Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-10-14
Intense Excitement and a Large
Vote BeingePoIled.
Serious Disturbances, will,
Bl0Otsslled, in Some of
the Cincinnati Wards.
A Conflict Between the United States
and The State Authorities.
Beautiful Weather all Over the
State and Three-FOurths of
the Vote in at Noon.
To-day's Elections.

To-day's Elections.
OHIO.
Cincinnati, October 14-The state
candidates are: Secretary of state,
Judge of the supreme court and
the board of public works. The demo-
cratic candidate for secretary of state Is
the present incumbent, Mr.. Newman.
The republican candidate is Gen. J. s.
Robinson who now represents the Marion
district in congress.
An immense vote is being polled. each
party trying not only to get in all the
votes, but to get them in early. 1t is
understood that Ohio will be the battle
ground and on the issue to-day depends
the conduct of the campaign for the
next three weeks. The polls are being
closely watched. Deputy sheriffs and
police represent the democrats, deputy
United States marshals and the citizens
committee the republicans.
Large crowds are gathered at many oi
the polling places and the air is full oi
rumors. Outbreaks at the polling places
are expected. Voting continues rapidly
Commissioners Harper and Provasce
have already committed twenty.seven
men for illega! voting. A little before
noon A. L. Russell, while Hourishing q
pistol around near the polling place
in the eighteenth ward was shot and in.
stantly killed by colored deputy mar.
sbal.
At noon everything was quiet in most
of the wards. Men are constantly being
brought to the government building by
officers for illegal voting.
A report came from the fifteenth ward
that the deputy sheriffs had oyerpower.
ed the deputy marshals and we're refus.
ing to allow the negroes to vote. The
United States marshal has sent an ad'
ditional number of deputy marshals to
the scene. Weather cool and pleasant
and large vote is being polled. Mer
about the polls say there Is very little
scratching. Great excitement every.
where.
Two of the three policemen who ar.
rested a United States deputy marshal
have been arrested. Their case at 2:4C
p. NJ, is in hearing before United
States commissioner on charge of OBJ.
structing United States marshal in the
discharge of his duty. The marshals are
out after another policeman and q
lieutenant of police who locked the
deputies up.
The policemen before the United
States commissioner we're released on
bond. The city is feverish with excite.
ment, and many arrests have been made
at the polls for illegal voting. Chal.
longing is carried to q greater extent
than ever before. Slight collisions have
taken place in the several wards, the
worst IN the sixth, where there are large
numbers of negroes and Irish voters,
and where a Pinkerton detective was
badly beaten. This morning Foxy
Anderson, negro, was killed by dep.
uty marshal.
A large number of repeaters have been
arrested and are beng guarded 10 the
government building. A number OF
these we're brought in the patrol wagon
by the police. This added to the excite
ment. There has been considerable
shooting in the sixth, eighth,
eighteenth and nineteenth wards. In
the latter deputy marshal shot o
deputy sheriff, but not fatally. In the
eighteenth, the democratic ward, there is
great excitement. because large re.
publican vote is being polled. The citi.
zens of Glendale report that large
number of the Irish vote the republican
ticket. The total vote will probably
reach eight hundred thousand.
The report that Foxy Anderson was
killed in the sixth ward is not true. He
had an alteration, but was not seriously
hurt.
Probably the day will pass peaoeably,
but there are some fears of violence at
the time of the closing of the polls at 6
p. m. 1t is evident the vote will be the
largest ever cast, Such is the report
from all quarters of the state.
It was remarked by Judge Kelly of
Pennsylvania. after canvassing the state,
that he had never seen such intense in.
terest manifested in politics since 1s10.
Columbus, Oct. 14-The weather is
bright and clear. Everything is favora-
BILE for full vote, which ls being polled.
No disturbances other than the arrests
of few strangers trying to vote and
others for disorderly conduct.
Cleveland, Oct. 14-The weather
throughout the western reserve is beau
tiful and there is every indication that a
large vote will be polled. No unusual
excitement. both sides are working
earnestly.
Toledo, Oct. 14-The weather ls clear
and cool. Everything is quiet. The in
dications are that the vote will be
the largest ever polled. In SIX of the
eight wards it is estimated that over one.
half the votes were polled before 8
o'clock.
Cosbockton, Ohio, Oct. 14-The vote
will probably be the heaviest ever known
in this city. At noon more than four
ffths Of the vote had been polled.
Colnmhna O. Oct 14-Erom aome 10.