The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-25
THE PROHIBITIONISTS WON.
The Entire Democratic Ticket In Norfolk
Badly Beaten.
4 VERY HEAVY VOTE Was P0LLED.
A Prohibition Worker Arrested for Selling
Liquor without License Results
of Election at Other Cities.

NORFOLK, Va, May 2i.-Special.-The
city, much TO the CONSERVATION Of the
regular Democratic organization. The
complete returns will probably not be In
until late this morning but those which
are already in show the election by
large majority-probably 1,5CO-of the en-
tire Prohibition ticket including a major
fly OF the City Council
The successful candidates are Major
g. w. Pettitt, who defeated the DEM
ocratic nominee by the largest majority
eS er known here; Lawrence Royster. for
Clerk of the Courts; Luther W. White,
for City Collector; John e. Burke, for
City Sergeant; Il. NJ. Baum, for Com
monwealths Attorney; S. s. Lambeth. Jr.,
for City Attorney; c. NJ. Cruiser, for
Street Inspector: w. G.. Ashley, Clerk of
the Market NJ ]. Chapman, Keeper Of
Cemeteries; j. II. Morris. Keeper Of
Almshouse; o. B. Turner. Sealer Of
Weights and Measures; Or. II. r. Du-
puy. Physician TO the Almshouse.
This is the cleanest sweep for years,
and will give the Prohlbitionists the con-
troll OF every city department
SEVERAL. FIGHTs OCCUR.
The election was much more quiet and
orderly than was expected, but several
fights took place at the City Han precinct
of the Second ward. w. W. Forbes was
arrested by Sheriff Cromwell. of Norfolk
county. TO answer five indictments for
selling liquor without a license. Charles
Hayden. a colored Democratic worker in
the Fourth ward, was arrested on COM
plant Of Major d. Humphries. of the
Prohibition committee, on charge OF
offering to buy a vote.
THIS VIII CAUSE A CONTEST.
In the First precinct OF the Fourth
ward the judges who had been selected
declined 10 act, and three others named
by citizens were sworn in by Police
Justice East about an hour after sun
rise. A further difficulty then arose by
the absence Of the registration books,
and II was between and $50 o'clock be-
fore the books were obtained from the
Office OF the clerk of the courts and the
voting begun; I'm the meantime the re-
formers constituting the delay and nom
action of the judges of election to be the
delay which. under the law. permits
citizens to name judges of their own
they proceeded al about o'clock TO do
so. Three cOlored men, G. G. Dogan and
w. T. Conway Hrohibitionists) and
James T.. Fuller Republlcan) being sworn
in by Mr.. c. Whittle Sans. notary
public. Extra ballot boxes were secured
by the reformers, who had copies of the
registration books. and q polling place
opened across the street from the regular
ly-appOinted place. In the regular box the
bulk OF the Democratic votes were cast
while the bulk of the Prohibition votes
were cast in the other box. Which Of
these places was the legal polling place
Will have yet TO be decided. This may
cause the matter 10 be brought into the
courts for settlement
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FRAUD.
The police department had expected
much more trouble than materialized, and
fifty extra police were sworn IN to pre-
serve the peace. The Prohibtionists, to
guard against fraud, deposited a ballot,
which was a duplicate OF the one they
voted with the Prohibition workers at
the polls These ballots had the name Of
the voter on the back. The Prohibition
lists are jubilant over the downfall Of
the so-called ring