The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-06
YESTERDAYS VOTE.
A HEAVY VOTE p0E4IEEs AND MANY
SCRATCHED TICKETS IN
TEE ROXER.

| AS will be seen bsow the result Of Yesterdays
election is eminently satisfactory to our reHd-
ers. From O'Clock until $3.50 O'Clock this morn
ing the reporters of the DEMOCRAT we're busy
endeavoring to procure the latest information
but owing to the scratched tickets poed 1t was
impossible to give accurate figures. The count
will, In all probability. not be finished before
this afternoon, when only something like reia-
bic results may b. obtained. Sufficient howev-
Oh HIS been learned 70 show Tint the Demo-
cratic-Conservative party scored another VIC
tory for Itself. The municipal ticket according
to our present information, will go through
with perhaps ono or two exceptions, and Major
Burke surely will land" to use term from
the Jockeys, "a winner
First Ward.
There was full vote pollsd in this ward, but
owing to the scratching Of tic ets the count was
hnrdlv started even w to O'Clock. In the
of the ward there was asrong feeling towards
the retention OF Inc inph nna Vood
with that provision, After g careful inspection
Of the ward II was impoasibe to sny how the re-,
md that was that tbs Democratic ticket led the
field save here and there a,+ s Gi name
e any very dangerous front and when its cAndi-
dates names were called out it was refreshing as
. relief from the tedum Of the Democratic bal
, ''''' Second ward.
Like the first 1t was impossible to glenn
: anything like an accurate opinion as to how
the cat was Jun pfng thsIe. At the several pre-
that the count would not be finished until noon
: to day. Mandevie Marigny was ahead Of his
| ticket for criminal sheriff and at several pre-
: ctncs the Citizens ticket put in g :, large vote
At tho sixth precinct there were Doed 30 votes
and at tho fourth ~, the majority OF which
were for the Democratic Conservative parry.
Thlra Ward.
, In this central district tho excitement over
the election WIS greater than perhaps in any
other portion of our city. Tho repistered
: voters residing In tbs ward responded to the
Gnu made mnon te ba voa vaa rpe ' na
No / there were 1o8 votes pOsd, at The second
= precinct 2os Mt The third ZOO fourth '2a: ut the
- the box couldn't toll how many ballots had boen
, cast.
- 80 Al this poll It. is stated that Major Burs".
for State Treasurer leads the ticket by fully 300
The eighth precinct claims tho champion
vote hnvipg run uu 6I3. with handsome Dem
II oGratic majority.
VI Zenith Ward.
There Was q strong vote polled in this ward
and uGh tgrathqE : a3q 9 Th1 T@nnnr1
: to tho scratch but by 2:3o in the afternoon tt c
= Democratic. Gonservativ We ticket lnd. Un TO m
, early hour this morning it WAS impossible to
> CLEAN anything accurate concerning the vote ins
cast, hnt sufficient was learned to insure the
D. vote of tho ward for the Democratic. ticket by q
, large majority There was some feeling shown nj
;, some of the polls, but nothing serious occurred
= up thero.
! GtcVensH WARN.
n In tho sevnrnl precincts in this ward there
wns strong vote polIed, and ut the Second
Precinct 1t stood ut the close of the bog: State
Treasurermg Burke 25 5 G" 3o4 ILL., a.
/. Senators w. Fl. Merkel %, J. M. Harding lG, =
s. Carlisle 4s, !. Charleville A. The city ticko
n followed the above
The Upper wards
were MS lively over the election MS the moro cen
trail ones. In tho twelfth. thirteenth and four
teonth, the voters won't to the polls end with (
2. unan unity which was remarkable. There was
strong disposition shown to vote for men rather
= than parties. and the consequence WIS that few
Req ssvar" n5sT ba
b, pnsters eliminated tho names OF several ehn
didatee. as the strips were so wide they covered
Il tho names OF other aspirants.
7 Down TOWN.
l. In the lower districts Recorder Miltenbergel
leads his ticket immensely: then como Gibsnl
o. and Burke. The Democratic SENATOR al candi
l. dates. DeBouchel and Steven, arc undoubtedl!
elected.
o. First Precinct-1a8 votes cast. the scratch
|, ing making it impossible to say who wal
y. Second Precnct-259 votes cast; 102 Citizens
r estimated GO opposition.
6. m the tally showed u DEMOCRATS, 10 Nationals
, ! Citizen and Workipgmnn. The scrntchint
q seemed to be in fryer OF nItIphtrIfk houston
L Fourth Precinct 1923 votes cast, the opinion
o being that Wilson and Marigny were in tn
o. lend.
o. Fifth Pricinct-467. The Citizens ticket be
lieved to be- IN the nscendency. Large co1Ore
vote in favor Of Houston. Fitzpatrick AM
SIKH Precinct 300 votes cast Tho Citizens
ID ticket beinved to be in the majority here also
W. Fl. Morgan leads for the House in this pre-
cincf Fitzpatrick 81 little ahead Of his ticket.
- strength Of tha contestants not stated.
Eighth Precinct-47 votes cast. tho result no
known.
at s o oaock bit IT Fzparok It '1 vas boleved
would turn out ahead. Houston all right hu
running with his ticket. The Nationals no
Second precinct--Votes po!Iel 4al. Marigny'
o. majority estimated at 800. The D. mocratic can
. didates for the House we'll ahead but CarIetn
ST Hunt, tho Citizens candidate for the Senate
leads Hou1on runs 1 yell plsna2nts : f2r sh1E II
son ahead about seventy five votes. There ar
re- said to be not sixty straight Democratic ticket
Third Precnct-17e votes polled: hftee
stright Democratic tickets. Marigny is fa
ahead Representatives close, One third Of III
70 votes to one against Houston. Pierce has lou
at to ono against Meallie. Patton has a majority
id Fourth Precinct-4os votes polIed the CitI
~ zens' ticket supposed to be ahead At 10 ocloc
W W. ?: M the counting had not begun, much tin
D. The Democratic ticket said to be the smallest c
t. the three.
Fifth Precnct-514 votes DOlled, the thre
tickets running pretty evenly. Fitzpatrick bad
ly scratched. Hard to say about the candidate
for the House. Counting not begun at 9:3
~ O'Clock ..
al Sixth Precinct-373 votes cast, among Whic
le there not 20 straight tickets. Marigny en-
ae Williams said to ba ahead and an even run be-
1e tween the three tickets, with a small prepon
n derance in favor Of the Democrats.
es Seventh Precinct-3G votes cast. Result nc
known.
sixth Ward.
First Precinct-614 votes cast. OF which 575 ar
straight Democratic tickets.
b. Second Precinct-Votes Dolled 327. of Whfc
about sixty are Democratic The Democrat
q vote .preDonderates. Margny, was leading titz
he patrick by few votes at 10 o'clock.
e. Third Precinct-4O1 votes Dolled. At 1;3
o'clock In the morning the tai y sheets SHOWED
Patton %, Wilson IT, Howard 81 Marlgny IS
Williams dividing the difference about equally
in Fourth Precinct-2o8 votes pnled IS coun q
III at half-Daat o'clock a. N. Marjgny II, ritz
n patrick 10. Houston way behind his ticket
Howard. for Mayor, leads. Wilson comes next