The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-04
THE ELECTION.
SCENES BEFORE THE BALLoTINe.
The Street Politician, the Bum, the Candi-
date, tho Voter and the Hireling all
on Deck-The Different Poll
Ing Places of Dallas.

To-day will be great day in the an
rals OF American history, and that of
Texas, and especially of Dallas county.
The representatives of great and pow
crful nation, those of state and county,
are to be chosen. While the national
election is watched here with intense
nterest,still thelocal issues attract moro
attention, inasmuch as il is home
matter IN which personal feelings pre-
dominate TO greater extent. All day
esterday the streets were lined with
fpters. both white and black, discussing
he different candidates, their shade of
olitics, and this, that and the other in
crest TO be subserved. The
appearance OF the usual loud
iouthed, would-be street politician
vas heard upon every corner
he prated the purities Of his favorite
andidate for office. They mixed extern
ively With the classes and were lavish
With their talk and wealth as well
autting in their best llcks for perhaps
ne amount of funds they received from
mo respective candidates they were sold
,ut TO. There were several low life
'treet fights during the day and
N some, gentlemen were parties.
The hireling could always be told,
however, no matter how numerous the
audience. You will see him to-day at
the polls. He will want, in fact Wiz
insist on voting you to suit. tb,gnarties
that have purchased hitR,'fo n few
paltry dollars. He Will 40 il in a oniet
way and not.~/ hesitate to
insult yooA by offering to
teii you h!9N to vote and TO same he
VII 9lEsr pecuniary considerations. He
eap be readily told by his works and if
s5Ou have been resident Of the city any
ength of time you will know him the
more readily, Tho police will know
VIII thoya We'll we cppt shall see see.
II the so-called guardians OF the peace
will do their duty it will be all that will
ne expected OF them. City Marshal Ar
lold has seen fit to inform them of this
act, and so far he has done his duty.
The above does not apply TO the entire
orce, and the ds1es guilty are the ones.
They know as well AS the people
know them. But to go back to the street
scenes OF yesterday, after warning the
gentlemen ofthe club. The saloons did
great business, and the old regulation
hnm was on hand with his limited wad
u electioneering money, two-thirds of
which he invariably appropriates
TO his own use. Then the
gentleman and true patriot who essays
by cool convincing argument TO throw
votes in the right direction. 1t will be
well for voters In the city to study the
metes and boundaries of the following
wards, viz:
WARD BOUNDARIES.
We give below tho boundaries of the
six wards of the city, the voting place
and the presiding officer in each:
FIRST WARD.
Elm street from the river to Murphy,
Murphy TO Commerce, Commerce. to
santa Fe track, with said track to Polk
street, with Polk to Akard street, with
Akard to south line of the city, with
said line to the river, and up the river to
Elm street, vote at the courthouse;
IL. s. Ervay, presiding officer.
SECOND WARP,
begins on the river Mt Elm street, thence
with Elm TO Sycamore, along Sycamore
to Ross, down Ross to Orange, with
Orange to Mckinney street, with Nc
Kinney TO HARDWOOD, thence with Har-
wood street extended TO west Masten,
with west Masten to Payne street, with
Payne TO north boundary line,
with said line to the river, and down the
river TO Elm vote at the corner
of Griffin and Ross streets, j. l.. Neal,
presiding officer.
THIRD WARD.
All east Of the second ward, north of
Elm street and west of Pearl to the
north boundary line, vote at Tricks
store, corner of Bryan and Olive streets,
w. q. Sickles, presiding officer.
FOURTH WARD.
III anSt of thp frat ward uoutb 90
Elm street, west of Harwood and south
To the corporate line, vote at the corner
Of Ervay aud Park streets. David Cos
lin, presiding officer.
FIFTH WARD.
All east of HARDWOOD, south of Elm
and south and east to the corporate line
vote at Five Point grocery. Chas. A.
Gill, presiding officer.
SIXTH WARD.
All east of Pearl, north Of
Elm and south and east to tn,
corporate line, vote Mt the corner
of Live Oak end Hawkins streets, J. W
Allen, presiding officer.
Polls open at S Il. IN. and close mt n
M, with the discretion of closing from
u to y. m, but itls not the custom In
Dallas to do so.
Remember this, that to be voter 9
man must have been resident one
year In the state and siN
months in Dallas county. witt
this qualification, foreigners who have
declared their intention, before a proper
court, TO become naturaIized, bofor,
they are entitled 10 vote. Remember
again, that six months residence any
where In the county Is sufficient. There
tore party six months In the county
can vote In tho precinct OF his residenc,
at the time Of the election, though N,
may have removed into the precinct Tn,
previous day, And remember, anov,
all things, that man can only vote II
the ward IN which he resides.