Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-11-04

ROCHESTER, Nov. 4.-The republicans
claim large gains in every ward of the city
and estimate that they will carry Monroe
county by 5000 majority. The democrats
do not admit more than half this majority.
HUDSON, Nov. 1.-THE democratic eecto
ral ticket is running considerably ahead of
the State and local tickets. Indications are
of a largely increased democratic vote over
1880 Reports from the county towns are
to the same effect.
BUFFALO, Nov. 4-Iu the ninth ward,
strongly republican, in which Gov. Cleye-
land votes, there is an unusually strong ef-
fort being made to carry it for him, and it
is believed he will carry the ward.
BROOKLYN, N. y, Nov. 4-The leaders
of the democratic party say that Cleveland's
majority in Kings county will be from 49,,
600 to 10000. but the republicans contend
that he will not go out Of the county with
more than 5000 or 10000. The Butler and
st. John vote will be very small.
OHIO.
CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 4.-The weather is
murky and threatening rain. The polls or
ganized peacefully throughout the city. A
heavy vote was polled early, about the same
as the corresponding time in October, The
ticket holders at the polls are active, the
parties being designated by different color
ed badges, the most snowy being those worn
l,, 1,a
full October vote is being polled, which will
show considerable republican gain. At
gainesville the vote shows republican
gain over the October election. Reports
from the principal towns in the Western re-
serve, continue to show republican gains.
CINCINNATI, Nov. NO disturbance has
been reported anywhere except at one pre-
cinct in the Sth ward, where a colored man
offered his vote He was refused on &C.
count of non residence, and was knocked
down and driven away. Eleven arrests
have been made for illegal voting, all of
which were of colored men.
MARYLAND.
BALTIMORE, November 1.-The election
drought the State to day except in several
counties where the question of "local OPP
ton" will be voted on, is for electors of
President and Vice President and six mem
bers of Congress. There are four Presi-
dental tickets-the republican, democratic,
peoples and the prohibition. The general
interest has centered more upon the result
of the Congressional than the Presidential
election The election is proceeding very
quietly in this city, and large vote is being
east. In the Fourth district, Findlay, dem
ncratic candidate for Congress, is consider
ably cut and will run behind the ticket. So
far ~ heard from through the State both
parties are hard at work. Little attention
is paid to the Butler ticket, but in this city
81. John is expected to get considerable
vote.
ALABAMA.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 4.-There is not
much opposition in the State to the demo
cratic electors. The principal contest is in
the eighth congressional district where
Wheeler, dem, is opposed by Day, rep. No
State or county officers are to be voted for.
In the third district it is probable that w.
c. Oates will be reelected by large ma
iority
MASSACHUSETTS,.
BosToN, Oct. 1.-The weather here is
cloudy and threatening, but there being
four tickets in the field, dem, rep. peoples
Buller) and prohibition, the vote is likely
to be large All Of these tickets have cleo.
toral gubernatorial and Congressional can.
ddates.
LOUISIANA.
New ORLEANS, Nov. but little other
than national issues, the tariff mainly and
the success of individuals for Congress,
marked the campaign in this State until
the recent violence in the third district,
where a republican meeting was broken up
by democrats and 16 or II of the partici-
pants were killed and several are believed
to have been drowned. The first and fifth
districts each have two democratic and one
republican candidate.
RHODE ISLAND.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Oct. 4.-There are no
State officers to filled in this State to-day,
Presidential electors alone being voted for.
The closest contest will probably be made
in the I'd Congressional district.
PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA, November 4.-The day
opened in Philadelphia with the weather
overcast and threatening rain, but the early
vote was heavy. No State officers are to be
voted for to-day in this State. The voters
in the State at large are casting their ballots
only for Presidential electors and one Con-
gresham at large Congressman are to be
selected in the 81 districts and members of
the Legislature in the various districts
throughout the State. Garfield had a
plurality of 1926.