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Show MUNICIPAL ELECTION. Non-Mormons Unite on the Mormon Mor-mon Opposition. The People's Ticket Elected. Yesterday was a lively day, being election ti ine. For the past few weeks we have kept the people informed in-formed on city election aflairs, the: various mass meetings and the several seve-ral tickets adopted. At one time there were five sets of candidates be-for be-for the public, each little circular combination having adopted a ticket, besides the People's candidates nominated nom-inated at the mass convention held in the Old Tabernacle on the 31st ult. During the latter part of last week o ticket also headed "Tlie People's Tickot," appeared, with Hon.Wiliiam Jennings lor Mayor and the names of four of thfi PRntlemen who were on the regular People's ticket, the other being new names, but all the gentlemen gentle-men being old residents and Mormons. Mor-mons. ' On Saturday evening, at the meeting of non-Mormons in the Institute, In-stitute, it was intimated that there would be a chance in the ticket; and early yesterday morning that change was announced in posters circulated throughout the city, signed by all of the nun-Mormon candidates, "declining "declin-ing election," and calling upon their friends to vote the ticket headed by William Jennings for mayor. This action concentrated the forces of two weak parties, and, made a much stronger opposition, but one with little hopes of success. At eight a.m. the polls were opened in each of the municipal wants and the rush began. The regular ticket had been printed in large type on yellow paper, while the other was in small letters on white paper. But the opposition soon found that yellow paper was the most popular, and iu a short time their tickets appeared on that colored paper. The size and shade were not exactly like the regular regu-lar ticket, but after a few more; changes, without close scrutiny it was I hard to distinguish the tickets. The I enly other ticket in the field, and that with but few Riinnnrtara. was t.lw "school district representation" one, which soon left the field to the first two. At each of the five polling places Ninth Ward School House, Court House, Sixteenth Ward School House, Twentieth Ward School House and City Hall canvassers were present and all worked assiduously assi-duously for theirjrespective parties. The opposition was manifested to a considerable extent, though at the City Hall the main forces of each party were centred. Here the noise, bustle and confusion were intense, yet with all the best of feelings prevailed; pre-vailed; not a fight nor other disturbance disturb-ance occurred. The canvassers for the opposition worked well for their : party, and through their endeavors many voted that ticket who would otherwise have cast their .ballots for the regular candidates. Carring ?s and hacks were kept running all day, taking tak-ing ladies to the polls, who turned out in greater numbers than ever before at an election in the city. Like the males, the ladies had their friends, casting their ballots for the d liferent candidates in about. the same proportion propor-tion as did the men. During the day the National Band was driven through the city in a wagon, with '"For Mayor, William Jennings"' on the sides of it, and flags flying therefrom. there-from. Tlie rush in the outside wards had closed by about noon, and after that hour voting was carried on quietly. But at the City Hall, even up to Hir closing f the polls, the rush hud scarcely abated; and the excitement did not cease ti'l the sealing of the boxes. As is too often the case at elections, there was probably some repeating and others may have voted illegally; but the challengers of eaph party werp on the alert to guard againet such infractions of the law, and cases of illegal voting must have been limited in number. At 6.30 p.m. the ballot boxes were returned from the several municipal wards to the City Hall. The Mayor directed the Recorder to send invitations invita-tions to Messrs. J. R Walker, Fred. Auerbach, General P. E. Connor and Captain Thomas H. Batns to be present to witness 'the opening of the ballot boxes and the counting of the votes. Alderman Pyper and Messrs. John I T. Caine, B. 11. Sehettler, John K.I Winder, T, 0. Webber and Paul A.) Sehettler were invited to assist the Recorder in counting the notes'. A message was received from Mr. Sainl. Auerbach, stating that Mr. Fred. Auerbach was absent from the city. . The gentlemen present were sworn to faithfully per form the d u ty of counting the votes, and making, a true return thereof; the oath being administered by the Mayor. At a little after 7 o'clock the counting count-ing commenced, the ballot box of each ward oeing counted separately, with the 'following result: Fob MiToi. 2s iss w H i PH Wells &I"70 82: 3W 11-13 :HUSj Wm JenniDr" 11 373. i; 1(7 1L.7r 'Scattering . 3. ' For Ai.nKRMEir. ' Iaanc GroQ....l 530 i s2' (14 50-i Il"S:tfi28' (ieo Crismon -')2'; h-ia !,W H3B:ti24 Jetar Clinton '! 8fi2- 7i'5 ftl3 H2M ;mt John Shrp U8U 12.15 88't: (iitl -Ml ;vl77 AloiC l'yrcr GSi' liiti W1 Gl!i WW .'US J -M Benedict xn'- 1: 21 KM 8 ibSI A Miner Hfc ;V7i); S-l- 21 1 HitW Nlircoibcok. 15-ii 57V bl- JM 1001 .liiia Scattering ... S" ! j '8 For Col' vriLORB. i i ' Ifrighan) Young rSt! sr ST,; r,W 11-11 :;i.h Tho McKo-n f3'l: Wii; 1 142 Alhort. Orrington m2- N7i 5flS;lHU 311.') J R Winder- 53V g ,2. 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