The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-07

Ward g. In that ward there was prac- tically no crowd. Only a few of the politi- cal workers stood about the polling place which was located at the county Jail, and they appeared to take only passing interest in the election.
 Union Kept "Heelers' Away.
 Ward is the stronghold of the Citizens Union. This fact is given as the reason for the absence of the card pusher and
 There was in this ward no opposition to the two candidates for Aldermen, who were endorsed by the Municipal Union-N. Lobman and A. c. Forbes. The absence of competition robbed the Aldermanic con- test in that ward of any special interest. The workers for the candidates for May or and for Aldermen-at-Large were few. Altogether the polls in Ward wore an unusually quiet appearance.
 In the other wards the scenes were equally as quiet but the gatherings were greater. Dense crowds stood about the polling places. which were roped off and the moving crowd eddied to and from the ropes. The place was marked by a semicircle of hacks and buggies which stood lined up in the street. There were used for hurrying sick or disabled voters only few minutes to spare from their business. The vehicles were chartered by the candidates who placed them in chai(ls of some faithful follower.
 Checked Elm as They Came.
 Thanks to the registration the ward entitled to cast their ballots. at the ward boxes. As each voter approached the polls he was surrounded by a crowd of the ward workers who presser on him the claims of the different. candidates. The voters way was beset with dificulties and his progress was slow until he slipped under the ropes.
 Arriving at the box the managers hand r. d. aA f~A n. booth. This ticket he handed to one of the managers who slipped 1t into the box, calling out the name of the voter. The voters name was then checked of. On q line through the names of the voter as it stood upon their private lists. In the event of challenge the ballot was slip ped into an envelope upon which the challenged votes were sent to the Central Council which passed upon them finally.
 Polls and Managers.
 The polling places were located as fol- lows: Ward 1, Durr's stables: Ward 2. Crommelin's store; Ward 3, county Jail; o.Brien's shops; ward $. city resistrstion i; office.
 The managers as selected by the Central Council and who had charge of the cleo
 Ward 1-Managers. J, H. Cook. 4. M. Joseph. W. J. Futile.
 Ward 2-Managers, George McGough, R. H. Jones, O. A. Clapp; clerks, Leo- pold Loeb, J. D. Wyman.
 Ward S-Managers. c. F. Moritz, ". H. Tisdale. J. H. Faunce; clerks. R M. Hob- bic. c. G. Zirkle.
 s. Finch. James Robinson; clerks, p. B. Joseph, Jr., George A. Thomas
 Ward 6-Managers. W. J. Drum, B. L. Holt. p. B: Westcott; clerks. W. A. Con-
 Ward 6-Managers. Al Reynolds. c. A. Wyatt, W. H.. c. Rives: clerks, W. D. Martin. c. A. Ivey.
 Receiving the Returns.
 The returns were first announced at a meeting of the Central Council held in the City Court room at the Court house last night. In this room the supporters of all the candidates gathered to cheer or keep dismally quiet as the news re- qnired.
 The crowd numbered perhaps 300. It was noisy gathering and enthusiasm was rampant. The crowd waited rath- CT impatiently for authentic news. sev- eral members of the Council arrived at 9:3O o'clock and took positions on the judges stand. There was no develop ment until 10 o'clock when the returns from Ward 6 were brought in
 Col. c. P. Jones. President of the Coun- ell, called 1t to order. The roll was called but only i've members answered to their names. The President announced that in the absence of a quorum of the Council, none of the boxes would be opened. The crowd then evidenced another patient wait.
 In tn meanwhile the boxes from Wards 1, 9 and 3 arrived.
 At Il o'clock 1t was announced that a quorum was present and the crowd fell into silence.
 ''the returns from Ward 6 in the city primary. Is there any objection to the box being opened or is there any charge of irregularity?''
 Silence ensued and the President un- locked the box. With Messrs. w. T. Seibels and c. A. Lanier, Jr., acting as tellers for the Council, the box was opened and the result was announced and tabulated. The same form was pur- sued in the opening of the other boxes. The returns from Ward were received and opened few minutes after Il o'clock.
 Concerning Challenged Voters.
 President Jones announced that the vote of Albert Wilson had been chal- lenged In Ward on the ground that he was a Republican. The managers. he said. had investigated that charge and unanimously reported that MT. Wilson had consistently voted the Democratic ticket. His vote was. therefore, counted as cast
 The President also announced that aO votes had been challenged in Ward 2 be- cause the tickets had not been properly markd. The intent of all the voters Colonel Jones said. was plain. and ths Council had unanimously decided to count the votes as cast The ballots wjKch in many cases were incomplete were an- nounced as follows:
 For Mayor-Carr. z: Anderson, 5; Mey- CT, '; Finley. 1.
 For Aldermen-at-Large- 4; Hay- good. 5; Jackson. 10; Kohn, 7 May, 6; 6; Teague. Y; Tennille, 4.
 For Aldemen-Todd, {; Ruth, I3; Strauss, IA.
 For Members of the Central Council Smith, 2: Ford, 5.
 The returns from Ward 4. one of the largest in the city. were slow in coming They delayed the final result for an hour It was after midnight before the mana gers hurried in with the box. The crowd was hushed Into silence as Colonel Jones unlocked the box.
 The result was received with enthusi- astic cheers by the Carr men. The Carr wave of applause was met with counter cheers from the Anderson men when they