The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-09
R0ANOKE'S VOTE.
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separated and assumed different lines
on the street. A triangle was formed ex-
tending from point on East avenue
to tho middle of Fourth street, thence
in norehcraly direction for 600 feet up
Fourth. The whites formed o triangle
on the same EneS on the inner space.
There has probably never been seen in
Roanoke such q large and heterogeneous
mass at . polling place, striving TO ex-
ercise the constitutional right of suf-
fraee. steady stream poured in, and
tho vote WAS heavy until o'clock. At
4 p. M. the crowd had dwindled away
and it was claimed that about 1850
votes had been cast, with balance on
the Republican side of tho ledger of
800. Othcers Eanes and Eubank said
that it had been the most quiet election
they had ever known, even the proven
bal drunken man being absent. At
4:30 p. m. the street was nearly de-
serted, some of the lew locals discussing
the situation.
The supervisors of tho ward were
John d. Carr and j. S. Pattie. The
judges were S. II. Cheatham, James
Buchanan and j IL. Ward.
The Third ward vote was as follows:
Democratic Observation-Disclosures. 532
republican .-..-. SUI
Prohibition. ................. 30
Republican plurality, 269.
THE FOURTH WARD.
In the Fonrth ward the Judges OF
election were G P. Read. William Ste.
phenson and j. w. Greenwood. The
supervisors were Capt. e. Il. Kindred
and Edward Smith. The polls were
opened at sunrise with all the officials
present at the Vigilant engine house.
In this ward there were 1853 registered
voters; of this number about half Of
them had voted before noon. Through
out the day there was no rush in this
ward, but the men came in steadily,
cast their votes and left the voting
place, with tho exception of the few ap-
pointed by both the Republican and
Democratic leaders in the city to look
after the interest of their respected par
ties and see that no illegal votes were
cast, and look after and send carriages
for men OF their political belief who
were slow in getting to the polls. When
things wore quiet the men hanging
about the house amused themselves by
discussing politics and Offering bets on
their favorite candidates. At 3 o'clock
in the afternoon GOO people had voted
out of 763 registered in the ward.
The Fourth ward was not far behind
the Second for Democr acy at shutdown.
Six hundred and forty-nine votes had
been cast and the vote was as follows:
cleveland .......... Asa
Harrison Observation-Disclosures. -. 1852
Bidwell Id
Edmunds 4S4
Cobb - 1874
Democratic plurality, 331.
THE FIFTH WARD.
About sunrise the Fifth ward polling
was dense with sable opponents of the
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments,
and presented an interesting spectacle
seen from the Park street bridge.
In this ward the Democrats expect a
plurality of about 100, although the
negroes were very thoroughly voted
The rush, continued until 10 o'clock, ano
then interest began to lag. 1t was re
ported early in the morning that two
arrests had been made, one negro fol
trying to work q two-ward racket, apd
another one for wanting to vote early
here so as to vote later in Danville
police headquarters. At 500 the polls
closed with / 0O3 votes cast. The
judges of election were N. + ,McNa-
The supervisors were r. F. Boswell!
and G. S. White.
The Fifth ward vote was as follows:
Democratic. 66S
republican .......... 5aC
frohloltlon &c
Democratic plurality, rs.
The Vacant Judgeship.
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