The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-04-10
THE rLEo ION.


Onltlal ReiNfns from The DlHrrthl
wards Grnefil Ciholl Ec
elected hnJOr
Tuesday was field day lor Dallas
The gods were proriilous, nhd tie lew
dark aud gloomy clouds that lowered
over the city early In the morning, dl''
appeared, and old Sol came forth from
behind his screen and shed his genial
rays upon those noble veterans who
were to select and decide upon who
should control the destlnles OF the
giant young city for the coming year.
The mayoralty was the great point
of interest, and upon that hinged the
excitement and enthusiasm that
swnyed and moved the vast multitude
that congregated at the different voting
precincts. Never, perhaps, In the his
tory of Dallas, has there been so intense
and Jealous feeling displayed by the
phTllsuUs VI u cuuuiho'N 81" w. 49,
messed yesterday, and the scene, as oh
served by visitors, seemed to partaKe
more of q national election in some
great metropolis than mere munich
pal election in IA quiet, unpretentious
city OF fifteen thousand.
At an early hour the polls were
surrounded by crowds of men, cheering
and shouting for their respective can
didates. Voting commenced at O'Clock
and was kept steadily up till the
polls closed. Quite a number of per-
sons who were registered IN the first
ward failed to vote on account of the
polls being closed before they could be
reached. The arrangements for vot-
ing, in some respects, was excellent.
A fence was erected, open ut each end,
around the door of the polls, and po-
licemen placed at the ends to prevent
crowding. Half dozen were admit
ted at one end, voted, and passed out
at the other. Each man had to wait
his turn, and while it was somewhat
slow and tedious, it prevented any
crowding or rushing about the ballot
boxes. Many gentlemen in the first
ward, whose time would not permit
them to remain and wait, were COM
PEELED to lose their vote. In view of
this fact, it may not be out of place to
suggest to the authorities the propriety
of establishing one or more voting pre-
cincts in the first ward.
Every hack, carriage and vehicle ca
pable of transporting human freight
was brought into requisition to convey
the solid yeomanry to the place where
they might deposit the evidence of
their citizenship of the best govern
merit this side of Mexico. Each vehi-
Gle carried emblazoned on its sides the
name or insignia of the gentleman who
footed the bill for that particular We
hicle, with an invitation to stepin and
take free ride. Vagrant white and
colored loafers, who ordinarily consider
it a luxury to indulge in street car
ride, lolledin graceless abandon among
the soft and costly cushions of ele-
CANT carriages. Men who are fire.
quently compelled to wrestle"
in order to procure the nee
essary wherewith to purchase two
bit meal, revealed in wealth and eX-
travagance, and wagered their hun
mind) with reckless prodigality be-
coming q Cr9sus. Oh! it was gor-
geous. 1t reminded one of Mark
Twain's description of flush times in
Nevada. But it came to an end, and
this morning the poor fools will awake
to sense of their position, and once
more commence their daily task of
wrestling" for square meal.
The event of the day, and the one
that excited the most comment, was
the action of Mr.. Ben Long in publicly
Withdrawing his support from Mr..
Bogel, and lending his potent " influ-
ence to the support of Judge Kerfoot.
Several persons expressed the opinion
that the new accession brought no adj
ditional strength to the Judge, but on
the contrary was drawback, while
some seemed to think that Mr.. Longs
course, at the most critical juncture,
was, to say the least, of very question
able propriety, and hardly in accord
with that spirit of honesty and fair
dealing characteristic of transactions
among gentlemen.
Considering the intense interest
manifested, the city was unusually or
derby, only one or two difficulties being
reported, and they of minor nature.
Below will he found complete vote
of the city, taken by wards, for the va
rious city offices. 1t has been COM
piled from the official returns, and may
be relied upon as correct. 1t will be
observed hat there were 1866 votes
cast for mayor, while at the election
held last year there were but 1898,
sho wing net increase of 373 votes: