Evening star., 1869-06-07
THE ELECTION TO-DAY!
BESTURRANCESINTHES SECOND. SIXTH
lND SEVENTH WARDS.
THE VOTING IN THE SEVERAL WiRDs!
The Republicans sweep the City!
THE REGI>TRATI0N {.
SCENES aND INCIDENTS

fully clear and cool. and Al an sarly hour n.
city was astir IN vIsw OF he eiecuon 20 D.
held for Collector, Register aud Surveyor and
members of the Boards OF Aldermen, Com mon
Council and Assessors. The Republ can can
dldates on The general ticke: are For CoIlec-
tor, =. A. Boswell: Register, John T. Cook;
Surveyor. r. Il. Donegan The s.C,tizeus',
candidates re--For Collector, John H.
Semmes; Register, r.. q. Ecklor: Suryeyor
William Forsyth. The candidates for Alder
men, CouncIlmsn and Assessors will be f,und
under the respective ward heads below, TO-
gether with everything Of interest which trans
pred up to the hour OF going 10 press, fur
hIshed by our special reporters in each Of the
precincts, thirty five IN number-fiye in each
of the seven wards.
At the City Hall. Messrs Cook, Donaldson,
Dohono, Booker. and CroSsman commenced a
special session a. clock, to issue certificates
u those whose names do not appear correctly
on the poll books. and for this purpose only
Very soon there was quite a crowd seekin nD ,d :
mission to obtain q certificate as follows:
WASHINGTON CITY. ID. G., June a. is59-The
name OF Is on the original list of voters
OF the --, as residing Ii should an
pear on the list Of voters furnished the Com.
mis- ssioners of Election; and We believe it does
al ~? CLOCK there was quite long string
OF applicants in waiting
The boxes for the reception of the stsacred
ballot which have for q year past been living
in the fire proof Of the Registers Office were
on Saturday brought out aud brushed mp for
use; and the necessary blanks having been
prepared by the Register and his assistants the
boxes were locked, and allowed 10 re main in
me Registers office until o clock this morn.
ing, when they were delivered to the proper
parties.
The entire police force is on duty to-day and
al headquarters squad OF twenty.four
mounted men is held in readiness TO 60 TO any
part ct the city where they may be called for
Lieutenant johnson being in command of
them-whiie at the station houses the keepers
are at the instruments ready to telegraph to
hea0 0quarters, If necessary, but up to IOE
o'clock no dispatch calling for the force ha1
come over the wires.
FIRST WARD.
Republican Ticket - Garter A,
Stewart for the long term, and ID. M. Davis
for the short term. Counciimen-A s. Tay-
lor. Robert Thompson, A. r. Pardon.
UcrtingmeH's Tteket:-AldermeH - VIM. NJ
Slowen, long term; short term; John r.
Thomas nominated, but decliupdD (;ouurrI
men-linstavus A Henderson, Geo. w Hop.
klns, Thomas i.ucas. The two first named ia
place of w. II. a Wormley and Danie, a.
Muse. declinsdl
In this ward, at every precinct excsp. he
second, tie voters commenced gathering at
about III O'Clock last night, and In some in
stances few OF the more enthusiastic took up
their positlons Immediately after the close OF
church services yesterday. at the second pre-
cIncL there did not seem 10 be mn ch eagrrness
as the line was not formed till about half-past
I'VE OF SIX o clock this morning. Up to eleven
O'Clock the utmost good feeling prevailed, as
there had not yet appeared At any of the pre-.
elnets sufficient number Of the opposition to
the regular Repu olican ticket to cause auY I'M
easiness on The part OF the adherents of the lat
ter cause. IL is stated by some of the knowing
ones that MIR. Donegan's name as the Repub-
ncan candidate for Surveyor nos been scratched
IN many instances by some Of the more con.
servatve Republicans, and MIR. Forsyth, the
"Cltizens" candidate voted for instead Bat
IittIe information can be gained as to the char
ac'er OF the vote, and manifest reticeLce is
observed by the conductors and Commissioners
OF Election about communicating intelligpnce
though II would seem 10 be an easy matter to
tell is the Republican tickets are printed upon
paper white on the face and blue enamaled on
the rack. Similar tickets Were furnished Re-
publican voters in all the other wards, but
day in some Of the wards.
AT noon the lines OF voters in the various
precincts were generally exhausted, and no
way OF those who presented themselves. The
election OF Mr.. Forsyth, as Surveyor, over Mr..
r. n: Donegan, Is predicted here by many Re.
Poo,,cans' Po,sd sd ,, while Number OF them have
tne colored chairman OF the working.
mems meeting Thursday night voted about
ll:JO q. m, al the fifth precinct, and took no
pains TO Keep secret his fayorites. He scratched
M. John r. Cook, for Register, without sub.
sttutin9 any name therefor, as also that of Mr.
ko bert Thompson. for Council. both colored In
the place OF MIR. Garter Stewart, colcred can.
didate for Alderman, he voted tor Mr. Siowen.
In the FIRST precinct there are only two com.
rnlssioners officiating, yiz:-Mr. Henry Him
Se Se, TnIIs. and Mr; francis Ia'erns, (colored.)
"CItizen" commissioner, has not been n, asent
To-day At TINS praeinc, Mr. SIowen S friends
claim handsome majority AZ this hour. The
',CiiiZens party have Just put forth a blue
ticket resembling the Republican ticket but
containing me names of the opposition csnd,.
dates, a large humber OF which have been
placed IN the hands OF colorsd "Citizens, so
as 20 protect them from interruption In voting
for tne persons OF their choice. The vote stands
as follows.
Flrst precinct, I! Number of votes re-
corded iLi; y hltes. 10.
second precinct, le:n5 +. m.-Numher OF
voters, $40; whites. -.
IhlTd precinct, l1i0.-Nurnb-r Of voters
40: W hites, ItJ
Fourth precinct, l2;ij.-Number OF voters,
30; whites. IS
Finh precinct, T.. en-Numbe- OF voters. ,oo.
whites -. W.
The eolored vote was nearly all polled in this
ward at II. m.
LATER
Al qutrter past two Today everything was
sun quiet, With not q word CT act 10 disturb
the harmony OF the occasion. There IL no
Gouhl " wharever OF decided Republican ma.
JoTity or the ward ticket, though the same
canhci be said ABOUT the oIics OF Surveyor as
Dir FoIsy hs personal popularity in .hs ward
ns> gained for him vote far ahead OF the other
'-tltIzeH' nominees.
First precinct, 2:i2 p. m-Number Of yo,ss
recorded, 45'; whites, 81.
Seooud precinct, y. m.-Numb-r q! VOTES
poiirt, WINES, I--3.
Third precinct. l.U =. m.-Numprr OF votes
recorded, Al; whites, -.
Fourth precinct, l;;J u. n.-Numoer of yorss
Pollsd, 312; whites it-.
FINN precinct. I - 4. m.-Nunb-r of votes
polled, ia; WHITES, A.
Up 10 this hour there have been pollad mn.
wards OF l.a1 vot-s, OF " hich about l0O were o.
whites. The vote Of The ward is supposed 10
reach $50. and therefore the above EXHIBIT
shows that a large majority have already
pUlled, embracing nearly rne entire colored eie-
ment. The whites are already showing them
selves, and The remainder OF the afternoon
they Will, No doubt oyerbalance The color.d
vote Ihe police arrangements are exceiient
IN this " ara, under the direction OF Ii.u.ru;,ut
HURRY, and there Is no apprehensiols Of 4 diff.
Guilty
SECOND WARD.
RsE III tc0H Iirtei "A Alderman-W- Ii. Chas-
Coun, ilmen-H. A. Hall, Henry Piper, George
Burgess. A >sessor-Casper Keller.
Ccuncilmen-M. K Combs. ". Z. Given, I
X narrower. Assessor-George Thos. Stewart.
NJ. q y. Hall Is an independent Republican
can didate tor Alderman
In this ward the Republican voters were
early on the ground, many having remained Ia
the neighborhood OF their respective precincts
during me night; and rs early As five o clock
long lines had been formed.
In tie nrst precinct. A to d. corner o. I3,h
and NJ stree ;, those Al the end OF the line when
the polls were opened, reached tns vIndoS y A.
about lOI4 O'Clock; the line beng then as long
as It was originally. The number of woes
polled tO y o'clock as ahout Its1. the graatar
proportion OF " hon Were OF coIored men In