The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-05
OTHER REJECTS.


had no opposition to make the voters turn
out. This was received with great cnthu-
iasm.
OTHER REPOErs.
After the result had been announced the
chairman raped the committee TO order.
and asked ifthere was any further business.
Mr.. FlOurnOy stated that as Mr.. Wise had
won such a complete victory, he would
move that the committee adjourn to the
newspaper Offices and near the news from
the other portions Of the state ana country,
Mr. Burton said that before the committee
adjourned he wanted TO state that jackson
Ward for the first time had gone Demo
cratic. This remark was received with
laughter and applause.
The committee then adjourned.
IN JACKSON WARD.
No part of the city was more quiet yester-
day than Jackson Ward. During part
Of the day the streets were almost
deserted, and the scene around the
voting places was far from exciting.
At some of the precincts not even
tickethOlder could be seen on the
pavement, and there was nothing TO mark
the place where one might cast his ballot.
The absence OF negroes even in the vicinity
of the precincts was noticeable, and only
sixteen cOlOred votes were cast in the whole
ward. Part Of those were for Wise.
OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY.
At the Third princinct Of jefferson Ward
a Republican Judge could not be obtained
MIR. Edward +. Murphy declining to serve.
Mr.. Eubank, Democrat, was put in his
place.
Only one cOl0red voter cast ballot at the
Fourth precinct Of jefferson Ward.
At IIardin's shop, in Henrico county,
there were two cOlOred voters for Wise. y
Republican judge could not be obtained al
this precinct.
4 Republican Judge could not be gotten
at Bakers precinct. Here one cOlOred
voter put i'm a ballot for Wise.
The election in all portions of the city
passed of with unusual quietness, and all
the returns were IN and counted in the city
by O'Clock.
READING THE RETURNS.
Large crowds gathered around the morn
ifg newspaper offices aud watched eagerly
for the returns from various sections, and
as the bulletins would show on the large
canvas they were read with interest.
THE TIMES bulletins were also displayed
on a large sheet opposite the Richmond
Theatre on Broad street, and were seen by
large crowds until late hour.
In the first precint Monroe Ward, an old
cOlOfcu man WdlhcO up 10 lne lolis duu Sdlu
that he had been trying TO vote Tor three
years, and wanted to know if he could vote
now. The marshal replied IN the afhrma-
tive, at the same time handing him ticket
with Captain Wise's name upon it, The
old negro, after some difficulty, made out
the word democrat" upon il and shook his
head, handing the ballot back. The mar
shall replied that this was the only ticket
in the field. The old negro said: us dat
so? Wen, Use gwine 10 vote for somebody,
sho," and he deposited the ticket for Cap
tain Wise in the ballot box, and with an air
of satisfaction walked oil.
MIR. TAYLOR ARRESTED.
At the secsnd precinct in Jackson ward
yesterday afternoon, the Republican Judge,
Clinton De Priest, put Registrar Robert
Taylor under arrest. When the votes were
being counted, De Priest stated that he
wished TO handle them. This Mr.. Taylor
refused to ALLOW. him 10 do. De Priest re-
piled that if he was not allowed to handle
Che ballots he would arrest Taylor, and as
TAYLOR still refused he arrested him.
Mr.. a. Il. GuigOn, who was present,
called De Priests attention TO the law,
which expressly states that the minority
Judge shall not handle the ballots. De
Priest thereup0n rele lsed Taylor, and the
counting was proceeded with.
Mr.. De Priest stated when he released
Taylor that he would do so pending an in
yestgation, the future TO take care ei
itself