Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-04
x.srEnDAx,s ELECTION.

The Reception Of tsAs Returns Last |
 Night-Excising Ttmes-LonE Delay
 ofshs Thira ward voss-The seeres
 Dallos Syssem Worked Weli-sloass |
 ward Contests.
 The town and the oity election Is over and Reynolds defects Slost by few votes. The rsturns were received at the First ward polls,
 the biz store on the corner of Orange and
 Center streets, formerly Loomis'. This year
 commodious quarters were provided for the
 reception of returns and good acoommoda-
 tions. The officials who received the re.
 turns and the newspaper men were in the
 rear part of the store, while the remainder of
 the space was devoted to the public at large,
 who entered by the Orange street door.
 Many prominent town and city oHaoialsland
 sx-oHloials were present of and on during
 the evening. The suspense was great to
 hear from the Seventh and Third. The
 ssvsnth's returns did not come in until
 about half-past ten, and the third ward TO.
 turns not until after midnight. The Key.
 holds men chssred loudly when the report
 from the Seventh was read by Henry Cooper.
 Another burst of cheering greeted the report from the Third.
 Tho election was one of unusual interest. Hard fighting was done in every ward. There were many complications and sharp contests. Reynolds' small majority might have been easily overcome, said . promi-
 nent Republican last night had there been sufficient supply of Sloat pastors at the Eighth ward polls. General regret va sex
 pressed about town by Republicans when they heard the result. A little more work and the day would have been won. There was some excitement last night in ha Gavonfh and Tbfrd ~ayda The was the finding during the counting of . third ticket called the Democratic Citizens' Ticket" Dispute arose and protest was made in the Seventh, but the third ticket ticket. It had 36 votes in the Seventh. It had also few in the Eighth. The extra ticket was on official paper, hence the law was complied with which prescribs only off, oial paper may hs ussd for voting purpose. The Thirteenfh and Fourteenth ward res turns wers semarkably late.
 Tho new secret ballot system worked well, and was easily mastered by great majority of the voters. There were few who s'kicked" and wanted to vote "the old way" and there were some who cams near violating the law by obstinacy or heedlsssnsss. The booth officials were very patient and thoroughly explained to each voter.
 There were six private booths in the Sixth where tho voters made up their tickets. The l8W 2ll0WH one pIlV0t6 DOOLu lOE 0voIy 4oV voters. The balloting worked smoothly and the voting was done about as rapidly e in | the old way, while the business was done in ! . much more quiet and systematic way than | fsrmmly. ,Thsrs wss less confusion and but littls tielkst psddling.
 The next common council will be Demo- ! cratic, the Democrats having gained in sev- eral of the wards. while the Republicans made no offsetting gains. Hugh Daley and
 tb. .o.k rf the uvcrd tiab at vao alectad in inc | Eighth. Lawyer Hamilton and his ticket carried the Second. The First ward and the Eighth ward Republican tickets were elected. | We lost the Eleventh ward and lost in the | Fifth, Fourth and Third. Alderman Lincoln said: We have had six majority tho past
 year on joint ballot; this time the Democrats will have two majority.
 Gen. Sloat made splendid run said prom
 inent Republicans. and it was . great pity | that 6 few more votes were not boiled for him. Had Republicans turned out in spite | of the rain and the furry ef snow, Sloat would have been electsd. He ran away
 ahead of his ticket. The Tenth ward gave fine run also. In the Seventh Kelly was elected for alderman over Councilman Mo- Namara. Councilman Bromley is returned | to the council from the Sixth.
 In the Tenth Alderman Daley made a
 splendid run as did also Lawyer Hamilton in | the Second.
 | Councilman John W. Lowe for first coun- cilman in the Second made @ notable run, most complimentary to him, he receiving the highest vote of any candidate in the ward. At o'clock this morning the fgursrs at
 the First ward polls were putting in their closing work.
 The delay in the Third ward was in the contest as to the admission of the ticket headed Democratic Citizens Ticket" They were finally counted in for Sloat, 1t being ap- f parent that Reynolds had . clean majority over all of 4s.
 The total vote cast in this city was Il ,640