Evening journal., 1889-06-03
SAFE FOR THE DEMOCRATS
THEY WILL CONTROL CITY couN-
Gil FOR TWO YEARS MORE.
Saturdays Election Quiet One Repub-
licAns Gain Two Councilmen-The
Figures by Wards.

Saturdays Election Quiet ons-Repub-
iicAns Gain Two Councilmen-The
Figures by Wards.
The city election on Saturday after
noon passed off more quietly than was
expected. The vote was light, falling
over 800 below the registration. Mitchell
was elected assessor and collector of the
Northern district and Mealey reelected
in the Southern district, by almost equal
mAjorities. The Republicans gained
councilman in the Eighth and Twelfth
wards, but the City Council Is safely
Democratic for the next two years. The
Republicans made strong efforts TO carry
the Third and Ninth wards but failed to
do so.
The EVENING JOURNAL was the only
paper in the city to give the returns from
bulletin board. They began to come in
about 730 o'clock and were at once put
on large canvas, stretched on a frame,
at the corner of Fourth and Shipley
streets, and lighted by an arc electric
light. Several hundred people filed the
intersection of Fourth and Shipley streets,
where they remained until near II o'clock,
when the last Of the returns had been
received and the maiorities of each can
didate elected placed on the canvas.
1t is said that a few fraudulent tax
receipts were captured by inspectors in
the Ninth and Third wards. In some
cases the holders of suspected receipts
were required to take oath that they had
paid their tax for 1888, after which their
votes were allowed. A few voted in the
Second ward under protest. They will
be investigated by the Department Of
Elections
The new City Council, which will
organized on the night of July /. will be
composed Of Is Democrats and 10 Repub-
licans. The present Council stands II
Democrats and Republicans. The make
up of the new Council will be as follows
President-John G. Farra, D.
First wsrd-William g. Baugh, d.;
| Preston Ayars, d.
Second-John <. Curren, D.*; Philip
| r. Shea, ID.
Third-Daniel McKenny, D.; Thomas
Johnson, R.
Fourth-James p. McGonigal, D.
Isaac Dillin, ID.
Fifth-Franklin B. Cotton, R =; George
R. Roberts, r.
Sixth-Samuel R. Lawson, r. =; George
Mccall, r.
Seventh-John w. Hawkins, Rs
Samuel Chambers, r.
Eighth-Henry w. Perkins, Rs Ben
jamin r. Davis, D.
Ninth--Aaron S. Beale, d.; Daniel A
Forrest, ID.
Tenth Michael J. Sharkey, D.*
Charles A. Ryan, d.
| Eleventh-John White, D. =; Francis
T. Sawdon, d.
Twelfth-Samuel @. vsndegrift, R. =
Joseph w. Coley R.
Those marked with a star we're elected
on Saturday. The same with President
Farra will compose the membership o
Council after July /, 1890 at which date
the representation from each ward will
be reduced to one. The political com
plexion Of Council will then be eigh
{ Democrats and FIVE Republicans.
OF the present Council. those who re
tire on July 1, are as follows: William
h. Quinn, D., Second ward Louis A
Bower, R., Fifth ward; e. @. Moore, R.
Sixth ward; William McMenamin, d.
Eighth ward; John +. Mcbride, d.
Twelfth ward.
! Those re elected are: w. g. Baugl
= D., First ward; Daniel McKenney, d
2 Third ward; James F. McGonigal D.
J. Fourth ward; John w. Hawkins, R
Seventh ward; Aaron S. Beale, D., Mint
ward; M. j.. Sharkey, D., Tenth ward
: John White, D., Eleventh ward.
: The new members are: John =. Gu
rem, D., Second ward Franklin b. Co
ton, R., Fifth ward; Samuel R. Lawson
R., Sixth ward; Henry w. Perkins, r
Eighth ward Samuel G. Vandegrift, r
n Twelfth ward.
The official vote is as follows: