El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-01
HEAVY VOTE IS
CAST SATURDAY
Both Sides Claim Lead;
Davis Claims 1000
Plurality.
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The news was received that Jimenez
had been released
Camp = Pleased.
H =. Camp, chairman OF the city
executive committee, was asked how
everything was progressing Every
thing Is going nicely" said he. OF
course the Is untsmtliarity with the
work by election officials but they
are getting strung out 20 the work
Counting VIII probably begin about
. p II"
Davis 8IcE Complain.
Davis men expressed displeasure
Saturday afternoon at the way their
voters were turned down in precinct
p in East Fl Paso. they said Re
port had 20 votes cast there and the
Davis people claimed & to ! IN favor
Of their candidate II was claimed
that presiding Judge Bonney was
turning down great many voters for
various causes.
At nearly I ?. n city attorney. Nc
Broom claimed all legal questions
arising during the morning had been
amicably settled. The taking Of
marked ballots or memoranda Into
booths by voters was the prevailing
violation OF the law, but Il was
clearly shown that all the judge could
90 under the statute was 10 refuse
the voter an official ballot until he
gave up the memoranda or marked
ballot
They Fear jenkins Beaten.
Davis people were rather despond-
en1 for Ben jenkins for assessor nd
oolector and they were anxious about
Charles Pollock for corporation court
1udge. But they we're hopeful al
D. III. that the apparently sweeping
victory OF Davis might carry all can
lfdates through. They appeared to
fear the election OF Ross Bryan. one
q OTndorffs aldermanic candidates.
Some Official Counts.
Precinct two, Alabama hotel. us
south Oregon. regarded as q Davis
stronghold, was carrying margin OF
3 votes Tor the mayor over his op-
ponent at 1880, the official count be-
ing q 10 Il. Ben F. jenkins was
leading in the race for city assessor {
and collector with a total OF IS votes.
1IcSsin received Il and White H. The
5ame precinct gave Pollock 20 votes
70 % for Page. Semple, Pitman, Crit
fith and Sweeney were carrying small
2na 1oriCes In the aEdermanic race
Precinct 30. Morshead school. was
slightly in favor OF Orndorff. accord !
ing 20 a partial count at lis o'clock. !
Precinct %. Mesa fire station. gave
Davis II votes and Ornd0rff u. at I
'clock. Precinct 30 gave Page lead
"a noon over Pollock. while precinct 4
- Mesa fire station. gave him IS
re.es 10 Pollock's IL
Precinct %. Lamar school. out o. a I
total Of more than 200 votes to be
casL, the count stood AZ noon: ORR
Lorff 80. Davis "a Harper T.
Precinct ID For Davis, = to 7.
With so votes counted out OF IS
cast up 20 1-45 p. m. in precinct l9. I
Highland Park fire station. the vote I
was running about two to one IN I
laror OF Davis for mayor. officials al 4
lie precinct said The Davis alder /
mamie ticket also appeared 10 the 4
-0od- they said The race for assessor {
and collector was exceedingly cloEe. I
Vile for corporation judge. Pollock
was said 10 be a little ahead
Arndorff Shows Lead.
At Alta Vista school at 1850 D. m.
Burt Orndorff was leading Charles
Davis by eight votes. the count being
= and 81 with 15 for Harper Nc
-ain has q uttIs the best OF IL Joe
'zge was leading Chas. Pollock Al
e-uanic ticlEet split with Sweeney a
pronounced favorite- There are 10
votes in the precinct