Evening star., 1900-03-06
District Republican Primary Eleo-
m 'tion in Progress.
TEE EVIDENCES OF A HEAVY VOTE
Scenes $ andssIncidents in the Vari-
''t 10 .Tt
81 ,' gus Districts.
ITO s7.
INTERESTING POSSIBILITY

The dark clouds which overspread the
heavens today were evidently not bar to
the enthusiasm of the republicans. who
gathered at ataeAwenty-foar, several and dis
tinct places throughout the District to cast
their ballots for"the men of their choice
who were seeking the position of delegate
and alternate to the national convention,
June 10. - t.t
: The voting began at 9 am. in all of the
twenty-five districts, and before that hour
the workers for the several candidates were
on hand, eagerly watching for coming
voters. and using arguments to secure their
ballots for this or that particular ticket
There were two regular tickets in the field,
which, duffng the course of the day, came
to be popularly known as "the administra-
ton ticket" and "the suffrage ticket"
The first was as follows:
For delegates and alternates to the ma
Tohal no1ap republican convention. June 10. 1900.
| Deiesates: w. Calvin Chase Dr. John E.
Jones. Alternates: George E.. Emmons.
Lucius H. Peterson.
| Inc other was follows:
| for delegates to the national republican
| 49, 1900. o
1 Delegates. DR.. Robert Reyburn and Rev
geo. w. Lee; alternates, Thos. G. Hensey
ana James A. Perry.
tnlrd ticket printed on paper OF a peach
nl0W nue., was in evidence at one or two
| poinng places. It was as follows:
| National republican convention, to he held
| at Philadelphia. June 10. 1900
we are for District suffrage for munich
| pai work 10 be done by the District; for
Dlstrict offices to be filled by District men.
| For delegate, W. F. Thomas
For alternate, George E. Emmons.
| For Mckinley and His Friends,
| Ef you votes dis ticket" said a stalwart
| poil worker to a man who had dismounted
from his ash cart to exercise his nrecious
right of franchise. you votes fur Mister
Mckinley an all his fren's."
| OATS whut 1 wants ter vote fur, re-
sponded the citizen. fervently; and he took
Jones-Chase, ticket and poked If in
lnTn2ugh hole in the window-pane Of the
WHAT'S your name?' asked one of the
| three judges inside u oie
| Jasper Snodgrass."
| where do you liye?"
| Houn at number leben Numbered an,
| seben. Poter's alley" ''''
| "All righe.s' -
~ me e. Name and residence We're recorded
aha no the ballot dropped in the box.
That was up in the sixth district at tho
| poiI on nth street above K, about 1O:3O this
| morning. = ~ Ill"
worker, as he brought two other men along
nat yo cyan't git desc gemmen. DeV
SHOWS oat a vote fur Raybuhn an Preach
sr Lee means dat next time dey gwine ter
|
| oese yere United States, an Deestrtc' Com
misshuners, too. OATS whut dis ticket
m1eiaaanss-sufidge, an plenty OBJ it,
ni1I VII VARIOUS changes and many different
| aPpications the theme of the workers on
| gotn sldes wasivery much the same The
opies-ohase aoherents also made consider
afrS, anie IMPRESSION upon voters by using the
| oit-repeaeed argument that the pu}nit
| should be divorced from politics, altiloueh
/ tney wouldn't have understood it probabIv
I II put in those words. an
i I''T)oc T,ee,S yu,,,, - Pc
mistake sbout. he bein' dat. but den su
Dol ties" ,.y,t - - = 'n wiz
| This argument had considerable efract IN
| some ctlons, but out In the eighth dis
| trlct, where DIR. Lees church ia situated
nothing of the sort affected his strength.
A tour of the polling places by Star re-
porters showed that quite a large vote wss
being polled and that the election was nrns
! ceedlng In an orderly manner. There were
| TWO police officers stationed at each poiI-
ing place. The number of white voters was
| evidently larger than ever before at a
| similar election, but the coIored vote as
usual, was overwhelming by compa rtson.
The rainy weather. which stopped outdoor
WORK OF all Kinds, permitted a big turnout
| OF the laboring classes, and accordingly the
prospect at o'clock was for a very heavy
vote.
The polls for that part of the first lee1s-
| iative district which includes Anacostia,
| H1Hsdale Congress Heights Garfield and
Good Hope were located at Douglass Hail,
Hhisdaie. The supporters Of the Reyburn-
lee, Lee ticket apparently had no opposition in
| their work. and all the morning R. H.
| Lewis and Henry Matthews, leaders for
| these men in the district were engaged In
marshanng those who were to vote for the
| ticket. The ballots of this faction were the
| only ones to be seen in the hands of voters
| and it was claimed the ticket would win
| easily. 1t was believed the voting would
| evening.
| At Benning and Ivy City, also in the first
| district. the influence of Perry Carson was
| evidenced in the favor being shown the
| HeyDurn-Lee ticket and there were quite
! a number Of Thomas tickets also in evil
| dence, his name in some Instances being
voted In preference to that of Dr. Reyburn'
At the polling place on Meridian Hill fine
| Jones-Chase ticket seemed to have a uttje
| the best of IT. and the same was the case
throughout the second district, which COM
prises s., the e,!Ns western .a1 part Of the county
was apparently on even terms In the fifth
the administration ticket" was a little
ahead. the sixth was the other way, and
the seventh was -tinged with Jones-Chase
| favor. The eighth district was heavily
/ Reyburn and Lee. but the ninth, the poll
| ing place for which in w. Calvin
Chase's office. Nc. 1109 1 street, was close.
Slow I'm Getting to Work.
! The mor9iug hours wore away as slowly
! as their sixty minutes would permit at the
| polling place of the tenth precinct, located
| II.
Four stalwart policemen, with long-caped
mackintoshes, were the sole outside con-
| tingent UP to nearly 10 o'clock. The ballot
| box opened promptly at o'clock, but it
\ was nearly an hour later when the heel
ers. with their bundles of tickets. put In an
vote was' castsi and a half hour later an
| other lofio waIIderer in the world of poll
| tics hoyerin sight. He was promptly sig.
nailed WITH AZ blank falo shot and afterward
| blockadefs Rushing up to the ballot box
| ne gingeriy haased In his white ticket and
| turned away. III 90;
| Git back dare and give him your name.
what's de. nratsSr wild your"
Go onV repifed the exerciser Of his sue
frage. Use done voted here so much they
don't need my name"
By way of of-e1pianation 1t might be addeh
| that he meant he had voted there at previ-
Gus elec9pns, &nd was not doing the re
peating act at that time.
To quiah his ariends, however, he walked
| back to the; window and handed in name
and address, The voting In the tenth pre-
| ctnct was slow throughout the morning. but
the officials were sure OF a heavier fall Of
ha lIots during Sae afternoon u;,an tba krII.