Evening journal., 1897-06-08
THE OFFICIAL FIGORES.
WHAT WAS SHOWN BY THE CAN
VASS MADE YESTERDAY.
KANE HAD BUT SEVEN VOTES TO
SPARE IN THE FOURTH WARD
AND HOLT WILL. CONTEST.


+ SPARE IN THE FOURTH WARD
AND HOLT WILL CONTEST.
Following are the official figures of
the city election for the head of the
ticket as shown by the canvass made by
the Department CT Elections at the
City Hall yesterday afternoon
For mayor-Henry c. McLear, Re
publican, 4,753: DR.. John c. Fahey,
Democrat. 4,O74; Charles Beadenkopf,
Single Tax, $50; Howard r. Wallace,
Prohibitionist 116 For president of
City Council, Charles NJ. Leitch, Re
publican, 1863; William B. Norton,
Democrat, APIS; r. T. Nelson, Single
Tax, $40; l. Elmer Perry, Prohibition
ist ia. For city treasurer-William
II. Curry, Republican, 4,543; William L.
Hamann. Democrat, 4264; Thomas
Mullan, Single Tax, 5SS; w. e. Rhoads,
Prohibitionist, 112. For city solicitor
Henry c. Conrad, Republican, 1854;
Robert G. Harman, Democrat, 4237.
These figures do not materially differ
from those which were printed yester-
day, but which were of course unOifi-
cial. The vote for assessors and collec-
tors was as follows: Southern district
Eugene NJ. Sayers, Democrat, 2,433,
James A. Melvin, Republican, LAB;
Patrick O'Hara, Single Tax, 224. North
ern district-John Sayers. Democrat,
1,7S5; Thomas S. Lewis. Republican,
3,150; w. s. Meredith, Single Tax. 1853.
Kane, Democrat, has but seven ma
jority over Holt, Republican. for coun-
Gilman from the Fourth ward. There
were no material changes in the other
wards.
Clerk Frank A. McCloskey has deliv-
cred the certificates of election to all
those elected, including Kane, of the
Fourth ward.
The new officers will assume their
respective duties on July /.
A NEGRO'S STUPIDITY.
In the second election district of the
Fifth ward Daniel Dutton, Jr., an
ebony follower of Corruption Hall
voted blank piece of paper. In some
manner the printer failed to get the
impression on one of the sheets OF
paper. but let it go in with the ballots
AS the clerks put their initials on the
backs of the ballots the oversight OF
the printer was not noticed by them
When Dutton came in to vote he was
handed the blank ballot, and went into
the booth and stamped it. one of his
colorcd brethren being in the room
with him at the time He folded the
blank and it was put in the ballot box
A regulation ballot was then handed
/ to his colored friend. Dutton noticed
| the emblems printed on it and askeG
/ the election officers why they didn'
give him a ballot with pictures on il
They told him they gave him the sam'
kind of a ballot. He declared tha
there wasn't anything on his ballo
but the cross he put on it. His stor,
was disbelieved at the time, but wheI
the ballots were counted at night poo
! DuttOn's ballot came out with the res
and the officers had good laugh a
! his stupidity.
James Kane will he sworn in as cOun
| Gilman frcm the Fourth ward in spit
Of Holt's contest. The Department O
! Elections has given him a certificate o
election. He will be sworn in by Judg
Ball, or any other officer in the stat
who has power to administer an oath
Following that he viii go into Counci
chamber and take his seat When
comes to the matter of his right to tina
seat he will vote with his six Demo
cratic colleagues. The Republican
cannot question his right to vote, 70
they set the precedent in the case Of Ma
guigan VS.. Griffin. Maguigan voted {
unseat Griffin and to seat himself Nc
only that, but the certificate will Civ
Kane a prima facia right to the sea-