Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-09
TARRANT COUNTY
Seemingly a Close Race for
First Place
BETWEEN CITY AND COUNTRY.
Not Enough Of the Vote Counted 10 Give Re-
suits
Only Ono Ward Heard From Fully In The
City, and bul Three or -Four County
BoSes-The County
Ticket Safe.
BETWEEN CITY AND COUNTRY.

BoSes-The County
Ticket Safe.
Yesterday was, for an election day, on,
OF absolute quiet Not a serious distur
bance was reported, and at most OF thu
wards not even an Incident out Of the rout
Inc voting. There were two excep
tons, the Sixth and Seventh wards
or complaint made about offensive partisan
ship OF tho presiding officers, though both
OF these Officers deny In all respects tho al
legged details.
It was tho first experience In this city
with the registration an d the Australian
bailot system and tue result is not particu-
larly satisfactory.
1t was clumsy and not Thoroughly effect.
| i've Ia the direction that alone warrants Il,
| the prevention OF Illegal voting IL Is true
that the colonization OF voters within a
period OF less than thirty days Is absolutely
prevented, but with this exception no
| phase OF Illegal voting Is estopped, because
the illegal voter can register and then vote.
Most OF the polling places were In
large rooms and the workers were
| Kept back by ropes, though cords would
have done II, for there was no disposition
any respect.
Another feature OF the election Yesterday
was the trouble with the ward workers
lie could do all his work. but he was never
sure that 1t would be OF avail, for the voter
went on by himself 70 make out HIS ticket
ana then OF course che work OF the pollti-
cian might all go for naught
ram pltiless cold Northeaster that
setln about dark nulliiied all arrangements
Tor out-of-door displays of the bulletins, and
forced the people 10 tako shelter Ia tho sa-
looms, where tho returns were read or
The election OF Cleveland, thai at mid.
night seemed 10 be assured, developed the
fact thAt many Democrats hal stnked their
money on Harrison, aud his election means
much monetary loss 10 those who, though
Democrats had become sceptical of Dsnio.
cratic success IN Federal election. Even
at night there were bets male on tho state
result but not many or important bots.
An unusually large proportion Of the vote
OF the city was polled early IN the day.
many thinking the trouble In making ont
, tleketS would entail a delay that might
par many fro voting,
The vote Of tie city is 1890. with regis.
tratlon OF 413i. The vote IN detail is:
flrSt ward, blB; Second. 703; Third
lCOi Fourth, 524; Fifth, 4b8, Sixth, B}S,
seventh, sl0; Eighth, 2l0 aud Ninth $50.
rmsr WARD.
by $3.50 a. m. SO votes were counted.
ozark fBi; HogR. o.; NuRout, a.
,o6 r or s,1te senator, Beckham. 2l0; Swayne
For legislature, Jarvis "a; Newton. a19;
Maddox, y8
SECOND WARD.
By $3.50 u. NJ, $40 votes were counted.
Clark, 23b HoRg, l2S; Nugont, 20
l2l; Ashby. 40
=, For legislature, Jarvis, 241 Newton eco;
Maddox, ll6.
THIRD WARD.
a. a m. tho vote counted was l87.
Clarh IS, HOgg a. Nugcnt 49,
or state senate eckham 90, Swayne
so, Ashby 81
Mnddo D
County .icket but little scratched.
FtPTH WARD.
Az $3.50 a. m 21l votes we're counted.
CLARK l42, iorH 81 Nugaut IS.
For State Sonnte-Beckhum 1871, Swayue
For observation-disclosures 1884, Newton 1876,
Maddox ~ '
County ticket straight.
SIXTH WARD.
AZ o'clock this morning the counting of
No ~ IN the sixth ward was nbuut half
c M eted There were pollcd 4Gf votes.
on. Of total registration Of 59S being the
iatgeat vote ever cast Ia the ward. Clark
10 y ehhAN bN WIGS ana NnHnnt is
so Inr IN IN" rear a. to be out Of sight.
jarvis Is about 100 ahead, aud Newton we'll
up, Beclthafl has about tho same vote ns
CLARK. Holloway runs ahead of the ticket.
qnd John King and Billy Mayheld are well
In the lead.
SEVENTH WARD.
For Governor;
Hogg. 81
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The rest OF tho state ticket is about the
same.
All OF the Democratic presidential elec.
.ors get III votes except Hodges and
, aaEer who get ~. LNy-White electors,
~ StralHhts, ~; People'A party, AZ
For congross-Beil. Democrat los. Nor. |
Jones, populist, g.
Sonator-Swuyne Sc; Boclxham. az. Ash |
~ 40; Nolllntiue,
Representatives seventy eighth district
Jarvis, 20; Newton, So; Maddox, 10; Mat |
ley, Republican, :; Williamson, Populist.
10; jackson, Populist, 90
Representatives, Elghteth district IL
ist, ~.
Chief Justice Tarltou, Dem. Or
Associate iustices- Hcad Dom. ,ei.
stephens, Dem, al Mccormick, Peoples
Judge, dIstrict.No, l5-Harris, Dem, 1879;
Blair Ind, 40
County iadge-Johuson, Dem, i4li linn.
County attorney Gillespie, los; Cooper,
District elerk-NIcNatt, 1850; Hard .
County olerk-king, l3p; Forbes, 30
Snerin-Euless, lOji Barkley, u; Ear.
Iroasuror--Collins li5; Sublett, s.
Assessor-ElariIng, l2i, Bledsoe, q
Collector liovonlRmp, lbs; Moore, Us
MISREPRESENTATION, us; Terry, 10;
superintendent Public Instruction
Buck, 1871 Hussoy, o.
HtGHrH wARD.
The vote was counted aud scaled beforo
70 reporter got thorc, but MIR Terrell said
! tho votes Nurent got about 10 and
lark plurality over o ". the legis.
alive Jacket being about the same.
NINTH WARD.
The count In the Ninth ward was com.
leied. Clark loG. Tlore Isl. Nueent "a
ne balance OF tho tickle, was the same, eN-
". mat some on the county ticket rot
early the total vote cast
RtyRsIpH
Nusont IS, Clark ~ HosgiO, Houston
ARLINGTON.
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