Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-05
ALIGHT VOTE POLLED.
AN AMAZING LACK OF INTEREST ON THE
SOUTHSIOE

Alleged Democratic StronghoIds Failed t.
observation-disclosures Received at Sew.
eral Club RoOms-Pattis on Has a Small
Majority.
Southside people did not seem to take as
much interest in the election as they would
have done in an ordinary funeral In the
first place, there was a light vote polleG
throughout the entire Is wards, with the
possible exception OF the Twenty-sixth
the home OF the Lotus Club. and Quay's right
hand man. Dr.. Barchfeld. The men went TO
the polls and voted, aut then went home
again. There were but very few districts
where anything like excitement prevailed.
These were in the Twenty-ffth. Twenty-siXth,
9wenrv-niuth and Thirty-seCcrd wards
The streets were deserted last night Those
who cared 20 know anything at all about the
resGlt @e-" Among the thousands who
shouted 1'" :" vcs hoarse in front
Of IHE DISPATCH bulletin, on Smithfield
street
Ihe Manhattan Club of South Eighteenth
stree had q special wire run inrO its rooms
and returns from al sections were received
there. DIR. BarChdeld made this his headquar-
tiers, ana he exchanged several telegrams with
Senator Quay. The latteg'S early claim of the
State by $1,000 of majority created an up
roar which kept the boys In good spirits
Tor the remainder OF the evening, Dr. Barch-
field felt very confident of Senator Delamater's
election and be said the result in the Twenty.
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IS l. had always been his stronghold.
LIVELY TIMES AT THE LOTUS CLUB.
A. the Lotus Club the old politicians quietly
discussed The result and smiled CON-
placently when asked TO give an
opinion. Among those who were pres
ent were +. X Gearing George Trautman.
Dr VI. Pollock. c. ". Church. Robert Blaise,
John kemuler. squire MCGeary. John Brad
ley and other well known politicians. They
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ri nearly Il O'clock. but from that tim. until
long af.rr midnight returns were received. and
those that in any way favored Delamater were
Chee-ed Justify.
There was iubilant crowd around Alderman
HeInhauer's Office Il was in the Twenth-ninth
ward in which the independents did theiI
greatest WORK Il the 'Squire's own district
DelamatCr was beaten by majority of a.
There was one feature OF the night on the
SOuthslde that was conspicuous for its absence
Alderman Hartman carried the Twenty-seventt
ward. as usual. for the nemoCratir ticket, bu;
ref-aiued from celebrating the event in the
customary manner, and the people of the hill
Wrrc consequently obliged to forego the red
hrc illumination.
no EXCITEMENT AT ONE POINT.
A Few returns were received at the Twenty
eighth va-d station house. but there was nc
excitement. One of the officers there stated
IN relation 20 the Democratic maj ority in the
Tweuts eighth ward, which fell far short OF
the eNpscaa-IoGs. that il was due largely to the
fact rhsr many Democrats failed to vote and
relied wholly upon the Independent Republi
cans TO do an the work.
They managed to get little excitement ir
belrzhouvrT borough. where Delamater had
majority Of votes. There was some talk last
might Of contest IN the borough, as 1t wa.
claimed 10y parties on both sides that illega
vo-es had been cast. Returns were also re
ceivet al lhc Office of one OF the Southsidt
papeC,-
II was claimed by the Democrats that Patti
son would GENE across the river with at least
1000 votes over Ais opponents and the Repub
lIc7u~ conceded so. Pattison carried 10 out Of
the Is wards, and had a total majority of 567.