Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-20
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CHAPMAN LARGELY AHEAD!
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.

Ibe citizens Of the District 81 Columbia are |
to-day holding their Erst election under the re-
cent act OF Congress giving them a new form Of |
government, and are for the urst time voting
TOT delegate 70 represent them in the National |
Legislature. The candidates for this response
bic Position are General y. p. Chapman re pub
hcaD, and Mr. X. I. Merzick, democrat, both
OF whom are personally unObjectionablA; Int
General Chapman being in accord with the
national administration and a majority of the
body 80 Which he expects TO represent u e peo-
PIE OF this District will be better able a pro-
mote their Interests than a representa- i've An
tagon.st-r. 10 both the executive and Iegisla-
tive branches OF the general COVE rnmept
The Legislature OF the new gOvernm ent will
consist Of a Council OF eleven memf ers. s,-
pointed by the President, and a Hous Of As
sembly, with twenty two members. me frq-,
each OF the legislative districts into hicb t2e
Territory has been divided. The nae rbers of
the House OF Assembly are also being voted sor
TO day, aEd We give below the nam rs o. tae
candidates IN al the districts with Oh, reerlt Of
The voting, and scenes and incidents in each %
the precincts in all OF the twenty-tw q !isf-.c.s
ID TO the hour we 90 20 press.
The rain. which set n at an early hon file
morning, d.d not prevent tie colore 4 vcts-s in
many Of the districts, from assent Eing CT tie
voting places long before the Eour designated
for the opening OF the polls, O'Clock a. r.,
THE TICEETs
The republican tickets we're small -sbCur two
inches long and one and hall inches w!ds-arI
were me- ked on The back with a CT eck OF red
and blue bars crossed on white grO1 md. These
tickets were initiated early IN the day I,y the
democrs ats, who circulated these imftatinn~
bearing the names OF their Caniidat as b1- dii
nCt succeed in getting rid OF many of them IN
them N the ballOt-bOx. The democratic tickets
were on paper with a grey - tint checked on
sly by eight inches in size, and on the face were
headed with the legend, Opposed 10 mixed
craving OF the Franklin school bu.idlug AID
the names Of the candidates.
First District,
10 this district the number OF registered
voters II 1,Oc4-432 white and J.2 co.ore6 Ths
candidates for the lowet House of tie AssemfiV
are solomon q. Brown, cOIored Republican
and J. +. Young, democrat.
First Pyseinct.-The polls were held f,- tins
precinct at the toll-gate on the Bladeusbars
Second PreeiHet-POlIs at Martins, Union
town.
lard PreeiHc,-POlls at London s shop. Union
town. -
At .be two precincts IN Cniontowp. a Iar,s
crowd, mostly cOlOred, gathered on the opeuI6g
OF the polls, and over loo lad yeted in zach al
70 O'Clock a. m, nearly the entire number beng
republican, and at that hour there was line
OF over loo in each precinct. About TIE lines
there was quite crowd, whe were boisteroas
at times, so muchso that LieNt. Austin a. a
preeautionary me asure, placed a few more extra
men en- duty there.
second District
Number Of registeredVOters I.jsl--ss ybf.ss
ssS Soiored Candidates, }. L. II. Hall, re y, aud
First PIseiHei-POlls, first tell gate On tn
Sseead Prseirei.-POlls, hrst toll gate on 7th
Third PTeeiect-Polls, Harry's chop, rsnaIIv-
town.
TeDsllytown was the scene this morn.n, NJ
me voting OF that portion Of the county north
N - and VA Of
at II clock a. m, 100 votes had been pol@i
OF which 80 were cOlored. There are uot many
eoiored people llving IN that part OF the county
Third District
i,3s9 registered voters-SfG white. 2ss c,rorsI |
Candidates, j. g. Worthington, rep, " d.
Caseln, dem.
Fgrst Preeines.-PoIIs, 50 Market street.
SseoE6 Prseiset-POlls, 80 BriGge stree
A. the trst precinct OF this district AZ noon
a. Yves :, -, na9 oesn poed-sbout 10 eoIored-
ADJ ~ 1ne second precinct @6s vOters-G1 col I
ored: The democrats claim $50 maiofitv in
this MS Tlcty ."
Fourth District.
l.sst registered vOters-.6G White Sin .,r,ra, |
Sandlcaies' John L. Cox, rep; W. l.. DguI5p,
FRS. F-seinct.-PoIls 81 Congress stree,
Sseoh3 PysciEct.-POIls no C5ngTess -,
IN this district the vote n rrruin,, 49, |
LOugh the republicans are ahead ana claim
% majority. Here they are distrlbUting ana,nI.
the cOl0red voters democratic tickst.s hanIaSS
sunilaT 20 those OF the republican party, The |
.o'e - noon stood thus: First precinct I73 OF
II Il
eoloEed. "H''e ana
TInh District.
Registered voters, I.4Ss-SIl white So col.
"a ~ Sea Candidates, Z. l.. Hulse, rep. X. A.
Pa. ~, Rrse,Sei.-POlls I'D street and, pennsyl-
4. Sse on j,y..iHs:.-PO;ls Pennsylvania avenue
Il, T13 s,d, Prs:iHe'-Pens Pennsvyania avenue
ILe polls n this district are al located in in
iTsne oulldisg at the point designated above.
The osloTed nen assembled in force befoTs 80 |
o CLOCK this me-ning snS formed line ard All |
the morning there WAS a large crowd. AtIok |
Q clock a. u the list OF voters deposited stood ss
follows. First precinct, Pc votes, OF whom no |
were eoloSedi secend precinct. I42, OF whom,9S
we're coloTed, third precinct, IS, Of whom tS5
were coloTed- All the colOrei vote thus far |
cast IN THIS district may be safely countedOn as |
IepueAcan, and Chapman and Hulse will prob
~bly get 20 majority in the district.
Sixth District
heklsteIeu voters. Yl-5l3 whites, 3Ss co!ored l
S6n, dem. wa
first Precinct. - Polls corner 2e-n and
streets. anu u
.Ssoond PrsciHet,-Pells corner 2oth and
streets.
The voting in this district a. rather slow
10 10 o'clock, when, at the nrst praninet I55 |
votes hA1 been received, and at the second nrs-I
cinct l59 votes. About tEo-thiEds OF the voters
we're eoBoSssh rhe lie rsOcEats haze since morn
Dg had struck OF a lot OF tickets With similar
backs TO the republican tickets, but bearing the
names OF the democratic candidates on the 1 .
ace. The trek, however, was immediately de- |
before being deposited.
Seventh District.
Registered voters, 1870 white. I,fg7 col | !
red. Candidates, James A. Handy. rep; q. b. | =
FYrss PrseiHef-Pons VI and 10th streets.
Second PyectHet.-POlls corner OF l6ia and M |
treets. | n
Thtrd Prseinet.-PoIls 18th and NJ streets. /