The New York Herald Newspaper, November 6, 1878, Page 5

_NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNES DAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1878.—TRIPLE SHEET. THE LOCAL BALLOT. Quiet: but Deeply Interesting Day in the City. ’ HARD WORK ON’BOTH SIDES How the. Candidates for the Mayoralty Carriéd Themselves. MR. DAVENPORT’S ARRESTS. Crowds at Night Around the Hotels and Headquarters, JOHN. KELLY’S SPEECH. Reading the Returns on the Va- rious Heraid Bulletins. ‘When the flash of yesterday's sunset gun announced the hour of four and the polls were closed Edward Cooper drove rapidly to his home, rushed quickly to his bed and threw himself down to sleep—the Mayor- nect of the city of New York, ‘The day opened with an exquisite bit of color in the wast. The sun rose in gorgegua beauty and a brisk wind gave token of a clear and bracing day. From’ that moment until the cheers of the victorious combi- nation’ burst forth from the Westminster headquar- ters and the ‘‘hoys’’ prepared to celebrate thesvictory by the fring of cannon, the hissing of rockets and the fame and smoke of the barrels of tar, the day wore on with ‘the quict and stillness of New England Sab- bath. In’ @ greqt degres the singular quiet’ of the city was due.to the . robust, confidence felt by the leaders on both sides, When John Kelly put hig hand on the helm yesterday morning he was perfectly satisfied with the outlook, and not only encouraged his lieutenants and friends by his words, but felicitated himself on’ the tertainty of, hip victory, Commissioner Dunlap, Mr, Gormsn, Under Sheriff Joel O, Stevens and General G. W. Win- gate spent the entire day in the private room at Tam- many Hall, except when one or tho other was called ont on’ special duty before! Commissioner Davenport, oF elsewhere to'protect voters from alleged illegal in- terference, and it would have been impossible, down to the hour of closing the polls, to find sjollier or better pleased trinity of politicians, The same cheer- tal spirit animated the friends of Mr. Cooper in the hotel where his headquarters were established, and In the republican rooms Sheridan Shook smiled be- bind hisilong cigar, ae General Arthur, George Bliss or Dwight Lawreyce vouchsafed some particularly in teresting information. POLICE REGULATIONS. Looked at after the excitement in political circles has ‘somewhat subsided, before the defeated have re- covered: from their surprise and the victorious have become, used to the of success, there can be but one opinion of the ble arrangements made by the Police Board and Superintendent Walling to conserve the peace and comfort of the city and the sacredness of the ballot box. General Smith was in the, President's room; before six in the) morn ing, the, other Commissioners were not long iter him, the Inspectors and Superintendent Walling being already on duty. In addition to the order already given, the several captains were * shaitged that they protect every man in the exercise of tds voting privilege, and, above all, that no favoritiam oy partisan action should be tolerated, But, although the police were alert, and such arrangements wero. made that trouble was certain to be nipped in the bud, and the nippérs were in readiness for the trouble makete, to the crodit of the city be it said that there wae no arrest of any consequence made necessary by marked misconduct or gross outrage at the polls, MB. SCHELL'S COMPOSURE. Early in the morning, after acalm perusal of all the daily papers and a substantial breakfast, Mr. Augustus Schell adjusted his spectucles, put on’ his overcoat and sallied forth to yote, He was the observed of all ob- servers and the shaken of all tho shakers: who thronged about him to wish him luck, predict suc- cess and make @ point: of / being *in;” with the next chief magistrate, Mr. Schell was certsin ) of & great and gratifying victory for Tammany. He knew that Mr. John Kelly had made all possible arrangements, and the confidence folt by the leader in the Wigwam was imparted to him who was the standard bearer in the fight, With be- coming modesty Mr. Schell, when spoken to about the probable result of the contest, demurred at all probability of his name strengthening the ticket, and simply faid; “No one can tell ‘who is Mayor til! after the election, but I feel sure the suffrages of New York will go with the party that not slone promised, but carried out reform. If Iam not deceived by the reports made, I shall undoubtedly be honored by the people's chowe. Our taxpayers and mer- chants know that when the financial depart- ment of the city government is honestly managed and its intercats jealously guarded they need not fear taxation to pay for excesses and embezrle ments, for corrupt and unjust claims.” Mr. Schell knew he was in the hands of an experienced and #uo- coastal goncral and looked for an easy victory. Thore is no evidence that this confidence was in any way underminod until the returns actually came in, show- (ng from the first the contrary. It is a singwiar fact that it was not until seventy lection dis- iricts had been heard from that Mr. Schell had any majorities whatever. When 140 districts were heard from, Mr. Cooper's majority being nearly four thousand, long faces were pulled in the Tammany ranks, and then as district after district came in and It was not until 990 were in that Mr. Schell obtained anothcr majority, it was evident that the “jig was up,” and doubt gave way to consterns- tion. Mr: Sobell retired to his private quartets and heard the resulta with ristic imperturbability. His countenance was unruftled, his appetite unaffected, bis smile was aa benign as ever, and when late in the evening he removed his overcoat and took himself to his couch he calmly bade his attendant “good night,” and slept the sleep of peace. THR VICTORIOUS CAXDIDATE FOR MAYOR. Differently constituted mentally and physically, Mr, Edward Cooper also rose early in the morn- ing, ran acrosn the street to bid his venerable father good morning, and then, im company with several friends, went to deposit his vote. Mr. Cooper is a nervous and excitable, though a pleasant and good natured man, His heart waa in the fray, and he be \eved from the first that hard work would win the Aght. He worked, his friends worked, their com- bination worked lke beavers during the fortnight pro- ceding the election. Not # point was neglected; cards, handbills, advortisements and hideous pictures le Delled and libellod “portraits” were paid for, and all the machinery of a well equipped politienl organization ‘was put in working order. Yesterday Mr. Cooper was intensely exeited and nervous to a degree. He could with difficulty keep quiet. He went from place to place, and was in and out the Westminster Hotel all day lony. He had not slept enough for a woek, When | in the committees room he threw himself on « lounge, while luis friends counselled and consulted with Lin. Althongh confident of sucvess he did not allow'a point to be insssed. Ex-Mayor Wickham was with ‘him constantly, and everything that was done was oatefally considered first. When asked carly in» the afternoon how he regarded the contest Mr. Cooper said:—"I expect to bp eleoted, Of sourse I may be mistaken, but the indications appear to be unmistakable, ‘The registry wan very grant, and the vote wilt dombtless run wp to 140,000, 1 think the fay favors us, and that iny election is certain.” When the hor of four was aunounced and the volls were closed there was great joy in the Cooper headquarters. One atid all claimed a great victory, and word came from Sheridan Shook, ‘‘It is Only e question of how much majority. The entire Anti-Lamumany ticket is certainly elected.” Then with & weary lock of con- tent Mr. Cooper left the parlors and drove directly home to get the rest his head and body demanded. As all the banks and nearly all the stores were closed the city wore s Sunday look. On the more prominent thoroughfares there was but little travel and. no business. Crowds were gathered about the several headquarters and in the vicinity of the polling places, but save here and there for exceptional reasons thete was but-little publio interest mani- foated. In view of the vote cast it would be untrue to say there was no general interest in the election. On the contrary there was a very decided interest. In the several Congressional districts, where personal feeling had much to do with the votes of individuals, there was considerable excitement. ‘TRE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS, In the Fifth district Congressman Muller expected to have a comparatively easy run, but the nomination of General Bourke gave a tone to the contest that had not been anticipated. The Irish-American voters rallied at overy point where a Bourke booth was seen, and at times altercations seemed likely ‘to’ occur. Fortunately there was nothing done to provoke & breach of the peace, although when it was rumored that the votes of Bourke were to be ‘‘goosed” in the interest of Muller there were threats of s general pull down and drag out that occasioned some little alarm at headquarters. Both candidates were active, but maintained perfect good nature and neither hinted st . treachery or fight. ‘That Congressman Cox should be elected by a sen- sible majority surprised no one. For the past fort- “night Mr. Cox has manipulated the voters in his own peculiar way, and yesterday he remarked as the sun made its awaited appearance above the horizon, the favored candidate lazily attired himself. in a. home spun suit and prepared to go on his travels, How ho trayelled the returns below will show. There was no excitement, no enthusiasm, no great contest. In some respects it was a walk over and the “fiftish’’ was a neat and pleasant speech. The Seventh district waa ae quiet as a graveyard. The Congressional candidates. were not particularly well known,’ and there was little excitement even at the polls themselves, ‘There was a good deal of good humored rivalry in the Eighth. ‘The fact that Mr. Jerome was. making a personal canvass and an old-fashioned canvass ient additional interest to the fight. Both he and Genoral McCook have many personal friends and hosts of ac- quaintances in common in the district, and it was generally believed that party lines would not be drawn very closely at the polls. That the best of men may sometimes judge erroneously the result very: clearly shows, It is certain that no canvass hes been made in this city in mapy years in which individual friendships and personal regard had so much to do with the vote cast a8 this spirited and gallant fight between Jerome and MvCook. One of the most closely contested battles of the day was fought on the ground of the Ninth district, where the veteran Fernando Wood encountered his sturdy opponent, John Hardy, The district is peculiar in its constituency, and the fight was bitter. There was considersble ill fecling displayed by the friends of both parties, which, fortunately, did not attain Literal fighting proportions. This was the one district. in which the result was not known carly in the evening. Both sides claimed it, and when the decision wag an- nounced both sides went over the count again, that there shotild not be a possibility of mistake. James O’Brien ts one of the lucky men in politics. He hes gathered about him a personal following to an. extent not usual in men of his grade, From the first. he has had no doubt of his victory. He predicted his success and foretold his majority. What he geined he earned. He went in person from house to house, from'store to store, from street to street. Even the children knew him. He was bound to run and deter mined to win. There was no uncertainty in his plans, none in his calculations. But, though firm in his conyiction from the first he did not lose s “moment. He worked for his election ‘ with’ all’ ‘his ‘heart. Yesterdsy) he went from poll to poll. He knew all the voters and. dust how each one voted. He laughed and joked, but, kept his eye on the end, He encouraged all his friends ‘and threw cold water on those who opposed him. The result in the Eleventh district surprised no one who watched the course of events in the past forty- eight hours. Mr. Willis was hopeful and earnest in his canvass; Mr. Morton equally so. All sorts of charges and counter charges were made against both candidates, and the advertising columns of the daily press bristled with cards for and against them both, AY POLICE HEADQUARTERS. Mulberry street was alive with coaches and! mes- sengérs all day long and late at night. “President Smith, despite the inroads of a terrible congh, was at his post till after midnight. His table was covered with despatches and reports, and he very naturally was greatly éxcited by the results of an election that carriod with it life or death to the Board over which he presides. In an upper room Commissioner Nichols was also hard at work, He received and, entertained hundreds of friends in the course of the evéhing, and an elegant collation sproad in his office received the attention of all who came. Commissioners of every grade and men of high dogree called, heard the news, and, after accepting an invitation to partake of the hospitalities. provided, left to make room for tho “anti'a,”” As the extra Telegrams proclaimed the news through the mouths of a thousand lively boys, wha called their papers over all the city, the people woke up to the fact that there had been an election and that the decision was meade. Bonfires flamed in all the streets, Rock- ets flew far up the sky. Candidates were cheered, called out and congratulated, Bottles were broken and mugs wero drained. The hotel corridors were thronged with people. “The Hxnaty bulletins were surrounded by thousands, who looked and won- dered end walked sway dismayed or rejoiced, ag the case might be. The friends of District Attorney Phelps ware especially jubilant, and the chubby hand of the fortunate candidate was wrung again and again by his zealous partisans and adherents. Considerablo gossip wan indulged in at the expense of the Police Commissioners, Already the quidnunes lsid out the future programme, when “Prosident Erhardt shall ocoupy the chair, and about the festive board threo unknown men shall sit and decide the destinies of the foree.”* Tt was alao suggested that Mayor Ely would not wait long now to prefer charges against the Park Commissioners, and 80 on ad nauseum. THE VorEns or 1868—630 or THEM ARARSTED ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR FRAUDULENT NATURAL- IZATION PAPERS. Almost simultaneously with the rising of the sun and the opening of the polls the United States special deputy marshals who had been aworn in on the pre- vious evening began to crowd the corridors of the Post Office building with voters who had registered on naturalization papers issued from the Superior Court and the Court of Common Pleas in this city in the year 1868, arid all day, up to and after theclosa of the polis, s*vontinuous stream of prisoners flowed in, At a quarter past seven o'clock in the morning United, States Commissioners Davenport, Deuel and Shields opetied three separate conrts, which were crowded the ontire day and far into the night with pris oners, maesshela and personal and political frienda of the parties arrosted, Commissioners Osborn and. Lyman wero also sitting in their respec- tive rooms ready to act. on any cases Which might be brought before them, but the seryiess of:neither were caljed into requisition. The Assembly digtricts wore distributed between the other three Commissioners, and #0 great was the crowd that some prisoner® and theif attendant = marshals complained’ of heing detained in court during the entire day. There seemed to be @ gonarel wnder- standing that in cases where the mere question of law was involved, a8 to the validity of the natural- sation papers of 1868, the parties, if they consentéd to waive an examination and promised not to attempt to vote on thoit papers, were merely held on their own recognizance to await the action of the Grand such canes the Jury. In prompt announce ment, “You can go,” was almost invariably mate, and with equal promptness obeyed. ‘This was the disponition made of by far the greater number of over five hundred cases in which arrests had been mado and ¢he prisoners brought to the building. The exceptions were casos in which @ voluntary statement of the parties showed they were not entitied to be naturalized in 1404, when they received their papers. oe of those brought up had glready voted, so that a pledge. not to do so became unnecessary, and they were discharged with apparently less hesitation than those who had not voted. The charge against almost the entire number arrested and brought before the Commissioners in the Rost Office building was that of having in their pos- session illegal naturalization papers. Some who had no such papers in their possession had that point raised by counsel in their be- half, but the point was overruled “by | the Commissioners, who decided it to be sufficient that the accused parties had made such papers the basis.of regis istration, Among the lawyers present in the Post ice building during the day to look after the inter- ests of their party ents were Colonel George W. Wingate, E. E. Anderson, Matthew P. Breen and pers e say ping yg forse eae de- iy ¢ majority among, the prisoners the last named counsel had the minority of muitous — briefs. Some few mistakes. were veloped, which seem to have arisen in the office of the Chief ee where the warrants were made out, and in which several persons hy ou subjected to the hardship of being arrested as pedagipsnes dated in 1868, whereas they proved to be dated im other years, and one held a certificate from the Superior Court of Hartford, Conn., instead of the Superior Court of New York city, BEFORE COMMISSIONER DAVENPORT. ‘As noontimé arrived John Gorman became impa~ tient, and calling out to the Commissioner from the midst of the crowd said:—'Here Judge, I won't stand this any longer. I have been here since morning and don’t want to stay here till dark, If I have committed any crime I want to have an examination at once,” “sit down,”’ said Commissioner Davenport. “JT won't sit down,” said Gorman. “Marshal take that man up,” was the’ next judicial announcement, Gormgn was then remoyed from the court and taken an in custody of @ marshal. He at first supposed he wes going before some athar Commsisioner to obtain the speedy hearing he so Fb desired, spe when he neck imself ent into | had. the iron, “cago” to exp! i aepeek not keep his mouth shut, “Damn and blast it,” said hadn't beara ae the Judge I wouldn't be in this bloody eags ‘Arthur Hogan, an thspector of the ‘Thira Asworsbly district, was arrested on complaint of Thomas Riley, a marshal, It was charged against him that, having ‘official knowledge of warrants having deen issued. against cortain, parties, he endeavored to obstruct the marshal in effecting arrests. He was held to bail in $5,000, John Foley (not he of gold pep fame) was brought up on ‘a charge of having im his Possession papers suppored'to have been illegally obtained. He refused to, answer any questions, and was ordered to be com- mitted to Ludlow Street Jail. Philip Carroll said he had served twenty years in the United States Navy, and supposed that entitled him to! vote. ‘The Commissioner decided thatit did’ not, but allowed him to go on his own recognizance, Norman Mills was charged with impeding a super- visor in the performance of his duty, and gave $5,000 bail to answer. Patrick Wheelan had been once discharged by Com- missioner Deuel on a prorige, not to attempt to vote, but he did make the attempt and was again arrested. This time he brought before Commissioner Dayenport, who. xed bail at $5,000. Very,soon Mr. John Folay, the well known politician, was offered and the bond Prepared and submitted, Mr, Foley jus- tifying in over $20,000. “vn ae twenty-t “four hours to examine the bail,’’ said the Commissioner, vWhy, “* said Counsellor E. E. Anderson, “can there be any question as to Mr. Foley’ ‘8 sufficiency?” “That, T have to say” was the response, sccom- panied waive of the judicial hand. Assemblyman Grady pleaded for Patrick Cunning- ham as one to whom a ’68 paper had, been “inju- diciously distributed,”’and the accused was told to go. John, Silberstein was liberated on a promise not to vote, nd he departed, pronouncing it a “damnod shame.” * John Agnew, a policeman, explained his position by saying that he arrived in the country when he was three years old, but in 1868 téok out papers in con- formity with an order of the Police Deportment. He was discharged on his own recognizance. BEFORE COMMISSIONER DEURL. award Roache, of the Eighteenth Assembly district, shid his paper, taken’out in 1868, was only a dupli- cate of one taken out years preceding, but he was held in his own recognizance to answer. Robert Dunlap, beige was among the nnm- ber who thought: a rightto vote on a certifi- cate of 1868, He was liberated on his own recogni- zanve, Felix Metzill, of the Eighteenth Assembly district, admitted in s voluntary statement that tlie egw come to this country,efter| he was eighteen of sgt, and having been naturalized in 1868 w: Khout pe ny taken ont his first papers. Ho was Weld im dofat it of $2,000. Moses Bear was algo held in the same saa Edward Condon, of the Ninth Assembly district, was told he could go on his own recognizance if) he prom- ised not to return to the polls to yote. He seemed at first not to comprehend the condition, but on further explanation he answered, ‘Av coorse I won't; the divil a hair I cared whether I yoted at alj at all.”” George Ehrhardt and’/John D, Ehrberg were ordered to give $2,000 bail each. spa Aeon ‘was a citizen in 1839 and tan his Papers, received in Kingston, N, ¥. In he Bi ae arlvived wyter tor to take out new and this ‘was and front of his offend- fans McGee served under General Hancock and waa’ naturalized ‘on his honorable nlgpesiegae He Thought thia auftictant and hesitated to i pire b Repeniss not to attempt to vote until Rae SoG advised him.to do s0, as he would only: be ins rs, but States agai John McGowan Bs istered on his 1868 pa subsequently had titem corrected in the Uni! Court, He was at once set at liberty. Alexander Norton was a citizen before he went to the war, end after his es was naturalized on wuilitary. discharge 1868. Commissioner a that the tong >! Badtalaation spoiled the second, Johannag Marks was by mistake arreated on a certi- froate dated in 1878 instead 6f' 1868. He was told to go abt away and vote, A similar lence was that Michael Lawless, whose certificate was dated 1860, and he was'told to go and 40 likewise. BEFORE COMMISSIONER SULELDEY Joseph F. Williams, a colored youth, admitted that he submitted to be naturalized at the age of eightcen ora his boss. He was held in default of $1,500 Thomas. McCormack ppresred » prisoner in a Gari baldian shirt. Mr. John ona eenathe to ta him out of the serape, when the marshal in charge in- formed him. that his services were misdirected, as the prisoner was a republican. Conitniesioner Siifelds ine formed the marshal that it waa none of his business what the man’s politics were. James Flynn wus brought up as and for a failure of: eps was diac As was leaving he asked if vernment could not fsh him with trans, oral mt back tothe place where he was arrested, here being Do a EO) mn to cover such expenditure he was not grat DISSATISFIED PRISONERS, Those who were committed to the Marshal's ‘‘cage”’ in default of bail, or to await its production,’ dst Cenetiepne, with their experience, and expressed a cae wrong. Sergeant Bradley, twenty- eight years inthe service of the federal of his com- seemed to be the recognized spokesman ons in durance vile. vis ad a war record Bsa, the shird dine Shaan of Toba Devenport nee hisfranchiee, But this was about to ox) apAre porn, spat he waa welling 8 Tie in, Brio MMnaT ite end. Matthew Cole, blaine biter Am DEC Eats Onin core tena Wes nse yy r] nly on, ut 10 fs Wik and four childvons Otilers hat wiaet, ine frond to make to the beporte porter, but. time waa short, and they wound up by “hurrah for Kirk and Brady, an; The ‘cntize a ber of cases heard by Commiasion- nel and Shields wore 50, distrib- ited as snlloné: Two hundred and twenty-five by Davenport, 180 By: Deuel and 125 by Shields, Of these thirty were sont to Ludlow Strect Jail last night, in dofault :of bail,all tho others having been liberated, either on, bail, their own parole or absolutely dis- The onsen of repeating brought before the wae he had ages aie arrested and prevented from wai ees wore paar venport stated its had bean issued, ‘et been exe- itely deci United. 3 ioners this ally anid not y few. Supervisor that over ‘four ousand warrant but a small proportion of which outed, and it ‘Boems not yet to be tho remainder shall be at present. MANDAMUSING INKI'ECTORS, Donohue was yesterday in attendance at <a gant ange Rte 94 ahs, Wore the mot gorning tit closing yh Cy Pools waste soblect ot Mis putting in an complaints that mie ma eR Perr ie ipector ‘3 of election ing to the votes of ose Who had taken out ae naturalization in 1868, During the day ee such complainants appeared before him, and writs of peremptory man- damus_ were at once granted against the compelling them to accept their votes. ‘TH VICTORIOUS HOST,AT IRVING HALL+-AN ENe THUSLASTIO MEBTING—ADDRESEES BY JAMES O'BRIEN, EDWARD COOPKE AND OTHERS, A wilder, more unruly and more enthusiastic gether- ing than took place at Irving Hall, the headquarters of the anti-Tammanyites, probably never wae witnessed in New York. In the short space of time which it oo- cupied it crowded, withiv \its limita, probably, more and louder shouting and yelling and wilder cries and catealls than any other meeting ever held in this city. At abort a quarter to seven o'clock the bitilding wus jammed, and on the platform were Emanuel B, Hart, ox-Judge Ackert, John MeQool, John Fox, Hubert A. ‘Thompson and many others. Mr. Hart was elected chairman and Mr. Ackert secretary. Mr. Ackert read the first returns, which, as they Immediately indi- cated a decisive victory for the anti-Tammany ticket, were received with the moat frantic cheering. “Seventh Assembly district, Third election dis- triot,”” was the first despatch which evoked a storm of applause. “Cooper, 193; Schell, 64." “Seventh Assembly district, Seventh election dis- trict,” read the next despatch. “Cooper, 204; Schell, 72." (Tremendous applause.) ¥/ The announcements weut on in this strain showing at once to the delighted throng that the anti-Tam: inany ticket had won, Then rushod in an ardent Cooperite and declared he had just comé from Tam- many Hall, and thot Jolm Kelly bed “given up. ihowt” at which there was s terrific outburst of jubt- lation that made the very rafters ring. O'BRIEN APPEARS. Shortly after seven. o'clock James O’Brien entered | | specttul #ilence, broken once or twice by. y applause, en the hall and was received with demoniac yells and hoarse shouting. He was dragged upon the platform, and yainly shook his head in reply to the wild cries of “Speech |” At last, seeing that resistance was useless, he came forward and spoke briefly about as follows :— FeLLow Crrizens—Allow me to congratulate you Opon the splendid victory,you have won to-day. You have at last thrown away the shackles which Tam- many Hall placed round your necks five years ago. You haye elected an honest man for Mayor. Mr. Cooper is a man who will do justice to the working- men, and taxpayers. There will be no longer any division in the democratic party when. this man who rules in darkness and secrecy is once out of the way. (Terrific appladie, ) From this day we shall truly have a {about otter ? (Cheers, laughter and A Vorck—What applause.) .O'Brtex—We haye made a Potter's field of Kelly and his friend Potter. (Wild cheering and roars of laughter.) By this time three-fourths of the assemblage were ——e, upon their ehairs, and ‘the chairman re- gente that those enthusiasts shonld sit down. Some en squatted down upon the floor in front of the platform, MM, MR. COOPER, ‘Mr. James Daly sai anid, amid the wildest excitement, that there seamed to be no doubt. the: anti-Tammany party had won a great victory, and he moved that a committeo of three be appointed to notify Mr. Cooper of his election as Mayor of, New York, and to ask him to come over to Irving Hall. At ‘this: there was terrific cheering, and lond cries such as “Fetch him along, John! him i oy Myre skedudd lo,” ly by yells of enthusiaeng and guffaws. While waiting for tho meritaghrse Mayor James E. Morrison addreased the assemblage, con- them upon their yictory over the vast Bicney Bower of Tammany and the influences which ity politics in the past. “Gentlemen,” ma lbave been informed that Hall is oo to-night. (Laughter.) That the bill-Is to be put up to-morrow, ‘To let,’ ” It seemed almost a practical joke mpon the au- dienco—who' wore waiting excitedly for the appear- ance of the next Mayor—for Mr. Morrison now to. read the following from Massachusetts:—“One hun- dred and thirty towns outside of Boston give ‘Talbot over thirteen thousand majority over Butler.” (Cheers.) A-Vorck—D——n Masaachusetta. Give us local news; that's what we want. (Cheers.) Loud cries. of “Music, musio!’* now rang through the hall, but no music forthcoming Mr. George W, MeLané made a speech, in which he said the pointy of John Kelly and Tummany had at last been removed by tho pater of Cooper and reform. ‘The $nasses and the working classes had sustained the position due to ‘them in. this community, and on future coca sions they should come a6 mnanfully forward as the had done now. “Now, my Sonny lends,” he sai “whe, leone hata, ts, in harmo ony. and in pesca, and abi abide de ‘by the “the Principle that the majority This sort ee 8 peechitying. to kill time until Mr, Cooper should come went on, and the reading of the returna were sandwitched in between these random speeches. ‘THE GRATIFYING RETURNS. “Two hundred and sixteen election districts give Cooper 6,521 Easjonity. Kelly has just made a speech in‘Tammany Hall saying they are beaten all along the line,” was an announcement which gave rise to moro yells of enthusiasm. Then came an announcement of the election of Rob- ert H. Strahan, which was also greeted by aj plane checked soon, however, by sapprovile Out out and out democrats. Ex-Judgo Ackert was now called for, and in the course of his speoch he asked'what great civilized city ever had been ruled with such # high hand as, New York had been ruled by ‘John Kelly ? He denounced John Kelly in the liveliest terms, A Vorcx—You held a nice, soft place under Kelly Relieved Mr, AckenT—I never, did, thanks (to Tammany hatch id my dest for it unt r. Jol y drove out ove! decent »man in it and surrounded Pniadt with te he Spinolas, Tuomeys, &c. A Varcx-—Judge Ackert, a lot of Tammany men have come in here to break up this meeting. “A STUPID DIGTATOR.” Mr, AckentT—Fellow democrats of Tammany Hall, I am giad to sce you. (Tremendous chee ring.) This is the first truly democratic meeting ‘you have ever at tended. . (Laughter, and cries of “G! ei mit to them.”’) Mr. Ackert continued to denounce John Kelly, an ou epee) I owe no said this stupid dictator would soon be kicked out of the party which he had ruined, | (Great applause.) A young, ess of Cooper Union, John Connolly, ‘was now ini Peed and when he congratu- lnted | hi at able to see the starry ped Beg ak foun upon a free city, &c., a voice rang out, “You are too young,” at which there was a guifaw and then'part of the platform gave way amid the greatest confusion. Connolly went on until bis voice was drowned amid the fening cheers for Cooper. Mr..Cooper $94.48 panaatiiten x then ht their way Be aah the crowd as best they aia ‘and the newly elect Mayor was pulled up to the latform the vigorous arms of two po- icemen. pare! and cheering was such that he for some time waving his hat down e tereotience though he would like to quiet them. But there was a manifest determination om the part of some of the great ‘‘un- terrified” not to let him s; bat to keep. on yelling “Cooper” forever. | Kk-J citement, denounced these as acter, am had come to break up the meeting, and after bapeter aoe fifteen minutes Mr. rsa in ae aE TR ri read 4 manuscript ypon le, & ie Ba tone of ate yicta Ria short speech, te wide ae dozen men on the platform were able to hear, n't let him read,” a few of his friends on the platform excitedly idimed, but Mr. Cooper road with apparent compos follows i= MR, COOPER'S #PEECH, = Frtiow Cnhemy > have come here with your thank you for your enthusiastic seveben Sankt are nee ee heart, I haveto thenk you vival igen will which you have shown me so continuously and for the sturd: efforts which you have made #o cordially in my beh during this camy , J know that all this has not been done for me, but for the cause of independent popu- vernment.. ‘The greatadvantage of our triumph iret towing m it will redound to ns, even those op- so mB) for mo bee 94 ako. will now enjoy ee democratic government. <1 OI TS Sd I promised in. my. letter. of acceptance, and these fe bhagallte ee aoe wet Be wi and 7 made them public at large. ‘our earnest support tee 3s.o" the reey wil cb. I set forth in my ‘again for your earnest efforta, Lbid. you “good +a had the newly elected Mayor finished his » which (one of the dommmitte stated) was hastily: written by him against the door of his room, when there was such a rush ns the platform that seats and dead ‘orm would Pate ae aes down Orns, das mgt | a odes ie with it pe new Mayor aud ail the anti-Tammany round him. A number of roughs fdsove ‘beck back Mine 1 pi arta ~~ F 5 vce as — wedged-in mass, umanity swayed to poler Tike one solid body, there prem to an ex- Ai pt of the “entire meeting being broken up, and ene i layor and every one of (his, friends being crushed among the mab. ¢ police, however, back the roughs, who, after ten minutes more of such Me excitement as baffles all description, subsided. Cooper stole oer away, and Colonel Fellows who was the nest 7 to ad- dress the meeting. COLONEL FELLOWS SPRAKS, He thanked God and hia Selon citeene, e that he snd the entire comminity were barnes mg of John not They would rise in oar in the oa of agi glorious Seentie Cia of independence. pin hip as to have descended th at pf fo Pate, a om nal fms upon him. John Kelly had heard joanne and would hear from him again. (Loud cheering.) Foros atl » Timothy Shay, John D. McClelland gud others ce amid the most paiehontinesy con- fagion, and Shree-fourths of th de platform upon which ‘the reer soap a down with a sudden it of mult, tude which nad gathered upon ont mut atill the ®; ing went on ox-Indge Ackert finslly the meeting adjourned. A few impromptu attempts at fireworks wore made outside the ball. AT TAMMANY HALI-—THE LEADERS CRUSHED AND DISPIRITED AT THE DEFEAT—A WILD AND UN- RULY MOB—MR. KELLY'S SPEECH, ‘The scenes at Tammany Hall were of an extraor- dinary character. Mr. Kelly and intimate friends knew that the day was lost when they sscended the platform in the big hall at ix o'clock. Tt was written in the depressed expreasion of, their faces. The great floor was thronged almost to suffocation with eager and anxious partisans. Beside Mr. Kelly sat Mr. Smyth, the candidate for District Attorney; ‘Tom Dunlsp, Commissioner Gorman, Charles Under wood Q'Connuell, Judge Clancy, Captain Inaich Rynders and others. Even the music of a brags band did not suffice to, restrain the eudience from crying out repeatedly for the figures. The returns from few districts were read, and Captain Rynders mado a briat adress of the character wsual on such occasions, At the close of his address there was carried upon the platform and exposed to the view of the audieace a large framed canvass, about eleven fect square, with the portratt of @ man, across whose forchoad was wo Bae gre oy “in big letters. Mr, in ‘ Enis ie Charles ot Dana diisbida inte AM INVURIATED 'THRONG. Before he had time to utter a syllable a nd bie Sigh went up from the throng. op he, beers stam] Rynders i the portrait, ore mon Nata we, the vast crowd dashed ort rea | atared rag. The foremost were heaved wp on the sing? 10 0 eco: and before anybody well knew what liad happened the canvas Pat the pieces no bigger than one’s hand, ‘These were sub. divided) until nearly every man in the hail a a serap of ‘the to wave in jeture: filed Pets Nlsoce ys hi te pain vented one Abing done on the platform, ALI & telegrams were read and the poe hed cnet John Kelly was loudly called for and responded at once. his predecessor had prepared the udiance for | disagreeable tid Kelly was listened in re ‘The remarks of ings: bat Mr. A verbatim report of his address is appenc he had concluded Edward L. Gaul made a few remarks encouraging the disconsolate audience. When Mr. Kelly announced the defeat of Tammany the crowd began to pour down the stairs, hooting and cursing a6 it went. hers came in constantly to supply the places of those who left, however, so that the hall Yaa still kept filled, AN UNLOOKED FOR INTERRUPTION. ~Captain Rynders started in to make anothor little peech. In the midst of it man apparently under the Rittenss of rum reached the platform, and standing by the side of the speaker, astonished the aawaunblage ny shrieking, “Three cheers for Cooper!” Captain Rynders struck him a blow from the shoulder which knocked. him clear off the platform upon the heads of the crowd below. These were not less vigorous in their treatment of the unfortunate fellow, He was kicked and cufled from one to another all the way across the floor until he reached the door, and was shot goross its thres- hold with. blows and kicks from those nearest it. Harmony ‘being thus restored the speaker went on with his address. There was something depressing in the atmosphere, however, and when Mr. ean Me Smyth and other prominent gentlemen left form the band played “Home, Sweet Home,” the i were turned down and the audience mourn- For several hours after the adjournement excited crowds surged up and down Fourteenth strect in front, of the Wigwam cheering for Cooper and hoot- ing Tammany. One emaciated man in a laborer’s overalls’ and who looked fat’ wit crazed with alcohol, walked up and down befaro the entrance like ® prophet of evil, "Rhaking his bony | fist at the building and shrieking Tammany’ lead, Tammany’s dead and the divil take Another man who was thrust ont and had the doors closed on him stood in a dazed sort of way on the stoop and sadly muttered, “Great God! Tamm: shuts her doors!"’ Following is the penser. of Comptroller's address referred to vei MR. KRLLY'S SPEECH. Feuiow Crrizens—I think that we have sufficient returns here to demonstrate the result of this day's election, Mr, Schell has been beaten by the combina- tion. Mr, Schell probably can afford to be beaten. Ho is but am individual and is only one to suffer by the consequences of this canvass; but the people of this city have beaten themselves and before six months. shall pass over, that will be made very plain to them. This combination is one the like of which has probably not been seen since the organization of this. government. When gentlomen of character, respectability and experience associate them: selves with the worst class of politicians who have already disgraced themselves in official life—when such men as Michael Norton can be elected to make laws for the beople of this city, when it seems likely that Michael and his associates, such men as John Kt. Fellows, John Fox, Maurice Powers and their associ- ates can sufficiently re-establish themselves in the estimation of the people to claim their votes, it ap- pears to me that hate, passion and prejudice have ben the But, as I said before, six months will not have passed before the very men who haye been instrumental in bringing about this result, a feel ashamed of their acts Vader Arran! of them deny they ever in any great part oF ae sisted in Renate it about. DAVENPORT’S WORK. Then, too, after what has boen done to-day by the United States Supervisor, Mr. John I. Davenport, ar- a men at the polls, dragging them like felons be nited States commissioners to the number of pokes thousand, placing them in cages like wild beasts without.food or water from daylight this morn- ing until long after midnight, crowded together like sardines in a box, suffering even for the want of fresh air, food and water, is not it high time that people should see that such outrageous proceedings a8 these lead to the worst kind of daepotiarn. And-yet these men have been submissive and have been advised ‘quietly to submit to these outrages. Warrants were issued by this official, based upon the sole fact that the men to be seized were naturalized in 1868, Now admitting that pene there were somo men naturalized in 1868 who were not legally qualified, is that to say that the whole number naturalized in that year were not legally qualified? Many citizens were arrested because they had procured duplicates of their naturalization papers, most of them having been naturslized for forty years and some of thenr most respectable citizens ra this city. Is it possible that these things will be allowed to pass by without beingtaken up? Is the man who has ac' info mously to go unpunished? THE COURTS TO BR INVOKED, I for one will never consent that this matter should without bei: ly investigated before a Fadictal tribunal, and if be justice in our courts. you will see this infamous conduct punished as it de- serves. Me cerrvne tg ai Committee oy apeaperacer connected e democratic party called together and these matters will be eee pe lawyers and investizéted so that be commenced against the teen who is at the aon of these wicked and unheard of ings. is no doubt that bers of our adopted citizens were intimi- cages. And then, too, many of them probably “tid not wish to submit them- selves to insult by the United States Supervisor's offi- ing places. For the first year, to too, in the history ot this ity, 1 berg of e city, large num! colored men were sworn in as United States and acted as such, arresting white men who went to the polls le- jualified to discharge their duties as citisuna by gaily qi exervising the pieht of franchise sikhia them by the laws of country. I gratulate ar pe me ap the fact that th congratul ur upon the quietly submitted to thaws arfeutss, in order that oe violence. should vs Been a} robably would have inju of temper pro: these And now, fellow pibong ts ocratic party y of this this eftty is not beaten. This defeat is a temporary heard We will Spare from to-mortow to order Ce the party for a future litical to Heep Our erty intact. I ve that you can. havo an honest and an economical government ot, havin; del democratic party in power, and aa I said before, le of this city will feelin a very abort time the have done Wry? cy vi Prana and s years in peo ee of the acta of those whom they teamed with governmental power and by the increase of also caused by femur yt Dy fpaniion. They tell mo 2 that O'Brien has been elected over Mr. O. B. Potter; Well, if the. le oe the Congressional district are gatisfied with Mr. O’Brien to represent ocent a. a Bu ered out them in ‘Thave no reason to complain of the views that they have in euch a mattor. It is their busi- ness. But I say that it ia an unfortunate circum- stance for this city, so far as its intercet is PRESS. to be wae discrimination and ciretm- spot those to whom % confided such an weninenk trust as to make laws for the na tional these evile will | selvon the place oe Sie sopes escene) shone ht tak and Miered action, ‘and Fro apntinhiny r cated this co} binedion ticket in plo. Probabl has ties awh as’) New through the press, The press conducted fairly and honestly. viduals are allowed to exercine infi: press they misrepresent facta, atid to -_ a ee serious lose to the m, the very beginning of the canvass resented the condition of nn affairs, an: of that dese has falsified how easy wah are ae engaged in business and whose time in managing their own private affairs can ialed by statements ublished in such a the lew York Sen. Ho, in his rashort had the word “Freud” over the i President Hayes. order that he mi ‘be understood in the future he should have the “Slanderor” written on his forehead that his nam may go down to infamy as one of the editors of th the esa of this country who has been of more real in- jury fe the people ean be compensated by any has ever sdf ag ll “xor fellow citizens, J have said in these remarks I have made occasionally both here and also- pe py hav been made and # saving of the people's tho last two. years to a vory large amount, 17,000,000, and lel ead com commencement hope ‘was that this U0 80 you ge be relieved to som pome, great lens and that you might Spas gacanen’ of this city waa anne inist eS in pe the people. pon ae Therefore, (honest ‘who wore supporting this combination wil diminishing, ine: astray in oie nt tte burdons, only say that ott Prevetict to do my duty, and ‘am entirely conscious Tian ike men and a) Saltese bag say to you “that al all the the af ns that haa taken ren place im our city government is ontirely due to the party of this city. But I know and feel pm ave Mone, yourselves an injury —T wa x ing say an arable one—an that you will entirely satisfied x the change you have wrought during this day, Tahould be pleased at al] times to sce success obtained according to your expectations, but Iam afraid that I can say (to Uae AcomMON expression) that nothing good can come out of such a combination as has de feated the democratic party in this city, No such combination as this, tntess I am gridvou pies taken, can work to tho interest, of the people, com: clusion let me say that the democratic party will live cf | after al combinations shall have passed away, jan are temporary in their sane and, as I have \d before, usually work evil instead of good, MR. MORTON'S VICTORY IN THR ELEVENTH Con- GRESSIONAL DISTRICT—HIS FRIENDS JUBILANT OVER HIS ELECRION, In the Eleventh Congressional district last evening {t was carly apparent that the victory was for Mr. Jevi B Morton, the aati-Tuameny and. candidate for Representative. At the headquarters of Colonel Benjamin A. Willis, near the cornet of Broadway and Thirty-fifth*street, there was great confusion and demoraligution, and after the first re- turns had been received little effort was made to note the results by any organized method, The, tact of defeat was acknowledged by every one. Thére were very few politicians of any note present, with the exception of Excise Commissioner Morrison, who withdrew before ten o’clock and did not return, Mire Frederick Smyth came in and remained « short time appearing very despondent. About nine o'clock returns from twenty election districts hed shown that Willis was 1,700 votes behind his opponent, and thero were sixty-six districts yet to be heard bbe His lieutenants confessed in one breath .that he was beaten and in another they declared that the result might yet be different. MR, MONTON’S HEADQUARTERS. At the Grand Union Hotel, where Mr. Morton's friends had fixed a central campaign bureau, the scone was strikingly different, Some three or four hundred gentlemen were assembled, gies, awaiting intelli gence from the polls, and finding something in almost every report which roused them to cheers. If they were nearly all politicians | more sessing crowd of them hds seldom beet’ There was Rufus B. Cowing seated circle of aids at a table and receiving despatches wo as much coolneas'as if the result of the day had no more interest for him than for the most ordi voter. Judge Dittenhoofer, Alderman Philips, Ald man Jacob Hess, Mr. Seymour A. Bunce, Colonel - Elliot F, Shepard, Mr. Steinberger, the banker; Gen> eral Daniel Ullman, ex-Alderman William A. Dowling and Mr. Newwitter, ex-Consul of the United States to Japan, wera smeug. tho groups in the imtextoy roome that word serutimsing the returns, Cheers were repeatedly gtven for Morton, and it was predicted by many-¢hat his vote would be atleast, 25,000 and his majority 4,000. A few minutes s pipes o'clock the following despatch drew forth cheers :— AAS “Morton is 4 to 1 ahead of Willis.’ Mr. Morton himself was quite confident of it 3) majority, as he has been from the beginning of campaign. Calonel Willis an hour later told_» reporter the Windsor Hotel that he was hopelessly beaten, an that his opponent's majority would be from 2, 3,000, THE HERALD ELECTION BULLETINS—HOW THE” VAST CROWDS THAT GATHERED BEFORE THEM ~ RECEIVED THE NEWS OF THE ANTI-TAMMANI, VICTORY-—SCENES. AND INCIDENTS. Shortly after nightfall a crowd of people begente assemble in front of the Henaup office, ewaiting the election returns. Over the main entranee te the bnild ing a bulletin board was erected on which, from-time to timo, despatches in summary to, the Zpening « Telegram were posted, and flanking this wore. twe other boards ruled off to receive returns by wards for Mayor, City Judge, District Attorney and Caroner,.. Across the street at right angles to Broadway floates an extensive white sheet, on which was thrown, is rapid succession by the stereopticon process the re turns to the Herp of a local end general ‘bua Tho crowd increased ‘in numbers very fost y, figures began to appear until finally the wide rpace* between the Hera office and the Post Office was one dense mass of human beings. A large portion of the assemblage came from the First, Sec. ond and Third Assembly districts, and when ‘tlie announcement was’ made hat General Thomas F. Bourke was probably elected over Nicholas Muller the cheering was loud and continu- ous. ‘There'were meny Tammany adherents in the) vast concourse and their presence \was ‘indicated by their silence. The partisans of the opposition were easily discovered by their vehement demonstra- tions .of applause over every line of figures that told against Tamnfany. The announcement that Butler was beaten in Massachusetts. was received” with s lond gu¥faw, and he certainly must shave beon s Tammany man who exclaimed in a peevish tone = voice when he saw it, “Oh! durn theirreturns, pretend to tell that Butler was beaten toronto, Massachusetts, and they can’t let us know who elected Mayor of New York.” Yet a few tes be- fore that he saw the despatch displayed, stating that Cooper's majority would reach 10,000. AN OCCASION OF GREAT JOY. Of all the various bulletins thrown on the big white banner, and legible enough tarcad as far away as the corner of Park place, none stirred the /ant}-Tammasy spirit in the crowd to such a depth and caused uch tumultous explosion of joy as the one, declaring that, a at Tam = Scone GIES nc al ea ut several in the crowd, “let’s go home. If the says we're beaten there's no use looking king fo5 any more returns.” A great derision it tbe” All go} when a bulletin was dis; fourth ward gives Schell a majority of mock sympathetic expressions were indulged over this. man didn’t know hey wae strong in Westchester!” “They didn't eee all!” “Bully for ‘Weatchestes and the over $8 Booe vive tha ay hear Som oy Testes “Give old man ac! and #0 strain ad hitum. Thi ed he ree or four hi crowd and went gloomily homeward after what Jobn Kelly said, but their Boe were supplicd by new coniers, many of whom wore eee neyed down from the remote-parts of the city, ‘The! fen en bulletin gave great satisfaction—the returne i agnied, displsyed, 0 plainly written and ac iH t. F cia AN HNTHUSIARTIO HITERNIAN. > secrarne watch ‘by a bot colds tanto. much fag tor te wd hy howling for General Bo: id. “Meh has chant caeane dee ieee gemma Geotea Coroner Flynn was no candidate! oat it wae all in yain, ‘Let. 1,000 majority for Coroner Flynn right there on bulletin and I'll go home contint,” he 1 and this was uttered in an unearthly voice that be heard two blocks away, At ten o'clock about for erthine, eF people were assembled in the broad space facing the Astor House and Heraup office, Fully 500 more ranged along the sidewalks Broad: Peay Park on way row and there was no pushing nor jostling One had a full closr view of the bulletins a6 i THR “RVENING TELEGRAM” Prior to this an extra edition of the Telegram out, and a host of men and women, boys ant » chine toaring through, the crowd, yelling, came latest noos o’ the ‘lection,’ and it is neod> less Foam cai wammoaiioas hot cakes. sdectrte light in fro the Hana mnt the tind stony threw vivid beams over the wi concourse fw anal Ble tap’ Beeadeay, roportions of the multitude in the street. Sev a the names of Ansemblymen seemed unknown to the were cast around to learn “Be, a ogee men or not. The fortunes of O'Brien were with anxious interest, an eg wit totes hot was flashed on tno bee ew gon tte of Potter a wild cbhocr ke down when mare ty t. The ‘at The Der Wood's election was greeted more demonst WMG@ING AN EXTRUKIABTIO ita ome One man of the suti-Tammany Sure his on gama set to work to en ap nr ther Siala Ko they 8a in . p-; Sond ong anti-’ asus "ee wep manner. When ho pottetved = a Fears a i warm for te boy, ut tha good ase whe fp fiannt before | the people dit 60" became so delirious with entheatnct guyed yea — ia hy hat ar a was — hors moh of) Sette fad Bee . thugho yat th abit out the country. vie ‘se ‘mun rors AVERUN WOTTL. On| jose who were onrpicuous, in the im. ee firong tae wathered in front of the Herratp bret Fifth Avenue wero cift from “eau ‘Teen en ne | the Tammany All pe rere in candidate. ‘Many of the io ublican ‘attendance, ne "a EJ Burt, nay haved a Unlom tance, . ape ta honk fares me go Pg he had no doubt of the from to time in ry ch toi Sayre a when anus Wate ee ahewl by nearly tan thansand ‘votes the ait we ‘wee Fou with cheers, branch o! {tontadt ae oped the enw thal the candidates were defeated in Sora to obtain Leen i 5 to aise office on ay ‘ten o'clock. From the San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 20.) * to gain entrance into @ rather crowded car at ‘ithout s moment's w vii ee and hed it ta AT THE HERALD UPTOWN BRANCH OFFICE. " wey yy a in front of the uplows HERALD, an he Dutledin ce aid ‘Tamman: cts, The entire block was crowded ny those abe in entering the peop fe callovted around the Donding WHY AH SIN SHOULD. VOTE, Last evening, about six o'clock, a6 @ puniber workingmen from the Rolling Mills were Bridge, one of them accidentally jostled he also striving to himaelt 10 was 8 ie — the cary etruck out from his shoulder, ital at aatonia! Bag in the eyo, A seane oe