Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-04
BR0ILES II IS.
The Race for Mayor Of Fort Worth
Results in the Election of the
Present Incumbent.
Mayor Broiles Gets 8 M.isrI'y Of s
Votes over Jsekson's and Oar
tsr's Combined Vote.
q Splendid Board of Aldermen Elected
The Vote in Dotai.-Ths Mayor Makes
speech-A Serephde.

It's Mayor Brolles again for two years.
so declared by their ballots yesterday,
ard the general desire Is for harmony n
the city government for the next two
years. The people ask simply for bust
ness administration and there is promise
that this will be given. 1t is but truth to
say that the general result Is no surprise.
II has been evident for several dsys that
Mayor Broiles would be reelected, al
though the friends of DR.. Jackson and
Mr.. Barter b d hopes that their favorite
would be elected, this being particularly
The case as regards DR.. JACKSON, VINO II
was thought WAS elected by mary even
as late IS O'Clock yesterday evening.
Dr.. Broilee, Dr.. Jackson, Mr.. Barter,
and each and every candidate for alder
manic nunors, were at the polls at OPEN
ing and with their workers begin the
battle of the ballot The Broiles men
were the most confident, and began to
poll their votes early ana kept IL up till
the polls were closed. The Jackson men,
to great extent, did the same, aud made
special effort TO get the votes for their
man in early. The Darter men were In
doubt az rule, and with many Jackson
men held back their votes until late In
the day and then voted to- Jackson SOL
idly. The detailed vote shows
plainly that for some reason
some 800 votes naturally for Jackson
aud Darter were cast for Broiles and
these votes elected the latter. The cam
paign hiss been quiet one and the cleo
ton yesterday the most orderly ever wit
drunkenness, no rowdyism, no bulldoZ-
!g Of airy kind which speaks well for
Z TT Worth. The total vote WAS light,
SLOWING that there Wss large stay-at-
home contingent. Ia some cases ballots
were cast for dermen, only, the three
psmps of the Candidates flr miyCr being
scratched. The new law was great sue
cess and 1t was but short time after the
closing Of the polls until the result in
every ward was known.
TIE TR FOR MAYOR.
First warf-Broiles 278, Darter 40,
Broiles 100, Jack5on's majority over both
GO.
Second wsrd-Broiles ISL, Barter 127,
Jackson PAT. Jackson's majority over
Broiles Sc. Jackson's majority over
Barter 120.
Third ward-Broiles, 4ls; Barter, 8;
Jackson, rs. Broiles' majority over
Jackson, BAL. Broiles' majority over
D.rter, 40. Broiles majority over both,
932
Fourth ward-Brotlee, 246; Dsrter, 60;
Jackson, 1923. Broiles' majority over
Jackson, III. Broiles' ms jority over
Barter, 1876. Broiles' nsiority over
both, 81.
Fifth ward-Broiles, 14S; Dsrter, 81;
Jackson, 81. Broiles' msiority over
Jackson, 81. Broiles' majority over
Barter, III. Broiles' majority over
both, At.
Sixth werd-Broiles, 70; Barter, 30;
JACKSON, 90. Jackson's msjority over
Broiles, Is; Jackson's m,iority over
Barter, 40.
Total vote for Broiles, 1914; for Barter,
1928; for Jackson, ss3. Broiles' majority
over jackson, 99l; Broiles' majority over
Barter, 991. Broiles' msiority over both,
isos .0'Ai '0'' u 'A'A''n AHO A''s'
From the above 1t will be seen that Dr..
Jackson carried the First, Second and
Sixth wards, while DIR. Broiles carried
the Third, Fourth aud Fifth. Mr.. Barter
held third place in very ward in the city,
THE ALDERMBNIC CONTEST.
In the Fist ward there was 9 trisngulsr
contest between S ii. Fry, 2. ( Sar-
geant and George W. Hill, the present
The friends Of Mr.. Hill had
held q caucus and endesVored to have Mr..
Sergeant quit the race, but Mr., Sergeant
SAID the voters # the ward should decide
the question and they alone. In this
condition of affairs it was plain that Mr..
Fry had wslk-over and so the result
showed. The vote stood: Fry 407. Hill
17s, Sergeant 1l9. FIy's majority over
both, ITO.
SECOND wAhD.
There were four candidates in this
ward, W r Haym.ker, present incum-
bent, J. P Nlcks, H. Steirfeldt and A.
Rummel. Haym,xer and N;cks ran
closely together, Haymaker for the long
term and Nicks for the short term. Hum
mel and Steinfeldt to a great extent had
The same friends. The voting In this
ward was very qlietly done, aud there
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