The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-03
SIXTH WARDS DEMOCRATIC
Apparently There Is No Good Reason
For IL, but It seems to be True.

Ii is one of the curiosities Of Ameri-
can politics that. whatever may b. the
other lines Of political subdivision. the
city Is democratic and usually 50
strongly so as to De the most conspic-
aously democratic ward In each place.
The sixth ward Of New York has al
most always been known as the
strongest democratic ward IN the city.
II was Overwhelmingly democratic 80
years ago. IL was democratic Is years
ago. and IL Is democratic to-day and
in almost the same proportion. though
the character OF the popuiauon mas
changed very muc Is
ually II has been democratic In the
proportion of six or even to one Ao-a-
ham Lincoln, when first elected presi-
dent OF the United States. received Ss3
votes In the sixth ward to ASST demo-
cretic, and the proportion at last years
election in the sixth was the same.
though the total vote was larger.
The sixth ward OF Philadelphia, a
republican city, is strongly democratic,
At LIST years election in Pennsylvania
the democratic vote in the sixth was
LOSE against 5lS republicans. bryan
carried the sixth ward OF Philadelphia
in 1896. 1t was the only one OF the 81
wards OF Philadelphia which gave him
a majority. The sixth ward OF Chi
cage has always been democratic. and
at the last state election the demo-
cratic vote in IL was 5000 to S.es2 ie-
publicans. At the presidential election
OF 1896 Bryan received in the sixth
ward OF Chicago 7,oi0 votes TO 1856 for
Mckinley.
The sixth ward OF Brooklyn. which
lies between Hamilton avenue. Court
street, Atlantic avenu and the Ea-
river and bears no geographical siun-
larity to the sixth ward OF New York
Chanhattan), being adjacent to the
heights, has as strong a democratic
tendency, the vote in IL at The last
state election being 1000 democratic
and 2,100 republican. At the recent
municipal election in Cincinnati. when
the republicans made almost a clean
sweep. electing Mr.. F~leischmann. their
candidate for mayor. by a majority OF
several thousand, the sixth ward OF
the city was one OF the few which
gave a democratic majority.
The sixth ward OF Boston is very
strongly democratic, and In the may
orally election Of 1897 in that city,
fought on straightout party lines, the
democratic vote was 2.1f7 to 905 repub-
lican. In one of the precincts the DEM
ocratic vote was 295 10 At: in another
it was 800 to 81. At last years munich
pa! election in Boston, with a good
many democrats supporting the sue
cessful republican nominee. Mr.. Hart.
the vote of the sixth ward was 1000
for General Collins TO 1000 for his OPP
ponent.
The sixth ward OF Albany is demo-
cratic; the sixth ward of Troy is dem
ocratic and was carried by Van Wyck
against Roosevelt two years ago; the
sixth ward of Yonkers, very much in
New York's vicinity. gave Bryan s&>
votes TO 249 for Mckinley. The sixth
ward of Buffalo gave Van Wyck 9S1
for Governor against $50 for Roose-
Welt. The sixth ward of Utica vas
carried by the democrats at the last
state election. The sixth ward of Jer-
sey City is strongl democratic, and
the sixth ward of Newark usually so.
The rule of course is not absolutely
uniform, but it may be said as a gen.
eral thing that in every large city OF
the country (the figures have already
been given for New York, Brooklyn,
Philadelphia, Chicago and Cincinnati
mong them) sixth wards are generally
democratic, but no reason is known TO
n exist for this. 1t may Just so happen"
1t may be due to the fact that in the
t laying out of American cities it has
generally been customary for five
g wards to constitute the original sub.
s division and the sixth TO be a subdi-
vision of the most populous OF the five
or ii may be that sentimental reasons
have something TO do with IL, bui
whatever the true cause, which per
e haps some reader can give, the fac
remains that a democrat usually or
election night can listen with equa,
It nimity to the returns from 1.-The sixth
l. New York Sun.
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