Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-14
seventh District

they would be neck and neck. The voting here
was very active, each side doing their level
First Precinct-11th and Q streets northwest
AT IL O'Clock =. M, 100 votes had been cast
streets.
1872 had voted at / X O'Clock pm
Third Preeinct-Q street, betwees 18th and
their ballots at 4 O'Clock p. m.
The friends OF both candidates were sanguine
OF electing their men. The Chase men claimed
at < O'Clock to be 100 ahead, while the Youpts
men claimed to have a majority at that hour.
Ninth District.
Candidates-Robert l. Fleming regular repub-
lican; VIM. Rutherford, workingmens canti-
date; 5. NJ. Yeatman, prohibition.
First Precinct-1223 New York avenue
At 10Y O'Clock "A votes had been cast-Flem-
ing largely ahead.
AT O'Clock l2i votes had been cast, OF which
80 were claimed by Mr.. Fleming.
Second Precinct-1223 New York avenue,
At10K O'Clock 60 votes had been cast of which
Fleming had polled 70 per cent.
At 2 O'Clock 149 votes had been cast, of which
lis were claimed by Mr.. Fleming.
Tenth District.
Observation-Disclosures Trimble, regular re-
publican; no opposing candidate.
First Precinct-122S + street.
Up. m.-E votes, all for TrimbIe, I'D to this
hour.
Second Precinct-13th and streets.
Eighty-fOur votes for Trimble up to p. m.
Eleventh District.
Candidates-ChaTles j. Brewers regular re-
publican; X. j. TOmpkins, boiling republican;
Ross A. Fish, regular democrat; VIM. A. Smith,
boiling democrat.
The election opened in this district at O'Clock
this morning, with group of about fifty men
about the polls. Mr.. Peter Hepburn is run
ming on the independent republican ticket
making i've Candidates in all. The main con-
test is between Mr.. Brewer and Mr.. Tompkins,
and the votes up to 10 O'Clock were pretty equal
ly divided between them, with occasionally a
vote for the democratic candidates, Messrs.
Fish and Smith. Mr.. Brewer is, however,
thought TO be ahead. The latter stated this
morning TO STAR reporter that he was sure to
win, as he had the endorsement of the central
committee. Our reporter suggested, "And the
or; ''and the liquOr-dealers, too.D "Then YOU
ought TO win," remarked several bystanders
Mr.. Fish, the democratic candidate had not
shown himself at the above hour and it was
reported that he had gone over the Long bridge,
fishing.
First Precinct Corner Maryland avenue and
18th street.
At 10 O'Clock u votes had been polled, ma
jority of them for Brewer.
AT ~ O'Clock 1O1 votes had been polled
aH sef fftS ST. Prefnct-Corner Maryland avenue
At 10 O'Clock 20 votes had been polled, a ma
jority of them being for Brewer.
AT noon ZIG votes had been pOlled.
MI Brewer was about 40 votes ahead OF Mr..
Tompkns at noon. Drummers were out with
hacks bringing in the labOring men, and it was
thought Mr.. Brewers majority was increasing
Mr.. Fish's and Mr.. Smiths friends were coming
in slowly, and they claim that the bulk of their
voters will come in later in the day Mr.. Fish
is quite confident of a handsome vote, If not a
majority, but others claim that Mr. Smith will
receive majority of the democratic votes 10
the district
Two o'clock p. NAT this hour voters are
coming in pretty lively, and the contest is grow
ing more close between Brewer and TOmpkins
The former, however, is thought to be about IS
ahead.
Mr.. Brewers friends were distributing cir
culars, headed "To the voters OF the Eleventh
District" in which it is said -" NOtwithstand-
ing the allegation issued in pamphlet form by
the boiling candidate of the republican party
in the eleventh district, or some of his friends,
regarding the action of Mr.. Charles j. Brewer,
the recognized candidate of the republican CEN
trail committee for House of Delegates from the
eleventh district, on the bill creating drainage
and sewerage sections in the cities of Washing
ton and Georgetown, his friends desire, by this
medium, to disabuse the minds of the intelli-
gent voters of the eleventh district of facts
grossly misrepresented and maliciously distorted
by such pamphlets. careful perusal of the bill
in question will elicit the fact to the mind of
the considerable that according to the amount
OF taxable property in the boundaries and pre-
cincts of the District and districts in which we
live, calling for 20 mills taxation per square foot
that We are actually paying for such improve
ments less money than the majority OF others.
observe this. The aggregate assessment upon
four districts Of the city is $685., 1919, upon
which there is an average taxation of 3-1G
cents per square foot; while the 9Th district in
Guiding the wealthiest sections of the city is
taxed 81 Coz, 024.s5, upon which we pay two
per cent per square foot. Now, then, the 18th
district being part and parcel of the 9Th dis
uict, and having property o. less value in com
parisOn to that Of the other legislative districts
we must til erefOre pay less percentage upon
our real estate than prOpeTty-holdeTs upon
Pennsylvania avenue, Louisiana avenue, 9th
9Th, and other prominent business up town
streets included IN the 9Th district. Thus re-
lieyed, it must follow that from the vast amount
to be realized from the above assessment tn
Island will be benefited by less taxation and
greater improvements than can possibly follow
in any OF the other four districts, &c, &c.
Twelfth District.
Candidates-MyTOn A. Tappan, regular re-
publican; William Dickson, democrat; james
First Precinct-Ninth street, between F and
G northwest.
AT 10 O'Clock 81 votes had been poIled, and it
was claimed that Tappan was ahead.
At O'Clock $50 votes had been polled
Second Precinct-Ninth street, between F
and G northwest.
O'Clock a. m, and Mr.. Dickson's friends claimed
that he was ahead.
At2 O'Clock there had been polled 1852 votes.
1t was conceded at O'Clock p. m. that Mr..
Dickson was ahead, but Mr.. Tappan's friends
were sanguine of success.
Thirteenth District.
Candidates-Arthur Shepherd, regular re-
publican; Franklin Barrett,% democrat.
First Precinct-Northwest corner of 9th and
X sti eets.
At 10Y O'Clock 50 votes had been cast, of
which Mr.. Shepherd had polled over go
At O'Clock p. m. the vote here stood:-Shep-
herd, rs; Barrett, 81.
Second Precinct-Northwest corner of 9th
and X streets.
There had been 81 votes polled up to 1OI
o'clock, and the candidates were nip and tuck.
At O'Clock p. m. the vote stood:-Shepherd,
q; Barrett, Sc.
Third Observation-Disclosures corner of 9th and
X streets.
Shepherd was running ahead at 10x O'Clock,
when So votes had been polled.
At O'Clock p. m. the vote stood:-Shepherd,
s.; Barrett, &C.
Fourteenth District
CaDdidates-Frederick A. Waterman, repub-
lican, (recognized by central republican COM
mittee;) Capt. l.. Gordon, republican; Oscar
Alexander, prohibition.
First Precinct-Corner of 4th and N streets
northwest.
At lo:45 O'Clock 6s votes had been polled, of
which Waterman had 2s, Gordon "a, and Alex
Second Precinct-Corner OF 9Th and N streets
northwest.
At 10:45 O'Clock 80 votes had been cast-Wa-
terman, %; Gordon, %; Alexander, 3.
Third Precinct-Oorner of 9Th and N streets
northwest.
At Io:45 O'Clock So votes had been cast-wa-
terman, %; Gordon. 30.
Fourth Precinct-Corner of 4th and streets