The record-union., 1892-03-09
RATHER MIXED.
The Result of Yesterdays Election for
City Officials.
Another Proof of the superiority OF
the Modified Australian sys-
tenn of BaIIoting.

The city election yesterday passed off
without special incident, with the ex-
ception Of the terrible tragedy that oc-
Cured just as the polls closed in the
First Ward, by which Patrick Brannigan
lost his life at the hands of George Smith.
With this exception, and few trifing
brawls in the same precinct, there We're
no disturbances, the balloting being con-
Quoted with less friction than at former
elections under the old system Of voting.
The result yesterday fully demon
strated the merits Of the new ballot law,
which insures TO all voters comparative
immunity from the bossism that formerly
degraded the right of franchise. 1t is
true that votes were bought and sold
yesterday, bat the buyer could not, as
formerly, enforce his contracts with those
who bartered their rights of citizenship,
but had to depend on their honor to
keep faith with him, which was no doubt
done N most cases.
At some of the polling places voting
was impeded considerably by the officers
OF election not having a proper under
standing of the requirements regarding
the arrangement of the clerks tables, the
baliot-boXes. etc. but when their errors
changes We're made to facilitate the cast
Ing OF ballots.
Another fact was demonstrated yester-
day, and that was the excellence of the
voting booths used. These are the kind
known as the New York; booth, and
ara manufactured III this county. They
consist Of folding frames Of steel, sup
piled with neat, striped canvas cover
ings. 1t would be difficult for any one TO
invent a voting booth that would be SUI
perior to this kind. 1t is light, very port
able, comparatively inexpensive and in
destructible. They are likely to be gen
orally adopted.
A LUCKLESs SPECIAL.
Chief of Police Drew appointed ten
special policemen on Monday evening
Tor duty at the polling-places. One OF
them was Fred Mlchener, man who
claimed TO have had police experience in
san Francisco. He showed up at Precinct
No. l in the First District bright and
early, for duty, but in very poor condi-
ton. n short, he was drunk; and rs
the day progressed he Increased his load.
Shortly after noon he undertook to arrest
q party who had been minding his own
business, and was knocked down for his
pains
Then Deputy Sheriff Altar arrested him
and he showed fight, but the officer got
his handouts on the belligerent special -
Police Station until the cruel war was
ever.
RECEIVING THE RETURNS.
Within an hour or two after the polls
closed great crowds of anxious voters
and friends OF the various candidates be-
gan to collect III and about the RECORD
MON office, where they waited patiently
jor the returns.
The REC0RD-U MON had, as usual,
ade ample preparations Tor getting the
count Within very few minutes after
tie ballots were counted in precinct
they were received at the office, where
the result was made known to the throug
@. interested people.
j large majority of these We're mechan-
les from the shops ana factories, ana
heu it became known that the labor
candidate for Chief OF Police John b.
I.0dgers, was victorious, they cheered
iustjly. Not content with this, they
marched mp and down the streets cheer
ing FOR their man. This appeared to be
about the only victory that there was any
unusual enthusiasm over.
RESULT or THE CONTEST.
IT viii be seen from the following fig
Ures and table that quite large vote WAS
cast.