The herald., 1898-10-08
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES
CAUCUS NOMINEES GENERALLY
SUCCESSFUL
ONE IMPosToR WAS NABBED
A Pseudo Grocer Tries to Vote In the
Fifteenth Precinct-Eaton's
Candidacy Unimpaired

The Republican city primaries were
held Yesterday, from noon until p ILL.,
AS n rule a heavier vote was polieo tnah
at the county primaries The mayor
alty. which usually Is sort OF storm
center, entered very little into the ques-
ton yesterday, as there Is no serious op-
ponent to Fred Eaton. BY the present
nrospect. John Drain has the nomination
for street superintendent assured. Sher-
man Smith is the likely man Tor tne as
sessor's place. The auditorial fight Is
growing more intricate every day, ana
with thirteen candidates In the neld,
yesterdays election did not result IN
walkover for any of them Scnerer OF
the Eighth ward, however, claims the
solid support of his ward delegation Tor
that office 1t is thought that ii. Z.
Lichtenberger has secured a large sup
port In his fight for treasurer.
The regular caucus tickets were
elected throughout the whole CITY, with
but few exceptions.
An Impostor
There was considerable excitement IN
the Fifteenth precinct of the SECOND
ward, corner Of Grand avenue and Tenn
pie street. About 3 o'clock tall, spare
appearing Individual, who had never be-
fore been known to be In the ward, ap-
peared at the voting place and an
nounced his desire to cast his ballot.
He was asked his name. and gave 1t
as Frederick Paul Banholt of ll3 North
Olive street. 1t happened that r. Is.
Rivers, the grocer, was an ofhcial or the
election, and as he was well acquainted
with Banholt. he at once saw that the
man was an imposter.
Grab him, there!" yelled Rivers. HE
ain't Banhot. Hes an imposter."
The stranger drew back threateningly.
but the crowd was too big for him and
they soon overpowered him. Much In
dgnation was felt over the matter. and
come of those about the polls who had
passed through Arkansas during their
lives, suggested that the man be strung
to the nearest telegraph pole. Some
even started for rope. Meat Inspector
Fred T. Hughes took the stranger into
custody and marched him to the police
station, where he was locked up, after
giving the name of Con Mallory. BY
this name the deputy sheriff attached to
the district attorneys office is known,
and presumably this title also was as
sumed. The man. however. was released
later in the evening, because there Is no
law under which he could be prosecuted.
as the primaries are not conducted un-
der state law, but are in reality nothing
but private preliminaries.
Precinct Struggles
The caucus ticket was elected in the
Fifteenth precinct, with the exception
of c. E. Day, who asked that his name
be withdrawn after the caucus. I. w.
Rice was elected in his stead. A strong
opposition was put up under the lead
ership Of L. V. Youngworth, but 1t failed
to carry.
The lion and the lamb lay down to-
gether in the Seventeenth, where DR..
William lie Moyne Wills and the noto-
rious Mart Johnson were both elected.
This precinct was the scene of very
pretty fight at the county primaries,
with these same parties as principals.
Two tickets were in the field in the
Eighteenth. c. S. Story of the caucus
ticket was scratched in favor of George
Wilson, whose name appeared on the
opposition ticket.
1t is understood that the delegation
from the Twenty-eighth precinct Is an
anti-Drain one.
The redoubtable S. A. Carlisle made a
desperate struggle to break the ice in
the Twenty-fourth, but he was unable to
do it, The Carlisle ticket came out un-
der the label "Anti-Push." which caused
a good deal of merriment.
An attempt was made in precinct Thir-
ty-five B, John Drains home precinct,
to elect delegation opposed to him, but
it failed sadly, the ticket receiving only
four votes.
The only complete overturning made
was in the Fifty-third Of the Eighth
ward. This was the place where side
walk caucus was held Wednesday night,
in which just nine men took part and
nominated a ticket headed by Ralph Do
minguez.
c. f. Bollinger gave way to f. D.
Cheever In the Forty-eighth b, and Mr..
Whittick to A. L. Cook in the Fifty-sec-
ond.
]. H. Griffin, of ballot box stealing
fame, got in some of his fine work in
Fifty-seven A, and was elected a dele
gate.