Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-20
SECOND ED|I'!gl.
L A T Err r TURNS,
HURRAH FOR CHAPMAN,
WHERE ARE WE NOW ?
A LONG WAYS AHEAD AND STILL
GAINING.
ks. MERRiCE LEARNING TO SING
PUT ME- IN MY LITTLE Bed
| HE WILL TAKE HIS BLACK BABY WITH HIa
ks. MERRICK LEARNING TO SING.
PUT ME- IN MY LITTLE BED -
HE WILL TAKE HIS BLACK BABY WITH HIN
First District.

First District.
At 1850 p M, at the second precinct N the
first district, $50 votes had been polled OF which
| AT the third precinct, at the same hour, $40
votes had been cast, OF which Merrick had re-
| In the two Uniontown precincts about 500
| votes had been cast at , \ O'Clock p. m. and the
| democrats at that time gave up the contest and
conceded that the district was good for 500 re-
publican majority at least.
Fifth District
| AT clock the vote in the various precincts
OF this district stood as follows First precinct
| 80 whites, and 225 colored; second precinct
whites 100, colored 1873; third precinct white III
colored l6'; a total OF $40 white and SIS colored
i voters.
In this district ii is doubtful speculation as To
| how the case stands, there being SO many Mer-
I rick tickets printed on Chapman paper. AT
O'Clock 1875 votes had been cast at the first pre-
| cinet and 1888 at the second, a total 37S The
| Democrats claim majority now, but the repub.
| licans are still confident.
| Seventh District.
The vote at the various precincts in this dis
| trlct al p. m. was progressing quietly, things
| seeming TO 20 ALI one way. There was some
eHo1Ie% EN- on account OF the crowds gathering
| togt Their, but no disorder has yet occurred The
| number of votes cast up to p. m. was as fol-
| second precinct, whites 20, colored 125: thru
precinct, whites At, colored 1ss; fourth precinct
1 WHITES 81, coored 50; total of S10-nOt quite
l hall the registered vote.
Eighth District
In TINS district, up TO half past twelve O'clock
" votes (or nearly two-t thirds of the wholel had
| oeen polied in the three precints. $50 in the
| hIsti 30 In the second; $50 in the third. Mr.
| Chapman has received about three-tifths of I'M.
| whole number of the the votes pOled so far
| About quarter-past twelve, Mr. Merrick in
| company with MIR. Mcknight repnbliran ca
didste in the 10th district. drove up TO the noij.
amid chez rs aud Kisses. Everything very Quiet
in this district.
Ninth District.
| The voting in this precinct has continued
throughout tho afternoon without the slighe,t
disturbance. At o'clock Si7 votes had neen
poiled, more than three-fourths of the resSs-
tered vote)-432 in the first precinct and IIS m
The second. Chapman ahead. No arrests have
been made in this district for any cause wbat
ever: great many clerks have voted in tl,is
district The two candidates for the lower
rouse nave both been on the ground to-day.
Tenth District
IN the iIst precinct at O'Clock the votes had
nearly all been polled. The whole number cat
second precinct SO.
In the first precinct 357 votes were cast mn r.
2. M, within 81 voters OF the full re2istrstion
In the second precinct the number of votes
poned at that hour was 335, within 100 OF he
At p. M. in the first precinct the total r,,,L.r
N votes Polled WAS 3i7-the full vote -pearIy
polled. The total number OF votes UP 10 3 n, m
in the second preciect $40, or I59 votes shoTt
The number of votes cast in the FIRST nreri,c,
NJ TO 4 p. m. was 100; in the second precinHt
$t3. There is some scratching in Ennis favor
Nearly all the votes have been poiled.
Eleventh District.
At ) O'Clock I74 votes had been polled in tI,is
district, 36e in the first precinct and IGs in the
second leaving al votes to be poled Liovd'S
friends claim for him 80 majority over Chan
IN and 100 FOR MERCK. The votes are cominy
in slowly.
Twelfth District.
AZ the first precinct the total number Of vote.
poiled at O'Clock was about 80; at the secood
Z04. AT the first precinct polls an old man
s spout 20 years OF age was given two tickets-a
or 10 minutes he cast his vote for Chipmsp and
was greeted by cheers by the crowd.
Al the hrst precinct 22i votes had been cast
al T. M, 30 republican and 134 democrat Mira
Dr. Lockwood came up to the polls and de-
manded that her vote be taken, and on the
refusal OF the judges to take her ballot she made
| speech, quoting nom Cake, Blackstone and
others. AT the second precinct there had been
20 votes cast, majority of them democratic.
=. The total number Of votes up to p. m. at the |
nrst precinct was 233 democrat and ms rensh
lican; second precinct, 255, with small damo-
crauc majority. A little fracas occurred M |
mn inns , PTeenef G9t it was promptly queed by
In the nrst precinct at p. m. 2i7 votes had
bee eTh h cast In me second precinct 2I5 votes
votes yet 10 poll in the district.
Thirteenth District,
MRS. wEBsTERs BALLOT REFUSED
AT half-past two O'Clock Mrs. Sarah NJ, Web
ster accompanied by Mr.. A. G. Riddle, Mrs
Spencer, Mrs. 5. p. Edison, and Mrs Archi-
bald, presented herself at the third precinct of
this district. and asked to be allowed to deposit
a vote. a Chapman ticket Upon giving her
name Mr. Wolf proceeded TO look for il on the |
list, but not finding it, told the lady that he. in
tne name OF the judges, was compelled to refuse
her ballot, upon the ground that he could moi |
find her name upon the registry list Mr.. RID. |
die remarked that they expected refusal where |
upon Mrs. webster, with her friends. le ii the |
a hNr II
man in the throng said: MADAM, / would moi
vote Tor Chlpman;" when she retorted II vote |
for the best man.
AT 3 O'Clock 912 votes had been cast in this |
dstrict-3C9 in the first precinct, 33l in the l
second, and 500 in the third. One arrest only l
~ has peen MADE IN the Thirtenteenth district, |
Up to O'Clock ,0eS votes had been cast in |
this district, S3t being in the rst precint 81 in
more votes to complete the whole nu mber reg |
Istered.
TIE HIGH COMMISSION AT The POLLS.
This district was visited by the English High |
Commissions They seemed to take copsidera- |
be interest in our mode OF conducting the cleo
ton. Everything is very quiet about the polls, |
the voting being at a stand still.
Fourteenth District
AT 1913 p. m. there had voted In. this district.
IN the nrst precinct, $685. second precinct, 800; |
Third precinct, 3li; fourth precinct, 2s6 The |
each precinct. Both parties claim this district |
but II seems to be conceded to Chapman, by $50
In this district, at $50 p. m, there had been
poHed, in the frst precinct, 239 votes; second |
40; third, AIS; fourth, SGT; four ifths of the i
total yote.
Fifteenth District.
THIS AFTERNOON there appeared ip the Fifteenth |
nistrlct another ticket, bearing the names of /
. H. L. MerIick" and Warren Choate.D Ouite |
4 number Of these tickets have been polled in |
to $50 r. m. there had been pole d:-In the first
precinct, 365; second precinct, 500; third pre-
sinct, il2; fourth precinct. 1888.
ANOTHER LADY REFCs SEQ.
AT O'Clock Mrs. L. 8. Hall, accompanied nv i
r.. DR. Ii ckwood and Mrs. MVTland appeared i
II the second precinct of the Fifteeuth districf |
md oemand to vote. Mr.. j. e. Wall informed |
ler that she was not registered and could not | ,
Iote. She had q republican ticket in her hand
Ind said she had done her dnty. Il
Sixteenth District.
At O'Clock there bad voted in the frst nra |
,inet. 2S5; second precinct, 22s; third precncf |
~ Tie election Is proceeding quietly i'm this | !
district. there being but one or two voters at / =
zach precinct. Merrick men claim the district | ?
or MERCK and Robertson by 100; the Chapman / &
pep cay the vote 10 about even. n