The New York Herald Newspaper, October 25, 1876, Page 4

4 THE ELECTORAL COLLEGES. —- + Mow the Votes of the States for President and Viee President Are Counted. Joint Meetings of Both Houses of Con- gress to Declare the Result of the Election. FORMALITIES OBSERVED States in Rebellion Not Counted—Questions About Votes Not Regularly Cast or Certified. a EK ae POWERS OF THE TWO HOUSES ‘The discussion on the powers and duties of Congress im the mattor of counting the electoral votes for Fres- Ident and Vice President may be in some degree en- lightened by an account of what has been dove hereto- fore, beginning at the commencement of our govern- ment under the existing constitution, 1789 The man- her of clocting President and Vieo President en- , aged the attention of the Convention that framed tho Constitution, and the system of electors now in use ‘was proposed by James Wilson, one of the delegates from Pennsylvania. Other plans were proposed, al- though none of thom contemplated an election by Girect vote of the people, and Wilson's plan was Adopted and becamo a part of the organic law. That pian was defective in two im- portant particula: it fixed no time tor the choice of electors and made no distinction between votes for President and Vice President, simply pro- viding that the person having the greatest number of votes, if'a majority of all the electors, should be de- tlared President, and the person haviag tne next high- eat should therefore be Vice President. Another over- sight was in the method of opening and counting the votes, That important work was to be done, as now, by Congress in joint session, and tho “President of She Senate”? was to be the custodian and the opener of the vétes, and he was to declare the result, The mani- test impropriety of delegating this power to one who would naturally be a candidate for the highest ollice was quickly perceived in the first Congress, for that body had not been four weeks in session and the elec- toral vot given in 1/88 had not been opened when the Senate (April 6, 1789) proceeded to balios for the choice of a president “for the sole purpose of opening and counting the votes for President of the United States.” John Langdon, of New Hampshire, was unanimously tlected, and a message sent to the House “thai a quo- tum of the Sepate is formed; that a presidentis tected for the sole purpose of opening the certificates and counting the votes of the electors of the several Btates in the choice of a President and Vice President of the United States; that the Senate is now ready in the Senate Chamber to proceed, in the presence of the House, to the discharge of that duty, and that ate has’ appointed one of its members to sit at the clerk’s table to make a list of the votes as they shall be declared, submitting it to the wisdom of the House to appoint one or more of their members for the like parpose.’? PIRST COUNTING OF ELECTORAL VOTES. Immediately upon receiving this information the hembers of the House, preceded vy the Speaker [Frederick A. Mublenbverg, of Pennsylvania), went to the Senate Chamber, Mr, Langdon took his place and declared the purpose of the meeting. He then opened and read the certificates trom the States and the tellers made the recor! When completed, the presiding officer declared that George Washirgton bad been upavimourly elected President of the United States for the torm ending with the 8d day of March, 1793; tod that John Adams, havingthe next highest vote, tnda majority of all the electors, was elected Vice President for a like term. There were sixty-nine votes tent in from ton States, New York, Rhode Isiand and Nortn Carolina pot voting, because they had not rati- fed the constitution in time to do so. About the vote tor Vice President there seems to bo some contusion. jen- If there were sixty-nine votes cast, as recorded in the “History of Congress,” then Mr. Adams Mid not = have =a clear majority. Lanman’s *Dic.Jonary of Congress,” however, gives only sixty feven votes, ignoring the two voles trom Georgia set fown in the “History” as given for a Mr. Milton. Lanman may be presumed to be right, as there Was no question raised about Adams’ election, And yet be could not have had a majority at ali the sixty-nine electors, Everybody agreed apon Washington; but the full vote fur the sec- oud place is inierest'ng as sliowing that party divi- tions were already beginning amoug onr people, Adams hud but two States complete—New Hampshire and Massachusetts; be had five votes trom Connecti cut, one from New Jersey, eight from Pennsylvania tnd five from Virginia; John Jay had Delaware, five of New Jersey's six and one from Virginia; Robert H. Harrison bad Maryland; John Rutledge bad six of South Carolisa’s seven; Jon Hancock had two from Ponnsylvania, one from Virginia and one trot South Carolina; George Clinton had three irom Virginu Samuel Huntingtou had two from Connecticut and 4 Benjamin Lincoln each one from Georgia ed she would have med Clinton, and there woaid have been no choice for Vice President. KEGULATING THR SELECTION OF RLECTORS, To reduce the business of choosing electors to some- thing like order the act of March 1, 1792, was passed end is still im force. It provided that the electors should be chosen within thirty-four days immediately preceding the first Wednesday in December of each fear preceding the end of a Presidential term; that Who electors should meet and vote by ballot on the first Wednesday in December, and sign three certificates of ihe Pesull, one to be sent to the President of the Sen- one to be sent to him by a messenger and osited with the United States Judge of particular district. The second section provides ‘bat Congress shall begin session on the second Wednesday in February succeeding every meeting of for the purpose of counting and declari Should there be no Vresident of the the votes ure to be in care of the Secretary cf State. The same act made provision that im cage of vacaney of both President and Vice President the President of the Senate pro tempore should act as President; and it there sbould be no such diticer chosen by the Senate, then (he Speaker of the Bouse should act. In 1792 Washington was unanimously re-elected, all oid thirteen and the sew States of Vermont, Georgia aud Kentucky voting, Un this occasion 4 commitice was raised to determine upon th jorms 10 be observed in counting the voles, and that practice yet continues. This committer reported, and it wae ordered that the two houses should meet In the Benate chamber at noon of the day fixed by the agt of Congress; that the Senate should previously appomt due and the House two tellers to set down the votes as declared; that th yuld deliver the result to the President of tho , Who should announce th Bate of the Voto and decture the both fouses theo assembled, deemed a deciaration of the persons *clected President and Vice President,” which ceclaration, together wiih the list of votes, should be ente: the two houses, There was nothing worth In the counting on the second Wednesuay of Fevruary, 1793; Washington bad the entiro 1% votes; Adama had }t, Clinton 60, Jeiterson 4 and Aaron Burr 1. In 1796 Jobu Adams was chosen Presiacent, having all the votes of the New England States with New York, New Jersey and Delaware, aud ten 8 from other States. He bad barely enough — 140 votes, only © majority. Jetlerson, havin next highest, was the Vice President. There w pesuliar incident about the announcement of this te fult that is worth noucing The President of tho Benate was Munlenberg, the same who presided in 1789. After declaring the result, aud proclaiming that Joba Adams and Thomas Jefler-on were duly elected, &eo., &c., for the term of four years, be added :— "And may the sovereign of the universe, the ordainer of civil government on earth for the preser ot lb. peace among men enab! hs constitution of the United States, with conscientious diligence, punctuality and perseverence, ” The first action suggesting tiat Congress ought to bave anything to say about the casting or the recetv~ ing of the ciectoral yotos, beyond the purely minis. terial act of counting avd decluriog, was in the Senate, to J ary, 1800, When & cOMMIllee Was raised to re~ port what regulations should Le made for deciding dis- ted elections of I'revidenis sud for determining the ality of illegality of votes for President and Vice rovident in the different Btw A bill Was reported 4m February, wnen Obaries Pinckney #trenuourly op it, taking the ground that neither house ought 9 he slightest suspicion oO! an act to exercive control OF even reviaal over the franchise, Tho bill passed, 16 to 14, but did not yo through tho House, aud appears to Bave been dropped altogetter. SMR FIRST BAKIOUS VIFFICULTY—AN BLRCTORAL TIk, About the close of the your 1800 it was Kuown that NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNES toral v should at on ‘return to (beir chamber and immediately d, without debate, to vote for Pre houid notadjourn until they had mad | unting, ov the Ilth of February | ipaced—Jeflerson and Burr had each sevonty-three As soon as the presiding officer made announcement, the House returned to their chamber and began to vote by States; Jeflerson got eigbt States, Durr got six, and two (Vermont and Maryland) were divided. This was the reeult of thirty-seven ballots, taken during a ses- 1 extending from noon of the 11th to noon of the 4 . Intense solicitude was felt throughout the country, more particularly because of putation ot Burr, who had suddenly sprung into prominence as a bold and unscrupulous leader, The deadlock was broken on the thirty-eighib ballot, when rson got Vermont, New Yor! Jers Peun- sylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and Teanessee—ten States. Burr got New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connect- icu!—four States. Delaware and South Carolina voted blank. This contest made vividly apparent the neces sity of some law or rule requiring the electors to state the office as well as the man for Whom they voted, so that the tellers might kuow which was for President and which for Vice. Therefore, n# soon as Congress met in Decemborp 1803, the twe amend. ment to the constitution was proposed, re- quiring separate votes, so certified, for the two oifices, The amendment was ratified ana proclaimed September 25, 1p04; in time for the Presidential elec- tion of that year, The election of 1804 was almost in- formal. Of 176 votes Jefferson had 162, und George Choton for Vice President the same. The other tour. teen were for Charles Coatesworth Pinckney and Rufus King, There was nothing of consequence about the counting, the President of the ever, for the first time did not read the certificates, but broke the seals and banded them to one of the tellers, who read the contents, this occasion the geographical order of the States Was officially recog. nized. Un commencing the presiding officer said:— “Poreeiving no cause for preference tn the ordor of opening the returns I will pursue a geographi- cal arrangement and Ddegin with the Northern States” He began with New Hampbire, and this form of calling the States was the rule until quite re- cently, when the alphabetical form came into use. In 1808 Madison came iu as heir apparent without serious opposition, having 122 out of 175 votes. Now, tor the first time, the distinction was made by tho electors of President and Vice President aud George Clinton was chosen to the latter place by 113 votes to 47 for Rufus King. Charles C. Pinckney had 47 votes for President, At the counting, February 8, 1809, the Senate tor the first time went to the hall of the House of Representa- tives, Madison’s ro-election in 1812 was also a mutter ofcourse, Ho had 138 and De Witt Ciiuton 89 votes, Eibridge Gerry bad 191 and Samuel Ingersoll 86 for Vice President, Monroe's first election, in 1816, was ail one-sided, He bad 183 votes and Rufus King 34; Daniel D. Tompkins had 183 for Vice President, FIRST ONJKCTION TO THK VOTE OF A When the above votes were counted, UI 1817, Mr. Taylor, of New York, interrapted at “Indi ava.’ ‘tho Senate immediately retired, and Mr, Tay- Jor stated tuat his objection to the vote of Indiana was that the electoral vote had been cast belore Indiana bud been admitted to the Union. Tho declaration of admission was made December 16, 1816, and the vote had been given by the Indiana Electoral College a tew days before. As the vote of the new State could not in the slightest manner aflect the result neither house took definite action, and the point, if there way any not accepted. The Senate returned, and the count was completed and announced in the usual form, At the count in February, 1821, a similar objection was made to the vote of } but ag every voie in the Union (except a sing'e one trom New Hampshire) had been cast for James Monroe, and as there was no actual opposition to Tompkins for Vice President, tho objection was not presaed, Missouri bad chosen elcc- tors lor President some months before she was fully admitted as a State. ADAMS, JACKSON, CLAY, CRAWFORD. In 1824 there was no choice of President by the people, and the excitement ®bout the result in the House, jucreased by ail sorts of ramors of ba and bribery, was intense. The usual joint resolution wus passed, and the houses met February 10 for counting, John Gaillard, of South Caroliva, presiding. On this occasion the presiding officer opened two packets from each State, the one sent by mail and the ono brought by messenger, One of them was read by Mr. Gazewell, the teller tor the Senate, while the other copy was followed by Mr. Taylor, of New York, and the figures written duwn by Philip P. Barbour, the teller on the part of the House. The figures were also taken down by tho clerks of tho two houses. When tho report was finished it was read in detal by Mr. Gaillard—Adams, $4; Jackson, 99; Crawford, 41; Clay, 387. He thén announced that no person had received a ma- jority of th votes given for President; that Andrew Jackson, Jobn Quincy Adams and Willam A, Craw- ford were the three persons having the bighest num- Der of Votes, and thatthe remaining duties in the choice of a President of the United States devolved upon the Hooxe of Representatives He then de- clared that Jobn ©. Calhoun, of South Carolina, had received @ majority of the votes of all the electors tor Vice President, and was duly elected. The senate then retired, nnd the House at once proceeded to vote. Thirteen States voted tor Adams, seven for Jackson and tour for Crawford, and the Speaker (Henry Clay) announced thatJohn Quincy Adams had been duly chosen President for four years trom the 8d of Maret, Tho colleges of 1829 and 1833 that elected Jackson moved along inthe beaten track without incident worthy of nate. NO CHOICE OF VICE PRESIDENT. In the count in 1887, when Van Buren’ was elected President, there was-no choice for the second ottice. For President the vote was:—Van Buren, 170; Harri- son, 73; White, 26; Webster, 14, and ‘Mangum, 11. For Vice President Richard M, Johuson bad 347, just one-palf the whole number. The President of the Senate (John Bell) declared Van Buren eiected, and no person has x majority of the whole voto for Vice President thore is no choier, Richard M. Johuson and Francis Granger have the highest vute, and it ts for the Senate to elect.” In such case the ates, buteach Senator votes as he pleases. The result wai ull Senate, 62; ma- egal quorum, 35; prevent, 49; tor Johnson, 33; nger, 16, and the presiding officer declared Johnson duly elected Vice President. There was 4 little question about the recoption of the vote of Mich- igan, the lutest addition to Unele Sam’s family, but hor three votes made nu possible difference the objoc- tion was dropped. PUTTING ON OFFICIAL DIGNITY. Heretofore there had been no especial formalitics observed in the meeting of the two houses, except thatthe House members wont to the Senate or the Senators to the House, all at onee, But when the time for meeting, in February, 1841, arrived, the Sen- ate formed with their Sergeant-at-Arms at the head, then the Vico President, with tne Secretary of the Senate on his left, then the Chief Clerk bearing the electoral votes, and then the Segators, two by two. The procession was met in the rotunda by the Boas bar who Jed 1t down the broad aisle, The 8 no Vice Prosident on the steps of his stand and conducted him to the chair as president of the joint seasion, the Speaker ing himself on the left. The Secretary of the Sonate took a seat at oue end of the Clerk's table and the Clerk of the House at the other. The tellers wero staudned in front of the presiding officer, the Senate teller in the middle and the House tellers on gach side. The members of the House remained standinggwhile the Senate came in. The galleries were Aited with ladies and the scene was The prosiding officer announced the purpose of tho joint session and took up the package’ containing tho ‘voto of Maine, He broke the seal, and, haudimyg it down, said:—‘‘I deliver to you, gentlemen tellers, the votes of tho electors of the State of Maive for Presi- dent and Vico President of the United States, that the same may be couoted.”” When the counting of the was finished the presiding ofllver declared the result, and said:—‘I do declare that William Henry Harrison, of Opio, having a majority of the whole votes for electors for President, is daly elected Prosi- dent of the United States for the term of four years, commencing with thedth day of Mareb, im the year 1841” The same declaration was made in the caso of Jonn Tyler for Vice President, aud then the Senate re- tired in formal orde The counts in 184), 1849 and 1853 were conducted in the same way, and nothing occurred beyoud the ordi- nary routine.” In 1857 a great aeal of time was wasted in discuesing whether the vote of Wisconsin suould or should not be counted, The objection was raised by Mr. Mason, the presiding officer of the joint resston, and was on account of irregularity, the Wisconsii electors having met the day after and not on the day fixed by decision wax mage, and th: wee cro] wo days of debate, In F 1861, while we were on the very eve of w cvedings of the joint session were brief and entirely quiet. The same old formalities were observed, except that there was no dignified parading. RRJKCTING THE VOTES OF STATES. ‘The first move toward positively rejecting the Voto December 19, resolution de- claring certain States (those in rebeilion) not entitied to representation in the electoral colleges, and that po votes from them should be received or counted. This was adopted, and votes from only twenty-tive of tho thirty-seven States were counte/ No votes were offered trom the Statos in rebellion. In 1869, the question of the regularity or legality of counting the vote of Georgia was brought up by Sena- tor Edmunds, who, on the 6th of Febraary, offered a concurrent resolution, reciting that whereas the ques nis now pending whether the Stato of Georgia is jtied to representation iu Congress, because not yet reorganized: Resolved, That if the votes of bi Georgia shall not essentially the result, they should be reported thus: re the votes of Georgia to be counted the result would be for for President, votes; if not counted, tor for President, voles; but in either case 9 elected President of the United stater,"? The Senate passed this resolution, 34 to Zi, Subseqaently Seuator Trumbull moved to reject the votes of Louisiana, but the motion was lost here was much confusion and bat finally the Annoonced 24 votes, including Georgia, of juding 6 a, there were a majority. As Grant had 214 votes and Seymour o Georgia, the result presiding otticer electer, THE LAST MRBTL “TUR TWENTY-SKCOND RULE wefho Inst Joint session for counting the electoral Votes was on the 121 of February, 1873 Again there was difference over the votes of the reconsiracted ly Tl, or $0 with fixed beyond eavil, and the d Ulysses 3. Grant duly deol Stags, although their reception or rejection could not muke the mightest difference, On this oevasion the somewhat famous twenty second fale (passed February: 6, 1865) Wax used to stop devute and questioning while in joint seeston, The sabstavee of this rule is as fotlows :— Tr upon the readin, of any such certificate by the telle atl rd bs aw tie, ty tho of ple there was likely tobe a tie vote for President between | rsou and Burr, $0, about @ week belv for opeaing the returns, the usual joint ¢ brought ina rule, Which’ was adopted, that if no sou shoula bave @ constitatioval majority of the elec- es, the Speaker and the members of the House | R | concurrent votes of the two houses, which being obtained d by the aw, and ty er Ite decks House shai in like manner the House for its decision; shall be decided attirmatively tu shall be counted except by the ame having been stat iti the aud no vote. objected the two houses shail reassamble, and the presiding officer shall then announee the decision of the question subm) stion there shall be no debate in eit T question to this object, for whieh the abled, may be enbmitted and deter- houses are a imined in like manuer, The two houses met on the 12th of February to count the vote. When Georgia was reached Mr. Hoar objected to the three votes for Horace Greeley, be- cause they were given after his decease, and the elec- tors could not lawlully vote for a dead mun. The puiot ved for the’ time, and the count went on ull ppi was read, . Trambull objected to the ecause the statement did not say 1t was done by ballot, Both objections were put in writing, and the Senate retired. Ip that body it was vorea— four yeas and nineteen pays—to count the, votes for Greeley. During the debate Mr. Conkling and others undertook to get through a declaration that the tunctions of the Joint session were purely ministerial, and that the recording of the votes of the States was done independent of and without regara to the eflect of sueh votes; but the motion falled—yeas :8, nays 32 Ip the meantime the House voted not to count votes for Greeley, but both houses decided to count Missis- They met again at past three P. M., and, u @ houses disagreed on tue Greeley votes, they were pot counsed, Sutil another trouble was found in Georgia, There were two votes for Charles J, Jenkins, ot that State, for President, and five votes for A. H. Colquitt, algo of that State, for Vice President, The constitution says that the Prestdentand Vice President must be citizens of diflerant States. There was also a similar mistake made by the Missouri electors, Then Mr. Trumbull objected to the vote of Texas for certain irregularities, chiefly clerical; and with this budget of the Senate again ret |. On reassembling both houses had wgreed lo count Texas, and six or seven States Were gone through with when Louisiana ap- peared with two returns, Again the Senate walked oul, und aciong war of words followed in both houses, Vinally the jot jon was resumed apd the count completed at about eight o’clock in the evening, The Vice President then stated that there were 266 clec- toral votes, of which 349 bad been counted for Presi- dent and for Vice President; that for President, Ulysses 5. Grant, of Iiinors, had received 286; b. Graz Brown, ot Missouri, 183 Thomas A. Hondricks, of lu- diana, 42, Charles J. Jenkins, of Georgia, 2, and David Davis, ot Tilinot 1 vote, That tor Vice President, Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, Ifid 286, &a, and he declared U. 8 Grant and Henry Wilson duly elected, (The 17 votes rejected were 3 of Georgia, 6 of Arkansas and 8 of Louisiana.) CONCLUSION, It does not appear that the houses in Joint’session can pass upon anything beyoud the result as shown by (he count. Theif duues aré merely clerical; they have no power to decide upon what to receive or what to reject, ‘Tbe cases where suéh power bas been exercised (not in Joint session, but in cach house for itsel!) are ail since the rebeillio! In 1865 there were no votes oflered from the States not counted; in 1869 Georgia was practically counted, and only in 1873, at the very list elgetion, Was there a positive throwing out of aState, and ‘on that occasion the omission of thelr votes made no difference, for General Grant was almost unanimously re-elected, What might be done if the vote of a single State should be enough to change from one cavdidate to anotber is a question yet to be reached, vote The price of the Hxnatw to-day and henceforth will be three cents, THE MIDDLE SLATES. RUNNING REPORTS FROM OHIO, INDIANA,MICH- IGAN, WISCONSIN, ILLINOIS, MISSOURI—A ROSEATE DEMOCRATIC PICTURE, Burvao, Oct, 22, 1976. An intelligent and observing gentieman, a New Yorker, just arrived bere trom a tour through +everal Western States, was interviewed by tho Hxxaup cor- respondent to-day, and much interesting information elicited in relation to tbe political situation in the va rious localitics he has visited. It will be seen that his account is rather rosy op the side of the democrats, THE INTERVIEW, Q Pleaso state what States you have just visited. A. Obio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Iilinois and Missourt, od Q What do you find to be the situation in Ohio? ‘A. My opinion {3 that Ohio will show an inereasod democratic vote for the I'residency, but whether that increaye will be aufficient to carry the State remains to be determined, lo Ohio it 18 believed that the entire inflation vote, instead of being cast for Peter Cooper, will he cast for Tilden, through the recom- mendation of Governor Allen; the vole for Cooper being orly nominal. while at the samo time a large party of hard money democrats in tho State who voted against Boll on account of tho tnflation platform will vote for Tilden to a map. I do not bell that the miners’ vote wiil be cast tor Hayes, no matier what the leaders of their secret societies may say or do, Hayes sent troops among them to shoot them down when ona strike, and however justifiable and proper that act was the masses of mtnors do not for- get it. You remember how it was with our own Gov- ernor Hoffman when he ordered the military to fire on the mob during the July riots, The action was un- questionably right and proper, and yet the democrats did not dare to put up Hoffman, popular as he was otherwise, for ang public oflice. He has remained in obscurity ever since; and I believo the Obio minors wish to do the same thing with Governor Hayes. Itis all wrong, everybody knows; but this fact cannot be Dlinked out of sight povertheless, So you can form your own estimate about how the Stace will go in November, The democrats are hopeful, but 1 18 luke hoping against hope. micuigaN, Q What about Michigan * A. In Michigan there is a large party of republicans, the same party who reduced the republican majoruy last year from 20,000 to8,000, and who opposed aud de- feated the re-election of Zachariah Chandler to the United States Senate, who will now vote solidly for Tilden and Webbe, the democratic candidate tor Gov- ernor, who isa very popaiky man in the State, democratic party in Michigan has an sdmirabdle State political organization, presided over by Don 3. Dickinson, an accomplished young lawyer. Their procession and display in Detroit on Thursday evening jast were ono of the largest and nest that 1 have seen during the whole course of my travels. ‘the demo- crats are very sanguive of carrying the State. itis certain that if they do not the republicans will have a balag stmail majority in this, one of their own strong. olds, WISCONSIN. Q What about Wisconsin? A. Wiscousin, I thiuk, may be considered a very doubtful Stace, with chauces in favor 0! the democracy. rman vote will be cast almost solid in favor of ‘urtbermore, adarge number of republicans like the prominence of Matt Carpenter in the party, and Who are opposed to the course of the ad Ministration and the republican party in regard to Southern affairs, especially in Louis! and South Carolina, bave prouounced in javor of a change, or, as they term it, a “change of base to see how it will work.’? Lt is the opinion of prominent democrats and hon-partisans that Tiiden will carry the State by 6,000 majority. Last year Wisconsin gave a small majority (841) for the fepublican candidate tor Governor, Ludingtoo, You may certainly set 1t dowa as a doubt- ful State, at any rate, INDIANA. Q. How do things stand in Indiana? A. cortain to go democrutic by a groater majority than vt the Inst election as Hendricks is more popular than Biue Jeans Wilhams, being supporied by the re- fined ay well as the unrefined classes, You may set down Indiana sure for Tilden and Hendricks by from 15,000 to 20,000, Q. About Ihinois? A. There is « large class of republicans in Ilimow who are disgusted with the administration tor paruon- ing those whiskey men at Chicago. Moreover, they do not hesitate to express their Lelio: that the republican candidate for Governor, Mr. Cullum, has m some way been connected With the Whiskey mon in Pekin. Ho has boen formally charged with (his in the canvass, and neither he wor his iricnds have attempted to re- fute it. On the other hand, the democratic cundidate for Governor, Lewis Stewart, is ot the Blue deans Wilhains type, very popular among the farmers, being @ leading granger, und is @ stroug candidute any way. Furthermore, considerable dissatistaction exists among the Himois pans in regard to the long coutinued domination of General Logan. Many ure chain: 8 protracted rule, and are struggling to cast ol! This ch will succeed in sending who wiilgo tor a Bow deal in the United States Senator from the Stater Io the face of over 46,000 majority for Grant In 187% you may think it strange for apy ono to predict that tt will go democratic this year, and yet I have found intelll- gent demucrats who are sanguine enough to alllrm this to be their belief. ILLINOIS, MIssoUnt. Q And in regard to Missouri? A, Missouri ts deinocratic all over, from the bottom of ihe Mississippi Kiver to the top of Pit Knob, You may rely on Missouri gt largest majority she ever gave for @ democratic candilate for tne treat. dency. She will pile 20,000 on tue 30,000 majority she gavo for Grecley in 18) HRSUMR. . Q Now, taking « look back over the whole feld you have can’ od, what do you fin? ‘A. Lfud ‘ong and determined popular current in ge of the national administration, The people say they cannot be worse off by a change and a change they demand, It ts not that they like Tilden mueb butacbange more. They desire an honest ad- miorstration of the government, and do not think they will obtain it at the hands of Mr, Hayes, whom they Teyard as true, good, honest, but a rather woak man, hey believe hat, if he sbould be eiccted, the same clara of people who have been running the govern- ment for the pae mXteen years will continue to it, directly indirectly, und if corruption ai wiped out Ib Ohe Shape i will come forth 1 her, aud » radical change 1 necessary. Th moxt of the peopi local owuses antagonistic to the republicans, Will, it seems to me, cadse & revolution In popular sentimeot and secure the supremocy of the democratic party for the next four years, The | DAY, OCTOBER 25, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. UIE. GREENBACK CAMPAIGN, peeenosaaCranenne ny Views of the Greenback President and Vice Presidential Candidates, The Fight a Hopeless One. TILDEN’S PROSPECTS GOOD. Looking for a Mayoralty Candidate. General 8. F,,Cary, the greenback candidate for the Vice Presidency, arrived in the city yesterday from Connecticut. He is fulnlling appointments to address public meetings various parts of the country and Jeaves this morning for the western section of Pennsyl- vania, where it is sald the solt money heresy ts in Ligh feather, The General was found in the rooms of the Board of Trade, on Broadway, where he was engy, when a Henatp reporter called, in writing letters. H. was quite plactd and dignified in manner, and could perceive no objection to giving his views oa the pres- ent situation and prospects of the tnflation party. In the first place he did not expect that Mr, Cooper would be the next President of the United States, and consequently that be himself would pot have the honor of presiding in the federal Senate after the fourth of next March, General Cary stated to the reporter that he had taken an active part in the Ohio and Indiana campaign. He had addressed over fitty mass incetings, which had been attended by greater numbers than he had ever witnessed sinco 1840, and he had taken part in every Presidential can- yass during the past forty years. The sympathy of the great body of the poopie in tho Western country, he could say, Was powerfully with the indepen- dents, but circumstances at present stcod in the way of giving them effect. As it was they would elect a number of Congressmen, and bring what they desired moat of ali prominently before the people of the coun- try—a clear knowledge of the financial reform tor which they contend. ‘Tne early tuture is almost ceriaia to place matters right on this all important question. MB DISAVOWS INVLATION AND REPUDIATION, General Cary said be was not an inflationist nor in favor of repudiation. He was in favor of an exclusive government currency, whether it was paper or me tallic, to the exclusion of all issues by banks or cor. porations, of a volume to be regulated by the demands of business and trade, Thousands who entertain these sentiments adhere tothe old political organizations, boping through them soover or later to bring about the financial reform contended for by the independents, The fear of giving strength to an opposing party pro- vents such men from voting for Peter Cooper, though, as stated, they are favorable to his views. ‘The issue, the General remarked, was regarded by a large sec- tion of the people as the paramount one, to the exciu- sion of the bloody shirt business, the maladministra, tion of Progident Grant or the alleged shortcomings* of Governor Tilden, The money powor had, in fact, taken the placo of the old slave power. It con- trolled both parties and dictated the legislation of tae government, and it may be the demonetization of the stiver dollar was the tiring upon Sumter by tho Srrogant money power. The hopo of tho independent greenback party 18 to change the current of law- Making 1p the country, making this a goverument, not of money kings, but a goverument by tue people and to be aininistered in the interests of the people. A plan that is just and honorablo alike to the dettor aod creditor 1s proposed, which will maintain the na- tion’s honor and open up the way to general prosper- ity. The approaching election, the candidate tor tue Vice Presiveacy thought, would be no test whatever of the strength of tac sentiment of the country on the proposed currency reform. Atter November thore will bea more vigorous and persistent movement inaugu- Fated, aud the persons who are attached to this cause will nqver surrender until the national banking system ie overthrown and ali the curroucy of the Republic is furnishod by the government “Jt 18 uot our wish,” said General Cary, ‘to organize another litical party, but to secure the end we have in view y compelling, if possible, one or other of the great partics to adopt our priuciples, Our efforts are to show at the puils such a bulance of power as to com- mand from the successtul party tho curnest considera- ton of the financial question.” PRTER COOPER ARKIVES. At this point Mr. Cooper, the bouest and venerablo greenback caydidate tor the Presidency, entered the rooms. After the usual greetings ho remarked to Mr. Cary that he had some good news to communicate, He stated that he had just come from Mr, Wilsiams, the President of the hetreputitan Bank, upon whom he bad called to thank bim for the noble speech be had delivered before the recent Bankers’ Convention. Mr. Williams had said to Mr. Cooper (so the reporter understood) that if the present currency systen) was persisted in all the banks were sure to break, und Mr, Cooper considered that this was a sign of reintorce- ments coming from an unexpected quarter. Tho spoech was to be widely circulated, aad important | Fesults were antic.pated from the proceeding. The time was fust coming, Mr. Cooper said, when the people would mantully stand up and vote, as their best intor- est required, for the right kind of paper money, The banks were certain to come round TROOPS IN socTH CAROLINAS Resuming, General Cary was of opinion that sending troops into South Carolina to control the election im that State will ifluence many to leave the independ- ents’ ranks and vote for either Hayes or Tiden, espo- cially as there was no well grounded hope of Cooper’ Bu Tilden, he thought, would be a gainer ia the ‘West and elsewhere by the warlike action of Grant; aud bere the General explained that be was originally a Clay whig. In 1860 he identified himself with the re- publican party, unul be was read out of ivfor speaking and voting 1a the House of Representatives (being the only republican member who took that course) against the impeachment of Andrew Johnso! Ho was now a democrat, according to the platform of — the, Obio democracy, which inciados iuily the princi- ples of the independent greenback organization, GOVERNOR HAYES AN INFLATIONIST. Mr. Cooper here remarked that he had very late! Tea in a city newspaper a sketch of Governor: Hayes’ uneventful career in Congress. By it he was glad to observe that the republican Presidential candidate had voted uniormly for such currency relorm as the inde- pendents were pow siriving to obtain. This was a m: ter of importance, and whon generally understood would have considerable effect on the minds o! voters, Mr Cooper added that late intelligence was to the effect that he would carry one or more States in No- vember. GREENBACK PROSPRETS, Gencral Cary turtner said he believed that in Penn- syivania and Illinois the independents will pall a larger yoto proportionately than in uny ether States in the Union ihe organization 18 more perfect there, and in the Keystone Commonwealth the Junior Sons of 76 (whose object is curreney reform) and similar bo will bring out a heavy vote. In Iihcow the grangera and greenback clubs will have in opera. tion an effective system of machinery at the pulls on the 7th of November. This machinery is wanting in most of the other States, and consequently “our vote will be a very meagre representation of our strength.” The independent Party tn Obio is embarrassed, according to Mr. Cary, by the fact that the democratic party ia its platform, as jutimated betore, adupied the principles of the green- back men, which will contribute largely toward Gov- ornor Tilden carrying that Stace. In Michigan there ie considerable Couper strengih, which will materially lossen th olcott in Indias it ‘was en! untorescen, and caused sume demoraliza- ton in ranka This action cost the party many thousand votes, and in considering the smaiiness of its figures in Indiana this fact should not be overiooked. Iv short, the want of money and organization are tho only causes of the currency rolorm movement making such a sim showing. Were thugs otber- wise and a fair opportunity offered to record the honest views of the people the result would be different Thon ry man, woman and child able and willing to work could find some pri able employment. Labor would be !n demand. jana- factures would be re-established and fully and protit- ably employed. The independents want ci money and well paid labor, and capital the servant and not the mastor of the people. “The country wants the greenback,’’ said Goneral Cary, “or a paper money that is better than silver.” The independent party have electoral tickets in the following Siates:—New York, New Jersey, nsyivanik, Connecticut, Mary Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Illinois, Towa, in, Kan’ ‘Missourt, West Virginia, Obto, there States full for State and county officers bi: been nomi- In the greater number of in {the cundi- dates for Congress of the two great pi “have been mdorsed by the greenback men, THE GREENBACK CONVENTION. Last evening the County Convention of the greon- back party met at Sciouce Hall No 141 East Kighth stroct, Mr. William A. A, Carsie was temporary chaigman, and Mr. Thomas F. Tully was tho secretary. The delegations were represented from all the Assem- Diy districts, and the following chairmen answered to their names ;—First ‘istrict, James Dwy Seconds ‘Bernard Meintyre; Third, Patrick Connolly; Fourth, Riward Roach; Filth, Wiliam EB. Stew’rt; Sixth, Will- tam West; Seventh, Merrill Seilig; Bight, Nicholas Taylor; Twentieth, Andrew Butcher; Twenty-firss, Marcug Hanlon; tweaty-tuird and ’Tweniy-tourth wards, Jacob Colin, Speeches were made by the President pro fem., by Mr. John McCool, Bourne and oth indorsing the movement in favor of Cooper and Cary, and the dy of different delegations retired to select perma nent oilicers of the convention. In the meanume @ Preamble and resolutions were offered and adopted as Joliows: Whei clas forced 1; poverty and suffering; and w of this city offer. no hope or relicf to our auflering people m thelr platforms or in the character of their candidates, Resolved, That we offer to the working and business classes of this city 4 tieset composed of represeniative men on the tollowing’platform for theiz approval and support, and ask their votes for men pledged to carry out those measures, Resolved, That tt is t © duty of the city and State of New York to employ its idie people on nocied works of pubhe improve ment, the work to be done in accordance with the law of the State, by the city and Beate, paying a fair day's wages for a fair day's work and employfug our own eltizens Resolved, fuat it isthe right of the people of this city to clect their own rulers, and’ to pay m Just satnry to its ein. ployes, b@he Mayor, laborer or clerk. After the perinanenwofiicers were reported upon by the conlerence of different delegations the name of Mr. James Gordon Beynott was proposed as the nominee jor Mayor on the Independent National Peo- lo’s ticket, and his name was received with enthusi as It was, however, considered expedient to sonu a delegation to wait upon the proposed nomince to see if he would accept, and to this enda committee of con- ference of soven was appointed. Fa 5 The price of the UBRALD to-day and henceforth will be Three cents, NATIONAL REFORM LEAGUE, The New York City Auxiliary of the National Reform League, which has brauches in ail of the Assembly dis- tricts of the city and is composed largely of influential independent citizens, most of whom are property hold. ers, has been boiding a reries of meetings tor the pur- pose of deciding upon what, if any, action it should takein reference to the approaching municipal elec. tions, At its last meeting, held Saturday evening last, & provisional commitice was empowered to act as a conference commitice, to consult with uther organiza- tions with a view to securing the nomination of the best available candidates for the various municipal ollices, without respect to their purty connection, The seat: ment of the mecting was largely in favor of the presen- tatiog of an independent citizens’ ticket, mado up trom the various candidates already proposed, or cf new can- didates named by the league, Many were in favor of a ticket headed by the regular democratic candidate for Mayor, with well known relormers for tho other offices, Otners favored a like ticket beaded by Andrew H, Green or by some other popular and available citi zen of unimpeachable record, such as Jackson 8. Schultz, Dorman B. Eaton, William E. Dodge or J. W. Beckman. Among the candidates suggested for other officea, were the foliowing citizens :— Surroguie—Edgur S. Van Winkle, Joho 8. Lawrence, William G. Choate, N. A, Cowdrey, Albert Matthews, D. R, Jacques, Superior Court—James C. Carter, George Ticknor Curtis, Sigismund Kauffman, Joseph H. Choate. County Clerk—Jacob Hess, Butler H. Bixby, Sherifi—Baidy N. Smith, Marine Court—Edmund R. Wetmore, Henry E. How- land, George H, Yeaman, William Mitchell, Jr, Coroners—Dr, Chandler, Dr. A, W. Brockway, Dr. J. ¥. O'Conor. Register—Wilham C. Wetmore, Edgar Ketcham, Among the members of the Committee of Conference are Dwight H. Olmstead, President of the organiza tion; Dr, Henry Randall Waite, Francis 0. Fronch, Lteyd Aspinwail, Fred Gugel, Jr.; A. J. Campbell, Im- manuel Auerbuch. Rowland N, Hazard, Richard A. Kent, J. Adama Bishop, N. A. Cowdrey, Governeur Carr and others. An important conierence has already been had with tho chairman of the German Central Comaitiee, and strong hopes are entertained of har- monious action, ‘Tho New York City Auxiliary of the National Reform League will be a permanent reform organization, and i beleved to be an important branch of the Site Auxiliary, which already has an enrolied membership ‘of 16,000, The price of the HERALD to-day and henceforth will be three cents. GREEN FOR MAYOR. A laborers’ mass meeting was held last evening in the large hall of the Cooper Institute for the purpose of nominating A. H. Green fur Mayor. ‘The hall was well filled, and tho assembiago was called to order by Michael Good, who nominated Ricbard K. Powers, of the stonecutters, for chairman, who was elected. Mr. Powers, in his address of thanks, sald Andrew H. Green does not think that money raised from tax- payers’ pockets for public improvemenis should be paid to sinecurists, who, perhaps, are very orna- mental, bat are very useless. Mr. Green is really tho friend of the brawny, muscular, athletic workinaa who is willing to work for anything, He will make an honest, intelli- gent and efficient Mayor, and we should vote for him. “Auybody present,’ added tho chairman, “can say what he pleases here to-night, whether for or against the purpose of the mecting.”” Notwithstanding this assurance, however, Captain McCullough, of the Seven- teenth precinct, took particular pains to stop any man hissing who chose to express his sentiments in that way, and thore were many suc present. Some resolu- tions nominating Mr. Green tor the Mayoralty were read by the seerotary and wore declared adopted. Jobn Quin, Thomas Larkin and William Cashman ad- dressed the audience, speaking in high praise of Mr, Green. When Mr. Cashman had ceased a man aroso trom bis seat among the spectators and said that he had beer attracted to the meeting by the call which had been issued, which made no allusion to Mr. Green, but which stated that the meeting was to be one of independent workingmes. At this point be was in- terrupted by the chairman, who informed bim that it he would step upon the. plattorm he would have an opportunity to have his say. Mr. Thomas O’Brien was then introduced, but for some moments be was not allowod to proceed, owing to calla for the man who spoke from his seat. O’Brion finally succeeded in ob. taining a hearing, however, and as soon as ho concluded nis ren the chairman declared tho meoting adjourned, although tho audience seemed quite destrous of hearing tno unknown man, As tho any Tott the hall threé cheers were given for Sunth Ely, Jr. AGAIN NOMINATED, Another meeting of citizens to indorse the nowina- tion of Mr. Green was held last evening at No. 427 See- wenue, where resolutions laudatory of Mr, Groen adopted. The price of the HxRaLp to-day and henceforth will be three cents. THE LOCAL POLITICAL SITUATION, WILL THE REPUBLICANS UNITE WITH OUTSIDE ELEMENTS ?—TO-NIGHT'S COUNTY CONVEN- TION—CAUCUS AND CONFERENCE. ‘Tho local poiitical watcrs are in a ferment pending the decision of. the republicans as to whether or not they will unite with the Anu-Tammanyites, Germans and Independent Citizens m placing a combination Vicket In the fleld opposed to Tammany Hall, The pos- ble strength and influences ot such a combination bave already beon poimlted out in the Hxxato. All the ward statesmen watch the political situation with considerable anxiety as tho fortunes of wal Now Yor city is conecrned, may hinge to a great ex- tent apon a fusion of all the clements opposed to Tam. many. There is no disguising the facts that some op- position has arisen among the masses to certain po! tions of the ticket, but Mr. Ely’s candidacy acts as the redeeming foature of the canvass, POINTS AB TO THK PROPOSKD COMBINATION. Of co anybody who understands the political controv@sy in New York city can clearly perceive that the runuing of a straight republican ticket will result in material beip to Tammany Hall. There is an cle- ment im both organizations always ready to strike hands in a division of office. Within the past few days offorts tending in this direction have been made by several of the republican and Tammany load- ers. Iti given out that some of the most intidential republican politicians oppose this fusion on the ground thet the people wilt not countenance bargains of such a character, But it is ar- gued, on the other side, that the views are so effectu- ally divided in the present municipal campaign between hovesty and corraption that the voters will select the most capable men for office irreepective of political afiiiiation, Alt may be a dangerous experiment for either party to go into secret bargains for the purpose of advancing mutual interests, UK WEPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION, This evening the Republican County Convention meets for the purpose of nominating candi f Mayor, Sherif, County Clerk, Surrogate, Aluermen at Large, Judge of the Superior Court and Jadge of the Marine Court tt ie understood that the Convention wil simply appoint a committee to conter with other organizations and then adjouro. Some of Comptrolicr Green’s adberents assert that the gentleman will receive tbe indorsement of the Con- vention for Mayor belore it adjourns, and that the Cou- ference Committee will then be appomted upon other offices, but this not likely in view of the action of other organizations last night. THK CONFRRENCK COMMITTEDS, A meeting of the Anti-Tammany, Independent Citi- zens and German conte esterday afternoon at eaty Clausen presided. A resolution was to polity the chairman of the Republican County Convention that they would meet on Thursday jeven A. M., at the Astor House for a conferenve, Eberhard; Ninth, Poter Sheekin; Tenth, Peter Bam- v ; Kleventh, B. G. Patterson; Twellth, B. M, Mo- di ‘hirveensh, Thomas Copetand; Fourveenth, Joba Fg hgh Bey th, John G Govert; Sixteonth, Al- fred _E, Norton; Seventeenth, W. A. Carsie, Kigh+ teouth, Jonn D. Broderick; Nineteouth, Joseph A other basiness of int Stated by some o| the g conterence that the proposition to unite upon Androw H. Green for Mayor meets with popular approval among republicans, and encounwrs ho opposition except among the federal office-holding class, Pthay also atavo thes Governor Morgan readily assents,n3 far as ho is concerned, to the indorse me 1 thinks public opinion will necessitate the acceptance of this candidate. ~ A movement waa also inaugurated last night to place Mr, Dennis McMahon, & prominent aoti-Tammanyite, upon the ticket for Surrogate. A CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN LEADERS. To-day it is understood that a caucus of republicaa leaders will be Leid previous to the Convention, to map out decisively a plan of campaign before the assembling of their County Convention in the evening. A WIG TAMMANY RATIFICATION MERTING A monster ratification meeting, under the auspices of Tammany Hali, called tor the purpose of purring their State, national and county tickets, will be bel on November 2 Leng tia 9 will posi a the vicinity of the Wigwam, in addition to the assem which will con ie in the main hall, “*foreniighe procession will also bo arranged, and ik banner presented to the club making the finest turn out, In front of Tammany Hall,on the main stand, will be seated thirty-eight young ladies, repre. senting the different States of the Union, Tne usual attractions of music, pyrotechnies, &c., will also con- tribute to the success of the demonstration. It is un- derstood that Mr. August Belmont will preside at the inside gathering. The price of the Henaup to-day and henceforth wil be three cents. THE TORCHLIGHT PARADE, ‘The preparations for the grand Tilden and Hendrick orcbiight procession to morrow night are nearly come pleted. A full meeting of the committee representing each Assembly district was beld last evening at the Everett House, and the report sent in gave evidence that a tremendous demonstration might be expected on Thursday evening. Judging trom the call for torches trom the different districts and the number of clubs reporting from Brooklyn, Jersey City and Ho- boken, it 1s expected that there will be over 54,000 men ‘in line. Tho route of the procession, which will move promptly at nine o'clock, from Washington square will be up Fit enue to Thirty-fourth street, thence to Madison, avenue, to ‘Twenty-third street, thence ty Third avenue, down Third avenue to Fourteenth street, thence to Union square and around the square te the Everett House, where It will be reviewed by Governor Tilden. The Chairman stated last evening that the demonstration was a national und State one, and it was resolved thi no transparency or bauner of any locai candidate wou! be allowed in the procession, A DEMOCRALIC SPLIT. There was a meeting last evening at No, 101 Mons tague street, Brooklyn, of fittcen momfors of the Kings County Democratic General Commitier, The object of the meeting was for the purpose of withdrawing theme solves from the committee, The namgs of the meme. bers are as follows :— ‘A. Van Wyck, M. MeGrogor Stoole, R M. Williams, H.C. Worth, G. W. Pleasants, W. C. Southwick, J. H. Blakemore, Browator Kissam, Franklih Bemis, T. W. Jones, J. H, Anderson, Frederick Wiltso, J. it. Bar. nad, S& B Barnum, A. Gwathmay. The above members known as the reform cominittee, hat when they first went into the committee ex-Register MeLaughlin had nothing whasevor to do with ra lativn of political affairs, but it was now seen that bis influence was as powerful as ever, 1t is stated that many others will also resign, The price of the Huraup towday and henceforth wilh be three cents, NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS. AN IMMENSE POLITICAL DEMONSTRATION LAST NIGHT—SPEECHES BY EX-SENAIOR TRUMBULL AND ABRAM 8. HEWITT, Treytox, Oct. 24, 1976, The largest political gathering ever beld in this city or this section of the State took place to-night in vee haifof Tilden, Hendricks and reform, Taylor Hall wus packed so that every foot of spaco was occupied, The thousands who failed to get inside organized aa outside meeting, All the democratic city clubs turned outin uniform and paraded with toreblignts, The greatest enthusiasm prevailed. Mr, Charles Brearly presided at the inside meoting. Ex-Senator Lyman ‘Trumbull, of Ilinois; Abram 8. Hewitt and Governor Bodle were the principal speakers, Mr. Trumbull oo ctpigd about ono bour and a ball Ho said he belonged to that class known as inde- pendent voters, and procecded to review. the history of the republican administration for the past six years, aud said it ruled the country for the interesis of party, not of the people. He ridiculed the statement made in the ropubdlican platform that it was the republican party that put down therebollion. Hesaid the patriotic citizens of all parties did it, and it was an josult to those who full aud to survivors for politiciana to say 60. mocrats andWepublicaus alike marched to the battle field. That declaration, mado by repub- licans in the platform of 1872, was a monstrous le. He aliuded to the assessment of office-holders, every one of whom Was assossed eight per cent of their salaries to perpetuate the power of the ‘epublican party, which, was clearly againet a6 act passed last Congress. Chand- ler, as Chairman of the Republican National Commit tee, was using the moral powor of his position to per- petuate the republican party. He alluded to the Louisiana outrage of 1872, and said the history the world could not !urnish a more flagrant case of usar pation, He condemned the South Carolina outrages, spoke of corruption in the pub- lie service, the demoralization and debauch- ery of the public oillcers, the whiskey ring, the post traderstups, the Navy Lilie rascalities In the civil service; reform pretensions the republicans, Said the war issues were dead ana buried; that the republican party of to-d: wus no more like the republican party of 1956 or 1860 than the devil was like the angel of light. Ho thenalluded te the financial question and sald the republican inconsistent In regard to specie payments. no rebels now, and tho constitution precludes the pay- mentof the rebel wardebt. He said the election tours on New Jersey and New York, and toat if the people . want reform, sound currency, | og and employment for lavor they should vote for Tilden, the truco re- former, Ho was enthusiastically applauded, Mr. Howitt spoke of the hard times, and laid the cause of them at tne toot of the republican party. In uding to Governor Noyes’ specch he said:—“We rn republican orators sould put on sackcloth and ashes to muko atonement for the wrongs of thoir party, or worship at the monument they had erected to cor+ Fuption, fraud, improvidenco and all kinds of ras- cality, S ‘rhe price of the HxkaLp to-day and henceforth will be tree cents, AN IMMENSE DEMOCRATIC PARADE. The democracy of Jersey City were wild with en- thosiusm last evening. An immense torchlight pro- cession took place, exceeding in numbers any former political display in the county. Over 6,000 men wore in line bearing torches and bannera. The procossion comprised the Cleveland Legion, numbering 1,309 men, under command of Michael Nathav, with five other divisio: consisting of the Laverty Zouaves, the James M. Brann Association, the Abbett, Hardenbergh, Harris, Lippincott, Trap- hugen, Daley, Rabe, Shippon, Hart, Carpenter, Parker and other guards. A great feature of the procession wus the Abattoir battalion, comprising the butchers employed in the Jersey City and Hackensack abattoira, aud the colored guard. The line moved from Jersey avenue at eight o'clock, r comand of Grand Marshal John Voyle, and m: ed through lower Jorsey City, Borgen and Hudson City. Many of the houses alon; the line of march were profusely decorated with flag and bunting and lighted with Chinese lanterns.) Whea the men reached the Heights hg were grooted with & continuous round of cheering from the spectators. The city was ablaze till midnight, and many of the Processionists lingered through tye streets, receiving congraculations for a demon: tif that ism guarantee for an overwhelming Tilden majority in Hudson county. on, SOHURZ IN NEWARK. The Acadomy of Music in Newark was packed to its fallest capacity last night with Gorman and American citizens eager to’ sco and hear ex-Senator Schurz dis- cuss the issues of the campaigns CONGRESSIQN. AL NOMINATIONS. In the Fifth Congressional district last evening Nicholas Muller, after much wrangling, was nom- imated tor by tho Tammany Convention. Wilham C, Maciay received the anti-Tammany nom- ination for Congress in the Seventh district, The Second Congressional District Republican Con- vention of Ki county last night agreed on Colonel James Cavanagh, of the Sixty-ninth regiment, as the most suitable candidate, The price of the Hewap to-day and henceforth will be three cents, ASSEMBLY NOMINATIONS, The fo!lowing Tammany Assembly nominations were made last evening:—Eleventh district, James McCon- nell; Twelfth district, Morris K. Holaban; Fourteeath uke F, Cozzens, ord son was nominsted last night by the republicans (un the Ninth Assombly district of Kin) county, bi ‘was put in the field as a third une vol Bradt dato last night. by tho independent democrats ot Firat district. ALDERMANIC NOMINATION. Tho Fifth Sonatorial District Republican Aldormante Convention met last evenin, . Morris and Joun De Vrois. HS, BOMCaNS OF KINGS COUNTY NOMINATION. 8. W. Gifford was nominated yosterday for Assombly on the republican ticket in the Ninth district, ’