The San Francisco call., 1898-11-09

friends working for him, prominent among whom was Colonel Bob" Barton ton ''pride" of the district, worked indefatiga- biy to add to the majority of William Deane for County Clerk. It was claimed by the friends of Deane that he had a majority of between 800 and 1000 votes over his opponent in the district.
 The Thirty Ninth
 The election in the Thirty-ninth Dis trict passed off quietly. Immediately af- ter the polls were opened large number of voters deposited their ballots. Before in the district had been cast In the First Precinct a drunken man started to raise disturbance, claiming that he had been unlawfully deprived of his vote. As in the district he was promptly eJected from the polling-place by a policeman The Fortietn and Forty-First-
 Fully half the votes in the Fortieth. Fortv.frst and Forty-second districts were cast before 10 o'clock yesterday occurred in these districts between the hours of and a. m., and by o'clock in the afternoon three-fourths of the en- tire register had been scratched\as voted. When in the evening the polls were de- clared closed very few had neglected to cast their ballots and in consequence the percentage cast is even greater than that of the last election. AS far as could be ascertained there were no disturbances, the voting progressing steadily but quiet ly. Friends of all the candidates hovered around the booths, and naturally all claimed that their favorite was running ahead of the ticket. In these districts, however, from a careful canvass it ap- pears that Mcguire and Gage ran about even while Charles l.. Patton led in the fight for the Mayorship. Bettman for the Senate and Reilly for the Assembly both ran strong in the Fortieth and Forty-frst districts.
 The Forty Second
 In the Forty-second Ashe and Dennery both claimed big majOrities at the close of the polls. The Republican ticket in general was believed to lead in these dis tricts, where so many business men re- side notwithstanding the wall to the con- trary raised by Democratic candidates, Democrats and many renegade supporters who have changed their politics.
 The Forty Third
 The hottest battle of the day was waged in the Second Precinct of the Forty-third District. That there was not police.
 The fight centered in the struggle for State Senator There were two candidates Leon Dennery and R. Porter AShe. me latter had a gang of bullieS behind hIm, who started to run things to suit them selves.
 Soon after the polls opened the gang of ruffians proceeded to intimidate voters. One of their number ran afoul of Louis Sternberg, ana was promptly placed horS de combat Sternberg was arrested for battery but at once was released on cash bail There were several other disturb ances, but further than few black eyes and bruised noses nobody was injured.
 Thinking that serious trouble was immi- nent- an immense crowd gathered in the vicinity of O'Farrell and Stockton streets and eagerly awaited the opening of hos tilities. Police Commissioner Gunst, fear ing bIoodshed, telephoned to Captain Witt man to send squad of men to the scene at once With drawn clubs the policemen dispersed the crowd, but not until several were made to feel the effects of the