The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-15

the polling was proceeding quietly in
nearly all wards. There is a large crowd
about the United States government
buildings, attracted by curiosity and by
the almost constant arrival of men ar
rested for illegal voting.
At 2.30 the city continues to be fairly
quiet. Nearly 100 men have been
brought before United States commits
sioners for illegal voting, and sent to
jail, or released on bonds. HGbeGS corpus
proceedings are used in some instances
to get them out of jail. Arrests are also
made by the police and deputy sheriffs,
and the same course is pursued to re-
lease their prisoners. There has been
no general disturbance since the rush at
the eighth ward polls, and confidence
is growing that the day may pass peace
ably. Still there are fears of violence
about the time of closing the polls, 6
pm. The indications point rather to
peace. 1t is evident the vote will be the
largest ever cast. Similar reports con-
tinue to come from outside points.
CINCINNATI, o., October 1.-THE polls
in this city closed at o'clock, with no
further outbreaks, to the great relief of
everybody. There was very great ap-
prehensiOn that trouble would occur as
the polls were about to close, and men
were sent to the most dangerous pre-
cincts to prevent violence. Fortunately
the day closed quietly. The worst
trouble of the day happened in one OF
the precincts of the Eighth ward, where
a number of colored deputy marshals
came in collision with deputy sheriffS
and bvstanders, and as the latter were
largely Republican the cOlOred men
were quickly routed but not until a
number of shots were fired. The cry
of "Ivnch the negroes" was raised, and
the crowd rushed into the next street
after a few cOIored men in sight. One
was caught and beaten nearly
to death. Another was struck in
the face with a boulder and his
face mashed. He had not been
about the polls, but was passing along
the street. In this disturbance one man
was fatally and a woman struck in
the breast with a boWlder, and supposed
to be MORALLY hurt. During the whole
afternoon at this precinct large crowd
remained and q number OF disturbances
took place.
The election in Cincinnati has been
the most memorable in its history.
Party feeling had grown to its intensest
heat and this resulted in bringing out
it brought to the polls, as workers, a
larger number of men than ever before.
The. presence of deputy marshals and
deputy sheriffS, was also a feature that
gave unusual interest 10 the vote. I'm
der all these conditions the wonder IS
that more serious outbreaks did not Oc-
cur. In a number of wards where
the Democrats are the strongest the
deputy marShalS were intimidated or az
tUalIy driven away, and the presence q
colored men was the signal for assault
In one of these precincts single deputy
marshal was present in the afternoon
but he bore the testimony OF black
eve to rough treatment, received in the
early part OF the day In many voting
places there was a large assemblage OF
voters before the polls opened, for the
purpose of seeing that the opposite party
took no undue advantage in election
Judges and clerks. This gave rise to
some trouble in some wards, but the
most common source of disagreement
was when challengeTS were arrested by
deputy marShals for Obstructing voters.
1t was then.in order for deputy sherltfs
and policemen who represented the law
on the Democratic side to rescue the
challengers and thus a conflict OF au-
thOrity occurred. The scenes at the polls
were unusual. Deputy marshalS were
armed with policemen's clubs
as well as with 44-calibre reyOlYers.
Deputy sheriffs in many cases were
armed with rude hickory sticks, pro
baby made from dray-pins. At one OF
the strongest Democratic precincts q
colored deputy sheriff was conspicuous
with a stout hickory club in his hands.
,,-oe. not -, UNCOMMON cTuht Spe
officers of both sides in custody.
Deputy marshals found themselves
arrested by policemen. In the Sixth
ward where many negroes vote, one
large policeman was arrested by cOlored
deputy marshals. Republicans and
Democrats each had lawyers employed
to attend to getting their men released
as fast as possible after arrest. Al
together it has been q day OF
deep excitement and its comparatively
peaceable termination is a matter OF
Generalization. The first return re-
ceiyed tonight was from Clifton Pre-
cinCt, showing q Republican gain of 90
Then came a precinct OF the Tenth
Ward which last year was evenly dl-
vided. 1t showed a Republican major
ity of 263, which was Republican gain
to that amount. This was a settlement
of the question as to how Hamilton was
going, and as subsequent returns
showed large gains in other wards, ii
was soon conceded that Hamilton
county had gone Republican. The out
look at 10 o'clock is that the Republican
majority in Hamilton County may reach
1000, and that both Butterworth and
Brown, Republicans, are elected to Con
greSS.
Crowds in the streets are shouting fol-
Blaine and Logan, also hurrahing fol
Butterworth Returns from Hamilton
County continue TO show large Republic
can gains over 1888. The total Republic
can gain in % precincts IS 2,740. This
indicates a certain Republican majority
in this county.
At midnight a carriage containing
ButterwOrth and Brown, started from
Lincoln, and with brass band gathered
an imprompt procession, which filled
the street for more than two squares
from curb To curb, cheering and shout
ing continuously and waving handker-
chiefs. They moved with precision anC
passed the newspaper Offices in the
widest enthusiasm.
The total vote of Cincinnati is est
mated at between IS, 600 and 10000. Re
publican gains are reported IN nearly
all precincts heard from, 30 in one, IL
in another and 124 in another. Sinai
Democratic gains are shown in one
Democratic ward. -.
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