Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-10
R.r..,rn,ion nnd EI.c,ion s,a,i.,ic,.

Registration and Election Statistics.
In view OF the Intsrss; manifested by many
ci,izenS a. 10 The result; OF the registration OF
ters Row IN progress in this city, and its
barring on the approaching municipal election,
-. pu Dll-h below some Interesting Statistics of
me rrg1straliOu and succeeding elections in
Washington Il The years 1867 in order hatour
>. sders may com pare the figures win those of
tn wear, when they dre given 20 the pubnc. A
careful comparison OF the registration OF this
wear Sith the figures for the two preceding
years given below. ought TO enable welI-in-
formed local politicians TO make a very close
estimate OF the result OF the June election
During the registration in MAJ. 1567, when
the colored race for the first time were en-
rolled as qualified voters, 1904 names were
received. OF which humber also were enrolled
during the revision and correction of the lists
OF the total, 9.1'2 were whites, ana s.2I2 were
colored, having majority OF l,j-O whites On
the original REGISTRATION the wards footed nm as
follows: First-I,trS white, list colorpd: Sec.
oDd-cj6 white. LIS colored; Third-7l3 white
~ eolored; fourtn-1,it4 white, 9I3 colored;
fIfth-@i white, 1ls colored' Sixth-I2OI
white, 81 colored; Seventh-1,6Ss white l,6j5
Colored. AT the election following, which was
for Collector, Register, Surveyor and members
Collector was 1928, Of which the Republican
candidate. Mr.. A. q. Hall. the present incum-
bent rrcfiyed SAP votes: Mr.. McNerhsuy,
Democrat, 5,i25 and Mr.. Willet, independent.
lei. The First Ward gave a vote OF $3.50 for
Alderman, l,66l being for the Republican can
dloa'e, Mr. I.arman; the Second Ward. 1873, Of
caRi the Third Ward, 1,97s, OF which 81 were
Tor nr. Evans, Republican; the Fourth Ward
cast 2,'-> votes. of which Mr.. Lloyd, DaTno-
crai. received "!S; mir. Moore also ran fo-
The short term, a; that time receiving I.2-I
rCtes;l the Firth Ward. 1,2i6, OF which numoar
Mr. Grinder. Rep received 65I: the Sixth Ward.
l H. Mr. Talhert. Dim, receiving 63l: MI
Morgan Rep OF, ana Nv. Cross, independent
81; On his ward the vote for Coli .ctnr stood
Hail. Rep sc, Nc Serhaney. Dem, Gj2:l the
NFy'nth ward, 2,Zl,, Mr.. Wheeler, Rspubli-
an, receiving LII.
The registration las: wear footed IN oG1Ia-
1922 white and : - coloTed. those registering
On be las two days footing up IS-g whites
and IN cOlOrrd.l The wards footed M "a fol-
lows: 1t Ward, 1903. Isl white, 49, coloret.
10 coiored MAJORITY: I'd Ward. 1921. .ISIc
WIRE 1855 colOTsd, Isl whi'e malOri:yi: I'd
ward. 1857, t23It white, 1921 olorad. 1898 white
majority; TIN Ward 1901. ,3g29 white I27I col
OTec. lt@3 white Majority IN Ward. DOG
(J2i white. rs cOloTed, 40 white mi ority): 6b
ward, y u. (l6l~ white, 49, colOrpd, IIsF white
majority }; III Ward, 1875. C13-G white, iGGy col.
oret. 547 " hite ma Joriy.'
Al the Mayor. election following I~.3I7 votes
Were pOlisd-l.~Ju less than The number rpris-
tered-the res nit III the wards De'ng as follows:
~ ward. lli9 for MIR. Given. Ibgl for Mr.
Bowen; I'd Ward, 1I2j for Mr.. Given, I5Ds for
MI Bowen; 81 Ward. 14i3 for Mr.. Given, llg
Tor Mr.. Bowen; 18th Ward, Ie6i for Mr. Given
1}H for MIR. Bowen; 5th Ward, g1- for Mr.
Given. 'j4 for Mr.. Bowen: 9th Ward, g67 for
Mr. Given. $50 for llr. Bowen: tn Ward l6Ol
for Mr.. Given, ltn} IOr Mr.. Bowen-the ma.
jorl'y IN the city for Mr.. Bowen being less than
a hundred.