The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-28

count.
There was no action in regard to tho
petition for leave 20 photograph defective
ballots presented by Mr.. Granger Sat
urday. After the recess on Saturday
Granger made steady gains which con-
finued with slight Interruptions we'll into
the evening as the board did not adjourn
until II p. m.
In Ward 7. District 3, Granger lost p
and stiness lost as, giving the former a
net gain Of IL.
The, Fourth, district showed loss OF y
Cor Granger and "a for Stiness giving
Granger another gain OF is net.
There was only net gain OF one for
Granger in the Fifth district, but II
brought Granger's plurality UP to ll6
Granger made a net loss Of three In the
Sixth district, his loss being % and Stiness
lost II.
In the Eighth ward. First district.
Granger lost 25 and Stiness 20. giving the
former a net gain OF four.
The Second district showed loss OF Sb
for Granger and as for Stiness, giving
the former a net gain OF II votes. Stiness
made net gain OF IA In the next district,
Granger losing AZ and stiness but 2S.
1 There was a net gain OF three In the
next district for Granger. his loss being
% and 20 for Stiness
In the Fifth district Granger lost but
20. against Stiness' loss OF IL, which gave
"a net gain OF 21 TO Granger.
The last district OF this ward gave an
other gain for Stiness OF II net, Granger
losing 81 and Stiness Is.
BOTH CANDIDATES LOST.
In the Ninth ward. District /. Granger
lost AZ and stiness Al, thereby giving a net
gain OF six for the latter.
The Second district count gave net
gain OF II for Granger. whose mean loss
was IS. and IS was Stiness' loss.
This gave Mr.. Granger plurality OF
Ja2 at the time the board took n recess.
IT was record breaking counting and there
was but 10 moro districts to count.
In the third district OF Ward Nine
Granger lost eight and Stiness 30 maknN
a net loss OF % for Stiness. This was the
first district counted this morning ana
brought Changers plurality up 10 lA
In the fourth district Granger lost nine
and Stiness Is making a net gain OF 10 for
Granger.
The NTH district showed loss OF is for
Granger and 16 for Stiness giving the lat
ter net loss OF one.
This gave Granger a plurality or Ill
votes, but the sixth district brought II up
To 1s5. for Granger lost 10 and Stiness
lost 30.
TENTH WARD BALLOTS.
The Tenth ward count was then com
menced and there was great deal Of in
terest in this ward as a large number OF
errors were looked for on account OF the
percentage OF voters who are unused to
ballot marking.
The standards required by returning
boards for the ballots handed In will
make a course in voting instruction i'm
perative In the future and II was suggest
ed that the Tenth ward he the place
where the first school be established
The loss in the first district was not url-
usually large, however. considering the
relative size OF the vote for Granger lost
II votes net in the district the gross loss
for Granger q and Stiness l6
This left the total plurality for Granger
thus far Ia and with but ara -aistF4ets- yet
20 be counted the board took a recess for
about an hour at 1870.
II is extremely probable that the count
will be completed during the afternoon.
CITY HALL COUNT.
The board OF canvassers and registra-
tion at city hall today took up the count
OF the votes for senator and represen-
tatives and succeeded in completing one
election district finding no substantial
rhangeS in the totals. Two Of the regis
sist Of candidates. over so keys being
used in all
About noon the official returns for
general officers was made by the board
80 city clerk, Col william E. Clarke. and
~ was found that the total vote for
mayor. including blank and defective
ballots. was 27. $50 against 2S,s4t OF last
year, giving gain OF 1889 votes for this
year.
MAYOR
Augustus q Miller Dem. 47s votes.
CITY TREASURER.
Walter L. Clarke. Rep. ble0 votes.
HARBOR MASTER
James T. +. Bucklin. Rep. i34s votes
OVERSEER OF THE POOR
Matthew J. Cummings. Dem. 1859 votes
FOR ALDERMEN
Stephen A. Cooke, Ward l.. Rep. b5s.
Charles sisson. Ward. 2. Ind. 20.
John g. Dunn. Ward 3, Dem, l7t.
John c. Budlong, Ward 4. Rep, 6o4.
William X. Reynolds Ward 8, Rep. ee3
George n Grant Ward 8. Rep. 46o.
Walter A. Presbrey, Ward I. Rep. 400
Gilbert r.. Parker Ward s. Rep. AGA
Burnsh r. Perkins, Ward ., Rep. 23O.
William ". Coveii, Ward 10. Rep. sO7.
coUNcILMEN.
Ward l. Joseph Balch. George w.
Parks, q. Richmond Parsons. clifford &
Tower.
Ward 2 G Edward Barney, John Kalso
Charles r.. Makepesce. Everett T. Rogers
Ward 3: Dennis y Donovan, Thomas I
Flynn. Joseph ~. Gamer Michael A
Rattigan.
ward :: Joseph p. Doyle Adolphus j