Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-26
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTE
There Was Cast More Than Twenty
five Hundrel Rallnts

five Hundred Ballots.
yesterday was an ideal day for out
door exercise. and as a result there was
cast the largest vote in the history OF
primary elections in Portsmouth.
Early in the morning the friends of
the AZ candidates. aspirants Tor
the IL positions to be voted for.
gathered about the precincts of the sew
eral wards and at once began hard, en-
ergetic and persistent efforts to bring
out every vote possible for those whose
interests had been placed in their
hands.
This was not for an hour or two
hours. but 1t was kept up all day until
the polls closed in the evening" when
the workers breathed signs of relief
and went off to enjoy n brief respite be-
fore the second day primary. which,
even greater energy and more persua-
sive argument to get out q full vote
than the first day.
II looked. indeed. as if the city was
on a holiday, carriages, buggies. day
ton wagons and vehicles of many kinds
and descriptions being driven here.
there and everywhere whenever ii was
thought vote could be gained. But
withal the day was passed in a manner
which but reflects the pcacefulness and
orderly DISPOSITION of it's citizens of
this city. no disturbances occurring at
any of the voting precincts of the city,
and he utmost good humor and friend
Illness existed between the different and
many candidates.
The count of the vote was necessarily
slow. the ticket being long and so
thoroughly mixed in the scratching
that no mistakes might occur. The in
terest. however, did not abate one lot
or title. and at each precinct crowds
stood around eager to catch the least
news of the progress of the count
which resulted as follows in the Third
Ward the count in the First. Second,
Fourth and Fifth Wards showing every
indication of not being concluded until
or o'clock this morning, il then:
TIE INDICATIONS.
At 2:S0 o'clock this morning fndica-
tons pointed TO the fact that Richard
cox Barlow had gotten the nominal
ton for COMMUNICATING Attorney over
Col. X. r. Griffin and W. Fl. Parker.
r. l.. Herbert for Commissioner of the
revenue. j. Thompson Baird for
Mayor, Thomas Hume for Auditor, DR..
Il. 5. Hope for Physician to Almshouse,
IL. n. Grant for Clerk of the Market.
WI y. Harvey for Sealer OF Weights
and Measures, John Bright for Keeper
of the Almshouse. C. r. Phillips for
Clerk of the Courts. ID. w. Murden for
Sanitary Inspector.
NO PRIMARY TO-DAY.
Owing to the impossibiiity tocomplete
the returns in time to continue the
primary to-day, the executive commit
tee decided last night to defer it until
tomorrow. Friday.
THIRD WARD.
Mayor-M. L. Hunt, 1871; ]. Thompson
Baird. 1874
Commissioner of Rcvenue-R l..
Herbert,l74; Frank Kay Wonnycott, 03.
City Collector-R. A. Hutchings. 245.
Frn ra1.
Weaver, SO: L. l.. Lash, o.
Clerk of Court-C. Z. Phillips, 191: r.
e. ID. Stewart. &c.
City Engineer-V. o. Cassell, Jr.. 1872:
Bascom Sykes, 1l6
City Observation-Disclosures Smith, 10;
Joseph NJ. Hatton. 60; Lloyd NJ. Latti-
mer, 33.
Griffin, 9S; Richard Cox Barlow. $50;
VIM. II. Parker, 10.
Auditor-Tom Hume. 212: Willie L.
Crump. SO.
Street Inspector-J. Edwin Hanrahan.
81; John w. Hanrahan. 1871; Samuel w.
Hodges 80.
Physician to Almshouse-F. s. Hope,
1C4: II. i. McMurran. LOG.
Clerk of Market-John B. Pitt. LOG:
e. n. Grant, 164.
Keeper of Almshouse-John Bright.
202: James IT. Burton. Co.
Keeper of Ccmeteries-Charles O.
Woodley. so; John w. Taylor, 20; John
G. Sands. 90; George Bland. IS: Carey
j. Han. 9S; James p. IInirht. 0: John
Il, McWilliams, s; George w. II. Watts.
20; j. J. Dashell. Is: o. III. Edwards. 10.
Sanitary 1nspector-James T.. Pablo.
1874: ID. w. Murdcn. 40; Ralph Ben
DON g.
High Constable-J A. Person. 90:
Jesse c. Balm. 20: T. S. Anderton. 1o2.
Sealer Weights and Measures-C Yer
non stores. 129: w. Y. Hcrvey, 1o7.