The New York Herald Newspaper, November 7, 1878, Page 3

* de, in respect to Mr, Bey THE ELECTIONS A Survey of the Field After the ~ —. Hard Struggle. TAMMANY’S GREAT DEFEAT. The Warriors of the Wigwam by No Means _Dispirited. FORECASTING THE Increased Majority for Dan- ‘ forth Reported. FUTURE. DEMOCRATIC SUCCESSES IN THE SOUTH. A Philosophical Spirit at -Butler’s Headquarters. THE BAY STATE EXPLAINED. ————— RESULT IN Li Republican Gains in Northern States. The smoke has cleared away and the dead and wounded are exposed to view. The number is large and the friends of the vanquished mourn in sack cloth ‘and ashes. Stretched all along the line they sce their late valiant compatriots, some -steolutely lifeless, others beyond’ recovery. and many more, recently stalwart of limb and vigorous of strength, now groaning in pain and looking upon political ambulances and hospitals as the only institutions worthy of their notice. Away pffin the distance they see, to add to the poignancy of their suffering, the victorious army revell- ing im bonfires and hallelujahs. The battle was a fierce one. ‘The contending hosts formed into line, with colors flying and drums beat- ing. Allefforts were exhausted, and now both sides are glad that a day of rest hascome. The ranks of the victors yesterday were swelled amazingly. Thousands who went to the polls with ‘Tam- many tickets in their hands are now eager to announce from the “housetops that all the time they were strorig Cooper men and that the sentiments they expressed before election were ut- tered “only to feei the strength of the opposition. Their loyalty to the combination, they loudly assert, never wavered. The defeat of Tammany has all sorts of theories for its explanation. Some aseribe it’ to treachery in the ranks of wigwam warriors, others to @isaffection among the workingmen at the continued . prevalence jof hard times, others to baleful slanders upon Tammany candi- fates, others to a popular clamor for change “wd so on. The leaders of the anti-Tam- ;Many host are alrealy vigorously engaged in estimating the gains likely to accrue with the vic- ory. Places are disposed of with a recklessness which is seen only on the day succeeding election. Each patriot feels that unless his particular claim to place and emolument is allowed then the party is in very truth forever rnined. 4 TALK WITH THE MAYOR ELECT—HE EXPRESSES A DESIRE TO SAY NOTHING AT PRESENT ON fM- PORTANT SUBJECTS AND REFERS TO HIS LET- TER OF ACCEPTANCE. “The Mayor clect, Mr. Cooper, receiving a Heratp reporter in his room at. the Westminster Hotel, last svening, said; at first, that he did not wish to be in- terviewed at the present time. 4, “save merely been asked to inquire,” said the caller. “Yes, Iknow!” interposed Mr. Cooper, courteously, but provoking!y. “——Whether,”” continued his interlocutor, have laid out any plan of the city government? “Now, really,” responded Mr. Cooper, with justi- fiable nonchalance, do not care to talk ut present or to state my views in addition to the statement which was contained in my letter of acceptance of my nomi- mation.” ~- “Doubtless,”’ asaented the inquirer, “it would be useless to press upon your attention particular in- quirics about persons and places in the city govern- ment. It was hoped, however, that you might be disposed to respond to some general queries which relate to the general poliey to be pursued in regard to the city’s future.” “H'm!" said the Mayor. “In the first place, Tammany Hall has had a violent overthrow.” To this fact Mr. Cooper assented with brightening es. Teta the second place, Mr. Kelly has been the head sachem of Tammany.” Mr. Cooper smiled. WHAT IS TO BECOME OF KELLY ? “In the next place, there is a great deal of curiosity to know what is to become of Mr. Keliy ?”" ‘Mr. Cooper contemplated the ceiling. “A great deal of public justifiable curiosity 7” Mr. Cooper appeare® to discern a defect in the ceil- “you Sin point of fact, the question which a great man: citizens of New York are asking themselves, and will ask themaelves to-morrow and next day and thereafter until it is answered is, ‘Will Mr. Kelly be removed from office 7” said Mr. Cooper. “Now.” responded Mr. Cooper, pcorauasively and with all the'right of reticence on his side, “it is not exactly fair to introduce such questions, for I can't answer them. It is utterly impossible for me to say t what my action will be, or should or any other gentleman who holds a municipal o! It is wholly o matter for inquiry and after determination.” “You mean, for official inquiry into the facts in re- : Mr. Kelly, shonid such an occasion arise?” “Yer. “An inquiry which will be independent of personal or political prejudice and which will be, based on your Official information and judgment ?"’ “Certainly.” , There are one or two more inquiries which aro cer- tainly not premature. The first relates to the tutnre attitude of the city as an independent conimen- wealth or municipality. Along with your election as Mayor yocs 4 majority of the City Council in mpathy with you. Considering the fact that New ‘ork has been so long under the dominion of the State Legislature. without power to control its own anunicipal affairs, what differonce will yesterday's election make in that regard? * “The city,” responded Mr. Coope, “is not an indo- pendent commonwealth. Its powers and functions are prescribed by law, subject only to the restric of the constitution. As to how fi shold regulate local affairs, powers i] be intrusted to municipal governments of legislative coutrol—that is tion, which I don't care to disenes at Present. “Another question which I prese, feeling sure that Fou can reply to it without impropriety, involving, Se it does, ineroly a personal opinion:—Ie it likely that the city election will have direct influence on Btate politics ? “Pardon mo,” said the Mayor-oloct, “bnt you recol- lect that I told you at first how reluctant I was to be interviewed, T had rather express no opinion on that matter, ut all.” Crue cerrek or acerptaxcn. Tho Mayor's letter of acceptance, to whith he re- ferred in this conversation, appears to render it likely that he will favor a representation of the repnbli- tan party upon all the municipal boards ind commissions and that tho Police Board will be non-partisan. ‘This, not merely on account of the peculiar functions of the latter board, but expecially decause of its control of the operation of tlection machinery, The Mayor may be expected io keep faith with all parties to the combination of citizens which hae elected him, and to do, as far as ae can, exact justice in all matters before him to all she people—his political opponcuts as well as his po- litical friends, Reece FAMMANY'S ORGANIZATION coMMITTER —WwHat THE LEADERS SAY OF THEIR DEFEAT— CHAGRINED BUT NOT DEMORALIZED, ‘The leaders of Tammany, otherwise known as the Committes on Organization, met yesterday in the basement of the Wigwam for consultation and general business. Nearly all the zembers were present, among the miunber being théir Jate standard bearer, Mr. Schell, Comptroller Kelly was also on hand, ‘The defeat did not seem to dampen the enthusiasm of the committee for their leaders. Mr. Kelly was received with loud applause, and crowds wuthered around him to shake his hand and asswve him that their loyalty was not the least abated by reason of their defeat. Mr, Scheil was also. warmly received, It any remembrance of the defeat fingered in his breast its presence was not manifested by any ont- ward sign. He talked with his immediate counsellors inthe same strain as-of yore. Contidence in Tam- many’s strength and in future victories was as en- phatically expressed as before the fight, ‘The meeting was held as usual with closed doors, the reporters being permitted to stand in the hallway and patiently listen to the echoes of applause that oc- casionally burst forth and fo conjecture as to which particular orator was the cause thereof, For three hours the committee remained in session, and at its close the following account of the proceedings was furnished the reporter: id ‘THE PROCKEDINGS, ‘The meeting was called to order by Mr. Schell, His appearance was the signal for clapping of hands, After a brief address the first order of busines was taken up. It consisted of reports from the various districts as to the action of Commissioner Jobn 1. Davenport in arresting persons seeking to vote under naturalization papers of 1368, Each district chairman as he made the report of his district took occasion ta denounce the action as arbitrary and illegal. After all the districts had been heard from it was determined to bring the matter before the attention of the Gen- cal Commiittee at its meeting to-night. Before the committee adjourned Mr. Kelly was called for, and in response made a speech in which he prophesied that Tammany Hall woull next year retrieve its losses and shaw to its enemies that its defeat was but temporary. He was loudly applauded, WHAT THE TEADERS. SAY, A Hrnaxp reporter asked County Clerk Gumbleton what effect. the result would probably have on ‘Tam- many’s organization. “It will havea tendency,” he said, to make it stronger and more compact. Fvery man in the organization will only work the harder | now. Tammany is never so strong as after a tem- porary defeat.” “Does the defeat i sagacity of Mr. Kell: “Not the least. part Gumbleton. “Tammany rallies aroun now with greater loyalty than ever. will make amends by 2 glorious victory.’ Assemblyinan Grady said, in answer to the question “What in your opipion was the cause of Tammany’s defeat?” ““It was because of the lack of true informa- tion as to the character of the candidates on the Cooper ticket and the misrepresentations of the press.” As to the effect of the defeat Mr. Grady thought it would only strengthen the organization, He knew of no radical chango contemplated. Alderman Bennett ascribed the defeat to disaffection on the part of the working classes. Thonsands ex- pected Tammany Hall to fim them work, regardless of the. city’s expenses, and when they failed to get it they determined on a change. The Alderman pre- dicted that next year Tammany would retrieve its loss. There would be no marked reorganization of the committee. General Spinola looked upon the election as not such a defeat .for Tammany after all, “Why ave polled,” he said, “the full ‘Tammany yote. ‘There was no perceptible falling off in our regular strength. The combination against us was one of an unusual character, and they captured the floating vote.” He thonght that thousands of people were deterred from voting the regular democratic ticket on account of Davenport's warrants. Alderman Slevin thought with Alderman Bennett that the defeat was in a large measure due to thou- sands fof unemployed workingmen going oyer to the opposition in the hope of a change, “but,” he con- tinued, ‘they will see that the new administration cannot do more for labor than we have done. Then they will come back to ‘Tammany. . Other lights of the wigwam gave views akin to the above, but none expressed dissatisfaction with their present leaders or thought any radical reorganization at all likely. Mr. Kelly begged to be excused from giving any ex- pression at the present time. Said Mr. Kelly, ‘At the next meeting of the General’Committee some action will be taken with regard to the arrests made on elec- tion day. This is all I can say at present.’ MR. SCHELL BEGE TO BE EXCUSED. A reporter of the Henan called at Mr. Schell’s residence in West Thirty-third strect to learn in what light he viewed the defeat of the Tammany ticket, but was informed that Mr. Schell asked to be exense A friend of his stated that Mr. Schell, while doubtless greatly disappointed, yet felt that he had been re- lieved of a great burden of , anxiety and trouble in not being called to the Mayoralty at present. Mr. Schell, it is stated, clings [firmly as ever to the leader- ship of Mr. John Kelly,.and does not even dream that areorganization of Tammany Hall has been neces- sitated by this defeat. EX-COMPTROLLER GREEN SILENT. Ex-Comptroller Green was called upon for his views: as to the probable effect of the election but he de- clined to say anything, on the ground that he was now a private citizen and had nothing to do with pol- ities, He denied that he was an applicant for the Comptrollership unger Mayor Cooper. PETER B, OLNEY ON THE SITUATION. Mr. Peter B. Olney said:—‘I only returned to the city about two weeks ago, having taken my vacation late in the season, and, therefore, am not very familiar with the workings of the campaign. I mention this to account for my want of knowledge, and not because Iam indifferent to the result. Iam a thorongh dem- ocrat and want to seo the party succeed in the city, the State and the nation. As to the re- organization of Tammany, I do not think Tam quite in a position to give a pesitive opinion. I may, however, say this—that, in my jndgment, the democratic party has, during the last tito years, made many serious mistakes, especially so in their attitude towanl Governor Robinson, and also in the manage- ment of the last two conventions. I think the lead speaking generaily, have been indisercet, and leadership has not been characterized by practical dom, [think it is very natural for democrats who have the interests of the party at heart to consider in the light of recent resuits whether a re-- organization of Tammany is not desirable, Iam not a member of the Tammany General Committee—only a member of the society—and I cannot say whether it would be better to reorganize ‘Tammany or to form a new organization; but I think the party collectively should look at | the ‘present situation and asic itself whether it would not be better for its future interests if some of the leaders were to atep aside. Without saying anything either one way or the other about Mr. Cooper, I think it is only reasonable to expect that he and hts friends should do something in the shape of an organization to protect themselves against ‘Tammany if that or- ganization should be disposed to continue as present constituted, These, are my first impressions, without much reflection er, and of course would be subject to revision in the presence of fur- ther information and broader facts.” THE WINNING SIDE-—~THE PLEASANT ANTI-TAMMANY LEADERS--THEIR CERNING THE WIGWAM'S FUTURE. Mr, Emanuel 13, Hart said:—“This is a battle won by democrats who wished to assert, their man- hood. I would rather fight outside of. ‘Tammany for the* protection of my individual rights than have @ success inside of it ‘under the des- Potic, oligurehte control. of its leader. While [have no fecling against Mr. Kelly in a private senso— on the contrary, our relations have always beon of the most cordial character—novertheless [could but feel that this was a battle for the proservation of the riyhts of the people. T knew that when they came to under- stand it as I did there conld be but one result. This victory will teach Mr. Kelly and thoge under him that despotism can no longer rule in the demo- cratic party: that every man hus his individual rights and will Aight for the protection of those rights, and that any attempt to disfranchive a me crat will be resisted. I propose to say to all those in Tammany Hall who believe that it is not fair or honorable that one man should rule the destinies of the American party that they are invited to take part in our organization, which will have for ite ob- ject the protection of the rights of ‘as well as the yroat interests ing the democratic party, do not believe in vindictiveness. I believe that’ when inen have been sintod and recogn! in ‘Tammany Hall they Id be permitted to come with us and place them- “4 square upon the platform’of principles that we advocate. ‘The tact that they have beon in Tam- many Hall should not in such’ cases of slightest degree to their disadvantag dem . and those who have not y one man power is not to be tole such appreciation as they are ¢ ; ganization will probably take place within the next twenty or thirty days.” The reporter to whom Mr. Hart made these ro- marks asked whether an attempt would be made to take possession of Tammany Hail, he replied, “Mr. Kelly is too shrewd a inan to allow us to got in air confidence in the political ed the reporter. promptly answered Mr. ir. Kelly year she OPINIONS OF IDEAS CON- there and lead him. As to our admission upon an equality, we could not in that cage have any assur- ance that the principles wwe have been advo- cating wowld resnlt in their success for the reason that M and they hy him that it would them to the indepen attain, We think we party better outside of T ny Hall than it, Having organized it outside, then Tam- many’s doors will be thrown open be venture, Lregard this result as easy of Wo lave public opinion on our s will not change so i as attempts of one man to control the democratic part of this city, ‘The new party will reduce the salaries of those holling ofiee ttader the city government, will serntinize all esponditires, carry outa rigid economy in all the details of the governinent and consult gen- erally the iyterests of the people.” ‘Mit, M@SKIN SPEAKS Hi8 MIND. Mr. John B. Haskin said:—“We propose to reorgan- ize the democratic party here, but the headquarters ly has a drilled army behind Lim, so brought under subjection to obably take a long ‘tine to lead oppose NEW eYORK HERALD, THURSDAY; NOVEMBER 7, 187 of the new organization will probably not be Tam- | but because the many Hall, but Irving Hall by some.other well located place. We do not think that Tammany furnishes any inspiration to succes either in the city, State or nation. We propose to reorganizo the party upon the highest eathobie is, giving to citizens in tho different election districts throughout the city and cotmty the power to take part in this organization and hereafter fo have voice not only in the election but in the nomination of candidates. We expect Mr. Cooper to strictly ad- | here to the platform of the ‘city democracy,’ which | he covered in terse terms in his Jetter of acceptance, wherein he proclaimed that he would faver a reduc- tion of existing swlarics of officials, the aboli- tion of all sinecures, an exceedingly liberal expenditures of money in fayor” of — pub- lic improvements, an honest and immectiate reduction of taxation, Weexpect that in the reorgani- zation of the party the men:bers of thy will insist upon Mr. Cooper's recognizi in behalt of the revolution that has swep city from its drgavization one year ago, and they will insist upon ition of faveritixm on his part ve come in at the twelfth hour to Me which the claint been inaugurators and chief This tory of the people against the despotism of Tammaany Hall will be frnitless unless the retrench- went and reform, advocated by our people is attain We expect that Mr. Cooper, both here and in the 1 islature in the great reform movement which will be initiated there mpon its assembling, will carry out the aims of the combination. ‘The important part taken by the merchants, particularly by the Produce Exchange, its President, Mr. Edson, presiding at the ratification in Cooper Institute, renders it necessary in this reorganization of the democratic party that she Legislature of this State and city shall be freed from the blighting control of William H. Vanderbilt, the New York Central Railroad, Mr, Schell. and Mr. Kelly ‘The Central road now pays upon its track from Fo ‘ond street to the Hariom Stiver, a distance of seven les, a valuation of $200,000, ‘or about $28,000 per whereas in Macedon, in Wayne county, it the rate of 275,000 per mile. "The and cut from Forty-second strect | up len: has cost. the ‘treasury of _ this city $3,700,000, On the Fourth Avenne Railgoad Mr. Vanderbilt charges a cont extra per passenger; and that fact, with the enormous charges for passengers and freight on the Harlem road up to White Plains, has been the means of driving over to New Jersey or to Long Istand 50,000 people who would otherwise cltim, iruits of city democracy promoters. at new live in this county.’ So the fight in this campaign was fully as much — against the monopoly of the “New York Central Railroad 28 against the despotism of the one man power of Tammany Hall. Another point. | ‘There are men wicked enongh to believe there will be many free schools and too many newspapers to adinit of sucha thing. But the unjust exactions of the rail- road Rapala in the carrying of freight and in opposition to the development of that grand artery of commerce, the Erie Canal, and the reduction of its charges, will produce a feeling on the part of the people such as was witnessed only during the time of the overthrow of the United States Bank as a gross monopoly at’ that time by General Jackson and the democratic party of the count Attention also should be turned to the elevated rai roads of this city, appreciating the fact that the franchises which have been given to them are worth $50,000,000; that those franchises were given upon the idea that the people should thereby obtain not only rapid, but cheap transit. ‘The city democracy will claim that no charge should be made over these rouds exceeding five cents per pas- senger below Forty-second street or more than ten. cents to. any point within the limits of New York. See how it is with the Third Avenue Railroad, It has been running to Harlem for twenty years by hdrse power, which costa three times as much as steam, and they have charged only six cents. At this rate they have grown opulent because of the immense number of passengers carried, and have declared dividends of twenty-eight per cent per year, and that upon a large amount of watered stock. ‘This revolu- tion, in short, has been won in favor of the people against despotism, and cannot be claimed as in any way fave ig Mr. Tilden’s claims for renomination as a candidate for the Presidency, nor has it any other aspect than that of a local triumph for those favoring municipal retrenchment and reform,” MR. BIXBY MAKES SOME SUGGESTIONS. Senator Francis M. Bixby remarked:—‘‘It is very early in the day to attempt to say what will or what can be done as to the reorganization of the demo- cratic party. Ido not imagine that-any of the anti- Tammany people will feel inclined to have anything to do with Tammany £o long as it is conducted under its present system of organization. What wecomplain of in Tammany is the exercise of dictatorial power by him who gains the opportunity to exercise it through this secret society. Ax most people know, the society fs controlled by its Board of Sacherps, and they in turn are controlled by Mr. Kelly. This Tammsny So- 4 owns the Tammany building, and the demo- cratic organization which mr in that building is known a& the Tammany Gen Comunittee and is subject to the power of this one man. He can order the Sachems of the Tammany Society to’close up the building if he pleases, and that, would end the democratic party if there was none outside of his ule. Now, 80 long as Tammany Hall and the organ- ization meeting in itcan be held in the clutches of this secret society do not think any anti-Tammany democrat witl care to have anything to do with it. I do not imagine anybody will complain of Mr. Kelly for exercising this power; because almost any other man would do it if he. could; but I find fault with the system under which . that power is possible, As reece the reorganization it is, as I said before, a little early to say much about it. I think there will be a permanent democratic or- ganization which will probably be recognized as an antiTammany one. It Mr. Cooper's adniinistration shall prove a success, as we all hope and pray that it will, this reorganization of the democracy’ will be a very useful and prosperous one and, will, become the ruling association of the democratic party of this city. As to the reforms to be looked for the people of this city will expect Mr. Cooper to exclude from all official positions men of dishonest tendericies; they will expect him to do away with all sinecures and useless official positions; that he will use his power to curtail the expenses of the city government; that he will do something toward improvin the street and avenues and parks. Ho can do a good deal in this way toward the relief of the poor by giv- ing work to the laboring class, and will at the sume time serve the interests of the city. Above all, how- ever, Mr, Cooper must see to it that Commissioner of Jurors Tom Dunlap’s salary is cut down from $15,000 a year to $5,000. “There never was 60 good a time as the present to reorganize the whole democracy of the city, Tam- muny is not ina position to do much in opposition to it, and the anti-Tammeny people will recognize the propriety as well as the expediency of doing jit. We are all demoerats, after ail, and there is no reason wh we should not work together if we can do it as If Tammany Hall could be disaasociated Society. there would be no reason DOUGLAS TAYLOR'S VIEWS, Mr. Douglas Taylor said he had talked about the matter of a reorganization of the city democracy with several gentlemen connected with the party on the night of the election, and though he did not wish to be considered as the representative of Mr. Cooper and his friends he could state what were their present views in this regard. ‘I can say with great con- fidanco,” said Mr. Taylor, “that Mr. Cooper will make no fight upon Tammany for the purpose securing it as an organization. His fea T knot is to Mayor’ of the city, and his only fecling in reference to Tammany is that if the present leaders would step aside and allow a rcorganization by which all democrata could find a common centre of activity that he or his friends would aid in such a movement. This, however, I should: jndye frozi Mr, Kelly's spoech last night, ts not likely to occur, Mr. Kelly seems to be dispose to fight, and if he persists in that course it will be necessary for Mr. Coopet and his friends to form an- other organization. have reason to believe that this will be done, and if so a suitable building will spcedit, be obtained and a society formed that will be ii Rag the innmmery of Tammany, with ite passwe 8 xeecret signs and its big Indian nonseries, Tt will evck the real interest of the ry Ot Old fashioned de cratic principles and bea centre of usefulness, vot only for party organization, but for prometing the principles of the democratic party throughout the na- tion. It will also ntterly ignore tho one man dictator- ship, which is an innovation of Mr. Kelly. Never before in Tammany Hall has this one man power been known. In the height of Tweed's dominion it was never shown, and Tweed never had the dictatorship that Kelly has arrogated to himself. Tt was « conflict between Sweeny and Tweed very often for the disposal of patronage, and we shall in the event of a union of forces require that Tam- many give some security to us that this deepotism shall never be repwated. Of course, the friends Cooper would prefer a reorganizati the establishment of # new soc! ber of Tammany at twent desire to remoin within it fia. avery noble ry and is identified with the political and rocial’ development of the country in a man- ner no er organization at oall democrats have reason to be proud of it. Sooper has jrood reasons to feel in this way toward Tammany. At the prosent crisis it may be interosting to recall what he bas done in that direction. “About twenty years ago Mr. Fernando Wood was put outaide the membership of Tammany Hall by the efforts of Mr, Cooper, supported by Mr, Yeaae Fowler, myself, Mr. Waterbury, Mr. Cochran, Mr. D. Kennedy, Mr. &. F. Purdy and Mr. Delavan. Mr. Cooper was also active In the organization that we Mr, Tiemann in the Mayor's chair instead of Mr. Wood, and tho de- feat of Kelly is his third victory. Mr. Cooper, therefore, knows what it is to fight, both fneide and outside of Tammany. That, however, is not the work that he intends to take up. T know he hae said, emphatigally, that he will make no fight on Tammany Hall. If Tammany intends to go in fight means will be taken to present a united fi arainst any such attacks, but conservative methods will be chosen, and I am sure that Mr. friends are now quite ready to take them, waiting to see if wiser counsels will p many.” aro Ml in Taim- MR, BEWITT'S s1OT AT MR, KELLY, Mr. Abram 8. Hewitt said:—1 have nothing to say—stop; yea, Iwill say one thing. Mr. Kelly, in his speech at Tammany Hall last night, said the pe ple of the Tenth © ional district have Mr. O'Brien as ( hoice. Tt did not seom to occur to Mr. Kelly that he did not give the people of this district a chance — to vote for & man of their chdice, Mr. Potter, when: he nominated, is almost unknown here, Brom what t could learn the detooerats of the district wanted mo to rin, but E did not get the nomination. Mr. O'Brien then became a candidate in opposition to Mr. Kelly's nominee, and the defeat of Mr. Potter was not becauso the people wished to have Mr. O'Brien in Conaress, a religious war in this country; but there are too | did assembly district, aud Mr. Kell wished to show in Kelly that he te to them whom they should elect. RAL AKTHUL JUBILANT. General Arthur was wonderfully jubilant yesterday, according to the statements of his friends; for the ex- Collector has @ chronic horror of being interviewed, should not di and his views can therefore only be — stated second hand, One of his political intimates said be had never seen General Arthur so at as he was now, and no wonder, for the result of this | election, which would send Roscoe Conkling back to the Senate, was also sure to send General Arthur back to the Collector's office. Among General Arthy friends the opinion seemed to be general that this election was, indirectly, a decided slap at the “reform. | ers" of the Custom House, and it the Custom Hose would sec some radical changes soon after the reassembling of Congress. MR. FREDERICK SMYTH SPEAKS FREELY. Mr. Frederick Smyth, the defeated Tammany candi- date for District Attorney, spoke freely yesterday. He appeared as usual early in the morning at his law office in Nassau strect, and though his face gave some indication of the mental struggles through which he had passed, his nanner of conversation was as cheer- fulasever, Mr, Smyth, when asked what effect the defeat would have upon Tammany, boldly replied that its only effect would be to strengthen it. Within six months the people would see the effects of calling | to office some of the men who had been elected. He thought that Mr, John Kelly’s position as the leader of Tammany would not be affected in the least by this defeat. The democratic party of this city and State wonld continue to regard him as an honest, capable and judicions leader. ‘YAMMANY HALL STILL TMPREGNABLE, ‘Will. the opposition succeed in capturing ‘Tam- many Hall 7” “They tried it after the Hackett campaign, and Mr. Faward Cooper himself offered some resolutions, the result of which would have been to displace Mr, Kelly asa leader, and the General Comiittee voted them down. If such an attempt should now again be made it will fail as ignominionsly us that did.”” Mr. Smyth said the:ery of the “one-man power" had a great deal to do with Tammany’s defeat. To rove. that this cry wax wholly erroncous Eo “detailed the - proceedings of the cau- eus which preceded the convention at whieh the neminations were made. Two members of the Comunittee on Organization were present from each in asking them to cir views us to the nominations that should be Licitly announced that he himself would ask , from giving his opinions, because it he ould be charged with the exercise of that “one-man power.” The result was that every dele- gate present announcgd himself in favor of Mr. AL sti n ertainly not. The whole Tammany vate was polled yesterday: every man did his duty. We never were better organized nor did better work. There was no cutting or trading of tickets, and I believe we had the most honest sct of ward politicians in charge of the election that ever worked for Tammany. ‘Tammany could not have done any better.” Mr. Smiyth then went juto an explicit statement of the real causes of ‘Tammany’s defeat, but for prudential reasons he did not deem them adapted tor publication. : COMPTROLLER KELLY IRREMOVABLE. “Do you believe that Mayor Cooper will be able to remove Mr. Kelly from his position-as. Comptroller?” “Tknow that no charges could be preferred upon which Governor Robinson would sanction his re- moval, and I know that Governor Robinson is far too honest a man to indorse such a removal without good and sufficient cause and for mere partisan reasons.” “Do you believe that Mayor Cooper will be able to effect a revolution in the departments?” . ‘No; his hands are tied. The Board of Aldermen gow elected will not be able to help him, because Tammany will not be reorganized, Mr. most of the positions he has to fill will not become vacant until 1880. | Meanwhile andther Board will have to be elected, and if we are victorious next fall, as I hope we shali boywe shall control that Board. We shall make catnest efforts every year, you may Tost aamured, until we obtain the contro! the city and county, to which we are justly entitled, THE ‘FIERCE DEMOCRACY DISCUSSING THE ELEC- TION—WHAT THE QUIDNUNCS AROUND THE CITY HALL HAVE TO SAY. . ‘The election of Tuesday was the one absorbing topic everywhere yesterday, and especially in liquor stores and beer saloons, where discussion was stimu” lated by frequent smiles at the bar. Fewof the more conspicuous Tammany men were to be found in their customary haunts. They were rather disposed to seclusion and retirement and to keeping away from the pftblic gaze. They had boasted so strenuously abont the Tammany ticket’ carrying all before and behind it that they naturally felt shamefaced over the This was not the case with the rank and file. The sturdy voters with the horny hands, who seldom fail in their allegiance to. Tammany, showed no disposition to avoid the busy haunts of men, and were mote than willing to argue the issues over again. A number of these thronged the corridors of the City Hall as if they anticipated thg immediate inauguration of the new Mayor-elect. The defeat of John Kelly was a fruitful subject of discussion among them, ‘I tell you,” said a swartby Celtic citizen. addressing half a dozen of his fellows, who. were all clustered around a pillar in front of the City Hall, “I tell you John Kelly ain’tdead yet, not be a damned gight. He'll just bounge them scuts of chaps that bate Tammany yes- terday afore they know where they are." “Sure, John Kelly id ancther, “has two years to run yet, an’ he can take many a whack at them before his time is up.” results that happened. “They say it was that little Shoneen Davenport | 24th ward that put the kibosh on Tammany” gravely observeda third peraon in the group. “Himself an’ Conkling and those other black republicans put up ajob on the democrats, an’ that's the raisou ould Schell wasn't elected.” “Ah! don't be talkin’ gibberish,” retorted one of the crowd who was not quite in harmony with the rt. “It was not Davenport or Coukling that bate the Tammany ticket. It bate itself. It was all a one man’s power ticket, an’ the devil himself couldn't elect it.” “Mike, you're mistaken,”” expostulated another of the group. “I'm afecred you're misfortunate in havin’ bad advisers.” “Me!” cried Mike, “doesn’t the papers say so 2” “Oh! bad luck to the papers,” answered the other. “Sure, they don’t know what they're talkin’ about half the time. Sure, John Kelly is no more nor our- sele, and his yote don’t count any more nor mine or yours does.” The conclusion these controversial sons of toil ap- peared to come to was that Jobn Kelly was an ill- used man, and that he ought to take the first oppor- tunity to get oven with the combination party. “WAIT AND SBE." Ina well known saloon oa Park row, where poli- ticians most do cong: discussion over the Its of the election. Those present were mostly anti-Tammany men, but there was a good sprinkling of the opposite element. “Well, you'll admit you're beaten (his time,” said one of the combination force to a prominent Tam- masiy inan. “Of course I do,"* replied the latter; “we're benten, and thero’s no use lying abong it, but you fellows look out, and if you don't get Paid’ back in your own coin I'll be a disappointed yuan. “That's all Povpyeoek,” afid the other, “it’s cheap enough to make threats, but we've got the inside track, and don't you forget it." A “Well, we'll wait awhile till you set to work,” said the Tammany man, “until you put all your scala wage that were turned out of Tammany Hall | into office and then the people will see the difference, Why, you have such # hungry crowd to feed that when they get their noses in the public evib there won't bo enough fodder left to make grucl for a sick grasshopper.” “Well, they can’t beat Tammany at that gare,” re- turned the other, “nor they won't get the chance, for ‘Tammany has left nothing for any party t! oH after it. Whatdo you expect to do now, put up the Wigwam at auction?” ‘o,”” responded the Tammany man, “but we'll ye the sorehead combination enough rope to hang themselves.” At times these discussions were warm enongh to create anxicty as to the manner of their ending, but, as a rile, t terminated in both sides advancing to the bar and drowning the exciting isates in whiskey straight. Ata conspicnous aaloon in Printing House eqnare the talk over the election was uppermost at every table, and Tammany men were mighty scarce, Tt was noticed that many avowed followers of John Kelly, for the sake of avoiding jibes and taunts, sided with the anti*Tanimany men, and were ready to @lmit,that they wore squarely beaten and that if was most likely that Cooper would make an excellent Mayor, By this policy of Aciliatory epeech they managed to break the galling crow of triumph whien the anti-Tammany poople were only too ready to indulge in. COM MUSSION EF, Colonel Dunlap, C of Jurors, wore the sane cool, tmp, urbable look yesterday, that he always wears, ‘Time cannot wither not political up- heavals alter his infin serenity. He fe like the mountain peak the: poet spesks of, and though politi- cal thunder and lightning rattle and flash around bis foot, eternal sunshine settles on his He did not consider the defeat of Tammany by any means a fatal blow. She was struck fonlly below the fifth rib by thoge formerly of ler own household, “Don't you think, Colonel, the exercise of fw dicta: bs iy Tammany Hall had something to do in de- “There was no dictatorship in Tammany Hall, and | that's the mistake that has beens made all around, Mr y had no more to do in notuinating Mr. Schell thef any other member of the General Conitiitter, He was the choice of the caucus, with only two dis- senting votes,” “Weil, then, it is not true that Mr. Kelly enters tho Convention with « alate tn his hand end sare, County —TRIPLE te, there was much lively | 24th ward a. Mr. lition, would not had been previo sponsible y beaten. » ticket, any blame in the matter. hen the public have all this time !, so far as secusing him concerned I think they have. and an honest man, and he dictation us he would Le to avoid it.” He is “What will be the future of Tammany Hall?” “All parties suffer defeat at one time or another, and is sometimes perhaps a wholesome experience. fammany has struck its foundations too deep to be it i fatally shaken even by a hurricane like day. selt-reliant than ever. ”” THE CITY VOTE. Below are the corrected returns of the vote In the city, but in some of the tables the figures are ingom- plete, owing to election djstricts that heen received. The returns for District Aldermen from the Twenty-third ward have not been received, | and the vote for Aldermen-at-Large in the same ward is incomplete. JUDGE OF COURT OF Bradley (det Dantorth (rep) Bradley's majority MAYOR. Assembly Dis- tricts, “Pay over Di Cooper over here are the names I have selected for you to If Mr. Kelly were to_ follow his own ight have selected a ticket in many the one-man power is a delusion?” i selly, of are to select for candid The Convention is re- and its members know enough to share the blame-between them, if there is rs misapprehension about Mr. Kell; y of being dictator ix good democrat be just as ready to resent | It will soon be itself again, stronger and more APPEALS, DIs' by Assembly distr’ his own vo- ‘TRICT ALDRRMEN. ict: RTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT. — ‘The following are the returns for District Aldermes simen who been laboring ye" raat ot Gore | Brewer, anti-Tara, De Vries, ind. rep. Wambold, so Hall, Tam. have not yet | Hitzel, Tait Hoffman, soc sr | 8th. |LOth. 32,510 118)2,008 10) 4,013) ICT. 12th. Sauer, Foster, Biglin, rey Han, anti-T Brucks, ind. rep Kiernan, anti Bessman, 0 Reilly Goode, gree * Four electi: Assembly Dist, Dist. Murphy Assembly Dis- tricts. Cowing, Comb'n. Grady’s maj 4—Gal Walter: . Tamm: » combi Norton, combi Bryan, combi: Seebacher's: Shoen, combi ~ Sutherland over Bedford. Cowing over Bedford .. DISTRICT ATTORNEY. ~ 1878. i Assembly Dis- | Smyth, | Phelps, tricts, Dem,” | Comb'n, 1 2,693) 2 2,895) 3 2,475 4 4,056 5. 2. 2, 7 1, 8 2, 9 2. 10 i ve 13 14 Ms 1 1" 1 19, 20, 1 ward Totals......++ Phelps over Olney. Phelps over Smyth, Assembly Dis- | Tuomey tricts, De Totals ~ Croker over Stiner... Ellinger over Tomo; ALDERMEN AT LARGE. ANTI-TAMMANY. (Eighteen trict. Andrews, com McDonough’ 19—MeDonald, Ta Ackerman’s 21e-Thain, Tamm: | 4,516) 4,333) M4. Totals.... ~ "| Hongh- Assembly Districts, oe Assembly Districts, \Keenan| ond ward, ath ward. Totals. Totals... oe Wood’ majo: Morton's 1 *Nine clection d ip 1868, He plead jundred and ~ *Five election distr + Seventeen clection 1—Madigan, Tammany... combination. Murphy's majority 2—Grady, Tammany Buckley, combir 3—Mclntyre, Tammany. Hayes, combination. . McIntyre's majority Galvin’s majority. 5—Bogan, Tammany Bogan's majority 6—Seebacher, Tammany. Simpson, republican. 8—Patterson, Tammany. Brodsky, combination. Patterson’s majority... 9—Browning, Tammany. Dean, combination. Dean's majority 10—Zahn, Tammany... Erchman, combination Erchman’s majority... 11—Terrell, Tammany... Varnum, combination. (Twenty-four districts’ num undoubtedly elected,) 12—Holahan, Tammany .. Holahan’s majority 13—Wilson, Tammany... ta’ erty probably elected.) 16—Hagan, Tammany...... Fitzgerald, combination. Hagan's majority . 17—Only two election district returns in from this dis- 18—MeDonongh, Tammany Feehan, combination Langbein, combination Thain's majority .. Returns from the Twenty-third wards are not received. Einstein's majority, and took out ne first icts minsing, districts missing. ASSEMBLYMEN. or’ any.. ination ination nation. plurality ination. bination. "s majority... inmany majority .. any... CONGRESSMEN, FIFTH DISTRICT. KIGHTA DISTRICT. rity oF Uistricts iniesing, tTwenty election districts missing. PAPERS OF 1868, Fight of the prisoners committed to Ludlow Jail on the previong day on charges of having int! possession unlawful naturalization papers, gave bail yesterday and were released, A number of those whe had been paroled but had not, their papers in theit | possession, presented themselves to Commissioner Davenport yesterday and surrendered their papers. « dohn Montgomery was brought before United statd@ Commissioner Devel charged with having voted ile wally on clection day in the Sixteenth election distrte: of the Twenty-first Assembly district, he came to this country when twenty-six years olf papers. He wot hin full n it saul ick fom lei that he Trael @ tary iy, and the Commissioner Iherated tM ree izance to await the action of the Grand J Aa Bu ‘uling wae the total ‘numer od sixty-nine was «. 1,750 and Twenty-fourth Vat 6,035 Deiter, Nagle. me 8,312 10,023 1,325 SENATOR IN THE SEVENTH. returns show 3,579 3,329 (Twelve election district returns show Feehan undoubtedly elected.) ++ 2,085, Me admitted ih on his own,