The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-09
THE NEW BOARD,
RESULT OF YESTERDAYS
ELECTION FoR All
DERMEN.
THE BoND PROPOSITION PUT UN-
DER THE DAISIES INcIDENTs
oFTHE DAYS CONTEST

Il takes presidential election to bring Out the
full force Of the popular vote. II there is any
thing tbatthe sovereign especially dotes on tits his
privilege TO help make q president The little
matter of making governor Ia secondary, and In
Texas be iust rolls up a majority Of a hundred
thonsand or 60 for democracy and then goes ~
bed TO sleep the sleep u the just. Next 70
presidential canvass, the feast that most delights
the & a. c--spelled out, meaning great american
ciuzen--ls an election whereat an alderman is to
be chosen. Such campaign 10 meat for him, and
when bond proposition is thrown 30 as
lerniappp Il IL "fruif for he has something b
talk about, expatate upon and canvass win ~ the
polls.
candidate who didn't win In the election yehter-
Il was evident yesterday morning, from the way
the voting started out that there was not going u
be white heat interest taken In the election In
| some OF the wards the polls did not open until
o'clock and in e0verai OF them the vote was very
| light NJ to II O'clock. After thar honr the con
test pulled along With sluggish spirit, as II the
voters didn't fiye tinkers eoldernR iron whether
| the race kept hot or not IL was fOregone con
clusion that the proposition 10 esue bonds for city
| improvement would be defeated, and a. early o.
IL O'Clock bets Of twenty-five 10 Ave were laid that
the measure would not get ih0 votes In
the light vote polled, v now
an almost even het that net more than 200 votes
! Tie interest In the election hae been less than
lively, and ~ consequence the vote vii not 80
over 800 ia the CITY. n was impossible 10 obtain
| accurate figures last night, but the returns pre-
| scented are close 70 correct. The official count
Saturday night viii verify or contradict, % the
/ case may be,
| III cotres candidates who are left have reasons
Of their own 20 show why their feet slipped In
| getting there. One gentleman charges HE III luck
| 10 sermon delivered In c0ored church ON bnn-
| day night, wherein the minister took
| heavy dian In municipal politics. Another
| feat 70 tns fact that ihc other man egt
more votes than lpe did, and added that perhaps y
was a BANKED good thing that things had turned
out 90 they did
Il 10 useleae, however, % attempt @ venture
cry over siilt MIL Here Il the yotsas completely
as II could be obtained Last night;
Fret Ward Metz, iy9; link II bley, ~ foF,
second Wsid- Fisher, d Achilles, s. brennan,
Third Ward Campbell, 81; Drake, a. For. 81
fourth Wsrd.- Caldwell, ios, Walker, 81. Pof,
-: against No returns
Firth waid -J0wnfend, 70 mo opposition9 fof,
| &; sgairtt, A fesiiniated)
sixth wasdr-G abain. lOs; RObefdean. Hal
Glenn For, y; against, 10 Fulmofe, 10.
Echolz. 90. For, 3; against,
Eighth ward Holman, nj Philips, ISL For,
IA. nqytinst. o.
Niafh ward Plat, ias gor srainrs, M
isaia ysrd--Jones, 100; serzins' 80. ToI. ~
onlg Q. ward returned the vote on The school
trueteeship, bat 1t Il safe 70 ray that Judge fn
more II elected by majority that will make him
blush Tor tbs way the people Ike him.