Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-14
PREPARATIONS FOR TROUBLE.

A citizens meeting was held here
to-day, consisting of joint committee ap-
pointed by the Cleveland and Hendricks
clubs and by the Republican committee to
take some action to prevent illegal voting
tomorrow. A long conference was held,
and at its conclusion it was decided
to appoint four citizens, two
from each party, for each pre-
cinct in the city. 1t is learned
that similar meetings were held in other
cities and committees appointed who will
be at the polls all day. They will be
designated by badges, and will have au-
thority to scrutinize everything about the
ballot-boXes and the manner in which the
election is conducted. The Sheriff of this
county appointed between thirty and
forty deputies this afternoon to be present
at the polls, and the Mayor tonight,
believing that the Sheriff had interfered
with his authority, called meeting of the
police board and secured permission to
appoint 100 extra police.
ARRESTS ALREADY MADE.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 13.-Detective Rath-
bone, of the United States service, to-
night arrested twelve men on a charge of
cOnspiring to use frauds at the election.
The men are all white. They say that
they came here under direction of the
Chief of Police of Lexington to ''spOt'
colOred repeaters from that place. Their
railroad tickets were provided by the
Mayor of Lexington, and were good to
return until Wednesday morning. Their
board bill was also paid up to that time.
More arrests are expected tonight, and
United States Commissioner Harper will
probably remain up all night to hear the
cases.
WHAT A TROY PAPER LEARNED.
TROY, n. Y, Oct. 13.-In answer to
over 100 messages sent this afternoon by
the managing editor of the Troy TeIe0rGnl,
to leading editors and politicians in Ohio
and West Virginia, the Telegram has re-
ceived over seventy replies. They cover
all parts of both States. A careful
summary of these opinions, given
at late hour this morning, shows that
each party in Ohio, while claiming the
State, concede that the vote will be close.
The claims of majOrities on both sides are
much reduced from those heretofore made.
The most confident Republicans feel GER
tain of plurality of 5000 to $4,000, while
the Democrats look for 5000 to 5000. The
contest appears to hinge entirely on the
tariff and the vote of the Germans and
Hooking valley miners. Dispatches
from four sources in Cincinnati indicate
that Hamilton county will go Democratic
by 1000 majority. Bets there are even on
10000 Republican majority in the State,
Dub JleT0 is lJJle money up. Inc
editor of the State journal at Columbus
telegraphs that the indications are that
the State will go from 5000 to 5000 Repub-
lican, the same as in 1876, before the phe-
nomenal turn in the Garfield campaign.
1t is nObody's day till the vote is counted.
The Republican State Committee claim
10000 to 10000 majority, and the DEM
ocratic Committee 5000 to $4,000.
John 7. Mack, of Sandusky, says: "The
combined German vote and liquor inter-
est are against the Republicans
From West Virginia dispatches are
very muddled. The Republicans at
Huntington say there will be from 1000
to 5000 majority for Maxwell, the Fusion
candidate for Governor.
At Parkersburg the Republicans hope to
get the First and Fourth districts. The
Second will be very close, and the Third
is surely Democratic.
The editor of the Wheeling Intelliqencer
says: 'The best nOn-partisan judgment
is that Maxwell will have from 800 to
1,5O0 majority. The Democrats at Wheel
ing are confident Of carrying three Con-
gressiOnal districts, with good outlook
in the Fourth. They laugh at the Repub-
lican claims for Maxwell, while they con-
cede that the majority either way will be
small"
BLAINE TO BE IN DETROIT TODAY.
TOLEDO, o., Oct. 13.-Blaine reached
Toledo about O'Clock this evening. He
will spend the night here and 60 to De-
trOit tomorrow.