Year: 1872

The State and City OF New York


The Grant and Dix Victory.


The State of New York has declared for
Grant and Dix by majority which can only
at present be estimated, but which will prob
ably reach forty thousand The vast interests
of New York in the welfare and progress
of the country and the conservative char
acter Of the people insured the defeat Of Mr..
Greeley the blunder of the democracy in their
State nominations made the triumph of General
Dix certain. The result proves that the
memory of the war of the rebellion has
not yet had time to die out In every village
Of the State the soldier who fought through
the war is still the oracle among bis COM
panions and, with the hero of the Union
army at the head Of the national ticket, and
one of its most popular generals leading the
State ticket on the republican side opposed
by two civilians on the democratic side-one
of whom, at least, was of doubtful loyalty
during the nations peril-it was not
difficult to foresee how the votes
Of the people would be cast. In
such contest the political issues raised by
soreheaded republicans were swept out Of sight.
But even in the political aspect of the cam
paign it is evident that the liberal and demo-
cratic coalition was an entire failure; that the
masses Of the democratic party stood aleof
from the bargain, and that the dissatisfied re-
publicans could take nobody but themselves
out Of the party they deserted. The result in
the State shows further that the tradings and
bargainings OF the ward politicians who control
the republican organization have been of no
service either to President Grant or General
Dix. The battle would have been won with
out them, and they have rather diminished than
increased the republican majority. The people
have voted for the successful candidates be-
cause they respected them and had confidence
in their loyalty, sincerity and integrity. The
election in New York has been won emphat-
cally upon the personal merits of the repubi-
can candidates, and not upon the popularity
Of the republican party or through the efforts
of republican politicians.


The vote Of the city was remarkably light
on President, falling seventeen thousand be-
low the very insufficient registration. Mr..
Greeley received majority Of little over
twenty-five thousand and this was in great
measure owing to his personal popularity
and the respect felt for him as
an able journalist The general ex-
pectation placed the liberal majority at o
much lower figure, and, depending upon the
disaffection of the O'Brien party and the bar
gains made with the Apollo Hall leader, the
republican politicians made boasts that the
city would actually give President Grant q
majority Mr. Herman for Governor runs
somewhat behind the Presidential ticket. The
ballots were terribly mixed, some Assembly
districts giving Mr. Herman a much larger
vote than Mr.. Greeley, and other districts
steadily decreasing his majority. The total
gives him about three thousand less majority
over General Dix than Mr.. Greeley receives
over President Grant. The Mayoralty result
has, probably, astonished the people more
than any other. James O'Brien, who was sup
posed to be the strongest candidate, has proved
the weakest, the contest lying be-
tween Mr.. Lawrence and Mr.. Have
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headquarters was q tedious operation,
owing to the many mixtures on the general
ticket. All sorts of ballats were cast; some
for Grant, Herman and O'Brien; others for
Greeley, Dix and Havemeyer, and SO on
through every conceivable change The
chances seem to favor Mr.. Havemeyer for
Mayor by q small majority over Mr..
Lawrence, while O'Brien is q long dis
tance behind The republican Judiciary
ticket is elected entire, and the successful
party carries two out of six Congressional dis
tricts. In fact, it is evident that the repub-
icans shrewdly took advantage of the demo-
cractic divisions to slip in their candidates,
and whatever bargains they may have made
have been broken at the polls.