Evening journal., 1890-11-04

the inspector. Two or three colored re-
peaters attempted to vote here, but did
not succeed Another colored man pre-
sented tax receipt ON which the date Of
November 3, 1888, had been changed to a
later date, making him Ineligible TO q
vote.
Voted His Tax Receipt. es
Theodore Harmon, young Republican
of the Sixth Ward walked up to the polls
like little man this morning
and boldly voted his tax receipt instead
OF his ballot, reducing the Republican
minority by one.
Among the Districts.
In the Thirteenth district everything
was very quiet The marshals and dep
uty sheriffs were standing around with
their hands in their pockets. There was
no trouble whatever, and no one was
challenged
at the Fourteenth district, Sixth
ward, the men went quietly up to the
window and deposited their votes
and went as quietly away. The
only difficulty was that sew
eral men were challenged, but their votes
passed
The Twenty second district is at
Thirteenth and Clsymont streets Here
about two squares from the polls two
drunken colored men engaged in fight.
The attention of the marshals. sheriffs
and police was directed toward the polls,
and the fight went on uninterrupted.
Both men were severely punished before
they were separated by friends
There are few drunken men about the
city. Several were seen at the Twenty
third district voting place in the Ninth
ward, and in the twenty second, Nine.
teen and Twentieth districts, but other
sections OF the city are freer from
them than ct any election for years
There are very few challenges re
ported at any Of the polls
| and those that were challenged
generally proved to be all right. At
Thirteenth and Claymont streets tho
most of the voters were colored, and
though they made great deal of noise
there were very few fights or disturb
ances
Except the wrangle at the Twenty.
sixth district, Eleventh ward. the voting
| IN the Western part of the
city is proceeding quietly but
briskly In the Twenty fifth district
Tenth ward, the largest vote was
cast of any In the forenoon. In the
Twenty fourth district, same ward
the voting was less brisk.
About an equal number of votes
was cast for each party in the Twelfth
ward. No trouble with illegal voters
has vet arisen hoth narshals and sher
ifs are very vigilant, and should the
same watchfulness be maintained
throughout the day, there will be little
danger of repeaters.
A drunken man created some disturb.
ance in the Second district of the First
ward about noon He would not allow
any one to pass the street and no one in
terfered with him until he was ra-
moved by some of his friends
Complaints we're made that an insuf-
fcient number Of deputy sheriffs were
at the Eleventh district, Seventh ward,
and that there was danger of repeaters.
To add to this, some Of the deputy
sheriffs left their places and for nearly
an hour eould not be found. There is
still an insufficient number at this booth,
but although there are rumors fbout
colored repeaters none have yet been
arrested.
In the Eighth ward the Republican
inspectors refused to take tax receipts
signed by Patrick Eeary, dated Novem-
Der 5, 1888.
A oolored man In the Eighth ward
dropped two ballots into the box and
then ran of His name is not known,
nor is It known what viii be done about
L the matter.