The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-27
IT is NOW ALL IN DOUBT,
Ind Nobody Can Safely Say Who Ire
the Successful Candidates.
NOT HALF OF THE CITY HEARD FROM.
Tho Returns slow in Coming In, aid at
5 O'clock IL L. impossible to
Form an fstimate.

The lcgalizcd primary was given a
critical test yesterday. and 1t was an
acknowledged success in every particular.
The feature which was the most COM
mendcd was the rule that no one except
voters were allowed within twenty feet
Of the polls. Chalk lines were drawn on
thc sidewalks. and no lettering was al
lowed within the prescribed limits.
The eject OF this rule was to give the
voter fun opportunity 10 80 within the
polls and prepare his ticket without the
intervention or interference and c~ajolery
which has heretofore existed al primary
elections.
The result was that a very large vote
was pollcd. ana many were induced 10
vote who have been driven away on
former occasions by the pcrsistency OF
political workers. Indeed. this feature
was in the nature OF a revolution in
primary elections. and at the close OF the
day the candidates were as much In
ignorance Of the result OF the election
as they were in the beginning.
vEsr rocKEr VOTING.
Great many tickets were prepared
I'm the home and brought to the polls in
the vest pockets OF the voters.
Although there was a liberal flow Of
lntoxicants. and many drunken men in
the neighborhood of the polls, no dis
tIrhanccs Of a serious nature were re-
ported. st the Third precinct Of Monroe
John welsh was arrested for creating
% disturbance and carried 10 the police
station.
Al alteration arose at the Fourth
p%recirct polls in Jackson ward yesterday
morning, between I'd. j. Hogan. one Of
the judges Of election. and a painter
named ". J. Parsons. Hogan was ar
rested and taken to the First station by
Policeman Osilvie on complaint Of Par
sons. who swore out n warrant. charging
The former with having assaulted and
struck him. Hogan was bailed for his
appearance in the Police Court to-day.
TROUBLE N CLAY.
AZ the Fifth precinct in Clay ward
thirty-ive voters were in line when the
polls closed at Z o'clock. a much larger
number were in line a few minutes 10
that hour and great excitement prevailed
80 the effort TO poll as many as possible.
some OF the candidates claimed that
they were being Disseminated against in
the votes that were being polled. and
"a difficulty seemed imminent. "Buddie'
Bland was arrested for creating a dis
tlrbance. and taken to the statiOn-house
where he was bailed by MI. J. c. Smith,
one Of the candidates for City Sergeant.
The failure Of the voters 10 cast their
ballots at Fifth Clay was due 10 procras-
unation and not 10 the too great size Of
the vote In the precincts. In the middle
of the day there was no rush. and they
had plenty Of opportunity to vote. In the
last half hour e fnrra gr.vr1 ucC.ppHTaI
and 1t was impossible to vote them all
in the time named.
CANyAssiNG TIL EETURNs
The City Democratic Committee as
sembled at Sanger Hall promptly at 9
o'clock and occupied the stage for the
eanvassing 90 the returns. Chairman $.
$. J. Pattcson presiding. The secretary
rad the returns as certified by the judges
~ election. and other members Of the
committed kept the tally. sheets. The spa
ools han was early filed with candidates
and interested citizens.
chairman Fatteson gave notice that no
applause would be allowed. and if this
rule was violated the hall would be clear
e. IL was with great difficulty. however.
that the friends OF candidates could re-
s-rain themselves when favorable re-
turns for their favorites were read out.
II was late when they commenced to
drop of, n a of the more enthu-
fiastic held their ground away into the
wee sma' hours of the morning.
ON account Of the large numbe of can
ollates and the unprecedented length OF
the tickets. double sets of clerks were
employed AT all the larger precincts. and
under the supervision Of the citizens
invited by the committee TO overlook the
count. the work. though unusually heavy, |
proceeded with system and dispatch.
Tie Second precinct of jackson ward
was the first 10 report. This precinct poll
81 only 81 votes. and the returns were
made % the committee at $3.50.
Fully an hour elapsed before another
precinct was heard from, and it was
very late before the returns from the
larger precincts commenced to come in.
At this hour. ; o'clock. not half Of the |
city has been heard from, and everything
IS in doubt. The figures as received are
as follows:
MADISON WARD.