Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-08
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thing quiet in this precinct up to the hour N n
SecoEd Precinct-Polls ut 1ls Congress street.
lI43 a. m.-Abeut IA votes hal bsen potied,
OF which Chapman received loo and Hine a.;
Cox, sO' Goddsrd, 81; Mosby 4; Yarwood,6 No
estimate.
Candidates-Col. Chas. l.. Hulse, republican;
henry Polkinhorn, democrat, and Alfred Jones,
boiling republican. : y
First Precinct-Polls at 22d and streets.
AT noon 1s6 votes had been cast. No regular
tally was kept, but It was believed Chapman
ana Hlne were running pretty evenly. Hulse
Second Precinct-Polls at 22d and streets
AT IL O'Clock III votes were cast No tally
was Kept, but Chapman and Hulse were be-
Deved 10 be considerably ahead.
Third Precinct-Poils at pa and streets
AT noon LIS votes had been cast, two-thirds
OF which were for Chapman and Huise. No
regular tally was kept.
Sixth district.
CHndidetes-John F. Murray, repub lican; DR..
dependent.
First Precinct-Polls at the corner and 10th
streets.
ceived here, of which 50 were for Bell, So for
Baldwin, and 12J for Murray.
Second PTecinct-Polls at the corner III and
18th streets.
AT ii O'Clock a.. m. 1913 votes had been cast
mere, ia for Murray, 80 for Bell, and IS for
The Bell men claimed that many Of the tickets
counted by the canvassers for MURRAY were
"stckeTs,' and that when the polls were closed
different result would be found.
Seventh Ristrfc,.
Candidates-Col. George W. Dyer, republican:
Dr. r. 7. Freeman, boiling republican, and ID.
ii; Davis, independent republican.
Large numbers OF voters were about the polls
IS at m % nj r,rin moi
paily colored men, and everything was quiet.
Gen. Chapman was having it al his own way.
streets. :
1?m.-1Oi Chapman and Dyer, % for the OPP
position.
Second Precinct-Polls at the corner NJ and
18th streets.
, - ni-so votes polled, three to one in favor OF
the rtpublcan ticket.
- Third Precinct-Polls at the corner NJ and
12n.-Total votes polled 100, for Chipman
and DYER 9f, opposition 80.
Fourth Precinct Polls at the corner N and
nth streets.
~ n.-Dyer 60, opposition 20.
Eighth District.
Candidates-Thos. w. Chase, republican; John
R. Brooks, boltine republican, and M. j.
hurley, "whitemans candidate"
Inc polls at all the precincts opened with a
large attendance with Chase leading from the
start. Gen. Chapman will poll a very large vote
IN ths district, large numbers of his political
oPpoIe casting their votes for him in prefer
ence 10 Hine.
Brooks name has been put on both Chapman
First Precinct-Polls at the corner 18th and
q streets.
IL 80 a. m-Number of votes polled 12S
Chase had about two-thirds of the whole, while
ChiI1an is even stronger, he running ahead O.
his ticket.
D Second Precinct-Polls on 18th between Q and
streets.
1l.3o a. m.-The total number of votes was 142,
distributed as follows: Brooke, 30; Chase 80;
Hurley, IL. Chapman a long way ahead.
l1th and 18th streets.
1l-3o a. m.-105 votes polled, of which Chip
man lad received the larger number and the
contest between Chase and Brooks was very
Close, with Chase little in the lead. Hurley
no where. About one.third OF the total number
d the votes have been cast.
Ninth District.
Ganoidates.Col. s. 5. Smoot, republican; X.
File ming, democrat.
. There was considerable excitement around
me polls In this precinct, and the police were
Kept active in "cOnciliating' those who ap-
pc AIRED to be inclined to be disorderly About
~ O'Clock the democrats commenced circu-
ating Chapman tickets bearing the name of
gates.
First Precinct-Polls at No. 1923 New York
avenue.
10Y a. m.-11s votes had been polled.
he republican ticket receiving about to L.
Second Precinc-Polls at 1913 New York ave.
hue.
10Y a. Milf votes had been polled. the
proportion being about the same as in the first
Irecipct. S'
Up. m.-26O votes polled, and it is estimated
gt Cnipman had at this hour majority of
%, put " ~ conceded that a number Of repub-
lean tickets bore the name of Fleming, and
maj by them Shoots majority will be some
What reduced.
Tenth District.
=. andidates-Matthew Trimble, republican;
Allison Nailor, jr., democrat.
hat the republicans vote had been nearly all
oiled and in the afternoon Trimble would be
wexed." But little was said for Mr.. Hine, so |
Many democrats having scratched him In the |
n0iniDg as to make his defeat certain,
FIRST Precinct-POlls at 1929 E street.
IL a. m:-l3S votes had been pOlled, and it was |
oncHHded that Chapman and Trimble were |
lightly ahead. There was apparently but little |
ersons hanging around.
Up. m.--223 votes cast; Chapman ahead and |
rimble leading NailOr by about 80 votes
second Precinct-Polls at the corner Of 18th |
nd f street. -srt--.
II a. n.-137 votes had been received, and it |
,as conceded that The republican ticket was
head, but it being reported that number of |
PIT tickets were voted early in the morning the !!
p: NAE votes polled, aed it lie conceded |
hat TEimble is from ~ to so ahead.
Eleventh District.
Candidates-C. j. Brewer, republican; H. L. !
siscoe, democrat.
The nolls onened in this district this morning |
nth but few voters at the polls and not much ]
pparent interest in the election. The officers /
{ election, with their clerks. were als posted to
eceive the ballots at the hour appointed, and /
he police, under Lieut.. Gessford, were duly |
tationed to preserve order and see that no ones |
lights were infringed. At IL O'Clock 100 votes |
ad been received at both precincts, about IS of /
Ihich were for Hire and 60 for Biscoe. From |
be indications Hine will run ahead in this dis
rict, and thus far G. j. Brewer seems to run |
head OF his opponent. All is quiet, and no dis |
urbance has been manifested in any part Of |
Outh Washington.
First Precinct-Polls at the corner of 18th |
treet and Maryland avenue.
L. m.-155 votes polled. Brewer ahead of |
Siscoe So votes Hine runs ahead of Chapman |
bout the same rate.
Second Precinct-Polls at the corner of Mary |
and avenue and 1lth street.
II m.-142 votes polled. Brewer % ahead of |
>iscoe.
Twelfth District.
Candidates-Nlichael Uuifey, republican,; !
James q. Long, democrat.
Two colOred men, named Brown and Butler,
rot into an argument, which led to blows, and
10Th were arrested.
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