The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-03-21

again at the> courthouse the demo-
cratic commissioners vefusea the GER
i tilted affidavitaeef registration of
many who 1wsr&S1nable to- he regis
tered by the ssgIsirars appointed for
that purpose by S&he city council. In
the list OF thoSs, Who we're refused
the right OF saRsage by. the demo-
cratic com misaapners were men who
had lived n.sAarleston for, many
Years. While Cha result OK the, cleo
ton would hardly have been changed
II these voters Ind been given their
rights under. tAe: law, the MAORI
ties would have been reduced sew
eral hundred aNd IT Is probable: that
the repubicaAA ssolld have elected
few councilEneM out of the lot.
Disturha nceasS Around the polling
places were very rare: >, The police
were very caaaEf54s not to infringe
upon the rfektkl of the voters and
also acted. .whk discretion. in keen
ing the crowds gathered at the polls.
away from thA 80 foot line. Each
side seemed fear trouble would
break out. and as result both
were Cautious One Of the. features
OF the voting w8s at the courthouse
| where the hickey club brigade stood
around with f&kAe hickory clubs In
their hands wahihg for trouble.
Several fist fights. tsoeeurred over the
shy but i1 9sg reaRulted seriously to
The Old '!triangle'' as it was
formerly called under the old char
ter; was the scena. Of, the hardest
daYs J ;Jast aa thasSaiis opened at Nat aat
Slau glitter brought forth Her braves,
and this: the STRONGEST republican
precinct in, the. dig made. SO by the
enormous .colored H0Ees residing in
that region Of the. gisatY, was carried
by the dem ocrats5sby "a. good sized
m8jorit@ More money was spent
at, this poipt tha4sat any other place
in the city and ne returns showed
it was. spent to good advantage.
The .Aop Of the Garnet. school pre-
cinct to the democratic column, Was
also a, distinctive sSsRrprise to the
city. Here. lives 8s, large. majority
Of the Tcnlored .Yota9s and although
the republican Workers worked hard
and long, the poRsr OF money told
above argument and Old Garnet .weBs
DEM 6cTatfc- all along the line. -.
General -Hefiey y majority as ffg-
ured by the returns that came i'm
last night amounts toll 1855. He re-
cefved 1919 votes An the city to
2,864 For Col, RddesfIl. j.. Shirley
Ross, democratic candidate for re-
corder received 3,287 votes and his
oppohent CaptainzE,sN Hood .2,122.
j.. Feree Bedell, He demDerat1c, cam
date. for .treasurM ran behind his
ticket, receiving %2g7 votes to 2,17s
for M. M. Villa nsof..
For the board .of1 public affairs
Albert J, Humphf eyS, fad a majority
the first district across Elk river.
John Baker Whitssrecet4ed major
tty Of az over WaD, Issacs in the
second district and Chas. Loeb re-
eeived majority ,oia294 in the third
district over John BmFfoyd.
The vote for c0mncflmen stood as
First Ward.
Wood, D., 334; %Jefrries, D., 1913.
Matthes, r., 2o5; Cook, r., 2O6.
| Second Ward. -.
! Car Barn Bon1taraz, D., 256; Hei-
ger. r., 1S7. -.
| Lincoln Schooflf9hse-B D.,
219; Heller, r., 188. i
Third Ward.
49,; Elk ,SSchoolhouse. - Malone, D.,
| 157; WAGNER, r., I21. -
Bigley Avenue~-Malone, D., 1876;
I wagner, r., 110.&an
u, - Fourth Ward.
Courthouse --.Babby, D., $50;
Young, r., ISL. ~ .
RoS's .Corner4Bibby, D., 1915.
Young, r., 80. e...
Fifth Ward.
E&a8; Botkin, D., @a .Apttz, r., 1873; !,
MenngeE, r. tS& IN -: .. =
City Ha1l--Jarrett, D., 1872; Bot
Kin, D., 1872; Aultz, r., 142; Mena-
ger, r., 141, ~ -. ~
Sixth Ward.
simpsons Stable1-Abney, D., 210y
Barber, r., 145. ##= -. ,
4 mchls Barber shep~-Abney, D.,
1871; Barber, r., M So
Seventh ard. s..
High School-+fsorSell, D., i181;
Wherle, D., 154S gcherr, r 115t
Vickers, r., 104. ~ I1... .i,..>
! Mercer hoolfonse7 Noryelb d.
~ Whsglsss sn,s herr r.
4. : .Eigi,tlk fgsfed. ~ -. !,
Garnet sepoofSss !,
2SSs; oabeib RR " II 5 (. s