Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-06

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mssoners. I'd. H. c. Fillebrown, T. H. Wright
| Sd. VIM. G. johnson, John k. Clark; 4th. e. S
Wormley, II. A. Parker; 5th. Isaiah Perry, jas
| jackson. At this precinct there were but tw,
judges, (both Bowen,l and dispute arose @ as st Z
the clerk, (Mr. Goodchild,) who held over fron
last year. Mr.. Hulse, one of the judges state,
| that no votes should be received unless Mr.
| Goodchild vacated the premises, which, o
course, was done, to satisfy the Bowen satel
lites. No votes were cast at this precinct unit
half-pas seven: The Bowen party commence,
to asse embe at the precincts early as IL oclocl
last night They then got drum, and rouset
the whole ward from their sumber, but unfor
tunately they woke up nest of Emery men
who went very quietly and took the first plac,
at the polls, in long lines. Himber attempte,
to sleep in his office-the first precinct-but Wa
preye nted from doing so by the soft music o
the office, and were chanting a solemn diree
which aroused Himber, and troubled his con
science to such an extent as to cause him M
There seems to be great deal of scratchin
on the ward ticket, especially the names of Far
don and Taylor. The police arrangements are
very good, A beautiful Emery nag was, thi:
dence OF Fred. G. Calvert, Esq.
Up to noon matters were being conducted
quietly, although very large crowds were pre-
tainly all favorable to Mr.. Emery receiving 3
very large majority in this ward. Those whe
support that ticket were making their appear.
ance in considerable numbers, and as genera
thing all Of both parties retired almost imme-
deately after depositing their votes. Small
groups, mainly of colored people, were congre-
gated in the localities about the precincts; am
although the situation was being discussed witt
animation, there was no indication whatever OF
any but the best good feeling prevailing.
LATER.
Up to O'Clock first precinct had polled so
votes, with Emery ahead; second, 40; third
435; fourth, All; fifth, 32S. Emery men claim t.
have about 300 majority up to this time. Poll,
very quiet; at some pr ecincts voting is apparent
poEed.
Bowen seems to have secured all the notoriou,
swell-heads and dead-beats in town to "leg' for
him in the different wards.
In the First Ward that distinguished hummer
Z. Is. Baker, is electioneerIng 20 the best Of hi.
ability for Bowen; and his ''hatchet and cherry
tree" style of narrative is brought into full play
IN assuring the voters that Sayles j. Bowen Is
the best Mayor the city ever had, and is sure TO
be uiumphantly reelected.
SECOND WARD.
Emery Ticket :-Alderman-G. A Hall. Com
mon Council-David Fisher, Hallett Kilbourn,
Bowen Ticket t:-Alderman-,John s. Crocker
Common Council-George Burgess, Henry Pi-
per, j. Il. Mouldin.
The precincts are as follows First precinct
Henry Warren's tin shop, on NJ street, betweeI
18th and 18th streets, at which all persons whose
names are from A to ID will vote.
Second, Mrs. Smiths, southeast corner of I3tl.
and nj streets-frOm T. TO III.
Third, Robersons, on street, one door from
the northeast corner OF 18th stree-frOm to NJ.
Fourth, Douglass store, on 18th street, one
door from northwest corner OF New York ave
nue-from y to y.
Fifth. office OF the Commissioner corner o.
New York avenue and 18th street-from L TO z.
AT the Second Ward polls the Bowen men
gained possession OF the first, second, third and
fifth precincts at An early hour; the Emery men
g(tlpossession of the fourth precinct last night
The vote stood at 10 O'Clock to day at the first
precinct ~. The Bowen men claims 100 OF
o1s onese: AT the second precinct the vote at 70
parties as being about even. At the third pre-
cinct go votes had been polled-no advantage
Claimed by either party. At the fourth pre-
Emery had received 1SO, Bowen 20. At the fifth
precinct l4 votes had been polled, OF
The election is proceeding in quiet and or
ance Of any kind. The Emery men are CONF
dent, and claim the ward by 100 majority.
AT 1OT O'Clock the lines at the second and third
precincts had dwindled down TO two or three
voters at EACH At the first, fourth and fifth pre-
cincts the line of voters increased rather than
diminished. at u O'Clock the line at the first
stood, total go. The Bowen men claim to be
ahead in this precinct. AT the second precinct
$50 votes had been polled. This precinct is
claimed by both parties, but no correct estimate
can be made. Third precinct, 575 votes polIed.
The Emery men claim this precinct, and the
Bowen men say it is about even.
AT the fourth precinct, at II O'Clock, there
were $50 votes polled. The line had diminished
considerably, and only about twenty men were
then In line. The Emery men claim this pre-
cinct by five to one.
AT the fifth precinct 228 votes were cast, The
Bowen men claim this precinct.
1t rs said that the Bowen men have pOlled
their whole vote in this ward, they having come
out early this morning, and that the Emery men
have not pOlled their strong vote yet. Joseph
Brooks, the Assistant Ward Commissioner, was
on hand with his assistants. Mayor Bowen yis-
ited the first and second precincts OF this ward
this morning. No disturbance has occurred at
any Of the precincts.
LATER.
About o'clock p. IN, about sixty disorderly
Bowenites, headed by the notorious Tom Bowie
visited all OF the precincts in this ward, the
entire crowd yelling and screaming. As they
did not attempt to interfere with the voters, no
attention was paid to them by the Emery men,
The Bowen men had two tickets in this ward
one with Maurice j. Hurley in place OF A. +.
Moulton. John &. Clary offered to bet SlO0
g. a; Hall would be the next Alderman from
the ward. No takers.
At the second, third, and fourth precincts the
voting has been slow since IL oclock-the
judges having nothing to do half the time, AT
the first and hfth the voting has been steady
and the judges have been employed all the time
At 3H O'Clock the vote stood at the first pre-
cinet o31. Emery is ahead in this precinct, and
The second precinct vote is 424. The Emery
men claim it by 100. The Bowen men say it Is
even.
Thethird precinct 5O2 votes had been polled.
This precinct is acknowledged for Mr.. Emery SO
far. The fourth precinct 800 votes had been
cast. The Emery men claim this precinct by
to 1.
The fifth precinct 365 votes polled. The Bow
enites claim it by 100 or 175.
THIRD WARD.
Emery Ticket - Alderman - Alexander X.
Shepherd. Common Council-William Ii. Pope,
Richard G. Lewis, George WILMER. Assessor
William b. Downing. ..s
Bepen nTieket'-Alderman-7,R. j. Beau. Com
mon Councll-John L. johnson, Michael
Duffy, H. A. Walter. Assessor-Thomas w.
Phillips.
The precincts are as follows First precinct,
on south side Of NJ street, between 7th and sth
streets, at which all persons whose initial letter
Is from A TO ID will vote.
Second, on the south side of NJ street. between
7th and Sth streets-fr0m TO III.
Third, on the northwest corner OF NJ and 9th
sreets-from i to M.
Fourth, on the northwest corner of NJ and 9th
streets-frcm n to s.
Fifth, on the northwest corner Of 9th and III
streets-from I to u.
At 11:45 last night the Bowenites, under the
leadership Of X. j. Beall, marched from their
headquarters at Wisewell Barracks to the polls, /,
c. rner 9th and n and N, between 7th and Sth
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