Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-09
LOCAL. INTELLIGENCE
THE ELECTION
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
\ Light "Ote and Reduced Republican
MniuciiY.

| /, Light .-Ote and Reduced Republican
Majority.
The election in this city yesterday was
certainly one of the quietcst and most IN.
eventful ever held. Gloomy weather brood
cd over the town, and General Apathy
had ful command Of tho situation. A
few Struggling poll committeeman and the
party committees had charge OF the tickets
at the pollin. places, but there was an cll-
tire and highly credtable lack of the usual
large force of paid workers, beer and
whisky. and other appliances to get ont
the vote, and convert the doubtful.
Owing in some measure to this, and in
larger degree to the prevailing indilftr-
cncc to the issues involved there was 4
light vote, little interest, scarcely any dis
order, anu 4 small mn iOrity either way was
| apparent from the beginning of the poll.
Tho Wolfe organization did all it under
took to do i'll the city, and though no de-
mOnStratiOn was made ut the polls the
tickets were thoroughly distributed the
night before, and intelligent, independent
Republicans came to the polls with them
:" fixed and firmly voted them, being
watched with suspicion and quietly cursed
by the Republican workers. A consider
able number of Democrats in Lancaster
voted for Wolfe, among them Mr.. Morti-
mer Malone, Of the Sixth ward, who tore
up the Democratic state ticket because nc
said Noble was an Orange man and
in the Second ward, Mr.. George Snyder,
late L Democratic worker, proclaimed
himself "an Independent voter" and de-
monstratcd it by voting for Wolfe and the
Republican county ticket. In the Fifth
ward the Wolfe vote was especially heavy.
Inc Repubiicans were active, most espc
pecially in the Second ward and got out Il
fairly full vote there, capturing the float
crs. They felt somewhat cxuberant over
capturing the city, but seeing how light
the vote was, admitted that the result had
10 significance, and were 4 good deal
crcstfallcn 1T Wolfe's big vote and Baily's
small majority in the county.
The Democrats were generally apathctic
AMI waited in vain for their vote to come
out, apparently taking most interest in
the fight of the Republican factions. The
party lost several hundred votes by the
absence of members of it from the citv.
Complaint was made by the workers that
some prominent members OF the larty
failed to take any interest in the election,
Street Commissioner Trcwitz not going to
the polls and State Convention Delegate
The returns were awaited last night
with good deal of interest by large
number of people who had to go to bed
without getting any information except
Republican claims Which tn. figures did
not justify.
In the city generally ".iudciary"
tickets were on hand for such Democrats
rs desired to vote for Judge Livingston,
there being no Democratic candidate for
judge. A number Of lawyers and some
others avaiicd themselves of the opportu-
nifty, but not nearly SO many rs had been
expected, as Judge Livingston only runs
80 ahead Of his party vote for auditor and
~ ahead OF the joint vote Of Baily and
Wolfe, Republican candidates for state
treasurer.
The Gresrbacl. and Temperance candi.
dates for state treasurer We're badly |
left " in this city. Jackson, g., had |
vote each in the First, Second and Third
wards, and each in the Sixth, Seventh |
and Ninth there was Temperance vote |
IN the Second ward. In tho Third ward |
Chas. 5. Wolfe had votes for judge.
Throughout the ouHty there was very |
light poll. The Columbia Democracy |
carry the banner, and lead the march with
a noble majority of over hundred for the
Democratic ticket. Well done, brethren
The Wolfe people did very we'll in the
county and justified their own votes and
other peoples expectations. In Warwick,
Eden, Maytown, Earl, Rohrcrstown. Mil.
lersville, Salisbury, Sporting Hill and
borough especially the Indepcn-
dents fought bravely and deserve credit.
In W est Earl the Democrats seem to have
voted for Wolfe. Eden and Sporting Hill
take the cake, according to numbers, for
Il decided Wolfe vote.
Light as the Democratic vote in the coun.
ty was, the Republican majority is great
ly cut down and will hardly reach 1900
In his own town, Mt. Joy, the Democratic
candidate for commissioner ran 53 ahead
Df the state ticket. In Maytown some
Cameron Democrats voted for BaiIy, and
will not be forgotten.
We print tables showing the vote, on
III the nominations, in this city. by wards,
md the vote Of the county, by districts,
or Noble, Baily and Wolfe.
The Maturity In the County.
Our table of returns from the districts
n this county is complete, except from ,
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