Evening journal., 1897-06-05
.FAHEY M'LEAR FIGHT.
The Voting Began in All
Wards at Noon To-day.
LEADERS ON BOTH SIDES SPEAK

DEMOCRATS CLAIM THE CITY BY
1900, WHILE THE REPUBLICANSl
ARE SURE OF FROM 500 TO 1000
MAJORITY AND CONTROL OF
CITY COUNCIL
Between IL and ~ o'clock to-day the
polls opened in all the election districts
of the city, and now the fight between
the Democrats and Republicans for SUI
premacy in municipal affairs is on and
being prosecuted with vigor. Both
sides seem confident, but each agrees
that the passiveness of the voters rem
ders it difficult to give any definite es-
innate as TO majorities.
Chairman Robert e. Francis, of the
Democratic committee, claims the city
| by 1,500 majority, declaring that the
Republican organization Is not COM
plete as the leaders expected the Demo-
cratic Legislature to pass the city ex-
tension bill and made no provision for
holding the election.
Horace G. Knowles, chairman of the
Republican committee does not take
much stock in the figures advanced by
Mr. Francis He expresses confidence
that McLear and the rest of the Repub-
lican ticket will carry the day by ma
jority of from 500 to ,0OO
! The Democrats claim that they
will, in addition to holding
all the councilmanic seats now
in their keeping, carry the Eighth and
Ninth wards, which are now represent
ed in Council by Republicans. This is
not conceded by the Republicans, who
are making a strong endeavor to carry
the Second, Fourth and Twelfth wards,
now held by the Democrats.
The two tickets being voted to-day
, are as follows:
Mayor-Dr. J. C. Fahey, D.; H. c.
{ McLear, r.
President of Council-W B. Norton,
D.; G. NJ. Leitch, r.
City Solicitor-R. G. Harman, D.. II.
t G. Conrad, r.
City Treasurer-w. L. Hamann, D.,
= W. II. Curry, r.
Assessor, Northern District-John
e Sayers, D.; Thomas S. Lewis, Il.
Assessor, Southern District-Eugene
M. Sayers, D.; James A. Melvin. r.
s City COuncil-First ward-James
= O'Neill D.; DR.. c. o. Funk r.
t Second-M. f. Cannon, D.; T. w
. McVay. r.
Third-D. F. Leary. D.; W. H. Ora,
{, ham, r.
r Fourth-James Kane, D.; c. R
= Holt, r.
r Fifth-c. W. Gooding, D.; J. w
j Robertson. r.
I SIXTH. W. Heiss, D.; c. NJ
:. SEVENTH. Mcdowell, D.; H. W
e Zebley, r.
e Eighth--w b. Davis. D.; ]. II. Nor
, ris, r.
o william james. D.; c. S
: Watson, r.
Tenth-John Healey. D.; E. Abrams
e r.
Eleventh-H. B. Smith, D.; Theodor
: Brown, r.
/ Coy, d.
# The Prohibitionists and Single Tax
n ers will also poll a number of votes 70
n the candidates they have placed in tn
h field, but the vote will fall many hun
d dreds Of votes short of their expecta
1t tiOns.
1t 1t is not thought that a heavy vot
2 will be polled, as it has been one of tn
lie quietest city campaigns for man
le years.
m The polls will close at Z O'Clock an
s. the count will be completed by 10 or
rs o'clock.
n 1T is utterly impossible to tell any
III thing about it" said Patrick Near whe
ut questioned as to the probable outcome
Ex-President of Council John G. Farr
T. also expresses the belief that there an
at several uncertain elements in the stu
ne alton. n,
a Another man said that the DemC
at Gratis would get the city solicitor an
e City Council, together with the asses
IL sor in the Southern district
ne 1--WE will win" said Chairman FraI
1n els. of the Democratic committe
"Why in the Sixth ward alone there al
OF 165 negro Republicans who have move
e and never been transferred. Ere
" Heiss may be elected councilman fro
&C. that ward because of the lack of organ
a. zation on the part Of the Republican
OF Early this morning the Departmel
D. of Elections completed the distribute
st of material as we'll as the giving OF il
oi structions to the election officers.
William b. Clerk does not think tn
IT McLear will have more than 300 to a
UT majority over Fahey, which is a sign
n ficant admission coming from leadiI
- Addicks man.
et- William Michael Byrne expresses Il
N belief that McLear will carry the d'
ne by about 500 majority.
lsr Ex-Councilman James p. Ratled
says that there is a big fight out in b
IN ward, which is the Twelfth, but he b
me lieves that the Republicans will carry
lr. if every man who is entitled to vote
'nt permitted to do So Mr.. Ratledge W
eh defeated for Council two years ago
III an Addicks agent, who went out the
and bought up sixty-ive Republics
,, tax receipts, which cut him out OF Ju
that many votes. A Democratic lead
of the ward says that Oberley, Dem
of crat. will certainly be returned to Cou
no Gil.
of David Lemon is a candidate
eet clerk of the market" said a friend