The Marlin Democrat
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, April 7, 1904
THE CITY ELECTION
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The city election on Tuesday was void of excitement, though there was
considerable interest in the races where there was opposition, and this was the
case in all except two.
The Terrell election law is the proper thing and
everybody is well pleased with the way it wor?s (I can't read this
word.kc)
THE VOTE BY WARDS.
City Marshal:
WARD 1 WARD 2
WARD 3 TOTAL
W. T. Lenoir
42
31
13
86
M. M. Coleman
42
43
76
161
W. H. Adams
63
21
36
120
S. H. Anderson 10
5
13
28
City Treasurer:
J. C. Fountain
85
61
59
205
C. C. Morris
67
36
77
180
Assessor collector:
F. M. Burkhead 155
99
144
398
City Secretary:
E. P. Hutchings 154
98
138 390
Alderman Ward 1:
Theo Portele
27
6
22 55
Geo. E. Sanders 55
38
36 129
J. B. Gray
39
21
50 110
W. J. Finks
31
34
18
83
Alderman Ward 2:
Wm. McComb
81
45
55
181
J. H. Robertson 72
53
73
198
Alderman ward 3:
Geo. S. Cousins 84
52
43
179
C. H. King
69
45
89
203
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The DEMOCRAT has about decided to establish a legal department that will make a
specialty of grinding out opinions on the Terrell election law. If we add this
department our fees shall be as follows: $20.00 for each opinion, one half to be
paid before the opinion is asked and the
other half before it is delivered. The opinions will be a la horse back and will
be guaranteed to stand until they are reversed by some higher authority.
Another Article - Same Paper (kc)
Marlin has experienced probably the
quietest election within the history of the town.
The crowds of people, white and black, that formerly
congregated around the polls were conspicuous by their absence all during the
day. The distance markers and instruction cards were hung up at the 100 foot
limit and the guard rails established so as to block the entrance to the polling
place and all the voter has to do is to go to the window, present his
credentials, call for a ballot, vote it and go on about his business.
The days of log rolling around election polls in Texas
are over. The Terrell election law has done the work. It has come to stay.
Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart and her volunteers for
printing by The Democrat, Marlin, Falls Co., Texas.