Los Angeles daily herald., 1885-12-08
THE CITY ELECTION.
Full Returns and incidents OF
the Day.

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Full Returns and incidents OF
the Day.
Following is the result Of the vote
cast yesterday for members of the Board
of Education and of the City Council;
BOARD or EDUCATION.
First Ward--G. B. Griffin, 3O3; Jos.
Kuriz, 374; S. f. Graham, 37s; Il. r.
johnson, 29S; @. r. Grove, 27O; c. N.
Earl, 340.
Second Ward Griffin, Oil; Kurtz.
597; Graham, 5s2;pohnson, 405; Grove,
392; Earl, 4Ss.
Third Ward Griffin, 80; Kurtz.
9g7; Graham, 3sS; johnson, SIG; Grove,
4Ol; Earl, 50i.
Fourth ward-GrifIin, 266; Kurtz,
3OG; Graham, 300; johnson, 274; Grove,
2G7;. Earl, 303.
Fifth ward--Griffin, l37, Kurtz, III;
Graham, l7O; johnson, 25S; Grove, 259;
Earl, 279.
faTotai-GrifIin, 1927; Kuriz, 1851;
Graham, 1927; johnson, l75l; Grove,
1858; Earl. 1873.
Messrs. Kurt, Graham and Earl hay
ing received the highest number Of votes
were elected.
FOR CouNCILMEs.
First ward-E. NJ. Hamilton, 2Sl; T..
| Gozs, 1886; g. l.. Stearns, 342; j. Bald
win, 296; scattering, o.
AIessrs. Stearns aud Goss were elected.
Second Ward-J. Kuhrts, $40; S.
Rees, 3s7. j. Kuhrts elected by 1913
majority.
Third Ward Bryson. Sr., 38i; A.
+. Mackay, 3G9; l., N. Breed, 400; Il.
| W. Jones, 469. l.. N. Breed and ". w.
Jones elected.
Fourth Ward B. Cohn, 272; s. NJ.
Perry. 300. Mr.. Perry elected by 2S
ma j1rity.
Fifth Ward-A. w. Barrett, lG4; j.
| Maskell, l43; G. Willard, 266; j. Frank
enfield, 25S. Messrs. Willard and
| Frank enfield were elected.
Total vote, 3563-a falling off of 1893
| votes from last year aud OF the full vote
OF the city Of 27OO.
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
The voting began very briskly as soon
| rs the polls were opened. Those who
| had had experience in elections in this
| city were Of the opinion that by night
| the vote would reach as high as 5000.
| There are 5657 names on the great regis
ter as having the right to vote in the
| city. The new names registered for
| this election are about 700 more. This
| pi yes n total voting force OF 6357. The
| cable above gives the vote year ago.
| The great interests supposed to center in
this campaign, and all the interests
| combined, led all to expect very full
vote. The vote during the early hours
| of the day seemed to confirm this expec-
| tation, and at noon nearly half OF the
| total vote Of each ward had been polled.
But here the rush mainly came to an
end, and during the closing hours OF the
| day the vote dropped off.
The totals are given in detail above.
| There is no doubt that the falling of was
mostly in Democratic votes.
The day was very quiet in all the
wards, wi h the exception of two or
| three regretable episodes. The first was
| in the highly moral Third. where real
estate broker was indusiriously scratch.
| ing the Democratic ticket. As the
broker is a Republican, the scratched
| Democrat advised him to desist. Some
words followed and the broker made an
| attempt to strike the aspiring statesman,
but the latter got his work in first and
| the real estate man got 1t in the neck.
| The second was early in the day at
| the polIs in the Fourth Ward, where a
deputy from the Sheriff 5 oiiice attempt
| ed to vote man said to live in the
| First Ward. The Democratic chal'
lenger did his duty and some hot words
ensued. Many bystanders say the Dsp'
uiy Sheriff pulled his pistol ON tho chal.
lenaer, who was totally unarmed, but
stood his ground. Friends interfered
| and the trouble was ended, but the citi.
| zen did not vote The same fellow is
reported to have attempted to vote in the
| Second Ward half an hour later, but his
| good intentions were again made abortive
by a lynx.eyed challenger. By the way,
| the report was industriously circulated
| that It was a Democrat who tried TO
| force the fraudulent vote. IL always is Il
| Democrat who attempts this crime ac-
! cording to oft repeated and much EN-.
phasized history from certain highly
| moral source.
| The Fourth seemed doomed when
| later in the day some difficulty arose be-
| tween Bill Dryden and man named
| Arpuello, also an attache of the Sheriff y
| office. Arguello was arrested and taken
| to the police station, where he was at
once released by the deposit OF $40 Tor
his appearance.
SERIOUS ROW.
The Fourth was proved to be doomed
| during the evening, when very serious
| row occurred upstairs in the room
l ~ l..st. mi AZ
| near as could be discovered in the ex.
citement, the counting of the vote was
| progressing aud was very close between
| Mr.. Coin and Mr. Perry. A police oil.
| iicer is said to have made good deal OF
noise, and the officers OF the poll insited
| that he stop. A policeman tried to take
him out, aud one of his friends inter
fered. Then the fat was in the fire.
| Tables and chairs were sent among the
| crowd. A big knife was drawn. The
crowd upstairs tried to get out and that
below tried to get up. The stairs
are very narrow, in the Wig
| ilance Hook and Ladder Company's
house. At one time n half dozen
policemen are said to have had their
pistols drawn and cooked. The man
with the knife was somewhat under the
influence of liquor and in the struggle
two or three persons received slight
scratches. A man who attempted to
take theknife away cut his fingers badly.
Finally the knife having been taken
away and the man pinioned by two or
three others, certain brave member OF
the police force is said to have pounded
the overpowered man on the skull with
his "billy." 1t is very fortunate that
what might have been serious matter
ended here. Where an election is so
close and mems sympathies become enlist
ed for the party aud their friends, particu-
larly where as in this case victory " is
said to have been achieved by voting
repeaters and .eonvicts, blood will
boil to white heat. These are the
full list of all the difficulties OF the day.