Hemingray will allow employes 2 hours leave to cast votes for bond issue

YES OR NO.

Election on the Issuing of

$2,000,000 Bonds.

The Vote and How it is Being

Polled.

This morning at 6 o'clock the different polls were thrown open to the public, who are to decide whether $2,000,000 bonds additional are to be given for the completion of the Southern Railroad or not. The workers for the road have completed their organization, and last evening had furnished every voting place with an ample supply of tickets. They have also posted at every precinct a large map of the route of the road.

The merchants and manufacturers have co-operated by giving their employes two hours' time, morning or evening to vote, as will be seen from the following:

The undersigned merchants and manufacturers, in view of the importance of the special election to be held on Wednesday, August 14th, 1878, and in order to afford to ourselves as well as well as to our employes an opportunity to vote in favor of the proposed additional issue of $2,000,000 bonds for the completion of the Cincinnati Southern Railway, which we believe to be to the best interest and welfare of our city and its citizens, do hereby agree to either close our respective places of business and manufactories at 4 o'clock p.m. on said date, or give to each of our employes two hours in the morning or afternoon; and we respectfully solicit the hearty co-operation of merchants, manufacturers and our fellow citizens generally.

Wm. Glenn & Sons, Fechheimer, Frenkel & Co., Duhme & Co., Robt. Clarke & Co., J. & A. Simpkinson & Co., Goldsmith, Loeb & Klaw, Bohm Brothers & Co., Louis Stix & Co. (Strauss), Louis Wald & Co., J. B. Schroder, Kleine, Timbermann & Co., McAlpin, Polk & Co., Buchman, Bros. & Co., Gottlieb & Mayer, J. & L. Seasongood & Co., Cincinnati Gazette Company, King Bros. & Co. J. W. Fisher & Co., Phillips Coal Com­pany (J. A. J. Smith, Engineer), Megrue & Dykins, B. W. Wasson & Co., Fox & Thom­as, Shaffer Bros, & Co., Wright, Wood & Co., W. H. Gilpin, Lewis Kennedy & Co., Hill Bros, & Co., Wm. Hamy, P. Andrew & Co., Ryan Bros., Grubb & Hart, Hugh McBirney & Co., Graybell & Co., Taylor & Bro., Gardner Phipps & Co., Evans, Lippincott & Cunningham, May Bros. & Co., Kleine, Det­mer & Co., Post & Co., Joseph Kinsey, Voorhees, Miller & Co., A. & J. Trounstine & Co., W. S. Dickinson & Co., Goldsmith, Enneking & Co., Shipley, Hoover & Co., J. & W. B. Sachs, Phillips, O’Connell & Co., Alex. Forwood & Co., F. G. Ringgold & Co., N. Drucker & Co., A. H. Gore & Co., R. W. Booth & Co., Hemmingray [sic] Hemingray Glass Company, Wm. G. Fischer & Co., H. F. West, Bros, & Co., Stix, Krause & Co., John Kauffman.

Meetings in favor of the completion of the road were held last night in the First, Third, Tenth, Twelfth, Fourteenth, and Twentieth Wards.

In the Second Precinct those opposed to the road adopted the following:

"Resolved" That the citizens of the Twentieth Ward are opposed to the further issue of bonds for Southern Railroad pur­poses while the present Trustees have charge of the road."

The Workingmen held a meeting last evening at Fountain Square against the Trustees and the road. Speeches were made by Mr. Ehrman, Mr. John McIntosh and Mr. Gloganer. Afterwards they resolved upon a jont [sic] joint meeting, when speeches in fa­vor of the road were made by Mr. J. T. Redman, Master Mechanic of the Southern Road, and Mr. Theodore Clements, and against the road by Mr. W. F. Haines of Newport, Mr. Sol. Ruthenberg, Mr. Phil. Van Patten and Mr. Ed. Hoffman.

In traveling over the various wards this morning and this afternoon we arrived at the conclusion that the people would with an overwhelming majority grant the loan of $2,000,000 bonds for the completion of the road.

It looks as if all hostility had now died out, except in a few German wards.

The result of our tramp shows that the "Yes" ticket will undoubtedly be suc­cessful.

First Ward — In the Precincts A, B, C, the vote in last May was in favor of the $2,000,000 by a majority of 184 votes. In Precinct D, the “Noes” had a majority of 17 votes.

To-day there is scarcely any "No" ticket being polled, and a big "Yes" majority is assured. The balloting will be very heavy.

Second Ward — Here last time the First Precinct gave 406 "Yes" votes and 219 "Noes." The Second gave 176 "Yes" and 123 "Noes." The "Yes" vote will be bigger to-day by far.

Third Ward — In the First Precinct a ma­jority of 138 votes was given against the loan. This time the majority will be de­creased immensely, and some are even san­guine that the "Yes" vole will win. The same is the case with the Second Precinct.

Fourth Ward — About 900 votes will be cast here. The Ward last time was against the road, but a somewhat favorable turn has taken place now. Still some say that as the organization in favor of the issuing of the bonds have not been perfected, a close con­test might be expected. Those who are op­posed to the road say that they will carry the Ward. It is nip and tuck.

Fifth Ward — Here the First Precinct, which in May gave a "Yes" majority of 111 votes, hardly any "No" tickets are be­ing cast. The Second will be about evenly divided. About 700 votes are expected to be cast.

Sixth Ward — A majority of 155 votes in favor of the road was given here in May and this time there will hardly be any opposi­tion. The First Precinct will probably cast about 270 "Yes" votes. In the Second Pre­cinct at 10 o’clock to-day about 100 votes had been cast, and of these about 18 were "No" votes. A rousing majority for the "Yes" ticket is assured.

Seventh Ward —The First Precinct last time gave 412 "No" votes and 217 "Yes." It is confidently said that the latter will be ahead this time. The Second Precinct will come out about even.

Eighth Ward — In this ward there was no organization in favor of the measure, but the indications are there will be a majority in favor of the bill.

Ninth Ward — Here, as in May last, a ma­jority of about 250 or more will be given in favor of the road.

Tenth Ward — In the First Precinct, where the opposition polled a majority vote of 186 at the former election, there is a lively time to-day. Both parties are confident of victory, and the vote will doubtless be close. At the Second Precinct the opposition is not active, and the vote, which at the former election stood 23 majority against the bill, will un­doubtedly be in favor of the loan to-day.

Eleventh Ward — In the First Precinct the "No" ticket is far in advance, but in the Second the "Yes" men will carry the day.

Twelfth Ward — It is thought that this ward will go against the road, the same as in May, but the "Noes" will not poll as heavy a vote this time.

Thirteenth Ward — In the first or lower precinct the "Noes" will undoubtedly have a majority, although it will be a small one, as a large number of voters who voted "No" last time to-day polled "Yes" tickets The Second Precinct is nearly solid for the road.

Fourteenth Ward — The First Precinct will probably give a "No" majority, and the Second, which last time gave the "Noes" a majority of four votes, will go "Yes."

Fifteenth Ward — At the First Precinct the opposition will carry the day by a large majority. At the former election the vote stood 121 against the bill, and it is expected to run about the same to-day. At the Sec­ond Precinct of the Sixteenth Ward supporters of the bill are polling the largest vote and will carry the election by a fair majority. At the former election the majority against the bill was 16.

Seventeenth Ward — Here there will be a terrific slaughter of the "No" ticket. In fact by 10 o'clock to-day it was already de­feated.

Eighteenth Ward — This ward goes the same as the Seventeenth, but not with the "Yes" ticket.

Nineteenth Ward — The First Precinct is about evenly divided, with the chances in favor of "Yes." The Second Precinct hardly shows up a "No" vote.

Twentieth Ward — About 350 majority for the "Yes" ticket is the calculation here.

Twenty-first Ward — This is a doubtful Ward, owing to the large number of voices opposed to the $2,000,000 bonds.

Twenty-second Ward — This will give a slight majority for the "Noes."

Twenty-third Ward — When the voting be­gan here this morning two "Yes" tickets were polled to one "No" ticket, although at the last election the latter ticket was car­ried.

Twenty-fourth Ward — This is also one of the doubtful wards.

Twenty-fifth Ward — Here in May last the "No" majority was 433. To-day the "Yes" ticket is being polled lively.

Judging from the opinions gathered from the various voting places, it may be reliably said that the $2,000,000 will be is­sued.