St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-04
NE W YOR x.
How the Day Was Passed by Voter:
of the Metropolis.

HOW the Day Was Passed by Voters
of the Metropolis.
Special to the Globe.
New YORK, Nov. 3.-Although the sky
threatened rain all day, only a few
drops fell and these were not enough to
keep the people out of the streets. There
was a slight furry OF snow just after noon.
A brisk and cold wind blew all day, and
the workers at the polls had hard work to
keep warm. The arrests for Illegal voting
were confined to few districts, and there
were only petty disturbances on the streets,
and few of them. Bands of boys
roamed the streets in search Of
firewood and bore away barrels, kegs,
skidS and every other combustible article
they could find. AS soon as the last votes
were in the boys charged on the ticket
booths and carried them off for bonfires.
Most of the voting had been done by II
o'clock There was tremendous amount
of betting and pastng, few voters putting
in their ballots without an elaborate previ-
Gus preparation. EX-PreSident Arthur lives
in the Eighteenth district. He entered the
polling place at No. 402 Third avenue, at
five minutes before o'clock. He was un-
provided with tickets, and William T.
Doubleday, Republican ballOtdistributOr,
rendered a bunch to him.
''ARE THESE REPUBLICAN
he inquired. ''Yes, sir" SAID Mr.. Double
day. Mr.. Arthur adjusted his eyegass,
put his cane under his left arm, and slowly
unfoded and scrutinized each ballot. Then
he asked for another bunch. Doubleday
offered one to him, but be declined it. say
ing: Il received these from YOU" Another
man gave him another set Of Republican
tickets. he compared them with the set
he got at first and found that the two sets
were alike Then he handed one set to the
inspector, who placed them on top of the
glass-sided boxes, and proclaimed to the
crowd: He votes all" At least six Re-
publican voters in Mr.. Arthur'S
district, who cast thier ballots
before him, did not vote all.
They refused to vote the state ticket, al
though urgently requested to do so by cleo
tioneering Republicans in and around the
polling places. Roscoe ConllIing was not
registered. At o'clock he walked slowly
down the east side of Broadway. At the
lower corner Of Twenty-eighth street he
stopped moment, glanced at the crowd
before the voting place at No. 10 West
Twenty-eighth street, smiled and walked
Oh.
with his private secretary, drove up to 974
Sixth avenue, the polling place for the Six
teenth election district for the Second as
sembly district, in a coach at about
$50. He had a straight Dem
ocratic ticket all arranged and
stood with smile on his face watching
each ticket go into its proper box. He in
quired OF Chairman Sanderson how the
Democratic ticket was doing, and was told
that it might be doing pretty well, however,
but that the Republicans were ahead in that
election district. All of the Brown
Stone Mugwumps who voted for Cleveland
last year came up with Republican ballots
to-day. Mr.. Whitney said as he went out
that he rather guessed there were plenty of
Democratic votes somewhere else.
There was very little excitement
in any part OF the city. After
nightfau crowds of people gathered about
the bulletin boards displayed at the news
paper offices and at the Democratic and Re-
publican state headquarters, but there was
none of the noise and excitement of last
year. People read the bulletins as they
were displayed. and quietly commented on
them. Occasionally some enthused voter
would propose three cheers, and there
would be feeble response, but as one man
said, this was politicians election and the
people were not greatly interested in the
result.
TIE OUTLOOK AT MIDNIGHT.
New YORK, Nov. 3.-Midnight-The
election in this city to-day was conducted
quietly and earnestly. Of the 216, 900
voters who registered 200. 600 went to the
polls. The general feeling that the contest
on the governorship would be close caused
the returns from this city to be eagerly
looked for. 1t was generally admitted that
if Hill could leave this county with 45, 900
majority over Davenport his election was