Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08
CALM SUCCEEDS The STORM
Quiet Day Following the Reception Of the
Iowa Volunteers.
STREETS CLEARED OF THE BIG CROWDS
Less Than the Usual Amount of Inter-
est Taken in the EIection-Demo-
Gratis Make Quite n Fight
on Brooks Reed.
STREETS CLEARED OF THE BIG CROWDS

|
the reception to the Fifty-frst Iowa volun-
teers the day before, the streets of the
city yesterday presented an almost Sunday
| like appearance, despite the fact that an
! election was in progress. The calm that
prevailed was the more apparent prob
| ably after the terrible din of Monday and
| little II any stir was to be seen on the
streets except in the immediate vicinity of
| the polling places and even there the crowds
were smaller than on former similar oS-
casions. But for these few knots of work.
| ers who gathered in the vicinity of the
| polling booths and for the few carriages
| that were to be seen on the streets bear
| ing voters to and from the booths 1t would
| have been hard to tell that an important
| election was in progress and that the peo-
Pile OF Council Bluffs were casting their
ballots for governor Of the state and other
state and county officials and members OF
the state legislature. There was very
evident lack Of the usual excitement and
apparently also OF interest in the proceed
/ ings
| When the polls opened at most OF the pre-
| cincts the voting for short while was
| fairly active, the persons who cast their
votes thus early being these employed
across the river and others who desired to
| get their ballot in before they went to their
days work From an hour after the polls
opened UP to noon the voting proceeded
| slowly, but during the dinner hour the
! Judges and clerks were kept fairly busy
Then another slack time ensued until well
on in the afternoon, when the voting be-
came somewhat brisker. The early indi-
cations were that an exceptionally light
! vote would be cast all over the city, but dur
49, ~.11 INV nv ,rlF
ers got hustle on themselves and the indi-
| cations were, when o'clock struck. that
in most OF the wards an average vote had
been polled.
Although nothing definite could be known
until the ballots were counted and the fig
ures given out by the judges the indications
were that there was scratching going on
especially on the legislative ticket. 1t was
known that number of democrats had be-
come angered at their county chairman, j.
X. Cooper, and they were openly working
in some Of the precincts for the republican
county ticket What the trouble was be-
tween them and Chairman Cooper they re-
fused to divulge but the fact that they
were working against their party county
ticket was plainly evident and in fact they
made no secret OF It, That this was being
done was chiefly noticeable in the Second
precinct Of Second ward, where the demo-
cratic precinct committeeman. Thomas
Comte, who until recently held down the
position of day sergeant in the police force
was out openly working against Brooks
Reed, the democratic candidate for treasurer
| Comte stated there were several others of
! the rank and file who had decided to cut
loose from their party Affiliations owing
to a disagreement with their county chair
man.
A feature of the election in the Third and
Fourth wards especially was the sight OF
the returned members Of Company l. in their
blue uniforms casting their ballots after
swearing in their votes. All OF the soldier
| boys declared themselves for Captain Lee b.
Cousins, republican candidate for sheriff, and
1t is almost safe to say he secured every one
OF their votes.
While some few hopeful democrats were
claiming the city vote the indications were
when the polls closed that the republican
ticketa were we'll in the lead In most Of
tho precincts, when the polls closed, the
judges and clerks before starting to count
the ballots took time to eat their suppers,
and 1t was near o'clock before the count
was under way.
The returns were slow coming in from the
city precincts and it was past midnight be-
fore a definite estimate could be made
Everything at this hour indicates good ma
jority for the republican ticket. Cousins, re-
publican candidate for sheriff. will. it is
thought, lead the county ticket.
Partial Returns.
| The following returns were received:
Shaw (repl, lS9: White (deml, 1872; state
senator, Hazelton (rep), 1872; Hens ted
dem lss representatyss 1a ss.cP Pu1am reR a9
rebey 5 'eHss dem b. aony a speGe Arnd
rep.). 1S2; Reed ldem.),, 1875; sheriff Cous-
superntendent. SUI TiR,si , McManus 1repo, i$5 saw
yer (dem), 1899; coroner, Treynor Gep), lSs;
Bellinger (dem) 1893; surveyor, Cook (rep).
(repJ 1888; Crosse DEM, 1888.
Second Wardasecond precinct: Governor,
fhaM Gsp ep 1s5 Ma'f 5 as% M dsm
lrep), 22s; speck (deml 49,; T9bey, {dem.},
167; sheriff, Cousins rep.l, 2i0; Hazen
Sddem,!. l5s; superintendent, McManus Gepl.
@ saSyeF y Bsnser ff dem @ mTsyn@F
Cook (rep), ,232; Judson ldem,), 1853; super
visor, Brandes Tep). 2S7; Crosse (dem),
Third ward-First precinct: Governor
Shaw (rep4, 221; White tdeml. l$9 state
1851 rfp Panam S2 pep
| Tobey (dem.), l3I; treasurer, Arnd (rep.D,
! 22l; Reed (dem), l+O; sheriff Cousins TepJ,
| 227: HaZen (dem), l39; Superin endent, Nc
Manus rep.), 1S4; Sawyer (demD, l7S; cor
| oner. Treynor (rep), 234 Belinger (dem),
! l27; surveyor, Cook (rep), PIG; Judaon,
(dem2, liS; supervisor Brandes Tep), 22S;
! Third Ward-Second precinct: Governor,
| Shaw CrepD, POS; White Cdem), 1856; state
| senator, Hazelton rep), 2Oj; Hemsted
| (dem.D, 1856; repres entatives Putnam repD,
| 205; jerks (repD, 2Ol; Speck (dem.), 1884;
| Tobey (dem), 1874: treasurer, Arnd (rep)
| 2O7, Reed (demD, 1884; sheriff, Cousins (repJ
| ga; Hazen (demD, l2S; super!n endent, Nc
| Manus (rep.), 1877; Sawyer tdemD, l47: cor
! oncr, Treynor Tep) 206; Bellinger (demD,
| lSi' surveyor. Cook trep), POS; Judson
dem.l, lS7; supervisor, Brandes GepD, POS;
| Crosse (dem), 1877.
Fourth Ward-First precinct: Governor,
| Shaw (repl, 204 White (dem.). 30; state
| senator, Hazelton (rep), 2l3 Hemsted
| (dem.), So; representative, Putnam (repD,
20S; jerks CrepD, 2O4; Speck (demD, So;
| Tobey (dem.), 92; treasurer, Arnd GepD, 1876 /;
Reed (dem), lOl sheriff, Cousins (rep.l, 2l3;
iiazen (dem). 81; superintendent, McManus
| (repD, l72; Sawyer (dem) l24; coroner,
surveyor. Cook Gep), 1875; Judson Cdem) J,
s6 supervisor, Brandes Gep), POP; Crosse
Fourth Ward-second precinct: Governor,
/ Shaw GepD, l42; White (dem.), l25 state
| senator, Hazelton repD, l47 Hemsted
| (demD, l26; representatives, Putnam TepD.
| li4; jerks (repD, li5; Speck Cdem.), i27;
Tobey CdemD. l26: treasurer, Arnd repD,