Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-27
BUT FEW RETURNSlN.
So Many Names That. Counting the
Ballots is Slow Business.
VOTE vEST-POCKET TIcKETS.
The Polls Kent Clear and Very Little For
the Workers To- -Day--Features ana
Incidents OF the Day.

The thirteen-hour Democratic municipal
contest. for which many OF the cand'-
dates had been in training for months
closed at o'clock last night.
The contest was for the nomination o: all
the elective general offices OF the city,tt the
entire Common Council, half the Bfard
OF Aldermen. and full justice-of-the-p'ace
tickets in each ward. and the eiectioa OF
1--WE members OF the City Democratic Com
mittee for each ward.
In all there were lG6 candidates Offering.
and although there were extra clerks at
the precincts polling over 800 votes, the
count was necessarily slow and tedious.
SANGER HALL BESIEGED.
With view OF accommodating the pub
lie as far as possible lin the matter OF
hearing the returns read, the city Demo-
cratic Committee transferred their had
quarters temporarily 20 Sanger haii
which was crowded long before the -Four
q o'clock p. NJ announced for the COM
mlttee to assemble.
BEFORE anv returns came in Mr.. Richard
NJ. Taylor. one Of the candidates Tor the
mayoralty nomination. entered the haii'
and was received with hearty rouni OF
applause.
rho first returns received were IRON
Second Precinct. Jackson ward. 3his
was at $50 o'clock and before they were
read Chairman Patteson announced $hat
II there was any applause the hall would
be cleared Of all persons except the can
didates.
LONG AND WEARY WAIT.
For over an hour there was nothing to
| mar the monotony OF the wait. Then Mr..
Phillips, one of the candidates for Trea-
surer, came in, and his friends gave him
| a most cordial reception. \ warm r'cep-
| ton was also accorded Mr.. III. NJ. Sinith'
| Jr.. who made his appearance few
| minutes later. He drew a second round
| Of applause by declaring that he had
been nominated for Commonwealth's At
torney.
| At midnight. with only three precincts
in. the impression was that Mr.. Richard
| NJ. Taylor had been nominated for Mayor
but the friends of Messrs. Tanner anc
| Dlckerson did not concede this. All o
the contested position; are in great doubt
| Features of the Election.
The election was In many respects th'
| most remarkable ever he'd IN the CITY
| It was Richmond's first experience, VIII
| a legaliZed primary, there were mora can
| didates in the field than ever before an'
| the excitement and interest were a.s IN
tense as if the contest had been between
| two political parties.
| Results were purely matter OF specu
Iation. The political knOw-alls. of course
| knew everything. as usual, long hefor
the polls closed, but really knew nothing
In striking an ge on the pointer
they gave the conclusion was inevitaDl
that everybody was elected.
| VOTED VEST-POCKET BALLOTS.
The fact is that there was no possibl
way Of keeping anything like an accu
| rate or satisfactory tally. Perhapi tw
| thirds OF the ballots were vest-gockt
| votes--that Is. the voters went to thi poll
with their ballots already prepared-an
| one half the other third were prepare
| between the 20-foot line and the poiiinl
booth proper. There was an unusuall
marked disposition 10 resent suggestion
from workers
| DESPITE the interest In the election,
was on the whole very orderly When
| popular candidate visited n precinct h
friends would set up a hurrah, but bt
| yond that and few "scrapping" matche
| there were no incidents OF particular me
| ment.
LARGE VOTE IN ALL SECTIONS.
The vote was exceptionally heavy a
| over the city, but the fight was probabl
warmest in Clay Ward. At least. here
was that the candidates for the generS
offices seemed to think the hardest wor
| was needed Towards the hour for closin
| the polls voters. in attempting to reac
| some Of the precincts, had 10 run th
gauntlet Of a vidette, picket-post, and
| skirmsh-line to say nothing or heav
column Of workers just outside of In
| 20-fOOt limit.
The livery men have no reason
| complain, no matter who are nominate
II was a field-day for them, seeing tina
hacks and buggies were in great deRan
| By the candidates and their friends. /
| the afternoon 1t was an exceedingly har
matter to hire buggy at ALL
SLIGHT ALTERATIONS.
| At the Fourth Precinct In Jackson War
! a difficulty occurred between Mr. II.
| Hogan. one of the judges Of election. an
Mr W. J. Parsons, painter Parson
| swOre out a warrant charging Hogan wit
| assaulting and striking him. and Hoga
was arrested and bailed for the Polio
| Court this morning.
| At the First Precinct of Monroe War
Mr.. Ed. Tate. a warm friend of Capital
Epps, had an alteration with two me
who. he understood were pledged to vot
for Epps. but who voted for Smith. Blow
| passed but no arrests were made.
|