Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-05
IN SACRAMENTO.
\ Quiet Election and Large Yote-What
the Figures Show.


The election in Sacramento yesterday
was rs quietly conducted as any for years
but great interest was manifested, Us Will
be realized when it is stated that the vote
was 5,027-the largest ever polled in the
CITY. Previous to this the largest vote was
cast for President in 1852, when there were
no restricting laws, and early and often
was the rule. In 1880, when Garfield was
elected, the vote in Sacramento was 1926.
The Republican and Democratic parties
had plenty of workers at the polls yester-
dav, and the ProhibitiOniStS and Peoples
Party were represented 10 some extent
The police and Government officers kept the
way to the polls clear for voters, and there
being four more precincts than heretofore,
there was very little standing in line ncces-
sary. In two or three of the precincts citi-
zens were still pressing up to vote when
the polls closed, but there We're not many
left
Occasionally during the day citizens who
had voted for years found that their names
for some reason, were not on the printed
register, and they were unable To cast their
ballots. Captain Page who has been rum
ming on the river for so many years " that
inc ilEllttN ~ Iudll ltllilftil itpt ~ titI
contrary" AID Captain Cunning, of the
san JOAQUIN. No. >, who has resided here
for thirty years, were among those who
lost their votes. The latter was especially
disguised, having left his steamer at San
Francisco and come up by rail to be sure
to be on hand, Many residents who had
expected to get their names on q supple
mental register, were also disappointed, no
supplement having been printed, and some
of these stood around cnyious and profanc.
The saloons is 4 general thing dispensed
beverage 20 the thirsty, though most of
them made a semblanCc of closing their
doors. Chief Jackson arrested several of
the proprictors for violating The law.
Business was generally at a standstill
most of the larger houses being closed,
freight not being received ri ti.c depot, and
little being done at the railroad works.
The main struggle was of course for the
Presidential Electors, but much interest
was manifested also in the contest for the
county Offices, and great deal 81 scratch
| ing was done. 1t was not anoncyc:! fight,
except rs the candidates wcrc disposed to
unloosc their purse-strings, AMI those who
stood around waiting fer Il good price for
their votes frequently were glad if they
could only get the encouragement Of a
drink,
Two arrests were made for Illegal voting
John DOYLE. who claims TO have his resi-
dcncc here. and TO have voted at the last
city election, and Charles Cul!in, who is ac-
cused of having voted At Fifth and X
streets and then attempted to swear in his
vote at Third and X
Two spurious " tickets appeared-one
headed the Republican Ticket to which
reference was made in Yesterdays RECORD
UNION, and another headed Independent
Republican Ticket" which carried the Re
publican Electors at the head, and the
| Democratic county ticket following. The
tickets were all printed - For the Amend
ment No. one etc, and, as voters fire.
qucntly failed to pay any attention to the
matter. and did not scratch out the
For and write in No, the vote was
| largely in favor Of all the amendments.
| in the county outside of the city the
election was contested rs vigorously as in
town In the town of Washington, Yolo
county, there was also large vote poIled.
! The vote by precincts IN the city was rs
/ follows: First Supervisor District-Pre-
| cinct No /, Third and J, 500; No. ,,
! Seventh and I, 46l No. 3. Ninth and J,
| 64i. Second Supervisor DiStrict-No. ].
| Front and X. 1913; No ,, Third and X, 49S;
| No. 3. Fifth and X, 1858; No. 4, Central
House, COL Third Supervisor District
No l, Twelfth and II, SD; No. ,, Twen-
! tieth and X, 2Si No. 3, Eldred House, 45l;
| No /. Seventeenth and NJ, 80.
As the vote east for candidates on the
! Prohibition and Peoples Party tickets was
| very small, ii was not included in the
table, but viii be given hereafter. The
vote Of the polls at Twentieth and II streets
Second precinct of the Third District is
complete
4 table is given on this page showing the
result Of the vote as far rs counted at
O'Clock this morning, indicating the sue
cess Of the entire Republican county and
city ticket, with the exception, possibly, OF
! Fassett for Supervisor and Stafford for Po-
lice Judge, Judge Henry, the present in
| cunbent of the Police Judgeship, being
doubtless elected Blaine's majority in
| the city will be over !, 900.