Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-11
Fourth ward.

mings, 140; Lew Burmeister. 1903; Fred L.
Smith, colored, 81; Ike schlank, So.
Fourth ward.
In the Fourth, which the antis had
counted on with no little confidence. the
Moores following elected its entire delega-
ton Of twenty, headed by DR.. r. S. Anglin
as high man with 462 votes. The low men
on the delegation received 457, as against
the 40S Of w. +. 0urley, high man on the
anti ticket. The late Senator r. B. Howell
was low man on the anti ticket, with 400
on his tab. Eight hundred and ninety-eight
voters entered the booth, but two neglected
to turn in their ballots. so that the total
vote was 500. There were ASP straight
Moores ballots and 900 straight anti bal
lots, or a lead for Moores of Sc. There was
no friction in the ward despite the vigor
with which the leaders Of the factions
worked. Mayor Moores and City Attorney
Cornell gave their personal attention to
the ward during the entire afternoon. At
one time, shortly after the voting began,
the judges started to throw out the votes
Of FIVE men Of the Moores faction and Ma
than P. Dodge, jr, secretary Of the city
committee, was telephoned. He appeared
at the polls within a minute and informed
the judges that where, as in this case, the
mems names were not upon the registra-
tion books, but they produced afhdavits
! bearing the seal of the city clerk, such vot-
ers must not be refused. After that mat
trs progressed smoothly and rapidly.
The balloting for councilmen resulted:
George T, Nicholson, 217; F. B. Kennard,
2O4; A. p. Turkey, 172; D. H. Wheeler, SO;
Robert D. Duncan, 81; g. w. Britt, 43.
Fifth Ward.
In the Fifth ward the total vote was $50,
as against 619 polled last fall. The anti
ticket received $50 straight votes and the
Moores ticket $40 straight votes. There
were 20 scratched tickets and 80 rejected
tickets. The scratched tickets were very
evenly divided among the two tickets and
did not materially affect the general result.
The high man on the anti ticket received
$40 votes. and the high man on the Moores
ticket S59 votes.
For councilman. Bryce Crawford received
545 votes. as against 81 cast for Cornelius
Farrell.
Sixth Ward.
The Sixth ward was more holly con-
tested than It had ever been and the largest
vote was polled in that ward since the
Australian ballot law for primaries went
in effect. The total vote was 1,149, and Of
these there were only thirty-nine scratched
and defective ballots. The head OF the
anti-Moores delegation received 613 votes,
the head Of the Moores delegation 500
votes, a majority Of 104. This was also
the majority on straight ballots, and there
was 103 difference in the vote Of the low
men on each ticket. There was no trouble
Of any consequence at the polls. Both
sides were a little irregular in the matter
OF advancing voters before their turn, but
as no complaint was made and as all per-
sons In line at the hour Of closing were
permitted to vote, this ~irregularfty had
little effect upon the, result One arrest
was made, but the ofaeer, Woodbridge, con-
cluded that he had acted hastily and re-
leased his prisoner. The arrest was made
near the close Of the voting and the young
man was charged with interfering with
voters by being In the line more than
once, something that had been done all
day, but in this case the prisoner had not
done 1t, as he had been at the polls only
ten minutes. In the race between W. L.
Elbourn and Grant Williams for city clerk,
the former received 572 votes and the latter
S51. For preference for candidates for
council the vote was as follows: e. d.
Evans. 26O; George L. Hurst, 215; J. T.
Daugherty, PA; A. d. Small. 1913; W. r.
Homan. 11s; Gus L. Hollo, 81.
Seventh Ward.
The antis carried the Seventh ward by a
majority OF 169 In the heaviest voting pri-
mary the ward has ever known. OF the
us votes cast 419 were straight anti dele
cation and $50 Moores, while "a were
thrown out for improper marking and 20
were scratched, Robert w. Dyball, for
councilman, received 252. while s. e. How
ell, his closest antagonist, received PAL.
Eighth Ward.
In the Eighth ward the counting Of the
ballots was not completed until midnight,
owing to the fact that after the result of
the first count became known, the anti
Moores partisans demanded a second ex-
animation Of the ballots and recount. This
was done. but the only change resulting
was the withdrawal Of a protest against
two votes In favor Of the anti Moores
ticket, thus giving most OF that delegation
a small increase. Guy c. Fleming led the
Moores ticket with 4OS votes and James
Allan and Charles ]. Anderson ran ahead
Of their eompatriots with 1874 votes each.
Eight hundred and twenty-seven votes were
case, but quite a umber of these were
thrown out. In the ballot for councilman.
Bruner. whose name was the only one on
the ticket. received LAG votes. but Schroeder
got 20 and Anderson n. Flack also received
one vote. Just when all the ballots had
been counted. John A. Scott objected to the
issuing Of credentials to the delegates
elected on the ground that the back OF the
ballots had not been examined. This was
then done and all found to haze been cor
reotly signed.
Ninth Ward.
There being no contesting delegation. the
Benawa delegation Of sixteen members wal
elected in the Ninth ward. The council.
manic contest, in which interest centered
resulted in giving Charles S. Huntington
III votes; @. s. Benewa, 1853; Councilman
Trostler, 1926; A. G. Edwards, 81, and G. w
Mercer. 76. The total vote was $50.
List of the Delegates.
First Ward, Mocres Delegation-Ton
Ashford, Otto Bankie, William B.. Benson
y J; Cornish, Henry Ehrenpfort. Jane,
Henderson, Jacob kessler, Frank Kreljci
Rasmus Peterson, Jacob Svscina.
Second Ward, MOores Delegation-Charle.
Anderson. Fred Bruning, Ferdinand Haar
mann, CHARLES Houba, Joseph Kavan, Ere
o. kunz, John Lynch. Moses Logasa. Sam
nei Morris. 0 Nejeymsky. 0eorge Nick