Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-08

*Oniy Republican elected.
The Judges o! election from the different
wards met this morning at the City Hall to
receive the returns from the uallot Of Sat,
Mdsy. A Chairman and Secretary we're
elected and = committee Of three appointed
10 open the sealed ballot boxes and read
the returns. As each candidates name
was esad and the number Of votes each re-.
csived announced, the one having the great.
est numbee Of votes Was, On motion, de>
clared elected.
A difference Of opinion arose ss to the re-
turns made by the First, Second and Sixth
Wards for the Office If City Assessor and
Township Assessor for city purposes
whsrsupon the following resolution was
presented to the meeting and passed by
the unanimous vote Of tho judges Of elec>
ton Of the different wards present:
Rssotred, That the returns Of the LIST
Ward bs % amended a. to read
For City Assessor, 7. j. Saunders 81.
For Township Assessor for City 7. J..
Saunders, 81.
For City Assessor and for Township
Assessor for the city, Francis Oohs $50.
The 2nd Ward. for City Assessor I. j.
Saunders ~. and for Township Assessor
for city Al.
For City Assessor ANA Township Asssss>
or for City, Fra ,cis J. Ochs 3O3.
In the 9th Ward for City Assessor, Thos
j. Saunders 1877. and for Township As
SCISSOR for the ci.y rhos. j. Saunders 127,
and for City, and Township Assessor for the
City. Francis Ochs 1888; ard it appears
that Francis Ochs reed l774 votes for
City Assessor and Township Assessor for
the city, aud that T. j. saunders received
S43 votes for each Of said Offices. Be il
.dsU0sssd that Francis Ochs Ia duly elsc>
Ted - bsth oflisss. oIeIilS
The meeting then adjeurusd.
Oavsnport ssads grestisg y her sister
cities: A mast determined Political battle
Was fought asse on Saturday, ia which the
Peoples Party was assayed on one side ard
the old line Puritanical Republican party on
The oshsr. From the time Of opening the
ball At . s'clesh in the morning until . o.
clock 10 the sssning the costsst vas wagsd
ell slosg the llas With the nSst determined
energy. On tks ore side wsss The people
bassliag sse theis sish,s-oa ths other tho
Price Russell clique the ss.called republi>
can party battling FOR those spoils which
they haze 80 long enjoyed and fst,snsd
upen. On the one side we're the People
che wosking-mso-ths businsss msn, and
large mass Of the property holders Of Davcs.
enport, demanding . change in the admin,
istration OF city affairs on the other tha,
ultra pharissical republican ssct-for which
it, leaders claim "all the virtue, all the mo-
ralisy, oil the religion, and oil the dscency,
loyalty and patriotism" 70 b. found within
the city limits. W
For several weeks past the work ,f pre>
paratioa hes been going on IN both camps
and on Saturday, ssue the battle. To say
that the people won the day is n, name for
it Fssm early nora until the going down
of,ihs sen Ne popuuassault upon the enc
ny was uobrotsn add Sdescrmiusd. The
sns,sy rsillied his tercss-ils most exps-
risnesd nd u,est unscsupulous leaders took
he lid, but It ~ I'll 10 vais. Every stand
they aaads for their city tIcket resulted in
miserable fsilurs. and vben the day VS.
ever. The sneks cleared a~s1, and the result
was-cne maD-snd only oae, was left to
dkst tA1 The Rsp1blidn eliqps had an ex-
iseeacs One csadidats alons-Mr. q. 3.
lfsidisi, was elected Alderman Of The Fourth
woed. w FA
IL wss perfect Waterloo defeat. The
figures shcw the victors - have numbered
nearly two to one. The entire city ticket
Vas elected from beginning to end BY tfs-
aendsus asjoritiss larger than we're ever
given before u any slection-even in the
palmisss dsys of specialization.
The Psspss's Party hes elected its
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