Year: 1878

In the Fifth Congressional district, composed of the
First. Second Third. Fourth. Fifth Sixth Eighth and
Fourteenth wards with Bedloes Island. Ellis Island
and Governors Island. the politicians busy COM
plotting their plans for success. Pursuant to
circulars issued. meeting Of the First Assembly
district Muller Campaign Club, and composed of ten
responsible members from each Of the twenty three
election districts in the Assembly district held
the International Hotel Park row. in the afternoon
This meeting. which was called for the pur-
pose Of advancing the interests Of Congress
sional Muller and the Tammany ticket was organ
lied by the election of Hugh Dalton as
chairman. After expression of their views by
several Of the members present it was finally agreed
upon that ten men. under the direction Of leader in
sach election district Of the First Assembly district
should take charge of the entire district from the
opening to the closing Of the polls tomorrow. The
assemblage, which numbered about two hundred and
thirty men. adjourned to meet at the same place
at four o'clock A. M. tomorrow. 1t may be stated
that the above meeting altogether independent Of
The Tammany Hall organization. In the evening y
largely attended meeting. Of the members Of the
First Assembly district was held at No.
127 Liberty street, Dennis keenan,, chairman
Of the District Committee. presiding. Brief
lice Justice Duffy, Congressman Muller and James
II. Madigan. urging the Importance Of a thorough
organization election day. committee of five for
each election district appointed to take
charge of the interests Of the Tammany Hall
association ut the polls, and Congress
Muller informed the HERALD reporter
last evening that the committee had reported favor
. ably from each OF the election districts. He also
added, II receiving very encouraging reports from
every Assembly district IN the Fifth Congressional
district, and ! have doubt of my election
by handsome majority" At the Stevens House.
where the friends of General Thomas +. Dourke,
the anti-Tammany candidate for Congress from the
Fifth district have their headquarters there
absence of anything like hustle preparation for
the approaching conflict Ex-senator Fox, who is one
on being asked for his opinion to the result of tho
election in the Fifth Congressional district, said -
"In my opinion, there isn't election district in
the First Assembly district that General Bourke won't
have majority I'M and in regard to the remainder
OF the Congressional district believe that his major
fty will not be less than thousand" Mr.. Fox
also added n behalf Of the anti Tanmany organiza-
tion have arranged by mail that the morning
Of election every voter in the city who s the reg
istry will receive full set of tickets not only the
county ticket but also tic Congressional and Assem-
bly, tickets.


The friencs Of Colonel James z. Kerrgan, the
greenback-labor party candidate for Congress from
this district making sturdy fight in his behalf.
meeting of the grcenback-labor adherents held
st No. "a Park row, during the day, at which ar
the Assembly districts composing the Congressional
district whose duty it shall bo to look after the inter
ests of Colonel Kerrgan the polls The Colonel said
TO reporter. last evening. II desire cmphatically to
pronounce false the rumors TO the effect that have
withdrawn. or intend to withdraw from the
shall remain candidate until the closing OF the
pollgs"