The daily sentinel., 1903-04-08
DEMOCRATIC
VICTORY.

To their extreme sorrow both men
tally and financially, quite a number
of people knew there was an elec tion
Yesterday. To the young democracy
of the city it was a day of great vic
tory. Such battle royal as they
fought could not but result in big
victory, Notwithstanding that there
was tremendous odds against the tick
ct. it being fought ON every side by
enemies, both open and veiled Yet
this militant democracy succeeded in
electipg Mayor Sampliner to succeed
himself, an almost unparalleled vic
tory in the face of there being two
tickets in the field; that he was being
fought bitterly by the Allison Camp
bell-Ketchum combination. AS we
have stat ID elsewhere, where the fight
is reviewed, had he been defeated by
fifty, he might have yet claimed the
victory, fiom the fact that the hybrid
ticket of the opposition, placed in the
field solely to defeat him was so utter
ly routed, its forces scattered and its
leaders losers both in reputation and
pocketbooks, that even with such a
defeat, we say we could have claimed
victory.
He was elected though by seventeen
votes over John j. Lumsden, a very
strong candidate.
The democracy secured the election
of John W. Armstrong. well deserv-
ed recognition Of a faithful and con-
scientious official; also assisted in
the election of jefferson Watson, to a
certain extent, as great many demo-
Gratis voted for Mr.. Watson. In the
first ward, Samuel A. Waldroup, sue
ceeded himself as first class winner
William Stockton, the republican can
didate defeated the other democratic
nominee, Mr.. Thomas Chamb bers, by
n very slight margin.
In the second ward Thomas RAIDER
and Charles Buckius were winners,
hand; down. They polled good
strong vote and worked to secure it.
Both the republican nominees in this
ward were defeated
In the third ward Nelson Hards,
democrat. succeeded himself j. W.
Osborn, the other democratic nominee
in this ward was defeated by Timothy
Ramey. who was on the republican
ticket.
The bond issue was defeated by 116
votes. This was surprise to great
many voters. Toward the close of
the campaign and directly after Gen
eral Irving Hale, gentleman with
naional reputation for honor and ver-
acity, had made his report, there was
revulsion of sentiment against the
issuance of any more bonds and espec-
tally such an amount as S2S, 900 as be-
ing insufficient TO build plant of the
requirements of this city. On the
other hand the question of the amount
of our present tax rate was big fac
tor in defeating the bond issue. The
people had plenty of opportunity to
reao and study upon the matter as
there was no decided stand taken by
any of the papers for or against the
bonds.
DR.. Taylor on the city ownership
ticket did not uoll one more vote than
1T was expected he would He was
not i'll the race from the very begin
ming and there is no question what
ever that he was forced into the run
ming much against his will, after he |
had given the matter deliberation. |
He was used in a dirty attempt to de-
feat the regularly nominated ticket, |
by men who were part of the conven-
ton which nominated Mayor Sampli- |
ner. Had DR.. Taylor been the candi- |
date of men, who were allied with |
any party and had not participated in
any regularly constituted convention,
there might have been some grace in |
his running, but this was not the |
case