Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-04

| good. The Chief OF Police had detailed
the men Of the regular force for duty
at the polls. and at each polling place
there were as many as three or four OF
ncers. who could have put stop to
moderate-sized disturbance in very rev
minutes.
The Republicans and Boilers. though
well represented everywhere did not at
tempt to challenge white voters to any
| considerable extent. Nor did they either
| keep tally-sheets or seek affldavits. the
| law was against any such proceeding
| and they accepted the situation. Ihere
were two or more men ut each precinct
armed with copies OF the registration
books. but practically no use was made
OF these. When the polls opened the
| Judges. in many instances. II not In all.
made II known that no sort OF Interrupt
ton OF voters near the voting places
would be allowed These watchers there
| fore. contented themselves with the most
comfortable improvised seats that they
could get just outside the forty-foot line,
and held small memorandum books. in
1 which a cross mark was made for every
vote cast. The white and colored checks
were kept separately. So far as could
! be seem no efforts were made TO secure
| affidavits. and the voluntary certificates,
Of which we have heard so much, were
| conspicuous for their absence.
VOTE OUTRIGHT FOR M'KINLEY.
The prediction OF the Dispatch that
the Boilers would throw their strength
to Mckinley, as far as possible, was
correct one The small vote received
| throughout the city by Palmer and Buck
ner indicates very conclusively that this
was done.
It was a very sad spectacle 10 observe
men formerly I'm the forefront among
Democratic workers at the polls doing
all they could yesterday to elect the Re
publican nominees. The Boilers and Re
publicans spared no efforts or expense
10 get out big vote for Mckinley. They
! hired conyeyances and sent for men
whom they thought would not otherwise
go 10 the polls and it was frequent that
a burly negro could be seen riding up
10 his precinct I'm a buggy or a carriage,
a thing seldom before witnessed i'm this
! city. one or two leading Democratic
| liverymen, among them Mr.. p. p. Jen-
| kins. came forward with practical aid
| TO Offset this advantage. by Offering to
the Democratic party workers teams 10
| transport Democrats to tho polls
The Democrats had plenty OF volunteers.
! and they did fine work. especially at the
/ big white precincts and I'm Jackson Ward.
/ Among those who were at the polls I'm the
| interest Of their party all day long were
/ Messrs i. O. Wendenburg H. NJ Smith.
| Jr., r. Carter Scott, Major Sol. Cutchins.
/ Jackson Guy. Overton Howard, Colonel
/ b. O. James. J. L. Anderson. j. r. V.
| Daniel, James Caskie, Henry r. Pollard.
/ representing the Democratic party. and
/ Messrs. W. l.. Royal. A. b. Guigon. Ran
dolph Williams. and others looking after
! the Republican and Botocratc votes.
| Captain John Lamb, the Democratic nomi-
nee for Congress. also spent the day
about the polls in the city and county.
| He received many hundred assurances
| from his friends, and was thoroughly con
iident all day that he would be elected by
a safe majority He ran ahead of his
ticket all over the city.
! PARADE OF MEDICAL STUDENTS
Quite a bit Of Democratic enthusiasm
was caused just about noon by the i'm
posing parade Of the Bryan and Sewall
and Lamb Club Of the University College
Of Medicine. The students. about 100 in
number, marched through the streets.
/ carrying appropriate banners and cheering
for their leaders They created some ex-
citement by parading by the various poll
ing-places In Jackson Ward, where the
| Democrats assembled welcomed them with
vocferous applause.
| Republican City Chairman "Nick'
Smith was decorated I'm a big yellow
! chrysanthemum and a lot of ribbons. and
| thus bedecked ne drove from precinct 10
! precinct i'm a carriage. Oftentimes having
a dusky citizen with him. Early I'm the
| morning he and Alderman James Bahen.
! of Jackson Ward. We're driven through
that ward. each bearing a rather affec-
Tomato sort OF attitude toward the other.
! It is presumed that this was done for the
effect it might have upon the
/ grOes were at the polling-paces
until the polls closed at 500 In the eve
/ ming. Some of these men had brought
! along chairs and stools 10 sit upon, while
others had sent off for boxes and bar
/ rels. Many Of them remained In posi-
/ ton for hours These lines at times eN-
tended for more than a block, but this
was produced by reason OF the slow vot-
| ing In the Fourth Precinct Of Monroe
| Ward several negroes were arrested for
| Illegal voting or illegal registration
while many left the column because they
saw the Democratic chailengers on hand,
and knew that they would never be able
TO vote.
! CAPTAIN LAMBS SIGNAL VICTORY.
Captain John Lambs victory i'm Rich
mond exceeded his most sanguine expec-
Judge Lewis. his principal adversary,
while the other candidates for congress
sional honors only got a few scattering
votes. The result of the race for Con-
gross I'm this district was. therefore. as
founding and most painful 10 the enemies
OF the Democracy. The Republicans
and their allies Of the Boltocratic party
had made a desperate fight to capture
this district They brought every posi-
bic influence TO bear I'm favor OF Judge
Lewis. and put down this district as one
sure to 20 for the Republican ticket In
1881 Colonel Tazewell Elicit was elected
to Congress from the district by about
/ 1000 plurality but that was an entirely
! different fight from the one witnessed
here yesterday The success achieved by
the Democrats in the election Of Captain
Lamb. against such fearful odds. is re-
garded as one Of the greatest victories
the party had achieved in the metropol!-
tan district in many years.