, 1889-04-04

Councilman johnson personally looked
after his interests In the First ward alder
manic contest, and did some hard and eth-
cient work. He had his name on both
tickets, and could thus satisfy everybody
by handing over both the republican and
citizens ticket with an air which said
plainly that Mr.. Johnson was utterly in
different as to which ticket the voter
placed in the box. Mr. Davis was there,
too. doing good work for himself and the
rest of the republican ticket. Judge Bet
tbs was also there, but seemed to take
more interest in the success OF Mr.. Furth
than of any other part OF the citizens
ticket.
Mr. Patterson. republican candidate for
councilman in the Fourth ward, appeared
at the polls two or three times. but mani
tested the utmost Indifference as to his
own fate in the war of votes
Challenges were frequent and large
numb of votes were sworn in, some of
them by parties who really looked like
they would swear to anything The names
of these suspicious personages were care
fully written down 10y interested parties
for future reference. Many votes offered
ty parties who could give no satisfactory
account of their qualifications were re-
leCted,
the polls IN the Fourth ward, where groups
OF laborinp men, the burden Of whose
song was time checks discussed the
mayOralty candidates from the opening
till the closing OF the polls.
Considerable loud talk was indulged In
at all the polling places, but no trouble o.
Cured except in the fourth ward, which
soon gained the reputation of being the live
liest ward of the four The first event, u
one round draw whichwas participated inby
prominent citizen. A fellow was roundly
abusing Mr.. g. r. Burns, when General
Curry politely asked him If he was ac.
auainted with Mr.. Burns. He answered
that he was, and had known him well for
five years, which was Il gross prevarica-
tion, for Mr.. Burns was standing along
side of General Curry at that moment.
The fellow applied several vile names 10
Mr.. Burns without being aware or his
presence, and then started in on General
Curry. when the old soldier promptly
knocked him kown, before Mr.. Burns
could stop him. All who witnessed the
and that no man with particle of pride
could have endured the fellows insults.
The next display of muscle WAS by eI-
Policeman Marsh. who called w. II. Gal
vapi an anarchist. whereupon the latter
called Marsh liar, and got hit on the
nose for so doing The fight w..s at once
stopped. Marsh reserved only censure
from the bystanders, as he is almost twice
as large az Galvani. Marsh also figured
in the third and last fight. when he got
mixed up with Contractor Massey. Marsh
offered to bet $l00 on Burns, but when
Massey offered to take the bet said he had
the money downtown and could get it If he
wanted to- MASSEY then offered to bet
Marsh $50 that hr was afraid 10 h-t 800.
saving. 'Brcausr you know you haven't
got it" Marsh called Massey IA lIar. and
trouble began Massey went for him,
beat him down alongside the warehouse
and inflicted severe punishment on Marsh :
head atd face before Captain Martin and
another officer could pull him off. Marsh
| had ionnd his match and The vmpathy or
| the crowd was against him when the
| Apht began Massey had 800 IN bills in
his hand. which he lost durinx the strux-