, 1884-10-03
A VERY QUIET TIME.
Republicans Pass a ListIess Hour
at the Primaries.
W. r. Schnitger Claims the Inside
Track For Sheriff.
The Democratic Primaries viii be
Held This Evening.

The Republican primaries occurred last
night. For II long time some of the in
dependent members of the party have
been just a triie suspicious hat matters
were to be expediated and the delegates
selected before the primaries were held. II
they had any doubts on the subject the re-
suit last night completely set them at
rest. The delegates were railroaded
through, and at the rate of an express
train.
There was a lively scrimmage at the
First ward. The railroad boys we're out
in force and the straight ticket was bound
to win.
IF they ask you any questions, y said a
heller to a rough looking individual who
had a small p%arallelogram clasped in his
dirty fist, Just tell them that you always
voted in this ward and it will be all right. y
The meeting came to order rather
slowly. William Oakley was elected
chairman, Eugene Colwell, secretary, and
j. c. Argesheimer and Thomas q. Muir
ray acted as %tellers. In a few moments
the balloting for delegates began. The
Independents now saw without the aid of
a prophetic telescope hat they were left
and by a decidedly large majority.
The tiny paper tickets which the re-
porter had seen a short time before now
became duplicated with amazing rapidity.
There was no need of inspecting them.
Every one in the room knew that they
were printed tickets and that the dele
CATION from the first was stated. The
voting lasted for some time and the re-
suit was announced as following; W. w.
Corlett, William Phillips, Max Idleman.
George W. Hoyt, Philip H. Schriber,
Charles Hollingworth, c. w. Sweet.
Henry Conway, William Oakley and P.
Schwickert. Quite a determined effort
was made to elect A. Jackson in the
place of Max Idleman, but Mr.. Idleman
was victorious by a vote of "A to 10.
SECOND WARD.
In the Second Ward it was very quiet,
but there wa muttering of dissatisfac-
ton. L. w. Mann was elected Chair
man; f. H. Clark, Secretary, and II. S.
Bush and |. G. Whipple were appointed
tellers. The printed ticket again made
its appearance, and the Independents
grew suddenly Respondent. An effort
was made to put Judge Carey and l. O..
Whipple in the field, but both of the
gentlemen declined. r. II. Durbin was
nominated and run, but received only
four or five votes. The follow
ing are the delegates elected !:
L. S. N. Morgan, Thomas Sturgis, H.
w. Holt, H. E. Buechner, Thomas Swan,
Charles W. Riner, John Morrison, N. j.
O'Brien, NJ. P. Keefe and II. S. Oliver.
THIRD WARD.
There was a great deal of prayer meet
ing quietness about the primaries in the
Third ward, which were held at the Court
House. MIR. 7. ]. Fisher occupied the
chair and Mr.. r. N. Heath acted as Sec
rotary. There was no opposition mani
tested toward the printed ticket which
was unanimously elected with the single
exception of Mr.. H. G. Hay. who de-
clined, owing to expected absence from
the city. The ticket as elected was as
follows: John B. Thomas, G. N. Potter,
Charles Hecht, j. H. Jones, D. r. Cow
hick, George H. Jennings, A. D. Kelley,
George A. Coffman, E. A. Slack and j.
P. Weybrecht. Messrs. j. w. Fisher, G..
N. Potter and Charles Cushenberry were
selected as a ward committee.
The tickets elected in the various wards
it was generally understood had been ar
ranged by W. R. Schnitger, in the inter
est of his candidacy for Sheriff and the
result is consequently claimed by that gen.
tleman and his friends as a victory for
Schnitger. On the other hand Nh.
Sharpless expresses himself as perfectly
satisfied with the result and as the other
candidates for the Office say they are con-
tented. there is a considerable degree of
loneliness prevailing all around. Appear
ances, however, are sometimes deceitful.
The Democratic Primaries.