The New York Herald Newspaper, October 30, 1877, Page 4

{ : NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET, TAMMANY. Grand Ratification of the State, City and County Tickets. THE WIGWAM CROWDED. Npecches. by Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer, John Kelly and, J. 8, Thayer, THE OUTSIDE MEETING. ‘The mass meeting held at Tammany Hall last rightto ratify cho State, city aud county nominations was largoly attended. It was noticeable that nearly the whole assemblage was composed of very young meu, and excepting upon the plattorm there was not a gray head in tho hail, The principal speech of the evening was made by Licutenant Governor Dorsheimer. James S Thayer presided, aud speeches were made also by Jobn Kelly, Richard O'Gorman and ©, E, Ecclesine, Resolutions were adopted denouncing the constitu. tional amendments, There were read letters from Governor Robinson and ex-Governor Seymour, besides telegrams from numerous prominent democrats now out of the city. The street in the vicinity of the Wig- wam was brilliantly ium)nated with calcium lights and Janterns,und from stands erected at various points those unable to gain admission were addressed by Colonel W. R. Roberts, Peter Mitcnell, L. G. Garrettson, L. C, Waebner, Major W. H. Quincy, Captain isaiah Ryn- ders, Alderman Cole, John A, Thompson, John Raff- arty, Francis Oliver, Thomas F. Grady, John R, Beck, of New Jersey; John McMahon, J, A, Hyland, E, L, Gaul and other local politicians. Augustus Schell, in the opening address to tho meeting, and prior to his introduction of Mr. James 8, Thayer, alluded to the injustice done the democratic party by the refusal of the republican Legislature to accord a new apportionment of representa- tion in the State Sonate and Assembly; referred in particular to the new amendment to the constitution, which, he declared, took away the right of suffrage from the people and placed it in the power of the propertied and moneyed classeg, and alluded bitterly to the placing of an occupation formerly regulated by anexcise law under the surveillance of tne police Mr. Schel! then, having introduced Mr, Thayer, re- tired amid applause, and Mr, Thayer, coming forward, was warmly welcomed, JAMES 8, THAYER’S SPERCH, Mr. Schell retired amid applause, and Mr. Thayer cawe forward. He was warmly welcomed. Alter returning thanks for the honor done him he congratulated the democracy upon tho prospects of Buccess in the present campaign. He ridiculed the idea that there could be any strength derived trom the incongruous elements composing the opposition, denounced tho ‘siunuerers of Allan C, Beach aud re- viewed the claims of the candidates seriatim, and predicted their triumphant clection. * Major Quincey then read a long list of vice pr fents and secretaries, When the name of Jobn Kelly was reached in the list the storm of applguse with Which it wag rece ved prevented the furthér reading anti! Sr. Kelly wax compelled to acknowledge it, and be accordingly came forward and spoke as tollow: JOUN KELLY’S SPKECH, At this stage of the proceedings of our meeting I do Doi desire to say anything to the people here present, There are several gentlemen upon the platiorm whom, no doubt, you would like to bear. Governor Dors- liber is preseut, aud so. the celebrated Irish orator, chard O'Gorn These genticmen are here to raise their yoices in favor of the uominations of the democratic purty. ‘They are here to protest against the combynation made with the republican party, They are waiting to speak to the American people, purely a8 American citizens—(applause)—aud they elt you that men who cail themseives demo- (hivses)—haye united with the republicon party to deprive the people of this ety and of this State of the right of suffrage, (Hisses.) ‘A voice, “(hey can’t do it!” Applause) Iney are ere to tell vou that these men, for instance this man John Morrissey—(liisses)—they are here to tell you that be, in the Senate of the State of New York, united with the republican party to prevent the appointinent Dill passing the legislature of this great state, (Hisses), Fellow-citizens, I will pot addreas you any longer, i @id not come here for that purpose, 1 came uere to ten to others. Let me implore you that on the day of election, when the time arrives for you to exerci tho right of suflrage given to you by this mighty coun- ‘try that you will exercieo it in such a way as to sbow theso men that they are about to commit a great out. Fage aguinst the people’s rights. (Appiause), RESOLUTIONS, Colonel E. L. Gaul read a long series of resolutions which wore unanimously adopted, They denounced the crime against popular sel!-government perpetrated in Washington, 10 counting out Samuel J. Tiluen and installing Rutherford B. Hayes as President, The platforms of the State and County conventions were ag well as the democratic candidates, A just ment Of the State in the legislative bodies ded ; the constitutioual amendment propos- ing to disfranchise the poorer classes of citizens was denounced, and a proper and liberal compensation tor laboring men advocated and # just abd equitavie ex- cixe law Was demanded, Finally, the resolutions com- Mendea the able aud honest administration of Gover- nor Kobingou and the economical management of the Bute, county and city governments, ‘The congratulas tions of the meeting were also extended to the democ. facy ot Ohio jor their great victory and to the New Jersey democracy for the happy nomination of Gen- eral McClellan, Major Quincy read telograms irom De Witt C. West, Fernando Wood, Senator Kiernan, 8. 8. Cox, Jobn By Clark, of Missouri, and W. M. Springer, of ilinois, e: pressing regret at their spability to attend and the tympatby with the meeting. The tollowing letters from ex-Goyernor Horatio Seymour and Governor Lucius Robinson were read; — EX-GOVERNOK SEYMOUR’S LETTER, Unica, N. Y., Oe ak at your meetin Monday'next, as my h is they charge ‘ 6 ofthe Freneh peuple, But itis clear e has not go 14 ititvents ws the republi have not only kept Mr inl officn to whieh he wu enate of the auiny power by sou they have no right. in trying to hold power agninst con- u party lias done in this country. Tilden out of the fi In our state jd power in viol stitution and ol their r apport fhall give toeach county and cistrict a tair ry fz: the Legislature, ty has always be done. The lust Legisl ) ted their oaths of office and the rights of the majority tor the known purpose of enabliug the minority tw hold control of the exislature, $0 that anyother wrong could be done to our State by « ng w United Staves vr who wilt not Tepresont the views of the Sum At this th the citi ; witution BOCALA currhe ns showed that they ave been democratic using 10 make one, It is that party to say that they put most of them are ve republi delieved ure would ander a fair apy amet fue to some oF tue Journals of ce. ndemned those revoluti either consenting oF appl Witnesses of the con- duet which weakens the security of persons as well fx politicnl rig who will violate the nary a velety, lowers th: of property. Wh portions. ot wronged by this nction are burdened by the largest sliore dt its taxation. Wile this is Just so tur as it iy based pom {air assessments, it still wggravates the injustice | of the conduct which deprived them of a fair representa | Hon, If the jion of party, di eli siness men of New ¥ duke ti k, without distine. done to themseiven y Pee with the comnu Interest suffers betor wrongdoing of their GOVERNOK ROBINSON'S 1 New 1 nx, October 2 Gaxrixmes—I nm in receipt of your polite imvits be present at the democratic ine in Fourteenth street to-night. regret that the evented my attending evening me Lig for jouths past will f There was or & time in the bi the govern Lok stowd more in the adoption principles of true at pi The twith of vedged in every ble way to the retorm my, (he enrnest proxecution of public ni of law and order, For tho fant three years the affairs of our State have ween du frrered with these objects in view. Because the people have believed the ‘lem ic purty true to its pledges they have given it theirs commanding position. While it maint fealty to them it hus nothing to leur, its Tix danger ies only In forsakins the p ut levs honest ways, I! the hour ever cous when hus falters it will deserve and will sulfer detent, For beliewing in the devotion of the party to its prin penton pledges, I wisn for it the success it dee . Kentiemen, with yar obedi* vernor, SPEKCH OF LIRUTENANT GOVERNOR DORSHEIMKL, The first meeting of the de c for the r occurs at uw time of speci interest in the aflairs of this city and Siate, The people lave ot last seen, in ita (ull proportious, the system of fraud by which the debt of Now York was quadruples. Owing to the im- erections of the laws most oO! the muielactors have | escaped toe privon, Dub the pubic opiuion of a free | people furnisies a punishment more to be dreaded than the dungeon; and that puvishment has fallen upon them with a terrible severity. We may axsu that the poriod of peculation and embezzicment, of the | botrayal of public trusis and the use oj poliical power for private and illegal gains, bas passed. Under the direction of a quickened conscience and an enlight- ened judgment the people of New York tay uddress | themselves to the work of securing a permanent sys- fous Of self-goverument, in which way, 1 believe, ¥ ngcessary rotrenchments and economies ere most | 1s like s stream poisoned at its source; however likely to be secured. THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. ‘The matter which, so far as this municipality i cerned, 1% to-day ot the greatest importance, constivutional amendments, or ratuer tue one by which it is proposed that one branch of the local Li isiature suall bo chosen by those citizens only who ay taxes on $500 of property or a yearly rent of $250, hope this proposed alteration of the constitation wi be coldemned by ihe people. 1 will nob enter here into ap examination of the argu- ments by which this measure is recommended ; pus 1 will that it 18 strange enough to fiud Americans proposing such a measure to Amori- cans. For neurly fifty years England has been gr: ally reducing the property qualification there imposed upon the suffrage, until now itis clear that the next slep, aud Which canuot be long delayed, will be to Under the iuiluence of a wi mauhood suitrage, 4 citizenship England has made great and rapid ad- vanoes. Apcient wrongs have been abolii tree trade has como, and tbe education of the peopie bas been commenced, Even lreiand has recovered some t and placed i in its present | Tats | | consummation of the demoraliation ware Ot the rights #9 long denied, and is uot now compelled lu supports an alien church. ln France to-day owe seo an aristocratic government plotting, with but little concealment, to over- turu the Republic under which Frence bas been gr in the midst of affliction such as seldom comes to & brave people, And prosperous beyond all experieuce in ber history. The first blow which the conspirators aim at the life of tue Republic 1 to init the sul- fruge. With these examples in our minds, | repeat, it is strange to tn i proposing such » meas- ure to Americans. that the tunctions of the Board of Finauce which the proposed amend- ment creates are limiued to those transactions which relate to the property of the municipaiity, | auswer that itis not so, There is nothing in the ameadment to prevent the Legisiasure from investing the Board ot Finance with complete power over ali the afluirs OL the city. But will not limit my opposition to tt by such a criticism. { am opposed to any prop- erty qualification upon the suffrage, It is an imtolera~ bie distinction, icousisient witu the peace of the peopie, disapproved of by the experience of history, incapable of good, but eapable of infinite mischief. We were told the other night that Dut tew will be dis- franchised. 1 baye been informed that more than One-half of the voters of New York sud Brooklyn wiil be distranchised vy it. 1 care sot how many uor bow Jew, I kuow that unuer this law men.will be disiran- cuised without reference tv their qualilica- tons, lt will disiranchise moat of the young men at the beginning of their careers, There are gentlemen Who served upon the commission which framed this amendment, whom | knew in their eurly manbooa, who, if such & law nad existed then, would have been disirancuised, 1b will disfranchise most of the young graduates of our colleges, tho students of medicine, law, divinity aud the aris; most of the clerks 1 your stores apd warehouses, your young mechanics 4nd the laborers who tolluw tbe avocutions by wuich the trade and comm: of these cities 13 curried ov, Iy will disfranchise the gr rf nai ber of that class from which will come our juture legisiatora, orators, poets, historians, eaitors and teachers, Such a law would huve dis{ranchised Patrick Henry, Jefferson, and Washington, Webster, Clay, Jackson and Lincoln im their youth, indeed, every American who, by bis genius and jortituue, bas risen from the rauks of the puor aud lowly, Nay, such a law would have disiranchised the geutioman whose name Was at the head of the call for the mecting last ‘Yuesday evening, tue illustrious poet, William Cullen Bryant, who in bis youtn, long before he paid a furthing of tux, sang a delicious Kong Of hope aud the rights of man. It is said that 6) measui Ht lead te retrenchment and economy. This hope 1s against the experience of history, England has become pru- dent and economical in proportion as her euflrage has been extended, France has Lever been so saving a8 under universal suffrage. But let us come bome, Tho load of debt which rests upon New York—bow has it been created? By the people of the city, under « system of self-government, witu universal suffrage? Notat all! Thatdebt was created by Jaws passed at Albany, and as to which th citizens of New York were denied any potential voice. I venture to say that nono of them could have been passed if this community had had control of its owa aflairs aud if the subjects bad been properly discussed by the press and before the people. No, there is not only nou safety under a government made up of property owuers, but an infuste danger, The exirava- gunce ol our cities has been great, but it bas been small enough when compared to the extrava- gance and corruption of tne great railway aud moneyed corporations, where none but the property owners have voted, ‘The euggestion of tis, unti- quated device has grown out of that indiflerence to the concerus of poljuics and wat misirust of tie poor by Lbe richer classes which coustitute one of the glaring evils of this tune, 2b is strange tbat tnere should be uby imdifforence to political concerns auong the rich and the educated, They should know tbe lesso of hisiory and of how deep a significan are the poliucal problems of our day, Yuey need not fear, If they go into pol- jtics it 18 not the poor who will insult them vy vile proposals, Let them come here to Tammany Hall and Spek their minds, They will not be sovered at nero because they are rich, No one here wili propose to distrauchise them be they are rich, Not one of this Vast multitude wali ask the question whether they be rich or poor, Stranger yetis it that there should be any mistrust of the poor in the minds ot the ric Their daily experience of life should teach them bet ter, No une can walk through the Filth avenue on sunny alternoon, und look upon the glittering stream of wealth and beauty which fills the stately strect and then go alew yards upon either side wnu see wi | Gwellings of the poor, without learning the patieuve and gell-restraint with woich the cruel ine- ‘qualities O! condition are borne by the generous und heroic toilers of the town, Why is thisso? Why are these vust muititudes content to labor and to suffer, nor rae a baud to take unlawiuilly, nor seek to chun the laws that they may luwluliy take the luxuries which surround them? One reason 1, because the right Lo vote gives them hope. [ts the saleguard of their freedom; and they kuow, from their country's history, that it they: do not their children may live aiong the great, No! if the suffrage is to be giv to those who by their conduct have merited it w voling power of the laboring classes should not be diminished KETRENCUMENT NEARLY PERFECTED, 1 now turn irom tue afuirs of the city to those of the state, There the work of retrenchment has been nearly perfecied, Under the administration of Gov- ernor Tilden and Governor Kovrnson the jobbery upon the public works has ceavea und the taxes have been reduced to about one-hall of what they were four yeurs agu. Lu this connection I may refer to the lib- ‘erat commercial policy with which the canals havo been managed, ‘The results of that policy are vow to be seen in the revival of trade aud in the restoration to New York of her commercial supremacy, Bus you must not forget that under State laws you ure now subjected to a — deprivation Oo: rights by the demi to you of the rep. resoutation to which the constitution cntitles you, To correct this evil, aud thus secure the power Of removing other evils, it 18 necessary that a demo- cratic Legislature should be chosen, in no other way cun redress be hud. In city and State, under demo- cratic rule and iu accordance with democratic tradi- tion und practice, we have secured goou government, with the prospect of making further advances in tbat direction, But how is tin the nation? ‘There, if tue will of the people bad not been ualawfully defeated, we might alzo have the bonetlis of wise rotorm and economy, Lut their will has been de- foated, and fraud bas been, for the _ first time, “triumphant jn American history.” It 1s worthy vf note that most of those who now seek to place a property qualification upon the suilrage in cities Were parties to and either silently or openly approved tue Irauds by which all Americans were deprived of their votes. I shall not here accus any vf those who Were parties to the electoral frauds, I wilt not accuse Mr. Hayes nor Sr, Wheeler, who owe Ueir piaces to those crimes; or the gentlemen who appeared before the Electoral Commission and argued to sustain thom; nor the members of te Electoral Commission Who reused Lo exaimine into them, and gave away 4 peopie’s rights upon a technicality; nor those Who have taken office uuder 4 resident who Was not chosen, All of these are but men, and they lay be jeft to the suggestions of their own consciences und the judgment of history, for the iniluence of tue wrongdoing 18 itnited by Ube limitations ty mortal 11 and exumppie. (he accusation must be vrought aga:ust tue republican party, which was the real’criminal, and Wuose influence is wider aud more enduring, | say the republican party Was tbe real criminal, There was bo lime after the eiection, and up to the 4th of March, when the republicans could uot have pub wn end to the craity and wicked couirivances by which the Presidency was stolen, But uo word wus said, no hand was raised. The pul- pits, once so fervent, were silent; tne plutiorma, on so Cloquent, were deserted; most of Weir journwls urged (he conspirators ou, aud, with a few honorable exceptions, all their public men became accomplices. ‘The democrats, simazed aud bewildered, looxed on. ‘They generously rejused jor a time to believe taat their foe was in earnest. Well was it tor tue peuce of the country that they were incredulous, tor had the | democracy foreseen iu December woat was done in February ihe Republic would have been shaken tots foundations, Lhis crime 18 @ novel (ing in history. Kulers vave obtained power Wrongiully; communities bave sunk into degradation; masses of the people rising agatast Ubeir oppressors have ofton veeu car- Tied (O Vivient excesses; but in (hose instances there bas always been some allraclive quality—tue usurper is necessarily « man of wilj and courage, and often surrounds his wrong doing with glories like those with whicu Cwsar and Napoieva dazaivd (be men of Weir times; We caunot bat adinire ihe gorgeous splendors with which Rome and Constantinople | surouded their decay, while the rising of & peovie Dus racrilice, But there wos neither splendor, nor glory, hor manveod im the gatlt of last winter, Tt was a wean ofleace. A publica@rrong. Lt was the stailiog of ballot boxes, the Jurging of reburns and the suvorna- tion of Witnesses. A tuell! it was the ao of a sneak thie, Aanurder! it was done vy poisou, ‘To do itre- Jt was the crime of @ coward, ation Of 4 long series Of offeuces, tho the civil war produced, The ibelis of tweed, the Uredit Mobi Hier [rauds, the bribes wuich Belknap look, the piune dering of the South, were all vat the prelude to that final and shaimetul cheat by which the seat of Wash- ington was eteaithily taken by one who bears ‘upon his brow the stamp of Iraud first riumpbantin Ameri+ can bistory.”’ YRESIVENT HAYKS’ SOUTHERN POLICY. belore, Whe ‘There are those who think that Mr. Hayes, by bis course toward the South, has, to some extent, con- | dowed the offence of his py Let us vot deceive oursvives, [thus born the cniverssl poley of raters without law (ov enueaver by some popular device to ie tho people to lorget the mauner of their 1o power. In this way, in our own time, Na- strove to make the Freneh forget the slaughter of December, but eighteen yours of that enervauing ana demoraliz og rule sapped the sirougth of France and gave a patriotic aod warlike people an easy congest (0 bheir foe, Governments do not rost upon laws alone, but upon great principlos of public morals, und power wrongfully acquired caunot be used for ihe good of a nation | aiways Yeon characterized by valor aud manly sell. | bright its waters may be they carry disease to ali woo drink them. Besides, the liberation of the South was ork of tayes; it was secured by the ith a democratic House, and a meagre republican majority of three or Senate, the administration did vot dare Pp policy of Gravt toward the South. But in forming our estimate of we must not forget that it is acting upon dom: pot upon republican ée ciples, The strife of parties w pecessary to a ir overnment, Parties divide upon principle, not by accident, and elections ure conducted not for the sake of candidates alone, but to carry out policies and ‘enforce po- litical doctrine. Last year when the people went to tho polls there was but oue cloar issue upon which u ‘were divided agd that was the Soutberu ques- tion, publicans jnsisted that the policy of the past should be continued; the democrats, on tho other land, insisted ail the States of the Soutn should be treated by the general gover: the Stat jt the North were treated. U diflercnce contest was waged. It is of very essence of a pie ges made by a party to ite supporters fulfilled. But no sooner did th istration como inaugurated the policy that the republicans opposed and the democrats advocated at the poll Wo are giad to seo our principles enforced; we Cougratulate the south upon its liberation from oppression, But we see in these events anotber proot of demoralization, another instance of the contusion of political morals DOL easy to be explained, uni it be that those who obtained power by fraud are ing to escape the consequences ‘Of thelr actions by defrauding the party which sup- ported them, CIVIL SERVICE REYORM. Mr. Hayes bas made still another effort to conciliate the people. the so-called civil service reform. I suppose there are few who do nol reform of the civil servico. It 1s essential t relorm that to a large class of ofl pointments should be made for other fications thau political service, and that Loose who bold thom should be independent of political changes. But these essentials to a real reforin of the civil service have no place im the new system. Ap- pointments are now made upon mere political grounds, aod tuose of the lowest Kind, made for dishonvradie and criminal conduct, as ts the case of tho perpotra- tion of the frauds in Florida and Louisiana, 1b 18 novel requirement of the civil service that a candidal should have acted in connection witb the returning boxrus of one ol those States, Noither are those who hold office independent of political changes. Repad- leans are every where removed for mere party reason: Indeed, the ‘salient clement of the vew ree form 18 to prevent persons holding federal office trom taking part in political orguuization und auction, Where does Mr. Hayes get the power to do this? Tho right to political action has never before been ques- toned, ‘ould 4 President be authorized to disinias an officer of the army for attending a convention or acting on acommittee? 1 have known officers of the army to be very active and useful in politics, and thr eneral officers of th my (Taylor, Scott and Graut) ave been candidat idency. ‘ihe support which this illegai order of Mr, Hayes tinds in public wiuely spread among degrading pursuit, This vicious error 1s of itseli the source of evils tar more dangerous than any which the government officials cap accomplisu, The country should be tanght that politics, go far {rom being an unworthy calling, 1s one of the noblest which wen cau assume, demanding bigh qualities of miud and cnaracter. To prevert any Citizen [rom doing whatever bis disposition or his cou- sciousuess of paren may move him to do, within the limitations of law and morals, ia ap injury to the community and degrading to its politica, If the! be uw gentleman in office titted to lead and to cou gel we aro entitled to his Jeadorsnip and advice. Ybis illegal restriction upon individ rights is intolerabie. It is not to be wondered at that tue ro. pablicans revolt, No map, with @ proper sense of pride, Would suomit to a rule go galling and insulting. Vhave already said that power wrongfully obtained cup never be used lor the good of the people, It taints everything thut it touches, It 1s the law of the very exisience of this administration that it should disre- gard tue rights of meu, 1t came into being disregard- ing your rights. tis natural that inthe attempt to reform the civil servico it should disregard the rights of the citizen, Retorm the civil service! The civil service cannot be reformed by mey who hold their places by Virtue of the greatest wrong ever dono to the civil service of the country, My follow citizens, the ‘repablicang are reaping where they have sown, The guilt of last winter les heavy upon many a conscience, Like an army ae- moralized by the plunder of a capturod city their power is gone. Already, in shame and humiliation, they turn their backs upon those who wear the #ym- ois Of their party’s disvbovor, With the administra. tion democrats can have no companionship. Its ef- forts to couciliate you win your contempt, “he hand of Douglass is bis own.”? To you a duty bas come more important than has ever rested upon a@ party. Not the safety, not the welfare of the Republic merely, but its honor requires that you should redress tho wrong which our laws, our institutions and our liber- Hes bave sulfered. RICHARD O’GORMAN’S SPRECH, Mr. Richard O'Gorman was then introduced. He comimenved with an upproval of the address of Lieu- tenant Govervor Dorsheimer, and proceeded to arraign the repuvlican party as not only the party of corrup- tion, but also as the assailant of the rights of the people sketched its progress trom its inception W the present day, characterising the Electoral Com. mission us its crowning iuiamy ‘and condemning the proposed disfranchisement of the poor men as tho scheme of autocrats to deprive the poor of their rights, You all know, said h the story that ofien been told at public meetings of the siga that was over a t hotel in London. There were turee men, one standing on the shoulder of the other. Qn the top stood the king, the crown on bis head, the purple on his shoulders, tue sceptre in his hand, and beneath 1. wus the legend “1 govern all,” Below bim stood the soldier, and from his lips came the words “I fight for all,” Below bim came the person robed in black and his hauds meckly tolded, aod be said “L praytor all.”’ Below them all stood the brawny worker with apron at his rout aud the mallet in bis band, Upon the brawny sbouiders stood the three supersmeambents, and from his lips came this logend, “1 for all.” (Tremendous cheering.) ‘Yu1s story illustrated the fact that the working people realy pay the taxes, and tht the effort to disfranchise them was « densi of the fact. He streuuousiy op- posed any such legivlation as tbat propored in the constitutional amendment, declaring tuut 1b wo@ld be a disgrace to our State constitution, 'homas C. E. Keclesine spoke bitterly of the party which bad rped the name of democracy, “It democratic party means anything,” said be, “it means that 1 18 true to the principles of democracy, Tam- many Hall, therefore, stands to-day the only demo- cratic party in the city of New York, Mr. Ecclesine ‘Was a candidate in the Eighth Senatorial district, He would be proud to represeut it, but he would welcome deleat rather than accept any Victory purchased at the expense of a compromise with the enemies of Tam- many Hall”’ He then reviewed the candidates of the different Scnatorial diatricts, all of whom were sure of election, and advised all voters to voto “a straight democratic ieket irom the word ‘go.’ ”” ‘Algernon S, Sullivan spoke aiid (he noise produced by the crowd which had begun to leave the building. He gaid:—Fortuuate in its origin, nistory, ieade 4 triumphs, there has yet never been u period whi democracy of this country has baa 80 great a tr posed upon it, and the only question that now 10 be solved is whether the democracy of to-day have inherited the grat spirit of their progenitors, ‘At the conclusion ol Mr. Sullivan’s speech the meet- ing adjourned with cheers lor the State ticket and Jonn Keily, THE OUTSIDE MEETINGS, On the outside of tammany Hail avast crowd col- lected, extending all the way trom tno Academy of Music to Third avenue, The speakers, few of whom were wore than Jocal lights in thoir wards and in the Tammany Wigwam, were listened to patiently until | the end, Colouel Wilham K. Roberts, who spoke at Stand No. 1, said:—Fellow democrats of the city of New York—I am proud to-migbt to behold this vast ussembiage of Jaituful, sterling democrats, assembied uround this old uncouquered temple of democracy, to prociaim thelr allegiance to its principles and supporu of its platiorm and ite cundta: It there be any go foolish as to believe that asses of the democratic party in this city are wavertug in their support of the democratic flag that Tammany Hall has so often borne to vatile and to viclory they should be here to-night to see the democraiic battalions in serried ranks, shoulder to shoulder and heart to hoart, with stern purpose aud the light of victory in their faces, press onward to the battle in the cause of civil and political liverty. beldom, my friends, in the history of democracy have there been issues of such magoitude submitted to the people of this city as those which we are called upon to decide in the ensuing Lion. The ropubiican party of this Stace proposes to engraft a0 amendment Upou our CunstiLation which declat that no man who uot pay a rent shall have w voice im the expenditures of a single dole lar raised by taxation, It proposes to estublizb an aristocracy of doliars, and says that though 75,000 voters uf tuls city may be quaiilied to vote tor a Pres- ident of the United States they are not to bo trusted with the expendiiure of the money they in part con- tribute to the public Treasury, Was there ever 80 shameless, so flagrant wn outrage attempted upou a free and \iberty-loving people? Are you, mea ot New York, who neip to earn and pay tho taxes, going to disiranchise yourselves and proclaim to ‘the world ed with the ballot? At stand o William L. Cole pi making a plea tor the election vf democratic Sena- tors, because the calied upon lo vote lor a United States Senator and for democratic Assembly- men; because In conjunction with the Senate that | body wil! be culied upon to revise the Excise law and to pass upon the constitutional amendments distran- chising every poor mun in this city, There were sev- eral other speakers, ORRMAN APRECHIRS, A stand was erected in tue vacant lot once occupied by the circus, and here a ¥mali assemblage of Got- hians collected to hear speakers in their vernacular. Addrosses were made by Dr. Ph. Morkle, Dr, Aug. Freen, ex-Alderman Kobr, Jacques Scumitz, Francis Guring and others, MORE CHARITY PHAN DISCRETION. Joseph Young, a colored messman of the Old Do- mivion Steamsuip Company, thought bo would do a charitabie deed y ‘day, So when o triend of bis, named Francis Snyder, mado him a visit he handed him a basket of provisions, valued at $2 60, and be- Jonging to the company, saying to him * nk, take Yom home to the old woman.’? Untortunately for both, Mr. James W, Sinythe, an officer of the vessel, whose charitable feelings seemed wo have vee blunted, calied an offlcer and both the colored gent men were lucked up At the Tombs Pouce Court Justice Fiammer discharged Snydor and held Young It [in $900 bail to answer, THE LOCAL CANVASS. INDEPENDENT REPUBLICANS IGNORED BY THE COMBINATION—A DISGUSTED CONFERENCE COMMITTEE —FURTHER NOMINATIONS. The County Convention of the Independent repub- licans of this city Wag held last evening at Trenor’s Hall, No. 1,272 Broadway, Mr. Christopher Pullman presiuing. At the oponing of the meeting the nomi- nation of Judge Brady was unanimously indorsed. Mr. Thomas E, Stewart, chairman of the committee of twenty-one delegates from the various assem. bly districts, who had been appomted to confer with the different organizations united against Tammany Hall, with a view to agreeing upon a common ticket, was then called upon by the Chair to make the report of the committee, © Mr. Stewart prefaced the presentation of the report by inform! the Convention that in every instance where the Committee had sought to conier with other organizations, its requests had not only been utterly ignored, but that the members of the Committee making the request for aconference had even been treated with positive discourtesy. He then presented the following report in the lorm of a re: 1b the rept taining & re-euroliment and fort Is being made to unite citizens of ‘opinions in opposition to Tammany Hall in order thut the candidates of that organisation may be defeated, and of what is kuown as the combin- jo no ation ticket with few excaptions t represent the re: form sensi the people, sevoral of them being Uitteat erfel duo better than Tammany nomine and Whereas, Little if any advantace Is to be gained tor the ise of good government by taking part in what is merely personal cont ‘er the apvils; theretore Kesulved, That wo recommend’ where men known to be honest and'able are named on either tiekes thas these be voted for, and where nominees on either ticket are unfis for the offices for which they are named we recommend ‘atthe members of this organization which this Gonven- tion represents refrain from voting for the sume. Considerable discussion ensued on tho question of adopting these resolutions, and Mr. Heary 0. Robin- gon, the chairman of the Genoral Commitiee of Inde- pendent Republicans, sought to have another set of Fesolutions substituted in their stead, which substan- upon the Convention to tndorse the nomi- inst Tammany Halt, Dur- ral of the delegates made alla: 1. Sev. al times the wk interrupted by hisses and groans, but finally a vote was taken, by which the substitue offered by Mr. Robinson was declated lost and the original report as presented by Mr. Stewart decinred adopted. : ‘The Convention then adjourned sine die, Saati . ing the discussion se wi THE FIFTH SENATORIAL CONTEST. Mr. Henry Knoubel, who 18 said to influence about four hundred votes in the Fifth Senatorial district, bas withdrawn from the republican organization and decided to support Wagstaff, The Lincoln Club en- deavored to persuade Mr. Knubel to reconsider his determination, but without success) The Henry Knubel Association, also a republican organization, met on Saturday t—about two hundred members being present—and Wagstaff was unanimously nomi. nated as their candidate for Senator, ‘The workingimen’s party of the Fifth district last evening nominated Jenkins Van Schack. The Anti-Tammany Convention also metand nomi- nated James D. McCleilaud, ASSEMBLY NOMINATIONS, The democracy of the First assembly district of Wostchester county, comprising the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards of the city, and the towus ot Westchester and Yonkers, met at Morrisania and pominated Ambrose H. Purdy. George W, Langbein has received the unanimous Tammany nomination fromthe Tenth Assembly dis- trict. The following nominations wero also made:—Repub- lieaos—Sixth district, Isaac Knapp; Twelfth district, John Monks, Anti-Tammany—Chird district, James Hayes; Twentiewh district, Marks L. Frank, Indo- nendeut Germans—Sixth district, Michael Healey, ndependent republicans—Iwenty-first district, Ben- jamin Beyer, ALDFRMANIC CONVENTIONS. ‘The Fourth District Republican Aldermanic Con- vention met and nominated John Robinson. In the Sixth district the republicans nominated Fer- dinand Erhardt and Froderick Fink as their candi- dotes for Aldermanic honors. Tho republicans of the Seventh district, after great deal of discussion, pominated Bernard Biglin one of their cundiwates for Alderman, and left the after nomination to be made by the regular anti-lamimany party; but the latter subsequently held their convention at No. 338 East Twenty-third street, and expressed their dissat- isfaction at the unexpected action of tue republicans by refusing to indorse the nomination of Biglin, and poniinating William H, Secor aod Jeremiah Murphy as their Candidates, BROOKLYN CIIY POLITICS, LIVELY TIMES AT THE DFMOCRATIC PRIMA- RIES—BALLOT BOXES KICKED OVER AND THROWN OUT OF DOORS, ‘The democratic ward primaries were held last evea- ing tor the nomination of candidates for Aldermen aud Supervisors in the various wards of Brooklyn, and ip several districts the conte: were of uo un- usually lively character, Tne polls opeved at tour o'clock and closed at eight in the ovening, In the Sixth ward, when the ballots were being counted, Peter Fagan, an inspector, who was in the interest of Alderman James Kane, who 1s a candidate for re-election against Joho Dobbins, remarked that as there was no show for a fair count there should be no ballots counted, and thereupon he gave the ballot box a kick, scattering the ballots about the room ip every direction, The other inspectors, who were understodd to be in the interest of the opposition candidate, John Dobbins, then gathered up the ballots and burned them, ‘The nomination will therefore bave to be made by the Democratic Genoral Committ Thore were several brief fignts between tho contending factions, In the Eleventh ward the candidates for the super- yisorial nominations were John Mycnborg, James Hyde ana P, C. Wilson, There were several fights betweeu the friends o: the parties numod, and the police were actively employed in quelling disturb- ances during the balloting. Poter Duily, one of the inspectors, took exception to the action of his asso- ciate inspectors, aud iu order to put an end to further trouble hy threw the buliot box out of the window, He was arrested, but was subsequently releasod aud returned to the discharge of wis duties as an in- spector. Messrs, SMyenborg and Wilson then with- drew from the contest. ‘Tue lollowing nominations were made:— Wards, Aldermen, Wards. Supervisors. -—Guorge i. Sterling, 1—No nomination, 4—Robert Black. 3—Vhitip Hetorich, 6—No nomination, 4—Jono Cullen s—Joho Quin, 7 uward 5, Haz eton, 10—Simon Gunder. 9—John J, Ladiey, 12—Daniel O' Rietly. 1il—James Hyd 14—Thoimas J. Keuna, 13—William H, Manning, 16—No return, 16—Peter Culling: 18— ‘ 17—Hugh Zovl 20--Henry J. Hubvard, 19—Alired Kemp. C. R. B. Krogsgard, 21—George W. Anderson, —George Jenison, 23—vlaudrus Beatty, 26—Philp Sullivan, Ja the Eighth ward there were two distinct Alder- manic primaries held in diferent sections, at one of which ex-Alderman Jovn Alclutyre Was nominated, und at the other Jobo Quin, JOHN F. HENRY'S ACCEPTANCE. Mr, Joun F. Henry, the nomince of the republicans for Mayor of the city of Brooklyn, has written a letter of acceptance, In the course of which he says that ‘Gn the ten years trom 1364 to 1874 the febt of the city of Brooklyn was increased from $7,000,000 to $44,000,000—an average annual increuse of over three and @ ball miltion dollars, being over six hun- dred por cent, whue ut the same time tne tax rate was increased from less than two per cout in 186210 a ‘ail fraction .ess than four per cont in 1874, an in- crease of 100 per cent, Mr. Henry says this should boa warning against placing the machinery of the local governiuens ‘in the hands of the same inen who have so uuscrapulously rusoed us headlong tuto bur- densome debt of taxation,” He pledges himsoll, if elecied, to be the true friend of the taxpayer, tho rent puyer, the workingman and the capitaliat alike, and to devote all his energies to the wellure of the en- tire people. SECOND SENATORIAL DISTRICT. The dolegates to the Slocumite Democratic Con tion In tue Second Senatorial distriot, Brooklyn, met and nominated James F. Pierce, ASSEMBLY NOMINATION, The republicans of the Fourth Assembly district nominayed RK, W. Fielding. M'CLELLAN CAMPAIGN, THE The democracy of Bergen county held a mass moet- Ing at Hackensack yesterday afternoon which, in point of the numbers participating and their enthusiasm, eclipsed anything of the kind which bas occurred since the war, The mecting was held upon the public square, where platiorms decorated with flags and bunting had been ecrecied. Several bayda of music wei so on the ground. The carriages of country people blocked tho stracts leading to the square in every direction. George Huyler presided, Speeches were made ty General MoCivilun, Major W. J B. Quincey, of Now York; Senator Stockwa, ot New Jorsey; Attorn: , General Gilchrist en: others. One of Most noticeable feat large demonstration was the great number of ladies in attendance, ‘the fair portion of the audience seemed as deeply interested and as enthusiastic in their ap- plause as their inale relatives aud frieuds, MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION. COLLECTOR SIMMONS FOLLOWS THE LEAD OF ATTORNEY GENERAL DEVENS—HIS VIEW OF CIVIL SERVICE, (py TELEGRAPH TO THE HEBALD.} Bostox, Oct. 29, 1877. # The letter which Attorney General Devens Boston the other day bas already. begun to bear fruit in Massachusetts, Among the first to come to the front is Collector Simmons, who of late has had fears of his own official bead. So fong as the President's order was in force the Collector was loud in prociaim- ing 118 wisdom, bat be was all the time a mysterious and secret worker in the party. General Devens’ let- ter, however, bas afforded him an excuse for removing ‘the mask of indifference, as is manitested by the tol- Jowing lotter, which he has to-day a sed to the Republican State Central Committee in reiation to an invitation $0 speak at a republican meeting :— D oft . night betore tween then me to pre} ao tine au impression 1o Dat Achilles, 1 was “sulxing In my tent. irely ud untrue, for no man in Maxsuchusetts desires @ re-election of Governor Kice more than myself, My only objection tv speukinz was one of personal pride in n audience without proper prepara comm itt State ry rover them, anywhero within the limits” of weulth that the committee may deem essential to the success of the ticket. Lave never the remotest idea that the Frosidential order prevented an oitice-hoider from expressing his views. Such construction seeius to be very avsurd. I kvow from the lips of tho President himself that no such construction was ever int ine everything which li; powkin ‘aid the have wxroed. to my neighbors and ‘friends nt the High to-morrow evening. and if it is ould speak «halt hour every er evening during U ek iny services vre Bt your din- r the night before the election, when I of jong standivg to fuitit, 1 mutter, in order to correct any erroneous impressions which may prevali, and to have the State committes fully understand my views e tuese L believe to be the views ol the ted- Very truly yours, Gronuk G. Caocken, « A. SIMMONS, ‘The indications now are that the eloction is far trom boing a sure one forthe republicans, and hence they will be specially industrious during the remaining week, Avie speakers from abroad will stump the Btate, apd it is not impossible that both oenators Hoar and DaWos will make one or two addresses, " GARRISON’S PRONUNCIAMENTO, 4 MASSACHUSETTS ANTI-SLAVERY AGITATOR DISAPPROVES OF THE PRESIDENT’S SOUTH- ERN POLICY AND OPPOSES GOVEKNOR KICE, (vx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. } Bostox, Oct, 29, 1877. William Lloyd Garrison, like Wendell Phillips, nas come out in bitter denunciation of President Hayes. He Onds occasion for bis criticisms in au argument for tue election of Sudge Pitman, probibitionist candidate for Governor in preference to Governor Rice, the re- publican candidate, Mr, Gurrison says:— ‘the present republican candidate is Governor Rice, who is neither a teetotaler bor a probibition! ny though there seems little probability of the pa f a pronibiory law at the next session of the Legisla- ture, ull there ig cvery reason to believe that Governor Kice, if elected, would veto it, should it so Lappen that tho Legislature should take atbougbht and mend on the subject. Here, certamly, there 18 4 marked covtrast, and it fairly inures to the Deneiit of Judge Pitman, who ts as pronounced a ro- publican as Governor Rice, and even more steadfast 1n upholding those principles aud measures which have made the republican party #o praiseworthy in its record, But Judge Pitman has had the temerity to condemn the Soutbern policy of President Hayes, aud sees ip it a compl der Lo these who coutioue to glory in their rebel!ious attempt to destroy the re- public, and on that account is undeserving of republi- can support; nay, vo that account he 1s specially de- serving of it, for it furnishes additional prool of bis personal independence, bis ioral courage, his clear discernment, his unawerving rectitude, “An Abdel; faithful he among the fabless found,”’ I for one most heartily join in that condemnation, Without impugning the motives of the President; nuy, according to bim the best intentions, I regard bis *policy” as a flagrant betrayal of the crust so confdgly commitied to his bunds, iu violation of bis pledges to see tuil pro- tection secured to all classes ut the South, wilhout re gard tocomplexional distinctions, and as fraugut with incalculabie mischiel, rejoicing, 48 it does, the hearts, Strengthening the hands anu facilitating the plaus of the Southern conspirators against law and order, lib- erty and equal rights, 1t indicates a cbildisu credu- ty, @ blindness of vision and animbeciitiy of juug- ment equally surprising aod deplorabie, The repubii- cao party cannot Sanctiou it without impeaching its entire course, !rom the opening o1 the rebellion to the close of President Gragt's administration. ‘The demo- ciatic party justly claims it as ite own, aod jubilant accordingly, 1. 18 cause for the de st humiliation that the republican purty in Massachusetts, at its Stute Couvention at Worcester, went buck upon its patriotic record and gave its un- Qualified approval to this shametul surrender to tne demands of those **whose feet run to evil’? und ‘who make baste to shed innocent blood.” Its vefeas on such un issue Will be u gain to the cause of justice und humanity, here und elsewhere, not by going over tothe democratic party, but by such a withdrawal froin the polls on seattering votes. Or, better still, by bestowing them upon Judge Pitman, as shall prove effective to (bis end us a powerlui moral and patrio tie protest against the suicidal policy of » well meaning Lut misguided aud incompetent Chiet Mugis- trae, ONLY ONE POSTMASTER WANTED, AN ANTI-ADMINISTRATION SENSATION SPOILED, (BY TELEGRAPR TO THE HERALD.) Newrort, R. 1, Oct. 29, 1877, ‘The sensation in reference to the appointment of two postmusters at Wakefield, R. l.—one by Postmaster General Key and the other by Mr. Tyner, Assistant Postmaster General, and which bas been a delicious morsel for the democratic and anti-administration papers—has been cflectually disposed of, It appears that Jesse Van Buren Watson is the only authorized Postmaster, and that Klisha W. Cross, although appointed, was never commissioned, and he tated even to forward his bonds, Jt 1 said that @ remonstrance numerously signed wae forwarded to Washington against the appointment of Cross, and the following official order was pluced on record at the Post Office Department at once ppoint Watson in place of Cross, bot commissioned.” Thie was dated August 14. The frieuds of Cross bave stated in the articles referred to that bis appointment was revoked because he voted Jor the democratic ticket in the lute Presidential election, and that on this ground the “radical” jaction of the party ip this Stave bad ioter- fered avd bad secured the appointment of somebody else. Tho in the case do not beur out these statements, Messrs. Key aud Tyner were in full ac. cord, and the former telographed trom Vermont, where he was in company with Loe Presidential party, directing, that Watson should bo pe in the place of Cross, aud was answered that such change had already been Inade. Watson has entered upon the duties of tho office, and Js not likely to be disiurbed, MARCHING HOME. BATTERY ©, THIRD UNITED STATES ARTILLERY, ON THE WAY BACK TO FORT HAMILTON. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THK HERALD. | Witkxsnaxre, Pa, Oct. 29, 1877, Yesterday morning Light Battery C, of the Third United States artillery, Captain Sinciuir commanding, which bad been on duty hore since the strike, leit this city for an overland march to Fort Hamilton, New York. The road from here to Easton, Pu., is the one was made by General Sullivan and his Coutinen- Inety-nine Years ayo, and since his day no mi tary expedition bias ever passed over it until now, Aftor the Revolution the road was turopiked, aud for man years was the regular stage rowe betweon this city and Easton. Tne battery will march about twenty miles a day, and is expeced to arrive ia New York on Monday next, Battery U ia the. moat inmous ouc in the Waited States service having been originally commanded by Captain Bra: ton Bragg, of ‘a little more grape’ notoriety, and later one of the foromost of che Confederate geverals, n the late war it was at one time commanded by Captain Reynolds, who, #8 major general, was killed at Gettysburg. A CASE OF HYDROPHOBIA. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. | Lancaster, Ohio, Oct, 29, 1877, Jacob Lamb, of Rushville, vitten lust May by a dog, shows all symptoms of hydrophobia to-day—growling, snapping, biting at himself and oth ‘The sight of Water throws bim into convulsions, and bis death is but a question of time, MISSIONARY CONVENTION, St. Lous, Oct, 20, 1877. Tho General Christian Missionary Convention ad. journed to-day to moet at Cincinnati, Ociober 26, 1878, ‘Tue day was spout in heariug reports trom standing nd special commitieds. Ihe following offic lected tor the eusuiog year:—President, Bid Hobs, of Bloomington, Vico Preside Eiders R. Graham, L. B, Wilkes’ and 0. A. Burgos; Corresponding Secretaries, N. #4. Haynes, J. Hy Mounyoy and Gourge Dusic; Treasurer, James Les- lie; Auditor, B. W, Wusson;’ Board of Commission- ere, KM, Bishop, F. M, ‘Green, Lb. W. Cas Siosson, James Chalion, isaac Grew, W. D. Di and W, Di otto | THE SEVENTH DISTRICT FIGHT. Absorbing Interest in the Contest Be- tween Morrissey and Schell. STRIKERS BUSILY AT WORK Scenes and Incidents at the Rival Candidates’ Meadquarters, The Morrissey-Schell Oght for State Senator in the Seventh district promises to be the most stirring sow to in politics that has beea witnessed in New York for many years, The contest tor Register is almost for. gotten in the absorbing interest of the struggle as te which candidate shall represent the Seventh district in the State Senate. The opposite poles of social Inf are agitated, and it 1s already plain to see that a clo: and eager vote will bo concentrated at the polls, Had this controversy been anticipated the registry in tho district would inevitably have been larger, As it 18 it falls ubout 9,000 votes below the figures of last year. In a day or two the whole districy will be aflame, and the indications aro that almost every vote registered will be polled. At every street cornor and jn every hotel and barroom the chances of the candidates were pretty well canvassed yesterday, The excitement bas spread outside the district. and gone rippling over the city. Tammany is bent on putting forth a powerful effort as, in case of defeat, the loss of prestige to her name will be very Great indeed, Anti-Tammany, on the other hand, wel- comes the fignt with oxultation, Both sides are confident of victory, the one-relying for ite strength from among the uppor ten, and the other trom among the masses, It is the moat populous and woaltby district in the city, It is furthermore the home of John Kelly, and if ever he felt impelled to struggle with all his might for triumph over a foe this is certainly the oocasion. THE STRIKERS OUT IN FORCE, The workers on both sides were abroad in large numbers. Though occasional exhibitions of strong feeling were met with, « rather good natured senti- menton the whole appeared to inspire the canvass, The strikers came to the front us usual at such a juncwure, They invaded the headquarters of each party, and were much disgusted at the small encouragement they received. It was amusing to witness the anxiety of this class of people to inter- view the candidates in the contest, If told that any business they had would be attended to by the repre- sentatives of the contesting parties they turned away with looks of anject discomilture, A PRECIOUS PAIR OF DARKIES. Two colored men, very much down at tho heel, ono proclaiming himself a colonel and the other a reverend somebody, called at the Tammany headquariers and ked to be shown Mr, Schell, They wanted, they said, to seo him privately on business of groat importance. Martin Kiullan, who was standing in the doorway, cried ou:, ‘Let us hear what the business is.” The Colonel thereupon replied:—*'Jes let's see Mas’r Scholl we wants to do business wid de boss, Dis yero man and myself has got a heap o’ infloonce wid de cullud people and Mas’r Schell may feel about wort his while to put up de stamps.” “O! git out,” exclaimed Killian in scorn, “you couldn’t find six votes with a bushel of money.’” “Woll, sonny,”’ responded the 1mnperturbable Colonel, “I do business wid de boss, and wid de boss only, Ef he don’: want to put up de stamps for 700 cullud voles den he don’t kuow as tnuch as John Morri: . Jose you see ef 1 don’t git de stumps somewheres else,” ‘ out, quick 4s you can,’? shouted Killian, “or Pl put a Read on you! whereupou the pair of worthies descended the steps aud disappeared around the corner, AT THE SCHELL HRADQUARTERS. ‘The visiturs to tbe Schell were not so numerous a8 those to the Morrissey headquarters, particularly in the evening. At that time delegations of workinguen, Teleasea {rom the toils of the day, kept constantly pouring 1n to see Jobu Morrissey, Who was Ou haud to receive them, though evidently suffering trom illness. Few people were tv bo found at the Scholl heaiqnar- ters at night, owing, very likely, to the ratificaion meeting which was proceeding at 'ammany Hall, Scheli dropped im @uriy in. shi a short while discoursing with Mr. Jonn Trainor, Alderman Sauer and others of the Committee of Mai and invigorating mental on to think,” said Mr, Sobell, “that the canvass will re- sult in my election. Assurances are had that tho ‘1ammany Vote is pretty well registered, and the fail- ing off must be on the other side. Then there need be no surprise if many republican votes go along with the Tammany for several ovvious causes’? Alderman Sauer was decided in his couviction that the Tammany candidate must win, and in tact every Tammany man who was asked b opinion said in an off-hand tone of positive assurance that Morrissey bad not the ghost of a chance, On the sidewalk in frontot the Tammany headquarters an anti-fammany democrat the bardinood to ex- press himself in these words tell you, tellers, there ain’t no demverat on the east side of town goin' 10 tech Gus Schell with a forty-loot pole, Too high. toned and old style to suit us” WHKRE THE CANVASS 18 MANAGED The Schell headquarters were opeved on Saturday at No. 15 West Twenty-elguth strect 1m a browu stove use bearing Over the entrance tho inscription “Tu Turf Excuange.” 1t was here that Kelly & Bliss kept their pool room before the Legisiature interiered with their business. They never had apy particular love for Joha Morrissey, and Kelly o cheertuily sur- Tendered this house for the accommodation of Morrissey’s opponents. It belongs to an aristocratic order of dwellings and isso far in harmony with tho- character ascrived to the candidate whose headquarters: itis It bas @ tigh stoop, and to the right of the sturway, the ball being thrown into the toriner parlor and extension room, there is @ long, spacious area, baif of which is filed with chairs, giving svating ca- pacity for over a hundred people. fhe paraphernalia ot the old pool room, the blackboard, desks, Kc. piled beside the wall to the right To the Jong pine table on trestles, at which wero seated yes- @ dozen clerks writing out the names es oi the registered voters in the dise trict. To-day this force wili be supplemented by twenty more, a fact that would appear to indicate that the Schell men mean business, ‘To theso voters circulars will be sent, provably, pointing out the merits of tue Tammany and ihe demerits of the anti-lammany cuntidate. The rooms on the second and third floors will be used for committee purposes. ‘hey are furnished and in fuir order. Altogether these headquarters are admirable aud certainly far superior to those occupied by the National Democratic Com- mitice last year, The location 15 central; within a few yards of Broadway and near some of the leading hotels, A committee of twecty—tvo from each of the four Assembly districte—bave charge of the arrango- ments, They apport to be active and sanguine and talk vory positively of Scheli’s success, THK MORKISSKY HKADQUARTERS, No, 102 East Twenty-tourtu sireet, adjoming the Ashland House, where Morrissey’s friends gather, hot 60 pretentious as Schetl’s, but it nog and quite ample ior iis purposes, It is a few loet up from (he sidewalk and consists of a parlor and a small ex- tension room. Along mirror in a gilt frame stands between the two front windows, which are hung with Jace curtuins, looped with crimson gimp. Over the white murble mantelpiece another large mir- Tor 1 suspended, A carpet is covered with linen drugget, and around the walls ure sey. eral posters concerning the nomipaion of Joha Morrissey for Senator, one of them containing picture of the temple of Liberty and ofa sip and Diucksmith’s hammer, symbolical of cupitul and luvor, There are also a iew colored maps of tue th Senatorial district. In the rear room Mr. iD, private secretary to Mr. Morrissey, sits ata tavle and conducts the neccasary correspondence of the campaign. Iu the front room Captain Gordon answers Inquiries as to the Whereabouts of Mr. Mor- rissey anu imparts at intervals the information that be has worked with John tn al nis political campaigas and knew him when both were on a Hudson River mboat together, might be called a dull day at the quarters, it Wasa busy one enough at A wondertui Variety of people appeared Morrissey's. suddouly to take a special interest in jorwarding the Senator Os pects, Fhiemol young leilows, repre- souting thomsel¥es as dviegations a various clube und organizations, ealied to know if they could ve supplied With the Necessary funds to raise a banner or bire a ball oF help along the canvass in any way, John sat in an armchair in the rear room and recotved all in a pertectly business-like way. ‘Now gentle. inen,”? ho would say, “this is your fight more itis mine, You wust do the work tuis time, for L have veen working for you tor yei past health 16 poor, and 1 canuot make this cauvess the i I'd want to by going out among eople, 80 1 to depend on you.” If the Seregation happened to ve composed of such sone of toil as cume with the ove motive of assuring Dir. Morrissey of their devotion to nim, they would ro- spond to this by saying, “All right, Mr. Sonaior, we'll stand by you; never us; apd th picking up their bats, would retire with a pertectly satistied ex- Pression of countenance. Those why called with the Paramount motive 91 “squeezin, Of the short huirs found themse: Mt * ma Wo srumve of ey were fain to roti q dejected and chopfallons:, Morrissey was eriaesuy prepared for this visitation in the canvass and doter- Mined at onoe to set bis face againgt it, ‘11 the people want me-’ guid he, “they have got to clect, and if thoy don’t want me they can say so plain enough.” About nine o’clock Thuriow Weed dro and too! Senatorial candidate aside | Her and thi been passed Out iuto tne sireut brenen aad turoed dowa ee rr ———————— —_ __ __ _ —