On the evening of the 15th a large public meeting was held in the town hall at Tremont. It was under the auspices mainly of influential citizens of Democratic antecedents, who, whilst deprecating violence, were strongly opposed to the draft on grounds of public policy, and hence were in position to make their recommendations respected by the excited populace. The principal speaker was Mr. John B. Haskin. This meeting was instrumental in calming the passions of the time. The vote of the county for president in 1861 stood: George B. McClellan (Dem.), 9,353; Abraham Lincoln (Rep.), 7,593. In 1868 the vote for Horatio Seymour (Dem.) was 11,067, and for Ulysses S. Grant (Rep.) 9,641. Between 1860 and 1865 only one new village was incorporated --
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that of Morrisania (1864). A notable event of this period was the organization of the Woodlawn Cemetery in December, 18(13. The improvement of the grounds was commenced in April. 1804, and the first interment was made January 14, 1805. The war interfered seriously with the growth of population in Westchester County. In 1805 the total population was 101,197, a gain of only 1,700 over 1800. The Milage and Township of Yonkers had a combined population of 11,049, being considerably in advance of that of any other political division of the county except the Town of Morrisania. In 1805 the total number of people living in the portion of the county which now constitutes the Borough of the Bronx was about 20,000. The Village of White Plains was incorporated by an act passed April 3, 1800. The first officers of the village were: president, John Swinburne; clerk, John M. Rowell; trustees, Gilbert S. Lyon, Edward Sleath, II. P. Kowell, J. P. Jenkins, J. W. Mills, and Harvey Groot. In 180)8 (May 14) Port Chester received a village charter.