San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-11-02
THE ELECTION.
What is Being Done This Morning by the
City Precincts.

O'Clock the voters came in large num-
bers and 1t is fair to suppose that by
l O'Clock to-day half Of the votes within
the city precincts had been polled.
Everything at the polls was done de-
Gently and in order, and while the
strikers were there in large numbers
there was less disposition on their part
to worry and to harass voters than in
former years. 1t was manifest that a
general game of watch" was being
played by representatives Of the various
parties and as result the parti-
zans. are kept within the bounds
OF law and reason.
PRECINCT No. |.
At the police station on Military plaza
at 1870, the lightest vote in the city
precincts had been pOlled, only 205 being
cast up to that hour. Considerable
scratching of the various tickets was
going on, and yet, while number OF the
candidates and their strikers were close
ly watching the voters polling. and
working among them very little, If any
thing could be pTOgnOsticated as TO the
result. Everything was orderly and
election hacks were very busy carrying
voters to the polls from outside limits.
PRECINCT NO. 2.
The polling place for this precinct
was AT the county court house. A space
on the sidewalk in front Of one of the
county collectors windows being taken
up by the polls, the voters, policemen
and strikers. At l:45 p. IN, 223 votes
had been polled and the clerks and
t.,I. i.,l1t kan col
easy. but being awfully hungry and
thirsty. No excitement at all occurred
and the general idea prevailed was that
the fusionists were pretty well beaten.
PRECINCT no. 3.
At precinct No. 3 a large crowd was
assembled and groups of partizans could
be seen in front of the Alamo, discussing
the chances of the favorite candidate, or
urging their claims upon the innocent
and unsuspecting voter This precinct
polls large vote, estimated at over 1000.
At one O'Clock today 4S9 votes had been
pOlled and voters were coming in lively.
Scratching was the order of the day and
experienced politicians could not form
any idea as to which party was In the
ascendant.
PRECINCT NO. 4.
Al the NOllHB DlhCe Oh tue corner Oh
Alamo and Vilita streets, things
were very quiet. No candidates
were around and the strikers stood
around looking idly on. Out Of an esti-
mated vote of AGO, 27l votes had been
pOlled, and voters were then coming in
very slowly. The same air of uncer-
tainty as to the result WAS prevalent at
this voting precinct.
PRECINCT NO. 20.
The voting place for this precinct was
at the corner OF DOlOrosa and South La
redo streets, in The back room of a gro
Gerry. A large crowd stood about these
polls all day and considerable pulling Of
voters to and fro by opposition strikers
was going on. Jose Cassiano and Mayor
Callsghan devoted a good deal Of ther
time to this pre- Cinct, as did Colonel
Withers and Ed. Froboese. Mr.. John
Withers, Jr., was one of the
clerks at this polling place. The
san Pedro club were present In consid-
cradle number and had some good chal-
lengers at the polls, as did also the dem
ocrats. A good deal of challenging OF
strangers (Mexicans) was going on, and
one poor old Mexican, with about half
sense, named BernardinO Baldonado,
was arrested at Il O'Clock, for attempt
ing to vote twice. He said he was given
| one ticket and told to vote that, and did
| so, and then another man gave him a
ticket and told him to vote for Mexicans
and not against them and he tried to
vote for him too, not knowing it was
wrong. There were good many
straight democratic votes being p0lled,
and also n good many scratched votes.
AT l:3O O'Clock $50 votes were registered.
PRECINCT q.
This, the banner precinct of Bexar
county hitherto, had polled the heaviest
vote at .l:40 O'Clock, 6S7 votes be-
| ing recorded. How the votes we're GO
| ing no one cared to risk a guess, and ii
was generally conceded that tickets
| were scratched almost universally. The
democratic union, the laboring party.
the straight democrats and the fusion
lists were working pretty hard, and
Story's hacks were kept busy.
These polls were at Krisch's hall and
all about was very quiet and orderly and
but few challenges had been cast at
| voters.
PRECINCT NO 20.
The voting for this precinct was done
| at the Mission store. Here were large
| number of strikers but none were Often
| sive In their attentions. Oscar Bergstrom
Ed. Braden, X. X. Martinez, Fred Bader
| and John Copeland we're also looking on.
Everything, however, was quiet and Or
| derby. Out of an estimated vote Of SEQ,
| no less than $50 had been polled, and
voters were coming In fast.
| Notes.
Bergstrom was driving around In his
| stove-pipe hat and didn't seem Bit
scared.
Martinez and Bader were smiling
pleasantly at each other.
Ed. Braden thinks he is running fol
| county commissioner, but is consider.
able after Umscheid.
The Mexican vote, 1t is said, is not
SO much divided as supposed, and the
democratic ticket is getting big vote
from that source.
The colored vote is considerably
split between the peoples and league
tickets, the latter having the greater
share.
| There was manifest desire Of all the
| parties to rush their forces to the poll az
early as possible. The democratic side
did the things In style for they seemed
to have the monopoly Of the hacks. The
Peoples ticket" party had some hacks
at work, but the League voters either
walked to the poll, or we're drawn there
in all kinds of vehicles In true workman
style.
AT reception given to the Taylor
brothers in Gallatin, on Tuesday, three
| cakes on the banquet board attracted