Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-11

| moved from one precinct to another and
much of the delay was caused by the slow
ness with which these disputed votes were
sworn in.
First Ward.
| Not an incident of any kind occurred at
either of the voting places in the First
ward, and everything passed off quietly
There was good vote poled and consider
| able interest taken in the nominations by
the Republicans of the ward. and the pri-
mary was made more interesting by the
lively contest between George Goodwin and
Dan Lucitt for member of the lower house
All of the judges in the First district
Were colored men, and the manner in which
they conducted the primary was very sat
handling the voters and at no time except
during the last hour that the polls were
OPEN were the voters compelled to wait
The voting was heaviest here at noon and
| after O'Clock
In the Second district good vote was
polled. considering the weather. Most of
| those who vote here are employees of the
| stock yards and the big wholesale houses
OF the vicinity. and on account of the rain
many were kept away.
| Second Ward.
There was probably as much interest
| manifested among the voters of the Sec
| ond ward over who should be their next
councilman as there was over who should
be their next mayor. The contest between
Moran and O'Neill brought out the full
| strength of the ward, and there was much
| energetic work on the part of the friends
Of the two candidates: There was heavy
the sidewalk in front of each Of the voting
places in the drizzling rain, waiting for ad-
| mittance to the booths.
1 The first voter in the First district was
Uncle Sanford Harmon, an old colored
the Republican ticket ever since his
! emancipation and will continue to vote it
| as long as he lives.
1 In fI,a Iicfr icf Ia iry
off quietly. There was not disturbance
| of any kind during the entire day. AT one
time there e. would have been oo trouble and md
timely interference of two or three cool
headed Republicans. Along in the after
made their appearance and began election
eering among the crowd. They were plain
| ly told by one or two of the party leaders
mary would not be tolerated. and Findley
and his crowd wisely took the advice and
left. Had they attempted to INFLUENCE the
| voters after being warned it is believed
by all who were around the polls that they
would have been roughly dealt with.
Third Ward.
There was a stampede of Republicans
who voted against the ticket at the last
election to get back in the party yester-
day. especially in the First district of the
Third ward where more than half of those
voting made affidavits that they. would
support the nominees of the primaries.
The judges were very liberal and in every
case furnished the applicant with the re-
CURED ballot after the oath had been
made. Some of the affidavits were made
on account Of a change of residence or
neglect to register. but in many cases
they were sworn to because the aft ant
had strayed from the ranks in the cam
paign of 1896 and was now willing to re-
new his allegiance TO the party.
1n the Second district the voting was
/ heavy all afternoon and during the last
two hours that the polls were open the
judges and clerks We're rushed to their
full capacity, and when the doors We're
closed there We're many on the outside
who had not voted.
Fourth Ward.
The opposition to Mayor Jones was quite
strong in the Fourth ward and consider
able electioneering was done by the
friends of the other two candidates. y
large crowd was around both voting places
al a,nt. afternoon and and, increased as @ the time
no rowdyism and a spirit of good will pre-
vailed. In the Second district the polls
were located in small storeroom at 1910
Madison avenue and the voters were COM
PEELED to line up on the sidewalk and wait
their turns, but the judges and clerks were
quite rapid and when the doors were
closed at s o'clock there was n very small
proportion of the 200 or 800 that stood in
the streets that had not had an opportun-
ity of voting.
Fifth Ward.
inc tNo Il mn pulling pldceS pre-
sented dreary and bedraggled appear
ance yesterday afternoon. The southern
district voted at 2526 Southwest boulevard
and this being thinly settled portion of
the ward there We're no long lines of pa
tient voters waiting to cast their ballots.
All who came to vote were enabled to do
so and the workers who, few in number
but faithful, stood about the polls had not
even the excitement of q spirited contest
to enliven them. There was not the slight
est approach TO trouble at this place.
The northern district voted at 623 West
Twentythird street and there was fair
sized crowd about the booth during the
entire day. the district being a thickly set
tied one. Most of the voters We're laboring
men and the vote cast after O'Clock was
much heavier than for any two preceding
hours. The ward contains many members
said to be receiving good vote during the
afternoon. Hacks We're few and candi-
test for the lower house was between +;
W. Trapnel and j. w. Hardacre. and
while toerably lively was not exciting III
any time. There were two delegations IL
the field.
The Sixth ward was one of the storm
ccnters'' of the election, and the friends OF
Mr.. Green We're especially in evidence al
both the polling places. at 719 and 2CS In
dependence avenue The ward contains 4
great many negroes and many of them
were active in MIR. Green's behalf Each
of the booths was surrounded throughou,
the day by good sized crowds and there
was a ways a line of waiting voters }. e.
Chastine. coored. was a candidate for the
lower house. but he did not cut much ol
figure. John G. Deery. his opponent. hao
numerous hacks and made lively fight
for the nomination. There was no sign
of trouble during the day. The vote after
o'clock was quite heavy. the ward con-
tanning great many labOring men. There
We're two delegations before the voters the
regular and straight Republican.
Seventh Ward.
The Seventh ward. the home of both
Mayor Jones and Mr.. Green, was perhaps
:. the scene of the most spirited contest OF
the day. The mayor seemed to have more
workers at the polls than MIR. Green anC
they made more noise. This was especially
true of the negroes at the western polling
place, 1136 Independence avenue rms was
Justice Walls courtroom and 1t was crowd
ed to suffocation throughout the day. The
sidewalks were impossible at an times
and a large crowd stood about all day de-
spite the rain. This end of the ward mas q
large negro population and the majority
seemed TO be working Tor Mayor Jones
Private Secretary Reilly stood at his pos
most Of the day and cheered on the may
, or's workers. Health Officer von Quas
and other city employees VINO live in the
ward lent their presence and efforts to hell
the cause of their chief.
. The upper or boulevard end OF the ware
!, voted at 2443 Independence avenue, ant
, here quite different scene presented II
self instead of the busy business street
dotted with saloons and thronged witt
boist erouS crowds was spacious thor