The evening times., 1900-03-06
VOTING IN THE DISTRICT
BallOiing fer Delegates TO the Re-
publican convention.
Scenes at the Polling Piaces-DamP
weather Produces "a DispiritinG
t,Ge.t-ClnimS of the Candidates.
Methods Employed by WORKERS.
The Results TO lie known Tonight

Tbrougbout the District Of Columbia
,otipo is in progress for the election OF
two delegates and two alternates TO the
National Republican Convention to be heic
at philadelphia. June 10. The polls were
declared open in majority OF the voting
districts at o'clock this morning, while
in some of them the officers Of election
were tardy. The voting. mp TO noon, was
spiritless. and it appeared that not over
500 ballots had been cast in the twenty-five
election districts. This political lassitude
was attributed by the workers at the poils
to the inclement weather.
There are two tickets in the field. On
o,e the delegates are W. Calvin Chase and
Or. John f. Jones, with alternates, george
r Fmmons and Lucius il. Paterson. On
the other ticket the delegates are DR.. Rob-
ert Revburn and Rev. George W. Lee with
aIternates Thomas C. Hensey and James
A Perry. The polling places are: FIRST
district, Good Pope. Benning, and IVY
City. second district. Tenleytown, corner
Fifteenth and Erie Streets, Mcpherson ana
Carney Streets. and Reno Hill; third dis
,ric, S9S6 NJ Street northwest; fourth dis
west 6fih district, 1l44 Twenty-hrst Street
northwest: sixth district 1913 Nineteenth
Street northwest: seventh district, l4o6 +
Street northwest; eighth district, 1000
Eleventh Street northwest: ninth district
110q I Street northwest; tenth district SV=
Twelfth Street northwest; eleventh DIS
trict sos G Street southwest; Twelfth als-
trier q19 f Street: Thirteenth district
1910 Tenth Street northwest; fourteenth
district New Jersey Avenue and Street
northwest. fifteenth district $50 Fourth
Street northwest: sixteenth district ~
Street northwest; seventeenth district
4O3 Third Street southwest; eighteenth oiS-
trict. 1923 Third. between K and L streets
southwest: nineteenth district ~ NINA MINI
Street northeast: twentieth district Se5
Pennsylvania Avenue southeast; lNenl.
first district, corner Ninth ana Is StIee.s
northeast; twenty second dlsult'' 40
Thirteenth Street southeast
The polling places are, as rule. IN Dai =
bersbops and grocery stores conducted by
colored persons; the ballCtlng IN the DooH
Hone Drecinct Of the First precinct II a.
Dorglase Hall. in the Sixteenth district the
voting is going on in the Douglass HoleL
and in the Ninth district ba lots are DelAs
,as+ Al the office.of the Washington Bee
small erolIps of ColCred men stood around
mo ba}f-raised windows through which the
print.d slips bearing the names OF candl-
dates was passed. These men were wei
and muddy Here and there on the oule'
s8ge the groups around tie windows were
one o. two precinct workers Win d p'0-o'
of damn ballots in their hands.
With an important air they would tel
of The DISTINGUISHED traits Of their can
didates and urge prospective voters 10
take one of the offered ballots Ohuei lllS
balf-raised windows or through Ihe
breath-stained glass the officers ot eIec-
tion ueered out Under the nearest anu
most convenient shelter would be grouleu
foUr poIicemen. This was the police de
tail for each polling place. During the oaS
Iieutenants of the candidates would arrive
nm ask how matters were progressing loI
+bejr side would invariably receive an en-
couraring and in most cases gIoWlA5
report. and would then drive away
While a reporter for The Times STOOD
near the polls Of the Fourteenth dlsTlc'
an old colored man approached. Tie pore
half his weight on stout ola cane M
vs. a rheumatic limp and ne moved PAIN
fully toward the half-raised window. Inc
group of men who had voted turned ~
Iool, AT the newcomer, the faces that peer
Cd through the breath-stalned glass loon
ON an eager EXPRESSION. and the preclhct
workers advanced to intercept the Ola HID. H.
..Cotcbah ticket2" said one OF the work
nrs and take er ticket said the other as
they sought 10 press their ballots lnIo 'ne
hand that did not grip the cane. lse lne-
nepent - said the old man. Dis yere Is
A. inenenent ticket" cried one worker,
while the other said, 1t amt no mo
increment dan dis.
Il wants ter vote de right way, / does,
the old man said. becoming confused. DIS
we're is vo' ticket said the WcI@ eI :
Then tbey told him of the merits OF thf
candidates. OF what good editor M
Chase is of what a good reporter hi
Jopes is: of what a good doctor If, f.gs
burp is and OF what good preacher MI
Lee is. -,
Gimme de kyard 70 preacher Lee,
g,i5 tho old man, the little group at lht
balf-raised window made way 1he @ @Nole'
nassed IN a Reyburn-Lee ballot ana liHp
ed proudly on. .-..,-,.t die
The voting place Of the seventeenth uis
triat was in the back room OF grocer
toro with a window opening into a bact
ar5 and side street. II was bare but tol
nile of SOAP boxes in one corner an,
in ballot box on which was painted
A. . o'clock each side claimed to be il
tho lead but the returns VIII not De il
until night. and il will probably De nllu mi,
nipbt before the result is known. Inc
noIls will close at O'Clock.
The registrars Of election as announced
bv the returning board are -,
First district-Anacostia. L. I. Sna"
Tbomas Shave, John NJ. Shippen; Ivy Citl
= Gibson Walter Welburn, George Am
Llar. Renniug. William H. Monroe. Wallace
Chapman, r. II. Jenkins.
cncond DISQUALIFICATION Hill, DAME
1a-ials Prof. n E Wetherless, Ed Turner
Tenleytown. +. u. Dover, George W. hhi
Moses Lewis.
Third district-Willam II. Harnody, r
W Hewlett W. II. Hunter.
Fourth district-James /. turner, HaTT.
Bell DR. r. J. Marshall
Fifth district-T. y. Dickson, BenJamli
II Holmes. DR.. s. NJ. Pierre.
sixth district-Dr. \. J. Daniels. Ma
thaniel Rufin. J. W. Mathews
Sevonth district-James Toy, Josepl
Holmes. Edward Odom
Fiohth district-Parris Lyvers keitl
sutherland. George W. Smith.
Ninth district-Dr. Carroll J. Berman
A Z. Berklin 5. G. Thompson.
Tenth distrct-John II. Walter, NJ 10
hanes, Charles Cooper.
Eleventh district-Silas Beverly, Josepl
Nannings John F. Fitzhugh.
Twelfth district-Henry Shouler, Capt
A. u. Hooe. William Crawford.
Thirteenth districts Lacey, Ed. E. La
porte. George Ball.
Fourteenth district-C. II. Watson, E. Is
pinkney S. A. McKenney.
Fifteenth distriCt-D. b. McCary, Josep
washington. Summer Taylor.
Sixteenth district-R. J. Campbell, ].
Wade Joseph Jones.
Saventeenth district W. Patterson