The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-10
ELECTION DAY.
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY as PICKLE
UP BY THE STATESMAN RUsTLER.
The Day, As An Election nay, the Quietest
Known in the History Of Austin-Nct
Fight Reported Up to the Time
Of Closing the Polls.

Well! Well! Well! Election day
has come and gone. The day to
which the citizens of Austin, Texas,
and in fact the whole
Union have been looking forward to
for the past year has become a matter
of history. Its doings have been en-
graved on the scroll of time to be
looked back to in after years with
feelings of disappointment or happi-
ness-all depending upon the side
from which the observer viewed the
scroll thrown upon the screen.
Following the magnificent demon.
stration of Monday night the citizen.
ship of Austin went to rest with
bright hopes of a glorious victory on
the morrow, and naturally they felt
confident that the day would be one
of bright sunshine, in perfect keeping
with the victory they expected to OBJ
tain. When, however, they awoke
and saw the clouded skies and
listened to the pit-a-pat of the
rain drops their spirits were damp
ened. 1t was only for q short
time, however. They believed in the
business of heir cause and after re-
viewing all the conditions, felt conf
dent that victory would crown their
efforts even though the heavens
opened their flood gates.
Promptly on the stroke OF eight the
polls in all sections were opened and
at the same hour voters were found
on hand ready and eager to cast their
ballots, and from then until the hour
of six had rung out on the damp and
misty air the patriotic suffragans
were on hand. The vote was lighter
than had been expected and it was all
owing to the inclemency of the
weather. No matter now great the
stakes may be people will refuse to
face mud and rain for the simple pnr-
pose of casting ballot for any one
man and as result Austin's vote wac
much lighter than had been expected.
There was no doubt about Travis
county being all right-on the side Of
George Clark-the Little Giant of
pure Democracy, and as a result,
judging from expressions heard by
the reporter, tue Clark men were jubi-
liant over the rain and expressed
themselves as hoping that it would
be general all over the state, while
the Hogg men were correspondingly
gloomy. The former claimed that if
the rain was general throughout the
state the Hogg men in the country
would be unable to go to the polls
and that the storm would cost the
present incumbent fully 10000 votes.
Truly is it an ill wind that blows no.
body good.
Judging from expressions heard at
the polls the Australian ballot system
is not a success. The voters claim that
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that it takes up to much time and that
it is too confusing. In some of the
wards the quarters we're terribly
cramped and in fact the reporter only
found two wards, the Third and
Eighth where there wasreally enough
room. However, it is only an expert
ment and the THE STATESMAN trusts
that before another election the law
will be so changed as to conform with
the wishes, needs and demands of the
people.
Taken all in all, the election was
the quietest known in the history OF
Austin. For the past six months the
rivalry has been great aud it was
fully expected that it would have its
on election day yet Thu
State MAN is delighted to be able to
state that up to dusk last night not a
single fight had been reported. Hur-
'ah for Austin and old Travis.