Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-01
PRIMARY ELECTIONS TO-DAY.
Nominating Emery ward Tickets
A Bowen Trick FOiled.
SECOND WARD.

SECOND WARD.
The primary election Of the Emery vo' ers In the
Second Ward to select candidates for the City
Councils from that ward commenced this morn
Union Hall, on 18th street. Messrs. 8. Datche-,
Major Q. b. Jones, Casper Keller, and John M.
Brown are the receivers Of votes. Nc srs. l..
Clephane and G. A. Han are on opposing Cekets
for the BoJrd OF Aldermen, and among those
Innping Tor selection as candidates on the ticket
for Common Council are: David Fisher, John
A. Bayley, q. II. Moulton, yud ON s. Brown, D..
Sissering, ID. w. Martin, Hallet Kiibourn, s. T.
Crown, B. g. Daniels, VIM. f. Given, and Robt
NJ. Byng. II is thought that Mr.. Clephane Is
David Fisher, on the ticket for Common Coun-
Gil is far ahead of all competitors. 1t Is thought
that III. A. Hall comes next.
Ward Commissioner Peters was busy drum
ming up colored Bowen men to vote ut this eiec-
ton, furn's 'shing them with tickets with the name
OF David Fisher scratched, hoping 10 defeat his
nomination, thereby affordlng an opportunity
10 raise howl that the colOred man 10 being
ignored by the Emery men. This little game of
rascality was nipped in the bud quite eariv, ar d
no one Is allowed to cast a ballot who is rot
this trick was practiced in the Third Ward there
can be no doubt, and by it George Boston was
lett off the ticket.
FOURTH WARD.
To-day, the primary election OF the Emery
voters in the Fourth Ward is being held on
LOutsldna avenue, near 6th street, and much
interest rs being taken in Ii. For Alder man
long term, there is but one candidate, Capt. w
w. Moore, and without doubt he will secure the
nomination. For the short term the principal
contest up to two O'Clock appeared to be be-
tween Messrs. j. III. CrOSsman and j. e. Wall
but Messrs. o. ID. Barrett and A. Cluss were
also receiving some votes. For the Board of
Common Council, Ii seems TO be conceded that
Benz. mccoy, colored, Is leading the ticket, and
that 5. p. Robertson and John O'Donnoghue
were, mp TO two O'Clock, next favorItes. The
w. Wall Writ. Geo. W. Calvert John l.. Vogt
+. II. Rhinehard and E. K. White.
The judges are j. B. Wilson, p. Doyle, John
curry, r. Riley, Henry Barton, John McNam-
ava, Jerry OConner, JAS. A. Williams, George
w Hatton, and j. q. Larner, who relieved each
other in receiving tha tickets, and up to two
O'Clock 5A tickets had b zen placed in the box, a
gcodly number by coiored voters. Up to tn 1t
hour the olice present had had but little more
to do than - keep the pavement clear.
FIFTH WARD.
In this Ward the balloting for Emery Ward
candidates has progressed quietly. At half past
2o'clock 390 votes had been cast, and it was
thought at lesst eight hundred votes would be
cast before the closing Of the polls.
For Alderman, George r. Gulick Is largely
ahead, and no doubt will be nomin a1ed.
For Council, Colonel @. H. Holden and
George T. Bassett are largely ahead, al
though Sam Strong is working like Iurk.
Bean, Thomas Cant, anu Joseph Weems, VITA
about even chances for each. The assessorship
was between John w. Meads and VIM. Il. Fow-
Ter, with the chances in favor of the former: bu,
yesterday John X. Arrison came out as a candi-
date, and Is likely to run well.