The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-10
Polls Open Thirteen Hours;
and Big Vote Expected.
SOME PRETTY FIGHTS
Smith and Epps, for Sergeant,
Neck and Neck.
MONEY is CHANGING HANDS
More Betting Being Done. than Usual.
Many Wagcrs as TO MccarthY's
votc-cIosc Fight Between
Hughes and Epps-Fine
Closing Rally in
Fulton.
MONEY is CHANGING HANDS.

The great campaign for city Offices in
.soc is now matter of history, and to-
days primary will determine the winners.
All the Offices Isl the City Hall are to
be filed save those of Treasurer and
clerks of courts. and in addition. the fol-
lowing ward officers are TO be chosen:
1'l1irty-five councilmen. twelve aldermen
twenty-onc justices of the peace and
hye city committeeman.
The officers TO be elected are Mayor,
Commonwealth S Attorney, Commissioner
of the Revenue, Auditor, City Collector.
Sheriff. High Constable and City Ser
seant; also five councilmen for each ward
of the city and aldermen as follows:
Clay Ward Two: Monroe Ward, one:
Madison Ward. one: jefferson Ward, two:
Marshall Ward two; Jackson Ward. one:
and Lee Ward, three; three justices Of
the peace for ca ch Of said wards. and
two city committeeman from Clay and
three from Lee Ward.
The polls will open at the usual voting
places list of which is printed below.
al o'clock A. NJ. and will close at p. NJ.
The returns will be received at Old
Market Hall at 9 o'clock.
The campaign closed last night with
more than the usual amount OF rcd tire
and enthusiasm. and all the candidates
retired with hopeful, if not a. confident.
frame of mind.
Several meetings were held, and great
enthusiasm prevailed.
If the weather is fair. as is indicated
in the forecasts for The day. an unusu-
ally heavy vote is anticipated. as never
before has there been a moro thorough
canvass or = greater amount of interest
manifested by the voters
,Srb. ,MAAT5 BE EASILY VOTED.
1T "a a icl5et will ,Aoe q, long ono. but may
be voted with case and speed if properly
marked The voter must draw his pen-
ci, through a least tnrec-fourths OF any
name he desires to erase. Hc must vote
for five councilrnen and three justices or
the peace. no moro and no less lie must
vote for as many aldermen as his ward Is
entitled TO aud as Will be indicated at the
ton OF the ward ticket. He must follo%
the same rule as TO city committeeman
in Clay and Lee WardS. He may vote
for one city officer and scratch the re-
rnaindcr OF his ticket. Any portion OF
The ticket properly scratched Will be
counted as to that portion. and other por-
tions improperly scratched will be thrown
out.
The plan under which the primary Will
be conducted is ny far the most COM
plete one ever adopted. and is guarded
against fraund in every detail. Ample
provision has been made for a. speedy
count of the ballots. and where more
than forty votes are poled an extra
clerk Will be allowed. \ most iron-clal
oath will be administered TO the election
officers. and every one feels that all will
have ..fair field and no favor.
THE GREATEST BATTLE.
II is no dispara Ement 10 any one 10 say
that by far the most interesting struggle
for any city Office to be determined today
is between City Sergeant James c. Smith
and ex-Sergeant ii. Claiborne Epps, for
The Office now filled by the former.
They arc both game fighters and have
made fine canvasses. and their friends
are very active i'll their behalf. Per-
haps more betting has been done on this
than Other position 10 be filed, and every
ono regards the battle as exceptionally
close. Mr.. Smith won out TWO years ago,
after Just such fight by III majority
over Mir. Epps.
The mayoralty fight is attracting wide
spread attention. A Very pretty race IS
that between Messrs. Epps and Hughes
for Sheriff. but The betting last night
seemed TO favor the former.
MANY WAGERS MADE.
In 10 election ever held in this city
has there been so much betting as in the
one which will practically come to an
y.
primary. Altogether it is estimated that
some S. 0fa or $4,000 have been waeered
The principal wsgers being on the number
Of votes to lie polled by Captain Carlton
Mccarthy and on the fight tor
City. Sergeant between Mr.. James c. Smith
and Mr.. II. Claiborne Epps.
Only one bet of big. proportions has
been recorded and This amounts TO sS9t
at even money that Captain Mccarthy
,ik1 nj
lv. however the betting is more fasora ble
10 Mccarthy than this. the helief among
the mon who bet being that Captain Nc
Carthy Will poll q vote nearer S,NAo thar
cftp
ON BOTH OF THEM.
Another proposition which has deVei'
oped great deal of betting Is the EpPs,
Smith fight for City Sergeant. Among
the betting men it is expected thai TN:
will be the closest fight of the primary
and both men have remained at ever
money throughout the fight. A eomb:na
ton. which has proven popular and which
has taken a. great deal of money. is tht
combination of Epps and Erps. that is boil
Claiborne Epps and John r. EpPs to van
Two bets of s1Oa even were made ;.
Murphys lobby yesterday on this compi
nation.
In the various wards Of the city ttlcr.
arc many small bets on fayor.tes 1ol
Council, These bets cover nearly al
possible combinations among the Sariou:
candidates and they carry nearly al
sorts of odds. Several prominent mcf
in tho city are now holding stakes. Ihest
stakes viii only Ire turned over TO Win
rcrs, after the official count OF ballots
has been made IN the wards where tn
bets arc recorded.
A bet of suit of taior-made clothes
was made in the City Hail yesterday ailat
Mccarthy would pol! more than fhree
thousand votes to-day. Another bet of 2