Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-03

Cars'n. Jenn'gs
First Ward
First precinct ................. 173 201
Second precinct ................ 205 22l
Second Ward
First precinct ................. 10Y 2l5
Second precinct .............. lS9 l92
Third Ward
First precinct ........,........ 1872 145
Second precinct ............... los 100
Fourth Ward
First precinct ................. 15i 143
Second precinct ................ l3S 157
Fifth Ward,
Second precinct ................ 2l5 2l9
sixth Ward
sreP snrst PreGsniSt raninct Is lGS %
Gsts5n,, Tstsl riarsiiy::.:.:::.: soss 1''s5 8
FOR ALDERMAN AT LARGE.
Q. w. Graham, rep......................2 1850
w. III. Bradley, DEM. m........................ 1852
CITY SOLICITOR.
HHaz,s,on' Hnmns' 6p; 2SS3 gS5
CITY TREASURER.
Louis Zurmuehien dem. m...,.............. 1,S25
CITY AUDITOR.
Claude E ID hY5ns Dye aeP; dem daeP;......... ISs5 ISso
CITY ENGINEER.
Thomas Tostevin, rep...................2 203S
S. l.. Etnyre, em........................ 2035
ASSESSOR.
W,,iian n r. maGne, IN ran 19i3 59i3
CITY MARSHAL.
Ed Canning, rep.......................... 2242
William Wood em.......................1 G61
CITY WEIGHMASTER.
Thomas Johnson, Observation-Disclosures sol
William Higginson, dem. m.................2 2l39
For aldermen: l.. A. Casper. democrat, de-
Second, J; Il. Pace, republican, is ELECTED
Brough. democrat, defeats T. A. Brewick. ~
I There has sed m been an election in Coun-
Gil Bluffs that called forth the activities Of
all classes of politicians and voters to such
degree as the contest that was made yes
terday for city offices. There was no
particular reason for the extra effort made
on all sides to get out the full vote of both
parties, for there were NJ questions involved
that made republican or democratic vic
tory Of more than ordinary importance to the
general public.
The contest was fought out on different
lines than are usually followed. The per-
sonnel Of each ticket was without objection,
and each candidate was regarded as a pretty
gcod fellow. This gave tone of good feeling
to the fight that removed many of the un-
pleasant features of previous city elections
The policy of the candidates was to go on a
st,ll hunt for votes, and not a man of them
overlooked an opportunity to get every voter
to the polls. The result was large regis
tration and a heavy vote. The vote, how
ever. would have been heavier if the polls
had not closed at O'Clock. This order was
lne means OF uspTlNlnS quiie Il numDer OF
voters of their constitutional privileges, es-
pecially in the Sec nd ward, where large
number of workingmen and mechanics vote
At the Second precinct of this ward there
was almost a mob of voters striving to get
IN when the polls closed. Watches were a
little slow and the polls were held open a
few minutes after the big clock struck. The
judges felt very much inclined to give every
man his right, but the question to the
legality of the election if the time was eX-
da1 nrf
to take any chances and the polls were closed
when the watches of the judges indicated 6
o'clock.
There has been no question for seva,al
days but that the vote on mayor would be
close, and the first returns emphasized this
fact. When the returns began coming in
at the different headquarters the one fact
made certain was that for mayor at least
it was to be decidedly clcse finish, and
each bunch of figures reported furnished
| some consolation to each party. In the re-
publican wards Carson's vote was lighter
than his friends had anticipated, and the
democrats would jubate over The situation
for time. Then a dem)cr,tic stronghold
would be heard from, and Jennings would
be found considerably short Of the vote he
had been counted as good for, and then
the republicans would have chance to crow
a while.
Tho democrats made their headquarters
at the Grand hotel and crowded the lobby
of that place to its utmost Along toward
midnight everything had been heard from
except the first precinct of the Fifth ward
and Carson had plurality of thirty-three
Rumors came up that the republicans of
that precinct were knitting Carson and AL
derman Brewlck, and democratic hopes went
up again and cheers were offered for Mayor
Jennings, when messenger arrived with
the information that Jennings had carried
the ward by fifty majority, giving him the
election by fifteen 1t was nearly 2 o'clock
when the final returns were received from
the missing precinct, and the democrats had
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