The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-05
IT'S ELECTION DAY
One Ayowed Independent
Candidate Out.
He is Fab. n. Mealhers for Alderman Against
n. H. Croker and P. B.
Or fin.

Today Is election day, and there is lit
tie more than one ticket in the field.
To be sure, there is one independent
for alderman, Fab II. weathers. in tie
First Division of the Third Ward. he
was an assured candidate yesterday. and
his circular cards were being distributed.
His claim is that many people Were
illegally voted at the primaries, and that
II the present registered vote in the dis
trict had been the vote at the primary.
he would have been elected 1t will be
remembered that he was defeated in that
primary. receiving vote of 1lS, against
170 for p. b. Grinis and 165 for H. II.
Croker
There was other talk of independents
being voted for today. a considerable deal
of talk but it could not be sifted down to
facts. For one thing. 1t Is said that
James A. Saunders will get some votes
in the Second Division OF the First ward.
Chairman Joseph E. Pogue, of the
Democratic Executive Committee, was
asked yesterday how the situation was.
lie said:
ITO my mind there is no doubt about
the election of the nominees of the party
1t is important, however, that all the
Democratic voters of the different pre-
eincts should turn out and cast their
votes for the nominees.
''There have been Tumors for several
days of Independent candidates in some
of the wards. but It is not thought that
they will materaliZe, for it is difficult
TO see how any Democrat can hope 20
win after the party hes named its candi-
dates at a regular Democratic primary"
The pandidafac tIa off
as nominated by the Democratic primaries
and convention last March, are:
For Mayor-A. NJ Powell.
For City Clerk-W. w. Wilson.
For Tax Collector-Charles S. Lumsden.
For Aldermen:
First Ward, First Division-James /.
Johnson and VIM. Boylan
First Ward, Second Dvision-C. A. Sc
park and John o. Smith.
Second Ward, First Division-Lynn
Wilder and Henry T. Hicks.
Second Ward Second Divisional. p
Andrews, Jr., and Fred Habel
Third Ward, First Ward-P. B. Griffis
and H. H. Crocker
Third Ward, Second Division-W. Nj
Novel; and j. G. Upchurch
Fourth Ward, First Division-L. c.
Rogers and r. C. BEDFORD
Fourth Ward. Second Divison-N. NJ.
Rand and w. II. Bland
The polling places, and the respective
poll holders are as follows:
First Ward. First Divsion-Capital
Fire House: ]. ]. Lewis and W. H. |
Rogers.
First Ward. Second Division-Conn's
old store; w. J. Saunders and H. NJ
Farnsworth.
Second Ward. First Division-victorl
Fire House: C. w. Beavers and X. w. |
Merritt.
Second Ward, Second Division-E. Hugh
Lees store; A. E, Glenn and E. j. Best /
Third Ward, First Division-Jones
warehouse: L. A. Emory and C. II.
Beine.
Third Ward. Second Division-Fulcher's
store: ]. NJ. Bishop and Geo. F. Ball
Fourth Ward. First Divson-City Lot |
W. H. Strother and A. d. Huling
Fourth Ward. Second Division-P. ].
Jeffrey's store: W. ID. Smith and j. r.
ONeal.
The polls open at sunrise and will clos
at sunset. At the close of the polls the
registrar and judges OF election Will
count the ballots and record the vote
upon the blanks. and appoint one of their
number to attend the meeting of the
board of canvassers, which will meet at
IL o'clock tomorrow in the Mayors office
to canvass the returns and judcially de-
termine the vote.