Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-05-01
T. W PATTON TO BE MAYOR
ENTIRE REFORM TICKET
WILL. BE ELECTED,

rfae straight0ut Democrats IBID
rSOt Vote to anv Great Extent
Up to- . O'clOcl<NThe Quietest
Election KnOVvn III re.
MAYOR:
T. w. PATTON.
ALDERMEN:
FIRST WARD-W. w. JONES,
SECOND WARD-J. M. WESTALL,
THIRD WARD-H. L. GUDGER,
FOURTH WARD-B. H COSBY.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
H. REDWOOD, E. D. McCOLLUM
d. T. WILLARD, W. B. GWYN
]. p. SAWYER. J.. A. MI HOLS
The gentlemen named are, in all prob.
ability, the ones who, with Aldermen
Gudger and Starnes, the "holdovers," "
will govern Asheville for the next year.
They will do this because the people
have said so-that is, the large majority
of those who went to the polls.
The Democrats who have all along
stood up for the Straightout ticket did
not go to the polls III any considerable
number, consequently the Reformers had
it all their own way.
At $50 this afternoon there had been
cost at the West ward box $50 votes,
and at the East ward box, 553, a total OF
1883 Of these it is estimated that ,O50
are for the Reform ticket.
The sun arose from its accustomed
point this morning with the apparent
determination to make election day in
Asheville brighter than the day on which
the Democratic primary was held. The
orb of day stuck to its determination
for awhile, but finally became beclouded
Whether this was foreboding for the
Democrats or the Reformers the count o.
votes tonight will determine.
The Blue Ribbon brigade (Reformers
were out before daylight, carrying tick
cts and ready for business. twenty-five
men had been appointed at each polling
place to circulate the Reform tickets. anC
each worker wore blue ribbon on which
was printed "Citizens' Reform Ticket.
The Democrats did not get to work ST
early, apparently waiting till this after
noon to do their work and vote. The,
wore no badges, but a look that said II
we are defeated, all right; but we'll see.
Many colored voters wore whit
l. 4, tod t.a or
Reform" The colored vote wen
largely to the Patton ticket in the morn
ing.
The Tickets.
The Reformers were on the lookou
for what they called bogus tickets. TIL
straight Reform ticket bore the name
of the nominees of the mas
| meeting with the exception of J. A
Conant, who was nominated tor alder
| man-at-large. There being no vacanc
on the board no one could be voted 70
for that office.
One ticket that was to be had at tn
West ward polls was headed "Demc
cratic ticket" and contained thes
| names:
For mayor-W. H. Penland
For aldermen-First ward. D. d. Sui
tie; Second ward. G. W. Tilson; rhir
| ward, w. V. Low; Fourth ward, w.
Hough.
There were very few of these tickets a
the East ward polls, and it looked yer
much as if the contest was to be mad
in the West ward. However, the rush
that the Reformers feared did not CONF
AS soon as Mr.. Penland heard of thes
tickets he issued the following circular t
the public:
THE use of my name for mayor
without my knowledge or consent.
am not candidate for the place an
will thank my friends and the publ
generally not to vote for me-"
Mr.. Tilson, whose name is on as cand
date in the Second ward, told THE CIT
ZEN his name had been put on withot
his knowledge, and that he was in Il
sense a candidate.
Queer, Isn't It7
AT 3 o'clock it was discovere
that a number Of the tickets vote
bv the Straightouts we're made il
valid because OF the wordir
Democratic Ticket"
at the primary and voters though
lessly put them in, when, as a matter
tact. the law says that no printing
this kind shall appear on the ballots.
So Quiet.
" neither The issue of the contest w
be Straightout or Reform, this much ca
be said. and with pleasure: Ashevi
never saw a more quiet, orderly electio
There was comparatively no drinkir
whatever, and everybody went abo
, his work in a pleasant, good-natur
way.
Two Years Ago.
At the municipal election in Ma
1891, the total vote in the two war
/. was 1904. Mayor Blanton receivi
loss, and H. T. Collins SAG.
Ramoth's Election.
Asheville's northern suburb, Ramot
held an election today, which result
= as follows:
Mayor-T. B. Long.
Aldermen-C. S. Cooper, A. B. T
wards. ]. E. Reed, ]. N. Morgan aud
B. Moore.
ri BiItmOre, Too.
In the election of mayor and three
n dermen for Biltmore there was no OPT
sition to the following ticket:
Mayor-O. b. Wheeler, jr.
Commissioners-D. c. Champlain,
T. Roberts and ]. M. Hamilton.
And west AshevilIe.
The little suburb to the west of {
city, West Asheville, also held her el
tiou today. The ticket put out bv {
primary, and which is no doubt elect
is as follows:
% MavnrC IL Snnthu,ick