Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-03
HARRY DEMUTH SNUFFED OUT.
TBE LANCASTER DEMOCRACY.
Had All Others Done as Well

"Rad All Others Done rs weil.''
Whoever else failed yesterday the Lam
caster Democracy did not. Wherever
else blunders in the management
or failure of the rank and file
to do their duty ensued in defeat. it
was not SO here. A better fight was never
made more brilliant victory never was
won than that which the staunch Demo-
cracy of this city snatched from the jaws
Of defeat yesterday. The opposition
made every effort and resorted to
every means to win. They had secretly
had United States deputy marshals ap-
pointed for the Seventh and Eighth wards
supposed to be the only Democratic
\ wards in the city-although there was no
occasion whatever for their presence to
secure an orderly and fair Congressional l
election. But, as revealed during the day
and admitted by prominent leaders, the
idea was to send a gang Of Republican n
roughs to these wards, kick up disturb
ance and then afford the deputies pre-
text for closing the polls. They
were promptly notified that if they
made such occasion special police
men would be appointed to preserve
the peace Of the town, and that if they at
tempted, rs they threatened, to
"gut" the Eighth ward they would be
gutted before they got there. They
didn't start with their gang. And tho
deputies turned out to be great farces and
were the butts of much ridicule.
In every ward in the city there was no.
tably good order all day long and with tho
exception of a little alteration at tho
Third ward poll, universal quiet pre-
vailed. The most active exertions were
made by the poll committeeman of every
ward and the liveliest competition was
had in hurrying voters to the polls and di-
recting them when there, resulting in an
immense poll and the cast of it very carly,
but withal there was little bitterness in
the struggle.
In some wards, most especially in the
Third and Fourth, the Republican election
officers were stubborn, grossly partisan aud
notoriOusly unfair. Under the direction of
that INSCRIPTIONS partisan J. w. johnson
the Republican judge of the Fourth ward
and the inspector refused to allow men to
vote who made the necessary oath to resi-
dence. tax. &C., and produced their vou-
cher. 1t was even refused to allow men to
swear to the payment of their taxes.
In the Third ward there arc COM
plants of unfairness and in the
Eighth the Republicans claim that the
vote of Hiram Snyder was unlawfully re-
jected, though the Democrats allece that
his wife resides i'll the Fifth ward and that
he has lived there with her within sixty
days. On the whole, however, there was
less cbjecting than usual, fewer doubtful
votes offered, and the ward committees
had their work SO effectually organized
that objections were disposed Of in short
order.
At the close OF the polls immense
crowds began to asscmblein in Centre square
to hear the news from the newspaper Off
ces and there was little friction or alterca-
ton between them. The Democrats cot
the news from abroad too carly and to
severely to be much comfOrted by their
victory at home. Tho Republicans had
the edge worn off their rejoicings over the
national victory by their local discontinue :;
and between these considerations the ell
thusiasm on the hand and the depression
on the other were not SO intense rs to
lead to collisions or to produce nearly so
great excitement as has often been seen in
Lancaster on election night.
Elm G. Snyder, the eassemblyman-elect,
awaited the result at the INTELLIGENcER
Office and received the news with compos-
ure and the congratulations of his friends
with modesty. Every ward that came in
more than satisfied the expectations of the
Democracy except the Seventh. in which
all day long majority for Snyder of 100
was predicted, and over the II which it
registered for him there was no little dis
satisfaction. The First ward surprised
everybody by giving Snyder majority,
when 40 for Dcmuth was the lowest figure
set by either side the Second exceeded
Democratic expectations the Third and
Fourth greatly disappointed Republican
hopes and were far below Democratic
fears. In the Fifth and Ninth it was gen.
orally expected that Mr.. Snyder's personal
popularity and energetic canvass would
cut into the opposition, but in neither
ward was anything like such results antic-
ipated as ensued. When they were heard
from &c that settled it,
The sold Eighth" vas the centre Of
interest and curious wonder from both
parties all day long. Good results were
expected from it by the Democrats be-
cause of the large number Of voters "on
age," of new men naturalized, and by rea- |
son of the splendid organization and har-
monious cooperation of the Democracy.
The Republican politicians of the ward
quarreled over the division of the money, |
and it was parted among them SO that |
neither faction was satisfied and the Re- |
publicans were feebly prepared to cope
with the odds against them. The Demo-
Gratis expected about 400 from tho ward
and the Republicans feared for worse.
It was one of the last wards to report, and |
when it came down with 476 for Snyder tho
majority ran right away up
into the hundreds. In the Sixth ward a