Omaha daily bee., 1885-11-04
THE BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS
Tho Work Of tho Polls Yesterday Had o
Democratic 1iuglo.
hELM'5 HEAVY LOSS OF CATTLE.
A Pair OF Acoidcnts-The Poving OF
Pearl Street.-The Dairy Maids
lSoCcption-Nattcrs OF
Minor Import.
HsLm'5 HEAVY LOSS OF CATTLE.
Lucy az thc Polls.

AAubg az iiiS tbilHs
Yesterday nearly everything was given
up to the election. There was - dcarth
OF other news and other matters of talk.
The polls were the ccnters OF interest
and yet there was little there worthy of
record except the votes themselves,
which could not be got at until the count
was finished. The day passed very
peacefully and there vas little disorder.
Illness, although there were evidences
plenty that the fountains Of aIti.prOhibi-
ton were not kept sealed as tightly as
was to be inferred from the mayors
bombastic proclamation that every
chance TO get a drink was to be cut of.
Some of the saloons had their windows
and doors closely curtained-morc
closely than it would seem was necessary
if there was nothing going on inside, and
there were numerous voters who were
exercising their suffrage power with stag
geriug limbs and muddlGd brains. The
work ut the polls WAS not charlctcriled,
however, by any special excitement or
hurrah: rights, and even quarrcls
seemed scarce, and the discussions and
chaiings ended mostly IN wind without
blows.
The most disturbance seemed to arise
from the police themselves, and If il had
not been tor them there would nav been
more of n quaker time. At the Fourth
ward polls TINS was particularly notice
able. One of the regulars and = special
had n wOrdy war over the special arrest
ing II fellow on the charge of selling his
warranted. Then there was another
narrow escape from n row between this
regular and another, tLo latter charging
the former with roaring about his ped
ding republican tickets aud voting the
the republican ticket. No blows were
struck, but there was n lively scene for Il
few minutes, the policeman charged with
being tingcd with democracy stoutly de.
nying that he had voted at all, and insist
ing that instead of peddling republic an
tickets he was pcddling democratic ones.
1t will be an interesting feature of some
future council meeting to see who claim
pay for serving IN police duty on this
election day. The mayor put on special
policemen, and, rs is often the case, the
regulars, who are on night duty, put in q
day also for extra duty. il is pretty well
known VINO were pcddiing tickets yester.
day, and busying themselves eleetiOneer-
ing, and the public viii hardly stand it
to have the city pay out OF the treasury
the wages OF these men. Ii they put in
tilt nay "Olh !iiS lpi SbLiC ioflbltii parry,
let the party organization pay them for
their days work, and the city can hardly
be expected to pay them under the pre-
tense that they were special police, or
doing extra duty. These bills will he
watched with some interest, and the
facts will come To the surface, no matter
who they may hit. The council should
watch also, and not allow themselves to
be duped into paying ward workers, on
the claim Of being appointed oy the
mayor rs special police.
How is it going" was a query heard
on every side yesterday, and the answers
were rs varied as the answorers. 1t
seemed, however, generally conceded
long before the closing OF the polls, that
the democrats were putting in more votes
and more work than was expected. This
city has been IN uncertain quantity in
political problems for some time, and
much depends on the personal popular
ity OF the candidates. The democracy
seemed to be having the lead yesterday,
however, as the prohibition question in
this strongly anti-proliibition city no
doubt cost the republicans many Votes.
FROM a surface gathering of opinions
and talk about the polls it seemed that
Col. SapD secured many democrat G votes
and that not Il few republicans voted for
Col. keatley. Armour, for sheriff, also
seemed to be more OF u fayorite among
lIlS dClllttlU no J'ltl ilcsb u VIC IGDEbii-
can candidates. Kirkland, for auditor,
seemod TO be running ike Il deer. The
democrats were thick, however, and
seemed confident OF having a good ma
jority in the city, and the republicans
seemed down hearted, IL appears that
the republican party was poorly organ
lied and the democrats succeeded in
capturing most of the ward workers.
Such was the feeling when the polls
closed, and the count commenced.
A great deal of talk was made before
election about the buying at votes, and it
vas understood that he leaders Of both
parties would unite i'll trying to detect
md punish any attempts TO secure votes
~ this way, and vet tie heat OF the con
test seemed TO cause them to forget this,
and while there wore posted in public
places placard5. Offering reward 10 detac-
lives ami threatening punishment to Of
Tenders, there seemed 10 be aboUt rs
much sly trickory ani mysterious con
ferences and suspicious handling of
money as usual in y city OF this size.
Yesterday morning II man, named Pr
rutt, who gained some nOtoriety III police
circles as Il worthless sort OI fellow, was
arrested for selling his vote. just what
evidence can be shown up against him
remains to be seen, but it is Understood
that it is not Very strong, II is said that
the worst evidence against hlm is his
iNul4l>SlOD llul ne WIS pIbllllS"h u Small
amount by Il mAn named Maxwell for
voting Il certain ticket. The threat is
made To have Maxwell arrested as soon
he can be found, and the case viii prob
ablg b. aired in court 10 day.
Some of the republicans here last even
ing expressed themselves as satisfied that
in this county # was n great mistake that
the convention did not, az contemplated,
pass resolutions endorsing high license,
and planting their candidates squarcly
on that platform. This some claim would
ave been consistent with the d~eclara-
tiuus OF the lu-t state platform.
The vote IN the city yesterday was n
light one. The polls closed AZ q O'Clock
and the tedious count commenced, il
being ~prologncd far into the night, the
system in vogue here, and the number Of
scratched tickets making ii very glow.
the Number Of votes cast in tho city was
as follows: FIRST ward, 5i5; Second ward,
7t6; Ihird ward, 800; Fourth ward, S3j.
Total, ,, 10,
IN TIE CITY.
On the straight ticket the democrats
have Il majority OF 250. At late honr
the democrats claim To have elected their
entire county ticket by at lcas+ 400 ma
iority. The republicans would not con.