The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-07
POLLING
THE VOTESI
A Light Morning Vote Reported in All
County Towns.
CONSIDERABLE CUTTING REPORTED
But Conservative Estimates Are Favorable
to the Republican Ticket-A Big Vote
For the Party at Tamaqua-A
Jenkyn and Nichter rug
Of war at Pottsville-

The battle of the ballots Is on and the
many candidates tor office will soon know
whether they are 10 serve the people in a
public capacity or remain in the ranks of the
private citizens. The day is all that could
be desired for getting out a big vote and
there will therefore be no cause for COM
plant that stormy weather kept the voters
at home.
From the appearances about the polls the
interest in the election was not active and
the vote light, yet the total vote Of the Dor.
Ough up to the noon hour was but eight
short of the total vote at the same hour last
fall. The First, Second and Fourth wards
were slightly behind the vote polled last
year, while the Third and Fifth wards
showed slght increase and brought the
total vote close to the last years total. Still
the voting in all the wards was not up to
| expectations, as the voting population of the
borough has increased considerably during
the past year. A more generous response
was looked for this afternoon, as nearly all
the collieries suspended operations this
morning.
The vote in the respective wards up 20
noon to-day was as follows First ward, 1913;
Second, 97 Third, 1870 Fourth, 116; Fifth,
156; total, 691.
At the fall election of 1898 the vote was
First ward, 1873 Second, 122 Third, IT'S
Fourth, 120 Fifth, ll7 total 500.
The local aspect presented at the polls this
morning was such as to give the Republican
candidates and workers much encourage.
ment. 1t is true that there was considerable
cutting, but the Republicans seemed to have
the advantage in that direction and there
were evidences Of falling off in the Demo.
cratic vote.
About half the vote was polled in Potts
vile qp to two o'clock this afternoon 1t was
running pretty close on the city charter
question. Reports of cutting were quite
numerous during the day, but the Republi
can party vote was pretty well polled. There
was hot fight in the town between JenkyI
and Nichter and it was on this contest thai
the reports Of cutting were principally based
From what could be learned from CORES
pondents at Tamaqua the voting at that place
was light during the morning, but over
whelmingly Republican. Complimentary
votes were given to Becker and Depew, but
that vote was light.
At Ashland the vote was also light durinl
the morning hours. bat the Republican party
vote was expected, with the exception Of
Leib, who was looked upon as a certainty tc
run far ahead of the ticket.
Mahanoy City reports were not such as tc
enthsue the Republican party, yet they were
not alarming. Up to noon the vote was fairly
large and nditative of poll of from z, 900 tc
2,1OO in the borough. A conservative CORE
spondent expressed the belief that Wadlinger
Depew and Adam would carry the town. but
that the rest of the Republican ticket would
likely be elected by a reduced majority. A
prediction was ventured from the same source
that Depew would carry the town by at Least
500.
1t rppeared that the activity about the
polls in that borough was Democratic. and il
was stated that many of the Republican
workers seemed 10 be taking an interest il
the Democratic ticket.
The noon poll in Mahanoy City was FRS
ward, 1856 registration, $50. Second ward
l42; registration, 400. Third ward, SO
registration, 275. Fourth ward, 1Ol regis
tration, 1926. Fifth ward, 1853 registration
700,