Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-07
Iingea. democrats, and William Vaughan

Mingea, democrats, and William Vaughan, republican, were the managers.
 A large crowd had gathered 1n front Of
 the city hall some time before the hour for
 voting to begin, and as soon as the polls
 were declared open q rush was made for
 the room and the twelve booths were in-
 stantly filled. Voting proceeded quietly
 there for several minutes until MT. ]. M.
 McMaster, Kolb hxer, began suggesting
 to those who entered how they should
 vote.
 He was warned to desist and did 80 for
 probably an hour, when he again began
 making his suggestions. MT. Nat l.. Mil
 Ter preferred charges against him, and this
 resulted in counter charges. The matter
 was finally settled by MT. McMaster re-
 tiring from the room and Col. Robert
 ChisoIm taking his place as Kolb hxer.
 After that everything passed of quietly.
 At 10 o'clock about 300 votes had been
 cast, about three out of every four being
 for the democratic ticket. At that hour
 negroes began to arrive from the South
 side, they having been instructed by the
 Kolb leaders not to vote at the Southside
 voting place. From 10 to 12 o'clock four
 fiths of those voting were negroes and
 Kolbites. Alter that the rush was not so
 great, and the proportion in favor of the
 democratic ticket was greater.
 The total vote boiled at this box was
 12S6.
 NoRTHsIDE, BEAT2l.
 The polls for the Northside, beat 2l,
 were opened in the chancery court room at
 8 o'clock, with J. H. Miller and J. Il.
 Downey, democrats, and l.. E. Friend.
 Kolbite, managers. Everything passed oil
 quietly at this box, the total vote boiled
 being 1o5O, a small proportion of whom were negroes.
 A large crowd remained around the court house all day and the voting was kept up egularly throughout the day. The count l.a, fffata atNr after the closing of the polls, at o'clock. soUTHsIDE, BRAT S7.
 The managers of this box were Harry
 Jones and J. E. Ellis, democrats, and J.
 E. Burke, Kolbite.
 It s ems that the Kolbites were dissatis
 fled with the managers at this box and for
 bade any of their followers voting there.
 Several Kolb leaders hastened there to warn
 the negroes not to go about the polls. They
 were sent to the city hall to vote. The day was passed quietly there.
 soUTHsIDE, BEAT 21. Everything was quiet throughout the day at this box. The managers were Messrs. Walder, Henderson and Carwile. The polls were opened near the ice factory.
 A good crowd remained about the polls all
 day and considerable interest in the result was manifested, but no disturbances of any kind occurred.
 SPECIAL DEPUTIES. A large number of special deputies were
 sworn in to preserve the peace and see that everything went off in an orderly manner. BEssEMER, BEAT B.
 It is probablelthe Bessemer box will be thrown out on account or irregularities there. Itis claimed that MT. Spencer, a Kolb fixer at that box, was never sworn in as such, and further, that he took the liberty of fixing tickets for the negroes, great droves of whom he was instrumental in haxy had to hn ha Q n white men, without being asked to do so. The managers had been placed at the back | of the booths and could hot see the voter as | he prepared bis ticket. It is also said | that MT. Carwle, the Kolb manager, suc- | ceeding in bulldozing the other two mana l gers, and that he and Mir. Spencer had | things pretty much as they pleased. 1t IS | also charged that 150 white democrats, who
 had registration certificates and who were
 entitled to vote, were prevented from doin ] so. These, together with other charges, are 1 the grounds upon which contest of the l box will be made.
 EAST LAKE, BEAT 10. Trouble was narrowly averted at East Lake. It seems that the manager ap. | pointed at the suggestion of the Hobbies | was not Kolbite, but a democrat. This | was a thorn in the side of the Jefferson | ians, but as they had asked for his ap- | pointment they had no kick coming, and 1 as an offset Massrs. John T. Shugart and | Harry Hughes fixed up table at the en- | trance to The booths aud asked every per- I son who voted for Kolb to give them his name. They had been at this for an hour | or so when some small boys began guying | them. This riled the men keeping the tally, and some words passed between MT. | Shugart and Mir. George Young. MT. | Shugart, it is said. attempted to draw his | pistol, but was prevented from so doing by, | parties near by. The parties were prevented | from getting together and further trouble | averted. The remainder of the day passed | off withoutan special incidents. AT DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS. The majority for the state democratic l ticket in Jefferson county will be abont | 500. That was the estimate at democratic headquarters at midnight.
 At that hour official returns had not been received from Bessemer nor Pratt City. | Bessemer was conceded to the Kolb ticket l by something like 150 majority and Pratt l City was reported to be about stand of. . | Several other beats had not been heard | from at that hour, but those who were fig uring on it did not think there could be | changes enough to bring the majority be- | low 300 for the state ticket and 900 or 1000 | for the legislative ticket.
 Chairman Mason had gore home and could not be seen.
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