The record-union., 1898-11-09
YESTERDAYS
ELECTION.
The County Goes Largely
Republican.

Yesterdays election was one of the
Quletest of the many quiet elections
held in Sacramento City. There was
scarcely a ripple on the surface or
things political, and the day passed
with only a couple of trif1ing incidents
TO record
The voting in the First and Third
Supervisor Districts was very quiet all
day. Up to noon only about one-thlrd
of the vote had been polled and ballots
came in slowly. There was no excite
ment visible anywhere, and by half
past o'clock so to 50 per cent. of the
voters registered in the various pre-
cincts had cast their ballots, except at
the polling place at Churchman'S barn,
Twenty fourth and 1 streets, where
only 26S out of 40S had voted
At 126 street, the first precinct of
the First District, there was a little
ripple of excitement in the morning
George w. Ficks was acting as chal-
lenger for the Republicans, and when
a voter who could not read nor write
came in, and one of the board desig-
mated a man to go into the booth with
him, Ficks protested He was asked
piled that he was a citizen, and that
the board would get into trouble if it
violated the law again The act was
not repeated The law requires that
two men of opposite politics shall per-
form this duty.
In the precincts south of K street,
the votes came in steadily. The best
of order existed at the polls, and, ex-
cept for the small knots of idlers about,
a stranger might have mistaken the
day for Sunday.
There were no fistic arguments, nor
others of heated character. Many
of the candidates visited the polling
places, some with cigars, others with
illuminated smiles, effervescent words
and glad hands, and it was said that
certain ones had representatives about
who were very free with coin.
At the twelfth precinct of the Third
District polling place, on Seventeenth
street, between o and P. John Joseph
Welch, who is a blacksmith, and has
resided in the district for sixteen years,
went to the polls about 10 o'clock, but
was informed that his vote had already
been cast by a man about 24 years of
age
The police secured a good description
of the voter, and late in the evening
Officer Butler arrested j. Welch on
suspicion of having illegally voted John
Joseph Welch's name He was re-
leased on giving bonds in the sum of
5000. George H. Clark and Welch's
sister, Mrs. Dan Sullivan, are his sure
ties.
John Joseph Welch was at the Po-
lice Station last night, and said he had
voted taking the oath that the first
ballot, purporting to have been cast
for him, had been cast by another man
Out at Oak Park a quarrel occurred
at the polls between w. T. Hamilton
and a man named Simmons. The for
ner made some statement derogatory
to j. NJ. Morrison, fusion candidate for
Sheriff, to which Simmons took eXcep-
tion and began to peel for a fight.
Hamilton, however, went for his gun,
and the crowd scattered. There was
neither a fight nor a shooting match.
Several thousand people filled the
street in front of the "Record-U
office last night from early in the even
ing until midnight, viewing the display
of election returns, interspersed with
beautiful stereopticon views. The re-
turns were shown as rapidly as received
and We're flashed upon the large screen
by means of a powerful electro stereop-
ticon. Over 100 fine views of land
scape, sculpture, naval architecture.
portrature. etc, We're exhibited to fill
In the waits between receipt of election
news.
Io-nlght the display will be repeated.
put VIII close earlier, as it is anticipated
Fhat by 10 O'Clock tonight definite re-
suits in the Eastern States and in Cal
1ornla can be given. Another $50 new
views VIII be shown, to pass the time
pleasantly during the intervals of ar
rival and preparation of dispatches for
the screen.
Inc city returns We're very slow COM
Ing IN, and but little had been received
W &c O'Clock this morning from the
INenty-frst Assembly District. I'm
off1 Gial returns UP to l o'clock show
now ever that W. D. knights, Republi-
can, is undoubtedly elected. At that
hour 1e had 994 votes to 747 for Fors-
man, the fusion candidate.
Unoh cial returns also show that
Grove ~ Johnson will have several
; hundred majority over his fusion on
ponent, J. j. Dwyer.
In the I Tenty-second District the re-
turns received last night show William
Johnston's ection over NJ. Brooke fu-
sionist, by handsome majority.
At present writing g o'clock a. m. }
the returns show rather close con-
tests for Public Administrator Coroner
and District Attorney. The big city
vote yet to come may. however radi-
Cally change the outlook
PARTIAL RETURNS.
The following table shows the foot
tngs Of the returns as far as received
up TO o'clock this morning These