The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-08
CALL KNOCKED OUT.
TLoRIDAS ELECTION GOES AGAINST
THE NENITOE.
HartridSe Carries Duvhi County by safe
mnjority-Sheriff Browan suspended.
M Railroad Commission This Year.

Jacksonville. ria. October 2-(spccial)-
Returns from the four city wards where
the voting wcnt on without Interruption
today, give the Hartridge ticket elem
majority of li5 1t also has iaaioriti'S IA
Mayport. South Jacksonville, Gravtly
lliil. Panama ami one other county pee
cinct. which swell the majority i'm the c'un-
ty as lar as beard from To- 2J>. The other
county precincts To Doe heard from cannot
IH,ssil ~ give majoritics Cor the Fletcher
ticket su'hcicnt to overcome these iiSdreS.
Every officer elected iu the county VIII
Lave a contest on lis hands. for TIE fl"icA-
or people propose Co fight every 'nch 90
grcUrd gained hy their opponents. I'm at
tempt will b. made Co count the vote iu tn
third ward. where the polls were os.ra only "a
part of the DAY aEd where the majority -
s..id 20 Doe { Tor isartridgo. itat tne state
law distinctly says that al pooling pa :
shall be open continuously from S o'clock
a. Until sundown. 80 the rtturnnS
board will be- forcel 10 throw out any re-
turns from the wards which were closed
during any portion a. the day.
sheriff hrouard sUsTc nded.
Governor Mitchell has suspended Sheriff
Broward from Office presumably because
he appointed deputy sh"rHs 70 guard the
polls and watch the vote. fut the law IS
very explicit in its language about the COM
pulsory Presence % At least one deputy at
the lHlls utfAI. inc NNlltI..s ~ NUM-
however. these officers have acted a peace
officers. outside ,hc booths. Thc question
turns on the meaning at the W ord at ami
in this connection il is noted that the
langua-e Of TIE law with reference 20 the
inspectors is that they shall Toe At TIE
polls. or course. il was never e'hi.m-
plated that they should stay outside. The
governor has appointed Hon. T. ). Iriiy
sheriff al interim. Triay s BOW state m
spa,tor OF Illuminating oils and IS chairmnn
oI IN. regularly organized democratic com
mittce ot ihis county.
An Anti-saIi Legislature.
Returns received from Lake. Nassau
and Nolusit counties. whore there are also
splits in the democratic party. indicate
taat the auti-commissjon. auu-Cali wins
OF tho party has beel victorious in an three,
but later Information may change 'h's re-
Sult as announced from Lake county. H.
Is very certain. however. THAI no railroad
commit sion law vIll Dee passed by the lee
stature which was elected today.
Early this morning. in consequence of
fraud having been threatened boy the face
tion holding the inspector appointing pow
~. thge, deputy sherins walked into each
polling places and s4auili. a their intention OF
remaining. The inspectors an over the city
tier, upon CLOSED thc voting booths, await
ing Instructions from the leaI. RS. COM
Tftmisc was effected iu several OF iHe uIt-
lyiu- Maids 300 q short time, and voting was
resumed. but la tire fourth, nfth ana sixth
wards. three 81 the most Pppuious wards of
the clay. not "A vote was east. owing 10 a
failure to agree upon amy arrangement. IN
consequence of this tauElr out of "A quail
GeI vote If $500 in Dut.I county caiy "A
small proportion Wts poiicd.
Governor Mitchell yesterday ordered ad-
jutaut General Houston 10 this city and
an day the stat. troops We're held under
aims AZ their .s4rTtFg lffIf were need