Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-03


majority over Beecher and Fitch, Bill.
City Tax Collector 1889;
Kelly, 1923 Foster, 452; Newsom, 65s
Reilly, 2s5; sangster, 80, Bowen's Plu-
rality 81. t VIA t38f ~
Tax Collector on Privileges--Chandler
l7l9; Davis, 1864; Powers, sl6 Under
wood, 35O Chambers plurality, 455.
Wharfmaster--Good, 1906; Mclean,
1922; wilkins, 528 Hanly, 49, Goods
plurality, "a.
Street Commissioner-Helm, 1904
Good, 1874; Ford, 4so; Malone, 372.
Helm plurality, 43O.
OFFICERS ELECT.
The officers elect are:
Mayor--John W. Leftwich, (Conserva-
tive.)
City Tax Collector j. H. Bowen, Rad
ical
Collector on Privileges--J. l.. Chand-
Ter, (Radical.)
Wharfmaster = Robert Good, (Con'
servative.)
| Street Commissioners. Z. Helm,
(Radical.)
Aldermen-l2 Eected-First Ward
John Clancy Conservative, reelected;
Second Ward-Thos. Joyce, (Conserva-
tiye); Third Ward--Wm. Black, (Con-
servative); Fourth Ward-I. I. Cart
wright, (Conservative); Fifth Ward.
C. Hoist, Conservative, reelected;
Sixth Ward-Paul A. Cicalla, (Conserv-
ative); Seventh Ward-Renner, (Radi-
CALI; Eighth Ward-Thomas Motfet'
(Conservative) Ninth Ward j. T..
Swayne andE. McDavitt, Conservatives);
Tenth Ward-W. c. Ellis and j, W..
Peck, (Radicals.)
OF the members of the Board of Alder
men holding over six are Conservatives;
of the twelve elected yesterday nine are
Conservatives. The Board will now
stand, politically: Conservatives, 10;
Radicals, 5-Messrs. Johnson, Wicker
sham, Renner, Ellis and Peck.
School Visitors First ward, Charles
Mehan (Conservative); Second, d. f.
Goodyear CONSERVATIVE; Third, J. j.
Johnson (Conservative); Fourth, N.
Hoff heimer (Conservative); Fifth, N. D.
Wiggin CONSERVATIVES Sixth, E, j.
Conner RADICAL; Seventh, 7. =. Bliss
(Radical) Eighth, L. NJ Wolcott Rad
icsD; Ninth, J. T. Leath and j. B. Grif-
| fng (Conservatives) Tenth, J. c. Quin-
Ian and M. f. Bell (Radicals). Five
Conservatives and three Radicals hold
over. The Board will now stand; Con-
servatives, IL; Radicals, g.
THE VOTE.
The heaviest vote polled was on City
Tax Collector, being 1888. Next came
the Street Commissioner contest, 433o'
For Mayor 43Ol votes were cast, oil
which 1906 we're for Leftwich.
The meagre vote polled yesterday
astonished everybody. If we mistake
not nearly if not quite 5000 votes were
registered, at least $500 being negroes
The deep interest felt in the result by
all parties induced the general belize
that full vote would be cast, and or
that the Beecherites depended for sue
cess. Yet the total vote on Mayor was
43Ol, leaving 1000 registered votes I'M
polled.
Dr. Lefsw;oh carried 4 larger @ete The:
the Conservative strength has shown
heretofore, Notwithstanding the fact tina
quite a number of Conservatives, TO
reasons satisfactory to themselves, aban
doned him for Fitch. There is it'll
> doubt that DR.. Leftwich obtained hal
enough black and white Radical votes
on personal grounds, to offset the Coz
seryatives adhering to Fitch. But Fitch
entire vote, if counted for Beecher, still
leaves the Conservative candidate half al
large a majority as Loaand obtained
over Park in 1866.
At the polling booths yesterday peopl
were deceived as to Fitch's strength
Everywhere he was reported receiving
good vote, and many believed he woul'
equal Beecher. TIE count showed tina
the latter beat him nearly three to one
Another fact was developed: that com
paratively few white Radicals voted 70
Fitch. He received 556 votes in all. .
these probably $50 were cast by Con
seryatiyes. Doubtless 200 more wer
negro votes. The remainder were prof.
> ably cast by white Radicals. We wer
. satisfied that the determination of th
Conservatives 10 place candidate j
the field would cause the msjority of tn
Fitch Radicals to rally around th
Onarga postmaster, in order TO save tn
' marty from defeat The white Radica
vote of the city cannot be less than 60
or 700. 1t was not cast for Fitch. Wher
did il go2 Echo answers: Beecher, Q
postoffice, saw-log and vest memory
Another fact was developed: That
large proportion of the negroes keT
. away from the polls. five class the er
tire vote of Fitch and Beecher as blacl
we have 1895 in all, while it is matte
> of record that at least 5000 negroes ar
registered. This would leave zoos ne
; gro votes unpolled yesterday. But fror