The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-04
POLITICAL.
The Recent Election.

h. ing this number of tho MINER with frag- ments of the past history of Arizona. we cannot, consistently, pass over tho political portion thereof, and as, owing to negligencc. or something else, we have failed tn record spine important matters in connection with last election, we will now proceed to do SO, beginning with our own county. .!.1Jf,,' Yavapai, '.'.' '' ".i Where, previous to election, no man who was supposed to have a vote was left untsied by the partiEans of both sides. Yet, strange Co say, VIC can count % legal voters in this i'm. mediate vicinity, who failed, on purpose, to cast their votes. '...
 It being the first time in the history of the county thnt Nogroes--in any great number voted, old-time voters will have curiosity to know how our black fellow citizens acted and voted. We'll, their hearts were with the Peoples Party, and, but for a shrewd Democrat who, taking advantage of tbeir boozy understanding, changed tickets upon soine of them, all would have cast their bal. lots for the party that had manipulated them with that which inspires to deeds of service rather than of duty. Some of them were unable to read, and, as the paper upon which many tickets were printed was narrower than others, the illiterate darkeys got it through their wool that the wide tickets wcre Deu,o. cratic; the narrow ones Peoples. l A majority of MeXicans voted for pay. and l several of them were carried to outside pre- cinets by white men who were also paid for doing so. In this connection it is but just to say that the Peoples Party had the Mexi. cans.
 The only disturbance we have heard of. took place in Williamson Valley, but politics was not the cause. .,,.
 A good joke is told upon Prescott man who was challenging and working for the "People," at Williamson, which joke is that. seeing citizen of Irish extraction approach. ing the polls, ticket in hand, he challenged, when the man swore tore the Peoples ticket he was going 10 vote, and procuring a Dem ocra'ic ticket, placed it in tile box. Of course, this fact created fun for the ''boys." The counting of the votes, in thi. pre- clnct, was tedious, tiresome labor, and we re- ally pitied the officers and clerks of election who worked from early morning till past midnight.
 | The vote of the county-733-was light. compared with that cast at the election of 1870. But, it must be recollected tha, since tbat time we have lost population by the ere ation of Maricopa county. Then, at Date Crock and other places, Mexicans were pre- vented from voting.
 Mohave County
 The election in this county passed off aui. etly. The work was done for and in behalf of the different candidates for Sheriff and Recorder. The vote shows how the county has increased in population since the election in lsIo, when but 52 votes were cast
 Yuma County.
 The facts and figures given elsewhere show how the election went in this county. where the Taxpayers party swept the field r Maricopa County
 The Democrats of this county succeeded in carrying everything, and now the beaten party lay the blame for their defeat upon MsxiD5anso ths xDamocfatss tssaioritY of wh"' -"'' -''h
 Pima County
 The voters and "workersn of thi. county being divided, many illegal voters were pre- | vented from casting ballots, and the people | of other counties will be surprised at the i small number of votes cast in the county.
 There having been but one candidate fort Delegate to Congregation. R. C. McCor- mick, who was elected for third term-aDd his name not having been printed on many tickets, his failure to receive more votes is easily accounted for.
 And, now, before giving the figures. we E would remind our Legislature that it is the wish of many citizens that Strict Registry Law be passed, this winter,--one that viii prevent illegal voting and enhance the privi- iege of American citizenship.
 The Vote by Countiea
 Having previously given the vote by pre- cincts and counties, in table form, we will now give the vote by counties, leaving such persons as may feel an interest in the matter to figure out majorities for themselves, at their leisure.
 The names of those elected are printed in Roman, while the defeated candidates names appear in italic:
 Names of Candidates Numhsy os ya,~. |. l.isucLN LNa ..fn.u A ILL