The sun., 1900-11-07
RESULT IN THE CITY
Department of Elections Blamed
by Republicans for loss of
200 ColOred Republi-
can Votes.

The Republicans made great gains in
this CITY and this added to their rejoic-
ing over the returns from the State and
the country at large.
The majority for the Republican ticket
will be 20O0
Outside of the First election district Of
the First Representative district, not
withs,andiug that 206 Republicans were
not given an opportunity TO vote in the
Third election district Kitchen, Repub-
lican, appears to have a majority over J.
Prince Ford OF 40.
In the Second Representative district,
Baynard, Republican, appears to have a
majority OF 1000. In the Third Represen-
tative district Robertson, Republica !, is
elected by at least 1900 majority.
Monaghan, Dea ocfat, in the Fourth
Representative district, is elected by
small majority. Haley, Democrat, in she
Fifth Representative district, is elected
by decreased majority.
Ewing, Republican, in the Sixth Rep
resentative district, has been elected.
Flynn, Republican, in the Seventh Rep
resentative district was elected by an in
crossed majority.
In the Eighth Representative district
Pilling, Republican, has been electt d.
Chandler, Republican, in the Ninth
Representative district, is probably
elected Hushebeck, Republican, in the
Tenth Representative district, is prob
ably elected. Eleventh Representative
district seems to have gone Democratic.
Clark, Republican, is elected in the
Twelfth. The Thirteenth has probably
gone Democratic.
Hudgson Republican, in the Four
teenth Representative district, has been
la.,G, rod lx+k 1t1 1.rff
Representative district has probably gone
: Democratic.
The entire county Republican ticket
was elected.
Mcdaniel, Republican, for sheriff, was
cut slightly.
ideal or Election Day.
Yesterday was nj idral election day
rcal Republican weather.,
Voting bepun early ANA iumediately
the Democratic efforts to steal the State.
the early developments Of which occur
red IN Monday night. We're resumed.
rhp events Of Monday night had located
. the storm centre in the Second ward,
Third district. iii The vicinity OF the
Liberty Engine House. The scheme to
crcutr il riot on Monday night, and to
ah,luct or arrest il large number Of col
aS preliminary to Il riot. the projected
steam boat excursion and free beer had
also failed To scatter the Republican vote
and Il new scheme had 10 be- evolved.
The first development of this scheme
was ut the Third district voting place,
No. 405 llcald street. The election ofli-
GERS delayed opening the polls for the
apparent purpose of wasting time. When
the polls opened this plan fnp delay was
continued 10y an unnecessary mixing of
the hooks and in pretended difficulty in
finding the names of voters. The dila-
tory tactics of the election officers came
very urar prrcepitnting serious riot
The election officers refused To open
the window before 90 o'clock and then
hy their dilaturN tactics delayed the vot-
ing.
This continued until the number of
VOTERS greatly increased and until they
were thoroughly convinced that the de-
lay WAS intentional and their right to
Vote Was being unnecessarily intcrtpred
with They hrcamc rnragcd. Then it
appeared that an arrangement had bren
nntlc to admit Democrats and shut Re
publicanS out of the voting place. 1t
was then that the crowd rushed into the
voting place to compel them to stop the
delay and take the votes as the voters
came in line,
III the melee That followed the ballots
and the ballot hoXcs disappeared. The
election officers were driven ont of the
place and the outraged voters took pos
Scssion.
1t is alleged that John West and Jos
cph Bigger. Democrats, at this dlur
grabbed the ballots and rushed upstairs
with them. where they hid them in Il
book clSc. They were found there later
hy Howell Guiner, the tenant of the
house The Republican Judge had re-
manned with his hooks and announced his
desire ta continue with the election but
the Democratic officers had disappeared
taking their books with them.
During the disturbance Dugan. the
Democratic election officer and police
officer Sherry were roughly handled but
were moi seriously injured. II was re-
,portrd that Dugan had been severely
hurt hut his appearance at the polling
. place during the afternoon disprovcd the
rumor. The trouble was reported to the
police office and Captain Kane and a