El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-13
THE BALLOTING TODAY.
What Occurred at the Different Polling
Places in the City.

Places in the City.
| EVERYTHING was stir and movement at
an early hour this morning and before
eight o'clock the four polling places
| about the city were furnished with all
| the paraphernalia necessary for the
| suffragists to cast their ballot accord
| ing to the law covering the Australian
| ba lot.
In the first ward there was some
tardineSs in opening on account of the
presiding officer not being able to get
all the necessary clerks and judges, but
the poll was open before 9 O'Clock and
a mum Der of ballots were cast bafOre
that hour. Everything was quiet and
orderly up to that time.
In the second ward the polls opened
earlier, but it was a little after o. clock
when the presiding officer announced
ready for business. Votes were polled
fast for the first hour. In this ward
everything was quiet, but the republi-
cans opened up headquarters there in
a building nearly opposite the polls,
and Ed. Fink, Murry and many others
pulled off their coats and worked hard
for the ticket.
The third ward opened on about
time. and the vote commenced early
The railroad men went in with the de-
termination to elect Mccarthy iu that
ward and worked hard early iu the
morning. Everything was quiet and
orderly.
The fourth ward begun work early
and was very quiet, most of the time
being spent in cracking jokes about
the candidates and no hard feeling was
engendered.
AT 1920 this morning there were so
votes cast in the first ward: 2lS in the
second; 20 in the third: 3S in the fourth.
This is a very light vote to have been
cast by that time.
The democrats claimed that the sec
Ond ward vote stood two to one in favor |
of their ticket. but the republicans |
claimed the voting was evened up |
and that they were holding their own.
\ three cornered wordy war occur
ClemmOns and A L. Roy on one side
and Isaac Archer on the other, and
Clemmons threatened to have Archer
arreS ed it he did not quit interfering
with the voters after they entered the
booths to vote.
According to the registration books
here are 10 the first ward .320 voters:
IN the 5 cond 654; in the third 457, and
n the fourth Ia, making in all 1905.
1t was thought at noon that the
Total vote would be cast.
AT 12:3O today the vote in the differ
ent wards stood: first ward 153; second
ward 2o4: third ward 40: fourth ward
10. There were no disturbances OF con-
in any of the wards up to that
lime.
At2 O'Clock the vote stood as follows:
First ward 1914: second ward 2S7: third
ward 1SI, fourth ward 81.
At half past two the democrats were
cooking bad and were trying to study |
)ut where they cOu d rustic a few more
7otes. They were behind in the entire
.ity and Judge Magotfiu was overheard
o re mark that ne Sd d not know
whether he would be elected or not"
Judge M4goffia stayed aroun nd the
'e COM ward polls all day and watched
he vOtiag closely and was ever ready
o give advice to his workers John
) keetfe had horse ard worked in
every ward and was well posted all
lay on the way things were going.
Ine republicans did not begin to get in
he strong work uutil after 10 o'clock
out from that ms on they b ED their
'wn with the mSchine.
The knife. was used freely by some of |
he ward workers and it is predicted
nat when the votes are counted tonight
hat the tickets will be badly mixed
The gamblers knitted Look freely for
ntering. in politics. They claim
hat he has again Brought gambling ,
nto politics and will do more injury ,
han good in the council and it may all
esult in bringing another milling
yar.i which none of the gam blers
want to see and for this reason they ,
re trying to defeat him.
At O'Clock the vote stood, first ward
81 votes: second ward lis; third ward
Al: fourth ward 100. II
y close estimate gave the republi- |
ans slight aiority in the city with
heavy railroad and labor vote to hear
rom.
1t looks very much like a republican
ictory over machine politics, but every
'ody interested in the welfare of the
ity must work until the polls close.