The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-26
Hourly Returns Show an
Increase.
Only Falling Off was in Three
Democratic Districts.
One O'clock Vote in Nine of the Ten
Wards was 1853.


were 100 votes cast in the first district of
the Seventh Ward, and that is an indica-
tion OF the way the vote is rolling up in
today's city election at nearly all of the
q polling places in town. That is an inn
mense vote, unaffected by weat her or any,
thing else in the report thatis coming In
from all but three districts.
The first two districts of the Tenth and
the first district of the Third Ward, the
Democratic strongholds, are the three ex-'
ceptions. Atn
In Wards 1, 4, s and the vote at the
middle OF the forenoon was practically
double what 1t was at the same hour q
year ago.
Everything is proceeding quietly except,
down in the Democratic end Of Ward I,
whore the Goo Coos, who were not going
TO spend cent on the campaign, have got
out drum and fife band, much to the
delight of the children who play In Fox
Point park.
Except in general way, there is no
means OF predicting the complexion of
tonight's totals. Ii has every 'indica-
tion, however, of being Republican
sweep,and early this morning Mr.. Henry
w. Cook, a candidate on the Goo-Goo
Council ticket OF Ward !. stated that Mr.
Nichols. the head of. bis ticket, would
be defeated 10y M
Mr.. Cummings is being scratched IN
all the districts and especially In those
OF the Filth Ward.
THE VOTE AT ONE O'CLOCK.
The total vote at O'Clock from alI the
wards was 1892. aSkh
BY wards aud districts:
First Ward: First district, 465; second
district, All.
Second Ward: First district, $40; sec-
ond district, 3S4.
Third Ward: First district, 32s; second
district, 402; third district, 100.
Fourth Ward: First district, 267; sec-
ond district, 247.
Fifth Ward: First district, 4ls; second
Sixth Ward: First district, 511; second
district,..273. ..l.,.
Seventh Ward: First district, 333; sec~
ond district, 457.
Eighth Ward: First district, 259; Sec
ond district, 739. $50
Ninth Ward: First district, 248; second
district, 499.
Tenth Ward: First district, 432; sec-
ond district, 339; third district, 24h.
The number OF votes cast in the second
district Of Ward at nooi was 300. This
was about 60 ahead of the number last
year. There was a larger crowd around
the ward room at the corner OF Smith and
Orms street this forenoon than st any pre- ,
vious election in some time. During noon
hour there was lively work done by the
leaders of both political parties.
225 votes had been cast at 2:30 o'clock
and The mem bers of the Republican, Ward
committee were busy getting out their
vote not only in this district, but In the
other two districts OF the ward,
There are a number OF now Republican
voters who will cast their ballots for the
first time III this ward today.
Up to noon, today, In the Fourth Ward,
the indications were that an extraordi-
narily large vote would be polled.
The Republicans seem to have turned
out we'll; in fact, better than usual In
the forenoon. In the First district
nearly two hundred votes were cast, and
among them were noted'mor Prohibition
lists than Democrats. Mr.. Cummings
| name was undoubtedly being scratched
freely. The persons who had been on
| deck since the opening OF the polls said
| that they had never seen tue voters
pouring in so steadily insthat district.
In the second district OF the Fourth
1872 votes had been polled up to noon.
This is the smallest district OF the city,
only 636 names being OH the list.
Every body said that "Olney is right in
it,, showing his hold upon the business
men.
Over in the Fifth everything was very
quiet and harmonious. In the second
about three hundred and seventy-five
votes were cast up TO IL O'Clock. In the
first district OF this ward there was 30
those Democrats who were known readily
were not put TO much OF searching in
quiry. Mr.. Cummings, however, was
supposed to have teen scratched hero,
several stating privately that II he had
been eating at the city's expense, they
could not vote for him, although they
were Irish, Democrats and Catholics
About two hundred votes we're rolled up
to noon.
Returns from all districts In Ward 10
show that while the vote cast IS good
sized one is not as large as 1t was expect
ed would be the case up TO o'clock. In
the thiru district OF this ward $50 votes
had been cast at the hour named.
In the first and second districts of
the Tenth, the very heart OF the Demo-
cratic stronghold, there Is a falling OF
from the II o'clock vote OF year ago
OF 20 per cent. In the third, or Smith
Hill. district there is an increase OF 20
votes. Grent interest is being taken In
the fight for Aldermen and Connciimen
and the vote for those officers IA apt
TO be close. The contest referred to has
brought out large Republican vote and
the Republican city ticket las been ben
Gifted thereby.