The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-29

Yes, it was peculiar day. Elect ton
days always have that characteristic.
But somehow yesterday was the most
peculiar public occasion of the kind
Roanoke has seen in many moons, as
the defeated candidates for a chance to
talk on the sewerage question and asp
halt pavement, will agree this morning,
providing they are in frame of mind
to pardon references to the sings and
arrows OF an outrageous municipal for
tune.
In the first place "Old Probs" sent rain
and plenty of it, with a dash of genuine
freezing mixture to grace the politicians
day out. That was not so peculiar.
Roanoke election days have been wet
and cold before, though not often. In
the next place there was stricter
observation of the State laws concern
ing the sale of tho beverage that in
ebriates and yet this was not the
marked popularity. There are not
enough devotces of pure kentucky bour-
bon in Roanoke who miss an occasional
thirty six hours of deprivation in that
direction, or fail to secure physicians
prescriptions for the druggists benefit
on the previous day.
In the matter of interest, though, con-
corning the election of men who arc to
eXpend the proceeds of the bonds which
tho city last March voted to issue, is
where the unusual side of the day came
to the surface. And there was hustling
and clcctionecring enough to make
New York ward heelcr turn green with
envy. The situation had been pretty
well canvasscd some days prior to yes
terday, and the candidates who APP
peared for favor in the various wards
were not unknown to tho rank and file
when the ballots began to make their
appearances. The First ward presented
tho four expected bidders, the Second
three and the Third seven, but the lat
ter ward did not fulfill the prediction
that a colored candidate would be
trotted out as the dark horse, who would
the strength of the colorcd vote. Never
theless the non-appearanco Of the unex-
pected did not lessen general interest,
and the same amount of working for
votes was kept up all day.
But in spite Of all that could be done
the total vote was light in the extreme
and not one half of the registration. In
flct tho entire batch of ballots is
scarcely over one third, 1900 franchises
being exercised in round numbers, when
the three wards show registra ton list
of 400. Tho defeated candidates
ascribe their luck to the bad weather,
and consequently low vote. The newly
chosen city fathers ascribc their success
to popularity,o of course, and nothing else
except W. p. Camp, who with w. w.
Coo, will represent the city in the next
council. Mr.. Camps mascot arrived al
his home in the shape of twelve pound
son during tho early morning hours and
that settled the question.
There was very little of the disturb
aiOc hdIuIc GOlHS on at any or the poll
ing places, notwithstanding the vote,
which was uncomfortably close in tho
First ward, and the latter booth was the
only locclity to furnish Marquis of
Queensbury exhibition. Even that was
nipped almost in the start and nobody
will be hOrs du combat as result.
In tho First ward homas ran far ahead
Of the field and showed his heels to the
nearest candidate, Eckloff, by GA votes.
The latter only beat Woodward by a
neck, receiving $50 to Woodwards 352.
On account of the close run between the
last two contest was rumored shortly
after tho result was announced, but this
is not probable. Camp and Coe were
easy winners in the Second ward. both
beating McCahan by 100 votes, Coo
securing an additional contribution
of14.
The seven candidates in the Third
ward threw matters into the balance