The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-10
TIE Non.Paftlsans win.

TIE Non.Partlsans win.
Returns up TO A. N. from two-thirds Of
the precincts show decisively that L. r.
Ebert has been elected Mayor.
For q time 1t seemed that the citizens
generally had missed the opportunity OF
securing such splendid public servant as
this candidate promised to be.
But any doubt was merely due to the hap
hazard way In which the returns came In.
Il was known that Ellert's strength lay
In quarters remote from those In which
rested preference for other candidates.
and it was to this fact that the preliminary
uncertainty must be attributed.
As the count proceeded two candidates.
one Of whom was Ellert. forged ahead of
all competitors and appeared to be racing
neck and neck.
But toward midnight 1t was seen that
appearances had been deceptive. for the
returns which made the two candidates
apparently 30 evenly matched were chiefly
kds06 1dQ nOs
20 generally penetrated.
Toward IL o'clock Ellert's friends began
70 be heard from, and the aspect of the race
at once changed.
On one occasion the proportionate vote
= from g given precinct was 163 for Ebert
against 10 for 0'Donnell, and so on along
the line.
The break was so general and 90 patent
that even Ellerfs opponents conceded his
victory. and seemed as il they would have
been willing. had 1t been possible, to make
the election Of 90 desirable a candidate
unanimous.
As the tickets were counted and the re-
turns which would have any weight COM
menced to come In. 1t looked as IL the battle
was O'DonnelPs. and his followers were
confident and jubilant. The Twenty-eight
and Twenty-ninth districts were the first to
be heard from, and ODonnell seemed to
run two to one In his favor against Ebert.
Then returns began to come In thickly
from precincts In the district lying east of
Lsrkin and Eighth streets and as far as the
bay. all In favor OF O'Donneil, and his
stock jumped high.
The district west OF Larkin and Eighth
streets had up to o'clock yesterday after
noon been hardly heard from, but when re-
ports were sent In 1t gave different aspect
TO affairs.
Ellerts gains were tremendous.
The property-owners In the residence nor.
tion of the city were to q man for Ellert
and bis gains there were five to every one
for ODonnel.
At midnight sixty-eight precincts were
heard from. OF these thirty-seven gave
majorities for O'Donnell and thirty-one for
Ebert. but Ellerts gains were heavier, and
the widest differences were shown In the
majorities In the two sides OF the line. Al
that time Ellert's majority was 800. with
many favorable precincts to hear from,
which would run his majority up rapidly.
Some of the precincts may be favorable to
ODonhell. but II so his majorities would
be small and would have no effect on the
general result
ODonnelps str0nghoIds were In the
Twenty-eiehth. Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth.
Thirty-second. part Of the Forty -secon d.
Forty-third and part of the Forty-fourth
Districts
An analysis Of the vote shows that Re-
publicans jumped from their candidate aud
supported the independent which swelled
his majorities.
Since midnight ElIerfs gains have be-
come more surprising. and 1t is easy to see
that the householders west of Larkin street
hardly thought there was such q man as