Daily Republican., 1880-10-06


lust often enough in the Rast distric
10 keep 1t sure for the Democracy, bu
lia the West district they outdid them
selves. A satisfactory smile rested up
on the face Of Sergeant Whelan as h
eomplaissntly looked at the "boys'
voting early and often.
The fact that Democratic majorit!
Of 85 was returned at this Republican
strong. hold evidenced the sincerity o
the Sergeant when he said that thi
was q Democratic election. Al old Re
publican gentleman Of spetless charsc
TER was allowed to sit in the West Dis.
trict polls, 10 see what he could see, bu
he was allowed no Republican clerk
both clerks being Democrats, one O. then
an ex. Cou ,cilmsn who becomes indig
1aut when his political honest is i'm
pugned. So thorough was the work
ing Of the machine here that at no tims
,euld II be ascsrtained the nu nl.er o.
votes that were polled nor any inform
alton as to who had voted. The two
Democratic clerks were in perfect &C
cord with the tw1 ins psctors, the
Republican inspector being poverless
to prevent the outrage upon the ballot
Whether the ballot box Was stuffed in
this district Is impossible to tell. Only
chose who were inside know, but that
scores Of rspsstsrs voted here cannot be
truthtully denied.
As we have already said, there was
comparatively fair election held In
the Foarth Ward and we past it by
and take glance at the Fifth,
especially the West district. When it
was found that by some means, viii.
liam H. Lee was inspector at these
polls and Edward Mccall the regular
inspector was acting as assistant, all
thought Of an konsst election vanished
from the minds Of those who knew
these men. We do not say that they
knowingly accepted the votes Of the
dozens Of rspeaters who voted there,
neither do We charge them with stuff
ing the ballot box, bat II is nsverthe.
e,s tTus that there was no check to
the voting Of trained bands of repeat.
srs, and 1t is also VIGOROUSLY true that
the ballot box was stuffed with forty
more ballots than there were names
upon the poll lists. The Republicans
turned out strongly and voted, only q
lev being refused their votes, and
Ill refused are known to be legal voters
in the district. 50 we'll organ
zed we're the Republicans that when
the polls closed they knew to q Ger.
tainty that they had ffty-thres major
.!y, giving the Democrats their whole
horde Of repeaters, and making no
allowance for q number Of Democrats
who are known to have voted the Re.
publican ticket. In spite of all thip,
however, Aessrs. Lee and Mccall, tutor
and pupil, have by some kind of q
patent revolving process managed to r.
turn Q Democratic majority of fou:-
teen.
In the Sixth. Ward and We might say
In the Seventh, comparatively fair
elections were held, the Sixth especial
" distinguishing itself in rolling up a
majority Of ZIG for both the
Assessor and Inspector.
The Republicans held the Eighth
Ward firmly, though it is notorious
hat the horde Of repeaters let loose
lpon the city paid this ward repea ted
visits, and when the votes were counted
If Bailiff Daley found on his hands
thirty six more votes than there were
names upon the poll lists. Confused
The Bailiff would not announce the re.
suit and reserved the decision for some
future time. The vote however showed
ll6 Republican majority, whatever it
will show when it suits the convenience
Of Bailiff Daley to make his announce
ment.
The Republicans Of the Eighth Ward
deserve great credit for the manner in
which they held the fort. Had the
,ame determination and spirit been
manifested in all the other wards the
majority in the city would
not have been less than 400. We feel
like taking of our hats to the Eighth
Ward Republicans.
III the Ninth Ward the elec ion was
comparatively quiet and fair until
about FIVE o'clock, the Republicans
having majority OF 40 up to that time.
From that time to the close pandemonia
was let loose and the polls swarmed
with horde Of repea!ers led it ia said
by the Democratic candidate Cor the
Levy Court.
Had Bayard only been presert he
could have seen how his own "ribald
crowd" worked for their master. The
avalanche of repeaters was resisted GAL