The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-03
WAKE GOES WHITE
BY 1850 MAJORITY
That is the Majority For the
Amendment.
AYCOCK JUST THE SAME
The Returns Show Landslide For
the Democrats.
THE ENTIRE COUNTY TICKET ELECTED
Wake Forest Gives Majority Of 23l For the
Amendment. Ayoock Carries RaIeigh's
Back Ward. Returns Slow
Coming In.


sunny yesterday. 1t was as fair day
as one could wish to see, and every one
seemed in good spirits. 1t was like
Sunday, all the business houses had been
closed and everybody was either taking
holiday or hard at work at the polls. But
the occasion was so momentouS as to
sober and quiet every one, and the only
display of life was when the baseball en-
thusiasts left for Durham. Then the air
was filled with the bare of tin horns and
the good natured hooting of the rooters,
but when the train for Durham pulled
out the city settled down again with
the Sunday like quiet.
A more orderly election never took
place. There was no drunkenness, and
not single case was up before the mayor.
In the third ward there was a somewhat
heated alteration over the candidates for
constable, but the belligerents were
parted before they came to blows
The voting was the heaviest in the
early part of the day-that has been known
for some time. In most of the precincts
about seventy five per cent of the vote
had been cast by one o'clock, and at that
time the Democratic majority was some
what larger than when the votes were
counted.
At one O'Clock the vote on the amend
ment stood 1900 for to 500 against. or
very nearly 2 to /. Four of the twelve
precincts had majorities against the
amendment, there being large negro ma
iorties in these precincts. Up to this
time very few white men had voted
against tho amendment and now and then
a negro had voted for it.
About twenty-five negroes in the city
voted for the amendment. Six of these
voted in outside West Division, and the
others were scattered through the city.
The amendment appeared in the afternoon
to be running slightly ahead of the ticket,
several Republicans voting for it, who
voted for the Republican ticket.
At two o'clock 275 votes had been cast
at the First division of the First Ward,
of which twenty-five had been cast against
the amendment, seventeen of these votes
had been cast by white people. One ne
gro voted for the amendment at this
place.
In the Second division of the First Ward
at two o'clock 230 votes had been cast,
of which thirty were against the amend
ment.
Two hundred and ninetyfour votes
were cast by two o'clock at the First
Ward of the Second division. OF these
fifty were cast against the amendment
and five of that number were cast by
whites.
In the Second Ward, Second division
$50 votes had been cast at o'clock and
about four ffths of these were for the
amendment.
Seventy-five out of 355 votes in the
Fourth Ward had been cast against the
amendment at o'clock. Ten of these
had been cast by negroes.
At O'Clock there was majority of
thirty-five against the amendment at the
Second Division of the Third Ward. The
total vote cast at that time was 312.
Eighty votes had been cast against the
amendment at the Fourth Ward, First
division, at o'clock, out of total vote
of 259.
At IL o'clock in Outside West there
was vote of 175 for the amendment,
among which was six negroes.
The vote was canvassed very closely,
and when the voting closed it was known
that the amendment had carried the
county by a large majority, and that the
Democratic county candidates were every
one elected The amendment and the
Democratic ticket ran right along to-
gether. In many of the precincts the vote
was the same. and in many others had a
difference of four or five.
The most notable votes in the whole
county were these of Wake Forest town.
ship which gave majority of 231 for the
amendment and of the second division
of the Third Ward (the black ward) of
Raleigh which gave majority for Ay-
cock
The following is the vote of the coun-
ty by precincts:
First ward, First division, gives: For
amendment 255; against amendment, So;
Aycock, 271; Adams, 81. County ticket,
Page, 2S2: Smith, Al. Senate, Broughton,
265: Norris, SO. Legislature, Beddingfield,
265; Hayes, S. Constable Upchurch, 247
Potter, SO.
The vote at the Second division of the
First ward was: For amendment,
147; against amendment, 81; Ay-
cock, $40; Adams so; Council, $780,
Bowman, so; Broughton, 23S; Norris, AZ
Page, 240; Smith, 40; Williamson, 241;
knight. 49, Democratic candidates for mag
istrate 2SS; Republican. 40.
The vote at the First division of the
Second ward was: For amendment, 25S
against amendment rs; Aycock, 26O
Adams, ~; Council, $780, Bowman, To-
Broughton, 260; Norris, IA Page, 259
Smith, 75 Democratic candidates for
commissioners, ESQ; Republican, IT.
The vote at Second ward, Second di-
vision, was: For amendment 223; against
amendment, 46; Aycock, 224; Adams, Az
Council, 223 Bowman. AZ; Broughton. 225
Norris. Al; Page, 226. Democratic candi-
dates for commissioners, 224; Republican,
As
The vote in the Third ward. First di-
vision, was For amendment, 2S6; against
amendment, 1874; Aycock 2S4; Adams. 1856:
Broughton, 2S3 Norris, 1870; Beddingfield,
2S3; Hayes, 1870; Page, 2S5; Smith, 1870;
Unchurch. 1877 Potter, 81
The vote at Second division of Third
ward is: For amendment, 119;
against amendment, 22S; for judge,
Bowman, 1T; Council, 10. County ticket,