Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-07
II CITY ELECTION.
II Is Proceeding Quietly, With Every Assur
ance Of Republican Success.

The vote at to-day's city election has
been lighter han had been expected, and
especially so In the first and second wards,
Id which a majority Of the railroad men
live. A number OF them neglected to reg
lister, and were therefore refused a vote.
AT 4 O'Clock the vote In the different wards
stood as follows: First ward, 90; second
ward, OF; third ward, 124; fourth ward,
ll5; total, 1852.
Considerable work was done In the next
First ward, 11s; second ward, 112; third
ward, l40; fourth ward, 1870; total, 500.
There was no disturbance at any Of the
voting places, worthy of mention, and the
same good natured struggle continued to-
day as 1t has done throughout the city
campaign.
Just as a guess, THE Optic will say that
DR.. f. e. Olney was elected mayor of the
city of East Las Vegas to-day, by a ma
jority Of III votes.
POLL PIcKINGs.
A dusty day for the democrats i has
been.
The ward workers have been out 10
force, to-day.
GAS goes East Las Vegas, SO goes the
county," say the politicians.
The pops promised anything and every
thing, to-day, to secure a vote.
The attempt to inject A. P. A. into the
city campaign has been a miserable fail
ure.
The republicans of the fourth ward have
demonstrated that they knew their bust
ness. q
The emblem on the peoples ticket re-
sembles that party. 1t promises every
thing and gives nothing.
This is a republican day, not because the
wind Is blowing, but because the sun is
shining bright and warm.
The democrats are trying hard to bring
a few of their former leaders back into the
camp, but with very meagre success.
The sympathy votes cast for the Milligan
ticket, to-day, came nearer electing it han
the persons who cast them had any idea
they would. +
Those populist candidates in the fourth
ward who were going to carry 1t by storm,
acknowledged their. defeat by 10 O'Clock,
this morning.
The personal and political enemies Of
Marshal Clay and Policeman Brinegar
have attempted to ''get even" with them
at the polls to-day by voting for Milligan
for mayor.
Not only the size, but the character Of
the vote cast for the city republican ticket,
to-day, are indeed gratifying to Mayor
Olney and all his fellow candidates, as
well as to their friends.
A young democratic politician, with
more brass than brains, approached Louis
Ransom, the colored man, this morning,
with a populist ticket. $50 way from
me,v said Ransom. 81 done vote the re-
publican ticket TO- you'se bawn," and be
handed in his republican vote without con-
cealing cold Glory that is used as the
emblem.
lDe DOaSb JnaL tuey
had the Mexican vote of the fourth ward
in their vest pocket, didn't seem to hold
good to-day. These people have been de-
ceived by false promises, time and again,
but they know now that the republican
party has lone aud will do more for them
than any other party.
The following is a list of the judges and
clerks OF the different wards:
First ward-Judges-W. t. Treverton, j.
W. Christal and K. p. Caldwell; clerks
Earl Hollingsworth, Royal Prentice.
Second ward-Judges-John Shank, Fl.
s. Wooster and Matt Guinan; clerks-D.
W. Pierce, Will Wood.
Third ward-Judges-H. P. Brown, JIG.
Bromagem and John Hill; clerks-G. M.
Roberts, Harry Brown.
Fourth neutrality-suspicious.. Schlott, J..
w. Hanson, Manuel Bustos; clerks-B.
Daily, Ferry C%avanaugh.