The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-09

Election day dawned little CLOUDY
yesterday morning and many prophesied
rain before night, but the prophecy
failed, for about 10 o'clock the clouds
were swept away and the sun shone
brightly until about O'Clock, when It
was again obscured by clouds.
the officials of tho election were at
the various voting places a5 an early
hour with many leaders OF both the
great political parties, who worked in
dustriously throughout the day, in
Keeping tally of every man who
voted, furnishing tickets to men of their
political party, and in sending carriages
and vehicles for men who were not able
to walk TO the polls. In this way nearly
every man in the city entitled to vote
old SO. AT each precinct little knot
of men could be seen stand ing in front
OF the voting places. The saloons be-
ing all closed, and most of the public
works shut down, the day looked very
much like Sunday. The best of order
was preserved throughout the day, and
there was not even fight or an arrest
on account of the election.
THE FIRST WARD.
At Peck's store, tho First ward poll
ing place, tho inspectors, clerks and
judges were in their places and tho bat
tie OF ballots commenced with a large
white majority. There was no fuss, no
confusion and one by one the votes fell
into the slot, as quietly rs tho snow
makes fall on the earth. The First
ward is largely Democratic, there being
1903 white registered woes and only
277 colored. There wore no challenges.
no quarreling, mo disorder. Tho local
managers worked like beavers, filling
the avenues of approach with their
earnest faces, and never failing to ask
Won't you have ticket? Have you
voied?" The.rush in the First ward was
over by 10 o'clock. After that the bal
lots came in more slowly, and by
O'Clock only about 1850 had been cast.
Tho supervisors OF election in this ward
were Il. A. Rives and j. c. Hathaway.
The judges were " b. Green Capt. y.
t. Smoot and A. w. Pitman
The First ward polled its vote without
disturbance. When the polls closed it
had more than Offset the Republican
stronghold in the Third. Tho vote is as
follows:
democratic Observation-Disclosures. 763
nepuDilcan. 295
Democratic plurality, 46S.
THE SECOND WARD.
At tho Second ward yesterday morn
ing at sunrise the judges OF the cleo
tion, namely, j. f. Boone, j. Ii. and
M. ii. Eurman. were at their post of
duty. Judge w. S. Gooch and NJ. d.
Obcnchain acted in the capacity of
supervisors. Half an hour later the
polls were opened, the voters poured in,
and at ii o'clock half the votes in the
ward had been cast. The majority OF
tho Democratic tickets were voted in
the early morning. A tew OF the leaders
OF both the great parties were on the
grounds with duplicate OF the regis
tration books, and III the afternoon.
when they found that some man of
their political belief had not yet voted,
carriages were soon on the ground and
men who were willing went out and
hunted up anu brought the people in.
AT o'clock, Of the $50 voters registered
in the ward, SIS had voted, which left
remainder OF 125 yet to vote. Every
thing was unusually quiet at this ward,
and had 1T not been for a few workers
on each side standing in front of the
window looking over their books, hand
ing out tickets and discussing the DO
litical situation, one would have hardly
known there was an election being
held.
When the polls closed SIC votes had
been cast as follows:
Cleveland A.,