Daily Republican., 1880-09-08
The Republican Victory.

The Republican victory.
THE RESULT of yesterdays municipal
election was q surprise to allan
agreeable one to the Republicans and
an UNIV wslcome one 10 the Democrats
1t was a victory that came with stun
ming force to the Democracy, though
the City COurcil has rot been quite
wrenched out Of their grasp, but it
comes as a note of preparatory warn
ing that they must vacate the offices
they hold at the next city election
The Republicans are the more gratiied
at the result as they we're poorly pre-
pared for the contest, hundreds of their
party in many OF the wards not having
paid their taxes and consequently not
being prepared to vote. The rufiian
conduct of some drunken Democrats in
the West precinct of the Fifth Ward
together with the announcement made
BY Messrs. Mccall, Lee, McVey and
company, that no colored man should
vote who h ad been assessed at New
Castle after the seventh of March, kept
q large number of that class of voters
away from the polls. Special notice
should be taken by the Mayor of the
outrageous conduct of some of his polios
force a. this poll. We'll known and re-
spectacle colored men, who had paid
their taxes and we're in every way
qualified to vote, were iDsulted at the
window struck over the heal, kicked
and rolled into the gutter, and then
the police rushed in and arrested the
colored men who were insulted struck
and abused.
The drunken rowdies who made ali
the disturbance were not even rep',.
manded, much less arrested and ia&5n
away as they should have been from
the polls. the same state OF alTsirs
took place at the Eighth Ward polls
until the pubiicans becoming eyas
psrated took firm stand against The
one sided action Of the police and made
it a little risky to carry en- such ore
sided measures any longer. Several
arrests were made during the afternoon,
all Republicans Of course, but in the
face Of all this unfairness and ipjustics
the Republicans have triumrbsd and
in their majority of 2lS on tue Asses
sors' vote, 203 on CouncI .ul }47 on
Inspectors they have laid the Nuclu.s
Of majority which WI ue Increased
to 800 at least in November which will
insure them the county and most prob
ably the State, and elect John W.
Houston to Congress,
In every Ward in the city the Re-
publicans have done splendidly.
William Miller Of the First made
good run for Council, cutting the Dem.
ocratic majority of the Ward which was
Ill at the last election, down to only
q. He deserves success and will be
favorably remembered by the gallant
Republicans Of the First Ward.
Samuel w. Schultz of the Second
Ward though no. elected to Council,
scored a victory by reducing the 142
maj jority for the Democrats year ago
down to the small figure of So.
There were l4O Repu bIcans in the
ward who did not vote for various rea-
SONS, but they will bt ON hand next
November and all tho majority the
Democrats will have in that ward
will be easily handled.
William +. Robinson Republican
candidate for Council in the Third
ward, came out smiling on top with a
big three majority in his favor. This
is small to be sure bat it is enough, |
and thsn We must not forget that the
Democratic majority foc Council last
year was 55. The Third ward is good
for a round Republican majority in
November.
The Fourth ward was forlorn hope
from the start. William Turner, tie
Republican candidate, made splendid
run and deserved success, His popu.
larity reduced the 1G4 Democratic
majority Of year ago down to 84 The
Republicans were poorly prepared for
the contest in this ward, bat they have
shown such vitality that the ward may
b. couried on for the Republicans in
Move mter
A ram T. B.1rh-r. beautifully photo
graphrd th- Fifth ward yesterday,
against q very popular opponent. u
Ills msiority Of "a only makes MOI
Transparent tbD miserable fraud ~
which the Ward was represented in
Council last y"ar,--a fraud so-tran.
parent that it stsggers heliefto think
that re'pectatl- MN wonId accapt o. |
f lee under it. B-poher's majority vas.
aoIdsy WAS no fraud and without the
smart management Of Lee and McC.ll,
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