The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-04-09
MUNICIPAL ELECT TION s
THROUGHOUT THE STATE
YESTERDAY.
FORT WORTH AND DALLAS.
A Three-Cornered Fight in the Latter
City and Long Count-Otiicers
Elect in Other Towns.


at O'Clock. Managers appointed by Mayor
Connor candidate of the Independents,
agreed to give the Democrats judge and
clerk in most of the wards. Two or three
wards are regar ed with suspicion.i 1.-The
regular Republican nominee and Inde-
| pendent will get very light vote, most of
the Republican vote being concentrated on
Connor to beat the nominee of the Demo.
| Gratis. Between these two the vote Is very
close, the negroes nearly all voting for
| Connor. The working people, mechanics
| and half the business and nearly all the
| professional classes are for the Democratic
| nominee. The polls are being conducted
| only one set of officers. Hence the vote
cannot be counted until tomorrow or next
| day, the wards having nine and ten hun
dred votes revuiring thirty to forty hours to
| count the votes after the polls close.
There has been much complaint hereto
fore about the manner of counting this
vote in the big wards, it having been whis-
pered that votes we're dodoctre to suit par
ticuar candidates and held back to give
! time for this
II 80 a. m.-The election is progressing;
everything is quiet and orderly, but much
| hard work is being done and excitement
prevails Many challenges were made un-
der The Kimbrough law. A number of
challenged voters were rejected because
mo we'll known resident of the ward"
would swear the party was entitled to vote.
Others challenged were accepted. In Fifth
| ward there may be contest on this point.
| Smith, the manager of the election was a
candidate for city judge, thereby disquali
fed to hold the election, so the mayor in a
| proclamation named d. Cooper. Cooper
is straight Democrat.
A few days after the first publication of
the notice Mayor Connor had Smiths
name substituted for Cooper in the official
race for city judge and is Connor man.
FORT WORTH.
FoRT WORTH, Tex, April THE entire
| Democratic ticket was elected in today's
municipal election with the exception of
two aldermen, in the third and sixth
wards where the Democratic nominees
were defeated by one and thirteen votes
respective. The majorities on the city
| ticket range from five hundred to thirteen
| hundred. The ticket as elected is as fol
| lows:
IreaSurer-MaX EiSer.
City Secretary-H. V. Burns.
Marshal-James NJ. Maddox.
City Attorney-T. J. Powell.
Assessor and Collector-Hugh 7. Wilson.
City Engineer-H. H. Kerr.
q Aldermen-First ward, Jesse Jones;
Second ward, W. A. Darton; Third ward,
j. G. White; Fourth ward, j. II. Mont
gomery; Fifth ward, G. Z. Watkin; Sixth
ward, U. q. Drake.
A small vote was polled.
TYLER, Tex, April 7.-rhe election held
here today has been one of the most excit
ing for many years. Although things passed
off quietly without any fights, everything
was deeply interesting and excitement ran
high. This morning when the International
and Great Northern train pulled in and
Gov. Hogg stepped off and walked over to
the polls and voted for the Mayor Elect
Brown Long, Jr., hats and sticks were
thrown in the air and things made hideous
with shouts. But the climax
was reached this evening when
It's railroad shopmen marching in line with
banners flying, voted for Long for mayor,
moved to the court house and voted &C.
cording to motto almost to man. The
| following is the result: For mayor-J. B.
Long, Jr,, S29; j. M. Sharp, 1923. Total
vote, 1143.
TERRBLL.
TERRELL, Tex. April 1T. L. Frank is
elected mayor.
MERIDIAN.
MERIDIAN, Tex, April THE following
| city officers were elected J. w. Rudahill,
mayor; W. B. Odle, marshal; T. P. Thomas,
secretary.
GREENvILLE.
GREENvILLE, Tex, April IA small vote
was polled. The following officers were
| elected; City marshal, W. R. Melvin; as
| SCISSOR and collector, W. l.. Terrell attorney
| and secretary, F. M. Newton; treasurer, D.
w. H. Taylor.
BoNHAM.
BoNHAM, Tex, April 7 "A light vote was
| cast. M. A. Bridges was elected mayor and
| the balance of the Domo cratic ticket nomi-
mated. There was considerable excitement
over the question whether or not the city
could take charge of her public free schools
| and levy special tax. This required two
third vote which carried by a handsome
majority.
SAVOY.
SAVOY, Tex, April IA small vote was
polled. The results are: H. H. Lacy,
mayor; marshal, Nose Sprowls; treasurer,
]. l.. Bradford.
wEATHERFoRD.
WEATHERFoRD, Tex, April THE fol-
lowing were elected: City marshal, D. G.
Bratton city attorney A. J; Hood, il;
treasurer, F. Applegate; city tax assessor
and collector, w. A. Lisk; city engineer, J.
M. Bassett.
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