The record-union., 1892-11-09
IN THIS CITY.
The Election Was as a Rule Uni
versaIIy Quiet and Orderly.
Henry L. Buckley Elected Police
Judge and James y. Devine
City Justice.

Judge and James j. Devfne
City Justice.
The election in this city yesterday was
one Of the most quiet and orderly ever
known.
While great interest was taken in the
battle of ballots all over the city and
crowds gathered at every polling place,
particularly in the downtown precincts,
yet there was little of the pulling and
hauling, loud talking and drunkenness
usual on election days Of the past. Voters
as rule presented themselves at
the polling-places early = all evil
dently having it in their minds to
avoid the rush. ASS result the afternoon,
contrary to expectations and custom,
was the quietest part of the day.
wIsEACREs AT SEA.
'How are things going?' which is so
common among aequaintances when they
meet on election days, was puzzler yes
terday. The new ballot law put the wise
acres all at sea. People would come up
quietly, get their ballot from one of the
clerks, retire to one of the closet-like
bOOtAl1y mar N iAiG cdlluiAldltS Ll1t1 NdlItl
TO vote for, hand it to the man who pre-
sided over the ballot-box, and then
quietly go off about his business. That's
all there was about it; and the man who
by watching this performance could get
any idea of how the votes were going had
to be something superhuman, indeed.
There were those, OF course, who looked
wise, and pretended to know great deal,
but after being laughed and sneered at a
few times desisted.
Numerous debates were heard in
various parts of the city about the work.
ings OF the new ballot law. The enemies
OF the Australian ballot, before election,
ridiculed it and promised grand mix
up on election day. They pictured ticket
YARD or two square, with a mass OF
names thereon, through which no ordi-
nary human being could wade in in an
hour, and guaranteed that three-fourths
of the votes would have to be thrown
out owing to the inability of people to
mark their tickets correctly.
But this was just what did not happen.
1t was demonstrated very forcibly that
the Sacramento voters were not the pack
OF dummies pictured by these pessimists.
In counting up the number of illegally
marked ballots were remarkably few,
showing that the voters had thoroughly
posted themselves, and had made up their
minds not to lose their votes. Another
noticeable fact was that very few persons
presented themselves at the polling-places
who could not read nor write.
The new ballot law won many friends
yesterday.
THOSE "HoBos."
The declarations that a thousand or
more "hobos" and suffers" were on the
Register, and would attempt to vote, did
not pan out very well. The Deputy
United States Marshals, Deputy Sheriffs
and police made formidable SQUAD at
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voter closely. If there were a thousand
''stutfers" on the roll not many of them
turned up.
There were nine arrests for illegal yot-
ing during the day by the police, but it
was stated on good authority last night
that some Of these were mstakes-that
they were genuine voters. The men ar
rested gave the names of Ed Morse, w.
+. Daily, James Neary, William A. Busey,
DOmingos Lucas, Con O'DOnnell, Will
lam Humboldt, 7. NJ. Manning and r.
II. Grady.
NJ. J. McManus, challenger at the
9olling-place on X street, between
eleventh and Twelfth, got into an alter
cation with cripple named Clancy in
the afternoon and the latter struck him
on the head with cane McManus. it is
said, drew pocket-knife, but before he
could use it a crowd of Clancey's friends
attacked him and beat him severely.
There We're no arrests.
OFFICER TALBOT ARRESTED.
Police Officers Talbot and Ahern were
stationed at the Second Ward polling
place on Fourth street, between K and
l., which was one of the liveliest in the
city. A great crowd congregated there
and remained there all day. Early in the
afternoon Ahern seized man who was
about to vote and placed him under ar
rest, declaring that he had illegally reg
istered. The two Deputy United States
Marshals on duty there-named Nc
Closkey and Gum, respectively stepped
up and wanted to question the man.
Then Officer Talbot interfered and en-
deavored to assist Ahern. All hands
began to pull and haul, and in
the scramble the prisoner escaped The
Marshals then accused Talbot of inter
fe1ing with their duties and placed him
under arrest. The officer was not in
clined to go with them at first, but on
thinking the matter, over submitted
quietly and gentlemanly. He was taken
to the police station, but Chief Rodgers
Immediately released him and sent him
back to the polling-place.
There was a clash of authority between
the extra Deputy Sheriffs and Deputy
United States NIarshals at several polling
places, each claiming that they were su-
perior to the other. The only serious
trouble, however, was at Second and J
streets, where Marshal Kelly and Deputy
Sheriff Tozer got into an alteration, and
Kelly struck Tozer on the head with a
cane.
THE MUNICIPAL TICKET.
AS soon as the polls closed the election
officers proceeded with the counting of
the municipal ballots. There We're only
two offices on this ticket-Police Judge
and City Justice-and it did not take long
TO make the count.
There were three candidates for Police
Judge, and the count showed that H. L.
Buckley was the choice of the people
James b. Devine also secured majority
over Henry Starr for City Justice
The vote was as follows: For Police
Judge Buckley, 1902; Cravens. 2.373:
Stewart, $50. For City Justice-Devine,
3.506, and Starr 2,760.