Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-11-06
It IS CERTAINLY DEMOCRATIC
TIE NEWS FROM THE .\sUENIILE
POLLING PLACES.

The bay Up to 3:30 Was Quiet And
Very Bu-y-Pcar-on Did Not Develop
ANYTHING Like His Bou~tcd strength.
"a. m.-Bright sunshine; weather cold.
Small crowd around polls, but workers
for both parties out bright and early,
with badges ard tickets. The Demo-
Gratis wearing white ribbons with red
bow, cmblaz oned on which are the words:
Democracy For the People" Pear
souites wearing blue badges, some o.
them pinned across breast, with spread
eagle and inscribed Rally Boys FOR
Pearson and Protection" Goodly num-
ber of the colored faithful in line at the
booth of the First ward.
1:3O a. m.-Richmond Pearson passes
along north Court Place, apparently in
a deep study. Soon comes back little
WAYS and after consultation with some
workers the latter set out for the Second
ward. Later Pearson goes to this ward
himself, stands in the doorway of the
polling place and takes hand in what
goes on.
Sa m-Plot and crowd tEicken some
what. business men, deeply interested,
go about the streets and polls, showing
their faith by their works. Streets get
ting a little noisy. There's hum in the
air.
m-Day bright as a new coin,
but good for ove;coats. Crowd on the
square grows larger, but voting goes
steadily on. At the First ward 120
votes have been cast. i'll the Second ll6,
in the Third 1870, and in the Fourth,
l40 Now and then challenge is heard.
ma. m.-'chc First ward has polled
23G votes out OF 574 registered; the
second 217 ont of 1893; the Third 259
out of 549 and the Fourth 800 out OF
| 7O5 Bogus tickets are found well
scattered, with the name OF the Demo
cratic candidate for Solicitor in the
Fourth Judicial district instead OF the
name OF Geo A, ones, candidate in the
|
closely scanning every tichet. 1t is esti
mated that in all of the wards except
the First, the colored ward, Crawford is
ahead at least two to one. Democrats
ave working hard and increasingly. Zet
| Vance, oi the L. s. Army, cast his tirs,
vote. Was it Democratic' Well. rather
I9.JO-Iustice Frank Garter droppeC
into The CITIZEN Office to say that, ever
if the next Congress was unanimously
Republican, he would not be entirel,
miserable if, only Hill, is elected in New
York.
| Up. Some people stopped working
about the polls and on the street to take
dinner bat great many more o,dn't think
the meal worth the trouble. Over one
half of the registered vote in each OF thu
wards has been polIed. In the First 33t
have voted, in the Second 273. in th'
Third 327 and in the Fourth 400. DC
casioual challenges have been made he
cause OF the voters having registered b,
initials instead Of Giving his first name II
tuil, and in such cases the law is observed
liaw Creek precinct was heard from a
II O'Clock, when Crawford's vote wa
II and pearson's II. At Biltmore Reef
and Brookshire are expected to lead tn
ticket.
2p. m-Thc battle of ballots goc
merrily on. aud the Democrats are hgul
ing on their majority. But they do no
relax in their hard work. 1t is believe
that the county will be safe by from 40
to 600.
80. m.-Therc have been 420 vote
cast in the First ward; the Second
nearing its last votes, 3l7 having bee
deposited; in the Third. 425 and i'll til
Fourth, 52S.
$3.50 p. m-Tota vote at this hour
| First ward, +3S; Second, 327; Third, n;
: Fourth 537.