The national Republican., 1868-05-01


ward In the Mayoralty nomination, which as. |
sembics on Monday night
The election was called by the meeting held |
at City Hall on Tuesday evening, which was
presided over. by Mr.. Samuel X. Sylvester,
when the following-namcd gentlemen were APP
pointed Judges: Dr. II, q. Clayton, Andrew
Glceson; WIN. Hussey, aud O. T, Thorn.
When the hour arrived for opening the polls
| all the judges were present, but Mr.. Gleeson
Oe message was dispatched to Mr. Sylvester
As the proper person to M me , Ssesm5syi NC i and
Everything being in readiness the voters
presented themselves at the window, when
going i s'a on Without protest. and presented tSc
PROTEST or rHr ctrtzsss OF THE FOURTH
| WARD OF wAsHfraToN.
Whereas, In obedience to the call Of the Dem.
ocratic and Conservative Executive Commit
tee Of Washington, ta copy Of which was en-.
at No, 3s7 Pennsylvauia avenue, at the head.
quarters Of the Conservative Army and Navy
MSnd. Apt 1Ss shs pS Yn
the nomination OF candidate for the mayor
altyj
ostensibly and nominally for the purpose Of Sc.
curing larger hall, and on account OF the
large hssemblage Of persons who could not be
accommodated at the aforementioned hall,
No. 39I Pennsylvania avenuej
And whereas the Council Chamber, at the
City Hall, was selected for the holding of such
held, and was so held, on the following Tuesday,
April %, 1893, for the purpose OF eleeting dele
gates to a convention, as hereinbefore specl-
led;
And whereas at both meetings, on account
OF the gag rule and the application OF an un-
precedented kind OF parliamentary proceeding,
an adjournment was most arbitrarily and un-
necessarily assumed and effected by a few OF
those present, without the sanction or accord
sS o nG sni tSsrs
present, and all this with view apparent to
even the most casual observer in order to pre-.
of the citizens of said ward
And whereas meeting did then and there
} take place. proporly organized to elect dele
: the meeting was declared adjourned by few
, disinterested and hired politicians prior to
, of even-handed justice and honesty,
, Resoircd, That the citizens Of the Fourth
ward aceede to the mode presumptively pre-.
scribed for the election of delegates, viz: by
, ballot on Thursday, April 3oth Inst, from the
7 hour OF to O'Clock, y. m, In order to obtain
justice and the free and untrammelled ex-
preston of their wishes. without receding
from the position taken by them at the regu-
lar meeting OF Tuesday, April 2s, 1868, at
; which they did legally elect delegates for the
aforementioned convention, we do now sol.
EMMY enter our protest against the manner
and form OF election prescribed by motion OF
; Owen Thorn, and decided by 5. II. sylvester,
! chairman Of a so-cnllcd ndj journed meeting, and
will deposit our ballots under protest, reserv-
y Ing to ourselves the right of arbitration and
: iscrimination on the part OF the convention,
/ to whom the question Of properly elected dele
+ gates is to be submitted; and we hereby openly
! notify all persons engaged In this last so-ca lied
! balloting for candidates Of our protest and Of
the terms under which we consent to deposit
, our votes.
Signed by John Houlahan, Andrew Gleeson,
, David Reidy, John Connell, and NJ. johnson,
on the part of many voters.
The Judges Informed Mr.. Houlahnn that the
protest would be received and filed, nnd sent to
the convention with the result OF the elect lon;
but Mr.. II. declined the olicr,an pocketed the
: paper.
, ballot or two had been deposited the follow
. ing occurrcd
|, Mr. Bryan. wouldlikc to know, MrIiouln-
han, who the candidates are
Houlahan. Read this ticket.
, Bryan. will retire to do so.
George d. Price voted; no one objecting.
MIR. ]. p. Crowley then stepped forward.
Judge Clayton. Is that Patrick Crowley
Mr.. Fitzgerald. No, sir, Nj. J. p. Crowley
i Of the Express newspaper.
! Judge Clayton. All right, Mr.. Crowley.
! Mr.. W. W. Kirby appeared.
Judge Clayton. DO you belong to this wardl
: Kirby, with peculiar lecr) believe
does.
= Mr.. Hussey, Tone or the Judses) All right,
!: Patrick 9lceson came forward.
J. Judge Clayton. Where do you bclongl
Giceson. In Swans Poodle,
Mr.. Husscy. You are all right
a Thus II was for 4 long time, until one "Tim"
i, arrived, when the question was put, "Did yc
il bring any thing wids yes, The judges want to
. see yc, for the managers can't get along widout
!. Film. viii yo take dhrink, judgef
!; Mr.. Clayton. No, sir, but have no objection
4 II others present desire 10 take a smile.
L. Joseph Seip then stepped up, but his vote
- was objected to because his name did not APP
:, pear properly on the registry list
l. After a short consultation the judges agreed
!, to accept the vote, and requested Mr.. Seip to
have his name and residence corrected on the
Y polI-lIst.
: dow, and, depositing his vote, asked al there
l. was any objection"
= The Judges. No; we know you,
r. Joseph Todd was rejected because unknown
= to the judges, and his name not appearing on
, the registration list.
=. B. q. White, engaged at the Express Office,
} and indorscd by Owen Thorn, esd, as citizen
!. Of the ward for eighteen months, but not hay
n ing registered, was rejected.
q JeremiahO Conncll voted on J jeremiah OCon-
!, ner, stating that he was registered, and that
!, there was no other name like his on the square
or street on which he resided
|. Charles Wallach was rejected because his
il name was not on the list Of the Judges, not
withstanding he had registered.
), man named Magotiin was refused yoting'
: Magofiln appeared much disappointed remark
l. I'M" that IT was his only chance to vote with
white men,
A colored man WAS rejected because the
$ judges did not have the black list.
+. A number of Others were objected TO by the
r challengers, and the judges declined to accept
!. Up to seven o'clock there had been about
d four hundred votes cast,including that OF Cap
i. tain James N. Callan.
e Jacob Geiger, the "stsnding candidate" of
Q the ward, got in the ranks and voted, but was
!. e,SSPos,ula!ed with BY a friend, for whom he
|, did not vote. Jacob said he scratched" him
G because he killed horse of his at Arlington,
If some years ago.
/, The voting after I o'clock, was quite brisk
). until the hour of 0, the time for closing the
pollsi voters being ranged In long lines,
II ianked BY a posse of police under Sergeant
;, Austin, Of the Seventh precinct. ,
4 | Everything passed off quietly, the little
a pleasantries INDUCED In during the day con-
a trlbuting to keep every one In good humor'
J. The Judges, as soon as the polls were closed,
s. set to work In counting the ballots, which oc-
i cuped them until 1890 o'clock, when the re-
suit was announced as follows:
II Wnllach Ticket-Jossph PlAtz, 2iii Nicholas
h Ackcr, $40; VIM, Hussey, $50; G. II. Anderson,
IS 23l; VIM. II, Johnson, 2li.
O'I3eirnc Ticket-Geo. Savage, 232; A. Glee-
son, 22ii D. Connell, 223; d. Fitzgerald, 234j T.
H. Reagan, 22s.
G Thorn Ticket-Robert Ball, ls3; I. Ward, O1i
II !, p. Crowley, 90; d, l. Mcnamara, C1i John
/ Given Tickct-Bsll, Il VIM. Lord, liz; II, II
}; Laskey llGi q. p. r. Wroc, lOSi NJ, A Du'
!. There were forty-hvc scattering votes, and
4 MIR. Robert Ball, running on two tickets, we
I. give his total at the head OF what Is named al
= the Thorn ticket,
1t will be seen that the delegates fayoring
II the nomination OF Mr., Wallack were elected
a CoLoRED RowDIES.-For q month or motc
" the TEACHERS and scholars at the colored
v schools N the Seventh ward have been greatly
., annoyed by number OF colored rowdies
young men OF ninetcen or twenty years, who
Az NJ Ia thn halt N.NIu ami m In N