New York City was expecting a lively election day in the closely contested race for Mayor with gangs of supporters active in support of their chosen candidate. The local Seventh and Eighth Regiments of the state militia were called up and held in various city armories around the area. The election passed off relatively peacefully and no militia were called to the streets. Fernando Wood emerged from the ballot as the victor. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
Emmons Clark, History of the Seventh Regiment of New York, 1806-1889, Volume 1 (New York: Seventh Regiment, 1890), 443.
Record Data
Date Certainty
Exact
Type
Campaigns/Elections
