Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-06

aud Powers, the candidates for aldermen,
than between the candidates Tor mayor,
and backs bearing the names OF these can
didatea on banners were on the go all
day.
The voting place of the First precinct.
the basement Of the city hall building,
was extremely quiet and little enthusiasm
WAS 10 be noted on either side. The eli
trance to the place is in sight OF Walter
Powers saloon. Powers control of police
affairs WAS evidendd yesterday by his
keeping his saloon wide open all day long.
Powers was standing at the polls I'm the
First precinct electioneering for himself
when Detectives Hayde and Duffy stepped
UP TO him.
Powers saloon Was Open.
walter, come over and tell your bar
tender to close up the front OF the saloon
Ii looks bad the way ii is now" said one
OF the detectives. Powers accompanied the
men 10 the saloon and the blinds were
pulled down in front while the back door
remained open. The detectives. however,
were apparently under orders not to have
Powers closed up. and not even to threaten
his arrest.
The Second precinct was very orderly.
A large crowd of negroes stood about the
street corners at Fourth and Delaware
working for Jones. but all were undemon-
stratiye. At o'clock II was thought the
precinct had been carried for Jones by a
large majority. The Third precinct polling
place. 5I5 Delaware street was as quiet
aud business like as the Second precinct and
the Jones followers claimed to have car
ricd the precinct by good majority by
3 o'clock. The Fourth precinct was con-
sidered doubtful all day. both sides claim
ing 10 have a majority: The heaviest part
of the voting was done early In the day
and the ward politicians spent the after
noon running about in hacks to make sure
that the other side did not capture any
stray voters The Fifth precinct voting
place at 5sik Walnut street was the camp
Ing grounds for a large number of segroes
md Italians. About the middle o the
afternoon they claimed the ~. .cir!ot had
been carried for Jones.
The Third was one Of the Interesting
wards In the city yesterday. The contest
was animated but good natured. all dur
ing the day. There are twelve voting pre-
cincts In this ward and at each place the
Democrats and Republicans had live
watchers and workers on guard. The con-
test between Jesse l.. Jewell and Henry
considerable interest and the friends of
each did telling work for their fayorfte
At the time OF the closing of the polls the
friends of each claimed the victory. The
polls In this precinct opened promptly on
time and the voting began early. Both
parties seemed to realize that victories
were won by the men who went 20 the
voting places early and cast their bal
iois. At noon II was estimated that fully
81 per cent Of the vote Of the ward had
cent OF II. Every Indication pointed to
scratching In this ward, for men at al.
most every polling place remained unduly
long In the voting booths: then. again
parties emerging from the booths would
boast OF the fact that they had scratched
one or the other nominees Of their party
friends of Albert s. Newly. the independ
ent candidate for the upper house dif
some hard work in his interest. Befor,