Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-06
THE ELECTION TO-DAY.
A BIG EMERY VOTE.
HE WILL SWEEP THE CITY.
TIE REFORM REPUBLICANS EARLY
on The GROUND.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.

Ihe electon IN progress in this city to-day for
Mayor, one Alderman and three members of
the Board OF Common Council frem each ward,
one Alderman to fill the vacancy in the Fourth
Ward caused by the resignation of Mr.. Emery,
and four Assessors, is one of the most exciting
municipal contests we have ever had in Wash
ington. The principal interest centers in the
Mayoralty, the candidates for which position
are MIR. Sayles j. Bowen, the present incum-
bent, elected as republican, two years ago,
under pledges to reduce the debt of the city and
carry out many needed improvements, but who
has signally failed to keep his promises the cit
now being deeper in debt than ever while he
has carried out no great measure for the public
good; and Matthew G. Emery, a well-known
republican, who has been nominated and
is being supported by the reform republi-
cars and by men of all parties, who are
in favor of more economical administra-
ton of the city government, and a thor
ough reform in municipal affairs. The candi-
dates for the Boards of Aldermen, Common
Council and assessors in the respective wards
will be found in the reports below, which en-
brace full account OF the progress of the cleo
ton in each of the five precincts in the seven
wards OF the city, up to the hour we go to press.
The rain which commenced falling during the
flight, and poured down steadily during the
morning, was rather a damper on the red
hottest" politicians, but the excitement in some
sections of the city ran very high.
POLICE ARRANGEMENTS
The police arrangements for the day were
excellent, every possible thing having been
attended to to prevent any outbreak, or to sup
press it promptly should one occur. The Board
held special meeting at 80 last evening, and
adopted an order, which was read to the force
this morning instructing the officers to arrest
any person at the polls attempting to exercise
ArAn
account of information having been received
that certain persons had been desig-
mated to wear badges, in order that
voters. The preamble to the order
set forth that the province of protecting citi-
zens and maintaining the peace belonged TO the
taken TO prevent any tumult or disorder
The Board was also in session to-day
for the purpose OF acting upon any subjects
which might come before them, or act promptly
to suppress any riot, an extra force of four-
teen mounted police were commissioned, making
the mounted force thirty men, who were kept
mand of Major Richards, Capt. Brock, Leuts.
johnson, Essex and Austin. These officers were
all al med with heavy Colts revolvers to enable
them to promptly put down any disorder.
GRANTING CERTIFICATES.
The Judges Of Election were in session in
the Council Chamber at the City Hall at Q
O'Clock, for the purpose of aivins Certificates %
those whose names appeared on the original
registry, but were omitted from the copies made
for the voting precincts on account OF the hurry
attending the uanscTibing, Messrs- Barr and
Venning, the clerks TO the judges, were in
attendance with the original registration books
OF the whole city, and as a person appeared
stating that he had been registered, but upon
presenting himself to vote had been informed
that his name did not appear on the list at the
precinct, the original list was referred to- and
II the name was found thereupon, the following
certhcate was given signed by majority of the
judges:
The name OF - is on the original list of
voters of the - as residing. 1t should ap-
pear on the list of voters furnished the Commis-
sioners Of Election, and We believe it does.
lSignatures Of the Judges
The judges win remain in session until Six
O'Clock this evening, but in no case do they
grant certificates unless the name of the person
appears upon the original registry of voters
Upon the opening of the doors OF the Council
Chamber there were a large number of persons
in line awaiting certificates. Twenty or thirty
were admitted TO the room at time, and as
side door. Among those present were q number
who had not been registered, but OF course they
were refused certificates. Lieut.. Noonan, with
several Officers, was on duty at the Council
Chamber during the day.
IMPORTED BOWEN STRIKERS.
On the arrival of the early train this morning
Lieut.. Kelly having received information that
lot OF colored roughs from Baltimore were
expected, had Sergeant johnson, with some ten
to twelve men, at the Depot, and arrested l6 of
these imported Bowen strikers. They were
escorted to the seventh precinct station, and
from thence they were committed to Jail.
The train arriving at $40 from Baltimore
brought another crowd of colered rowdies, some
or whom walked through the depot with arms
in their hands, boasting of what they were
going to do to aid in the election of :" Boss
The train due at 1910 O'Clock left Baltimore
with a number Of cOlOred roughs, but before
they reached here they became suspicious that
the police would nab them, or they received
news as to how the first batch were received
and at Bladensburg number left the train.
Lieut.. Kelly, with Sergeant johnson and the
officers Of the seventh precinct met this train
and captured six, but only one having weapons
the others were dismissed.
INCIDENTS.
The drinking houses were closed, by order of
the Superintendent of Police, but some Of the
Bowenites managed to evade tie regulation by
dispensing bad whisky to their adherents from
places not likely TO be suspected.
All tne principal places of business through
out tne city were closed at noon, to give the
to vote, A
ThE morning, Judge Olin aud ex-Marshal
Lamon, after voting in their respective wards,
erable ex-Mayor weightman was among the
voters in the Fourth Ward. Mayor Bowen
drove around to several OF the polls during the
day; and that shyster and Bowen dirt-jobber
Colonel' Jim 0'Beirne, appeared at some of
me polling places and was hooted by honest
Irishmen as disgrace TO the Irish people.
About three O'Clock this morning eight Bowen
negroes attacked an Emery colored man ON
street, between 4th and 5th, and after beating
him placed him under pump and pumped wa
ter on him, 10 make him cheer fer Bowen but
did not succeed.
In the one O'Clock train three more of the
Bowen colored roughs from Baltimore were
nabbed.
FIRST WARD.
Emery Ticket; Alderman-A. f. Pardon Com
mon Council-A. 8. Taylor, Z. K. Brook, VIM.
Andrew Freeman. Assessor-James Kelley.
Bosoen nTicket,-Alderman-D. M Davis. Com
mon Council-wm. II. A. Wormley, j. II. Muir
ray, Jerome A. johnson. Assessor i-Henry Par
ker. a
The Precincts are located as follows.-First
Precinct, at the Commissioners ofhce, No 1905
| L street, between 18th and 2oth streets at which
an persons whose initial letter is from to ID
Second, at Squire Andersons Office, No. 1906
street, between 18th and 10th streets-from to
II.
Third, at j. K. Reeves carpenter shop. No.
1915 street, between 18th and 10Th streets-ffom
ItoM.
Fourth, at VIM. Bradley d Son M 1904 n