Daily Republican., 1889-06-03
CITY ELECTION.
THE REPUBLICANS CARRY
THE CITY.
But the Democrats Elect Seven Coun-
cllmen to the Republicans FIve-A
Miserably Small Vote and No
Excitement.

the city, at which $500 voters out of
17,o0O went to the polls and voted. The
election resulted in the election OF Cap
tain Edward Mitchell, Jr., Republican,
assessor and collector for the Northern
district; Martin j. Mealey, Democrat, to
the same office In the Southern district,
seven Democratic Councilmen from as
many wards and five Republicans from
five wards, Republican gain of two
Couucilmen, one In the Eighth ward and
one In the Twelfth.
Out of the 6190 voters that got regis
tered only $500 voted, 6Sl not taking the
trouble to go to the polls and vote alter
they had gone to the trouble OF getting
registered. In the Seventh ward alone
1857 of those who registered did not vote;
in the Fifth, l73; In the Sixth, Ill, and In
the Eighth, 1853. In the Democratic
wards the falling of WAS less. In the
First only 80 failed to vote; In the Second,
42; In the Third, 80; in the Tenth, 81,
and In the Eleventh, 81. The Twelfth
was the only Republican ward that polled
anything like its registered vote. Here
there were only 10 lacking. There were
short calls' for the Democrats In both
the Third and NiRih wards. Daniel
McKenney, Democrat, only pulled
through in the Third ward with 2l ma
] ority, and Aaron Besle, Democrat, in
the Ninth, with only IL.
In tho Second ward, where It was
thought by many that the Democratic
candidate would be defeated, Mr.. Curren
went through with the big majority of 72
at his back. After all that had been said
against Mr.. Shsrkey in the Tenth ward
he only fell 30 votes short of the full
Democratic poll, and though Captain
NJ hell was to have been defeated by
r. Barrfor assessor and collector of the
Northern district he got the handsome
Republican majority OF 726, which was
q more than that very popular young
Democrat, Mr.. Mealey, got in the
| Southern district. The large Republl-
eau maj rifles in the Filth, Sixth. Sew
enth and Eighth wards was rather start
ling to the Democrats and rather unex-
pected by the Republicans. The latter
are only disappointed In the Ninth, which
well but was not quite able to over
come the 100 or more Democrats who
registered on illegally-issued tax receipts
and voted last Saturday.
The election OF young Mr.. Vandegrift
In the Twelfth ward In the face of cor
ruption fund used by the Democrats to
buy Republican votes Is q matter of con-
graduation by the Republicans. On the
registered vote the Republicans counted
on majority os SO in the Western dis
trict, which took In Silverbrook, and
they conceded the Democrats 16 ma
jOrity in the Eastern district. This left
the Republicans a majority OF % and
Mr.. Vandegri1t got 20. The Republican
vote in the ward, however, ran up to 40
majority for Mr.. Floyd for assessor,
which was more than the Republicans
had counted on, showing that 90 Repub-
licans did not vote for Mr.. Vandegrilt
who voted for Mr.. Floyd. The Demo-
cratic "bood e" corruption fund got its
work In here somewhere, as Mr.. Nc
Dermott ran nine votes ahead OF Mr..
Mealey, the Democratic candidate for
assessor and collector.
Mr. Vandegrift is to be congratulated
upon his signal victory over illegally
registered Democratic votes and Demo-
cratic "boodle."
1t is possible that contest before the
Board of Registration may ensue In re-
gard to the Ninth ward. In many dis.
trlcts, votes were objected to OH account
Of the filling In of the name in the re-
ceipt being different from the signature.
In nearly all these instances, the votes
were taken under protest and will be re-
ported to the Board oil Elections and Re-
gistration. Considerable excitement oc-
cured In the Third district Ninth ward
over these receipts, and Andrew g. Will
son, President OF the Board of Elections,
was sent for who decided that the votes |
had better be taken as the receipts we're
evidence that they had paid their taxes
in the absence of any other proof to the
contrary.
The men offering such receipts were
then sworn and the votes received. In |
the First district, Eighth ward, w. A.
Hukill, Jr., inspector, received a tax re-
ceipt from q colored man and decided |
mat 1t was genuine, but handing 1t to |
Edward Nc ckeag, one Of the Democratic
the latter said 1t was bogus
and put it in his pocket. Mr.. Hukill
asked to see the receipt again, but Nc
Keag instead of handing it to him held 1t
up for him to look at. Hukill grabbed
for the receipt, and between the two It
was torn to pieces. The man did not
vote. In the Third district, Fourth ward,
Bernard Donahoe, Democratic iuspec.
tor, distinguished himself by capturing
what he supposed Was a fraudulent tax
receipt. 1t was white mans receipt,
aud Mr.. Donahoe will turn it over 10 the
OF Elections.
1t is believed that fully 1000 Demo-
,rats voted on Saturday on election re-
,eipts which had the name filled in in
different from other parts of
she receipt.
Although It was reported that William
q. Quinn would do all he could TO de-
eat the Democrats nominee for Council
n the Second ward, he went to the polls
Ind voted the full Democratic ticket and
lrged others to do so.
City Solicitor Turner and City Auditor
Newell, finding at O'Clock Mr. Rettew
be Republican candidate IN the Third
yard, was certainly elected, hired several
cams and tore around like mad Johnny
iilpins" through the ward drumming
Up voters. Their activity saved the
' ard for McKenney. '
The result OF the election has knocked
nut the Democratic two-third majority
arrangement for passing ordinances over
he Mayors veto. !
The leadership OF Council on The Demo-
ratio side will lie between Mr.. Baueh 7
nd Mr.. McGonigal. When heavy solid
rguments are to be used 1t will fall 10
DR.. McGonigal.
The new City Council, which will be
rganized on July /, will be composed OF
be following, those marked with be- 9
az the Cou- cilmen elected on Saturday: q
President-Johu c. Fafra, D,
First ward-Willam G. Baugh, D%:
'reston Ayars, D.,
Seeond-John E. Curren, D.*, Philip
!. Shea, ID. \
Third-Daniel McKenncy, D. =; Thomas j
ohnson, r.
Fourth-Jas. F. McGonigal, D*; Isaac
illip, ID.
FIith-Franklin B. Cotton, R#; George o
/, Roberta X ,