Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-12
HOW The LAND LAYS,

the party rrimary and tho nominee
: are all capable and representative men
In allof the wards but one the Dom
J, ocrats are working harmoniously ant
with confidence in the result. Ii
g that ward the disatIection is confined
" to few voters and has not assumed
formidable proportions. For the
o the first time the election will be held
under the ward system. This of it.
self is greatly to the advantage of the
: Democrats, since the Republican
strength, mostly colored, is in one sec
ton OF the city. In appointing oili-
, GERS OF election the Republican Coun-
Gil had an advantage which it did not
hesitate to use and the result is that
some wards will havo to be closely
watched to keep illegal votes from
being run in and counted for the Re-
publican candidates. The Democrat
ic organization is complete and scarce
ly vote will be overlooked. There
is settled determination to win the
fight and some of the best work ever
done at the polls will be seen in the city
tomorrow. Every indication points
to sweeping victory in all
OF tho seven wards and moth
ing but q fraudulent stutfing OF
the books with eolonized 1oaters, who
haye no legal residence in the wards,
can prevent another signal triumph
Of the unterrified Democracy, This
may be attempted, but it will not be
tolerated and il would be well enough |
for this point to be well understood in
advance.
Following is glance at the situa-
tion az il is seen in tho various wards
on the eve ofelectiop,
FIRST WARD.
DR., ]. M. Dennis, one of the best
known physicians in the city, is the
Democratic nominee. The Repubh-
cans nominated DR.. Andrew Seargent,
also prominent physician. The
ward is exceedingly close, neither ,
party having as much as ten majority.
1t is small ward with only about 100
voters, but will be the scene Of one of
the hottest conflicts in the city. Sew
oral Republicans signed the call on
DIR, Dennis and with the work that
will be done for him his election is
claimed with confidence,
SECOND WARD,
in this Democratic stronghold NJ
G, Forbes will defeat Polk Cansler
largely, His majority will be any
whore from 25 to 30 yotes,out of to- !,
tai vote Of about 10. !
THIRD WARD. {
Judge II. I. Petree is the Demo
cratic nominee In this ward and Mr.
+. j. Brownell is his opponent. The
ward has about l20 voters and is
Democratic by decisive majority.
There is some disaffection here and il
rs many as four or five Democrats,
who ought TO be ashamed of them !
selves, are talking about boiling their '
party ticket. On the other hand Judge 9
Petrec will get several Republican I
'otes and viii more than hold his !
party strength. This is the only ward b
where the Democrats have to turn Il
heir batteries upon their own men in c
lighting tho enemy. Get back into
inc, boys, and behave yourselves. 1
FOURTH WARD.
Tha Funnel" is considered reliably
Democratic, but the Republicans have
ome hopes Of defeating Frank Dab
ley with e. 7. Campbell. There is !
lot much prospect of this being done, 9
,ut Democrats should keep their eyes p
,ppn and not be caught mapping. !,
The ward has about l25 voters. u
TUE BLOODY FIFTH,
In the colored stronghold there is =
beautiful triangular fight. II. W
ribbs is the Democratic nominee and
\. II. Anderson, the present Republi- l l
AN incumbent, is q candidate again q
md so is w. H. Merritt, one of the S
,est known Republican workers in :
he ward. Tho voting population of 2
he ward is anywhere from 400 to 450. r. 4,
lbout rs OF these are white, mostly b,
Democrats. Tibbs is being support la
d by some Of the best colored men a.
n the ward, who know Republican n n
would be utterly without influence to G
10 their ward good, on Democratic
Council. They want better streets
md better lights and know that Tibbs I
an help them, and they know that :
hey have not ha their wants attend L
d to by their own party. Tibbs will r
,ct not less than so colored votes q
which will elect him, since fully leo
oters in the ward cannot vote on ac-
cunt of delinquent taxes.
SIXTH WARD. d'
e. NJ. Flack in this ward will have ., q,
rom 30 to 70 majority out of a total
ote of 200. w, G, Wright is the Re
publican candidate,
SEVENTH WARD.
This ward is g very large one but
hiply settled and has only about 100 Y
'oters,of whom two-thirds ate Demo- d
rats. Out of about 40 Republicans re
n the ward, eight of them, Messrs. j. Al
/. Barnes, j. M. Hipkins, G. z. Nolen, o.