New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-06
VOTING WENT ON SMOOTHLY
GENERAL SATISFACTION WITH THE NEW
BALLOT.

IT WAS An EXTREMELY QUIET DAY AND
SCARCELY ANY DISORDER WAS REPoRTED-
VOTERS IN THE DIAMOND" DISTRICT.
1t was an extremely quiet Election Day Scarce
~ any disorder was noted. though there were
many arrests for alleged illegal registration and
voting.
The day was all that could be desired so far
as weather was concerned. Many people voted
early and then spent the holiday out OF the city.
The results have fulfilled the expectations OF
the most sanguine advocates OF the blanket bal
lot Voters experienced little trouble in preparing
their votes--they had gotten a thorough course
of instruction from the newspapers. and from
other sources-and general satisfaction was eS~
pressed The universal verdict that the
new system Is immensely superior to the old
with the great bulky clumsy pile Of ballots.
The voting proceeded smoothly and easily. and
IN most OF the districts the vote was polled
early.
IN THE DIAMOND" DISTRICT.
The XXIXth Assembly District. which is In the
XVIII Senate District. Is known as the Ola
mcnd' District. on account OF the NUMBER OF
wealthy men who live in 1t. Chauncey NJ. Depew
voted early, as did Mayor Strong Cornelius Van
derblt. John d. Rockefeller Joseph Larocque.
william c. Whitney, ex-Judge Noah DAVIS
Augustus D. Ju.lliard James A.. Roosevelt, Ste
phen Peabody Joseph Stickney. ex-Congressman
W Bourke Cochran James Eyerard. Joel IL.
Erhardt Sherman w Knevnls. Peter Doalger. 5r..
william d. Howells william c. Choate. Colonel
r,r.ssrick D. Grant Seth Low. Police Commits
s,oncr Roosevelt. Professor Felix Adler. Rollin M
Morgan. Elihu Root Judge Morgan j. OBren,
Everett p Wheeler, Louis c. Tinany; Henry o.
Marouand William B. Hornblower. Edward Lau-
,arhach' Myer l.. Isaacs Judge Rufus b. Cowing.
Commissioner Hamburger ard ex-Mayor Grace
also voted IN the XXlHth
Secretary Lamont voted as from the Hoffman
House in the XVIII Assembly District.
II vas an UNUSUAL. quiet day at Police Head
quarters Acting Inspectors Brooks and Cort-
wright were on duty all day. and squad OF re-
serves was kept In readiness to answer any call
that might come in. Forty vacancies among cleo
tion officials were reported at the bureau. They
were filed at once by the Police Board which
was in session for the purpose. Several inspec-
tors we're removed FOR drunkenness.
TROUBLE IN THE MYTH.
Thomas J. McManus the Independent Demo-
cratic candidate for the Senate In the HlNth
District travelled around all day in ,arriage
with James b. Riley. his right hand man. Ills
Tammany opponent is Senator T. c. O'Sulivan.
A lively incident occurred in Tenth-ave., be-
tween Fifty-ffth and Fifty-sxth SIS. Happy
Lynch. a quondam priza-hghter, was making
things disagreeabe for the supporters OF NC NC.
Manus by threatening to push their faces in
and INDUCING In various other pleasanrles OF the
same nature When McManus and Riley APP
preached the polls Lynch made some slurriag re-
mark and was told by Riley TO smut up.
'Ill close your face frst." Lynch is alleged to
have responded Lynch squared of, Riley struck
an attitude. and crowd gathered. a fight was
aver.ed however. McManus came out OF the poll
ing place. and swapping his fingers In the race or
Lynch. jumped into the carriage and was driven
off