Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-11
THE PRIMARIES LAST NIGHT.
A Few Contests Made and Some Fun In tn
Twenty-Eirst District.

The republican primaries held hast nigh
under Chairman Aidrich's call resulted il
almost every district in the election OF the reg
ular" tickets published last night in The STAR
| Nothing approaching q disturbance occurred
anywhere except in the twenty-frst district
The polls were open from 8 to o'clock, as an
nounced. There was q large vote polied IL
many of the districts.
| In the eighth district $50 votes were poIled
1873 votes being cast for an Opposition ticke
| which bore the name of Rev. Mr.. johnson al
| its head.
In the nineteenth dissrictan opposition ticket
appeared with the following names: Delegate
Robert d. Ruffn. Tracy L. Jeffords Loring
Chapel, William A. Lavalette. William H.
Thomas Alternates-W William Bett. James w.
Wood, James Carmoday, James H. Roberts.
A contest. 1t was said, would be made before
the convention.
In the twenty-second district there was some
thing more than harmony. There was music.
A brass band psrsded the streets with trans
parency, on which was lettered an appeal to
patriots of that district TO turn out and vote.
Mr.. Daniel Stillyard was credited with this de-
vice for arousing the enthusiasm of the voters.
As a result about three hundred votes were OBJ
tanned for the regular ticket.
LIVELY IN THE TwENTY-FIRsr DISTRICT.
There were several varieties of cloud over
the proceedings in the twenty-frst district.
There were clouds Of suspicion, clouds no big
ger than a mans hand when it seeks the razor
pocket and clouds of disappointment on the
brows Of those who were for Maj William G.
Cox. The polls opened for business at about
o'clock, the place selected being a whitewashed
shanty which had once done duty as a saloon
and which was presumably familiar to the
majority Of the politicians in the vicinity. This
district includes the territory between Lincoln
Park anu the Eastern branch. There was a
disposition proclaimed on several occasions
during the election to protect the purity of the
ballot at the edge OF the razor, If need be. and
once or twice il looked as if patriotic blood was
| IN imminent prospect OF moistenins the terri
1 tory. Ii il had not been for the pacific in
fuence of a neighboring saloon. which was the
| recognized spot for diplomatic conference.
| there Is no telling how far the trouble would
have gone As 1t was the necessity for arbi-
| tration was frequent and pressing. As there
were only four hours Of election the polls
! closed before the reactionary influence Of the
/ saloon had ample time &c manifest itself. Only
\ two OF the judges appeared. They were L. q.
| Fletcher and gentleman who was designated
as 'Bonny' Humphreys. They had a neat,
some way had got locked up. A demand was
made to see the inside Of it, but the judges re-
/ fused to submit to the indignity. 1t was neces-
| sary to have another judge and Chss. Neill.
| who happened to be convenient, was installed
! in the ONCE. There was still an eager curiosity
about the inside of the ballot box. which sew
| eral of the people who favored the Humphreys
| ticket denounced as positively ungentlemanly.
When the count was under way there was a
clamorous demand for admittance in order to
| see a fair enumeration. But the judges didn t
want to be bothered. The man who OWNS the
store began to look worried and the policemen
| arrived just at a point where oratory ceased to
exert an influence. From that time on
1t was considered very funny prac-
teal joke to blow police whistle
from time 10 time SO as to keep
the minds of the voters from becoming too much
engrossed in the business Of the hour. The
mellow note Of the whistle seemed to act
soothingly on the throng, which WAS kept SO
busy attending to imaginary fights that it
neglected to furnish a real one of any import
ance After darkness came on the crowd still
fingered to learn the result of the voting,
Through the little window could be seen the
judges, crowded about small table, under the
protective presence Of box Of crackers and
several ginger ale signs.
THE JUDGES WITHDRAW.
little after o'clock they arose. One
Of them took the ballot box and the storekeeper
cautiously opened a door to a rear room. The
crowd was waiting at the door and the two
judges made their way noiselessly through the
back yard to the rear gate. But the vigiant
eye of one voter was upon them. He soon
overlook them and demanded to know the re-
suit OF the election.
II ain got NO result to give" was the an
swer.
Il asks you, as a man, to tell me the result of
the election"
One of the judges held tightly to the ballot
box and the other reached In his pocket and
produced what looked like a shoemakers knife
which be pehsiyely regarded. TN know the
result OBJ dis lection If has to cut somebody
heart out"
Mr.. Fieteher's gone wild de tally sheet half
an hour ago." was the reply.
linen the voter caught sight of the knife. and
ne said; Il ain sayin' nothin' bout your hon
esty, kase thieves yohs gen leman."
The man with the knife maintained surly
silence, but the bearer of the ballot box seemed
70 resent some implication that lurked In the
remark. The indignant citizen, however. de-
clared that be believed they were both honest
and gentlemen, and the ballot box proceeded
unmolested. At the polls there was an inter-
ested group. II was generally thought among
Cox men that the election would have to be-
contested.
THE OPPOSING TICKETS
By the Humphrey men it was declared that
the following ticket was elected by seventy-one
majority:
Deiegates-Geo. C. Humphrey. o. NJ. Ball
Geo. u. Gkeenley, Jefferson Lucas, DR.. T. g.
Dorsey.
Alternates-D. NJ. Chambers, Washington
Boston, John Henson.
The ticket in behalf Of which a contest was
talked of is:
Delegates-Maj. William C. Cox, Henry CLAY
Fowler, George W. Robinson, George H. Gets
Richard Gordon.
,o Alterna'ss-Lsri Jones, Henry Hall, Thoma.