
litical advancement OF women. She also
scratched Elihu Root because ho also has not
hefriended women in the struggle for political
equality with men.
Mrs. Grannis was greatly pleased by her ex-
perience.
'' shall do it every YEAR she said. Il can
always get some one to vote for me-"
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STRUCK At THE POLLS.
A Republican Worker Excltes the Wrath Of
Political upp1n-nt.

There was n short but decisive row Mt tho
polling place OF the Forty seventh Election
district OF the Twenty seventh Assembly dis
trict yesterday morning. David Welsh. former
ly Assistant District Attorney. looked after
Tammany's int srssts at the ruI,Iu- pIaco
while James +. Haley WAS tier" tor tho Re-
publcGns, Charles Mars ton cam" along to
u straight Republican pnetrr mt" MS hr','
One Of LAWYER Welsh r"I ih"n arlrr h'i
the voter and offered him II"m0"fa'n pastor.
They Were still talking w""n the polling I'"co
was reached.
must NOT he followed so CLOSELY Whrrouppn
Lawyer Welsh stepped ~ and io.i I'n,"y -
stop interfering with III men. l'"i "o."' ~
lowed. and Welsh stru"r iiney r. III" mouth
that ending the cOntruN"IsF. v,t..
Haley says the luii'r wanted 20 Arrest elHh,
but that he had n time 10 spare 10 70 court
and make compliant.
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RIOTS At THE POLLS
Police in Lansingburgh Seize
the Ballot Boxes.
SIX MEN SHOT IN CAMDEN,
Fight in Pittsburgh Between the
Police and a Councilman.

A Proninsnt Citizen shot In the Head In
LsnsingburEh by Policeman - A Small
Riot In Albany Ia which Pistol shots
Were Fired and Booths Tipped Over Into
the street-Fieht In Csuden, N. H., he
tween Democratic Policemen and Repub-
iicsn Deputy sherins-six Men shot. but
Mono Seriously, Three Others slashed
with Knives, and Two Women Injured.
LANsINoBuRoH. N. Y. Nov. IA riot oc-
CURED here tonight between the police and
oitizens The police seized tho ballot boxes
OF three districts and started for tho police
station. A number Of citizens followed and
attempted to rescue the boxes. A policeman
shot Josiah E. West. a prominent citizen. In
the head. Great excitement exists
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The d her Point of View.
Itom lie Chicago DIily uinn,


Mr.. waddlscomc.' said tho young man
with businesslike dlrectness. Il have called.
In obedience to tho custom in such cases. to
ask your formal consent to my marrying Your
daughter. Miss Penelope
Mr.. Piikingham." replied the father cordially.
Thank YOU" reIoined the young man. And
now. having piled with the custom. con-
Justify me IL asking you II you have any rec.
Eecom m endations? For what -
For the position. sir" said Mr.. PllkinghAm
In tho self possessed manner OF u man who
knew big business nad was prepared to attend
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SMALL RIOT IN ALBANY,
Pistol shots Fired and Hooths Tipped Over
In the Street.


= ALBANY. Nov. THE election to-day started
nff with an incipient riot in the Tenth ward
that required the assistance OF tho police re-
serves to quell A Republican saloon keeper
OF the name Of Panley. with number Of fol-
lowers. started fight with Democrat Of the
name OF fahy at the lower polling place. and
the friends OF both sidos rallied In force Two
then the police jumped in and arrested fanley
and scattered The rest. In the Ninth ward
booths ware tipped over in the street, and in
the Seventeenth folded ballots were dealt out
20 voters. In the Seventh ward special po-
hcemau who Was called on to arrest a repeater
denied that he was a policeman.
Rapeating was carried ON to such an extent
threatened this afternoon and Sergeant Brrn-
nur and squad OF police had TO. escort the
reneaters TO the cars. that they might ESCAPE care
them. At about o'clock Jonn BELOW shot 1T
John Gillespie in the First district OF tho sixth
ward. tho result oil an old isud The shot did
not take effect. and BELOW escaped.
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= Kissing Mn'Lct.


yes" said the old man. addressing his
young vsitur, I'm rrOud 81 my girls and
ri"d and a. Va made little money they
won't go o their husbands penniess. There's
Mary - Years OLD and a real good girl. I
marrtos. Then CONES Bet. who won't see 35
again. and shall have two thousand and tho
three Thousand with her"
The Young man reflected q moment or so.
and then neynusly inquired; You haven't
one about 30. have yOu:'
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THE CRoTD GAzED AND CHEEBED.

"
Informant on and Entertainment Dispensed -
the Multitude. .
There was accurate information and o dash
OF amusement to be obtained from THE SUNS
bulletin board last night Properly speaking,
it was not n board but a big white screen on
which the returns. works OF art. and OCCASION
nj comments were thrown by the stereoptcon
man.
If one Is only philosophical enough he may
get a iittle I'M even out OF Y smash-up. THE
sun cheered the saddened Dem ocrats as best
As soon as It was dark enough the returns
RAPIDLY after that. bradley. the founder Of
Perhaps there were some people in the. crowd
who had been ordered Off his beach. 4.' no
iI.sr ~, mo9rnfa sound.
All the darkies n-snpinR
BrhIlcy's in the cold cold ground.
So said THE SUNS bulletin board. and the
crowd In front Of 1t took up tho air. It was
ToT foU Ra ii
Early in the evening before it got 50 dark
small elephant marked q. Q. r. The elephant
grow Tardly and about II o'clock he was
much larger than the tiger.
But say. There's Bradley. and We may be happy yet
You bet-neNt summer.
Said THE su.s bulletin. and tho crowd
thought so too.
And that's VIVA, the dlckey bird said. ! - -
commented the stereopticon man. asanothoY
county was heard from. r-r~
Indication point to heavy Dutch majoritea in Hob
land. Big gains along tho canal districts
flashed out cheerfully from the screen. This
was backed up by
Returns from Delaware indicate . good peach CROP
next year.
Then the stereopticon mans thoughts wan
dered down the Jersey coast to Asbury Park.
and he said 'f-f
Movc on. Hrcr Bradley.
"id 20 slip or was so pushed'
Before the returns came in there were pio-
lures Of SOUP bow S and hints that the G. O. p.
would ultimately land in them. But it grew
colder and darker and the soup bowls wero
retired. THE SIN had some very fine pictures
Intended for tho latter part of the evening. It
didn't use them. but there are other elections
coming.