Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-05
Secretary Transportation Committee.


1--WE do not go behind that" said Mr.. Parke.
'If you bring certificate we will sell you a
ticket and give you with it certificate that
will enable you to buy at the other end OF the
line return ticket for one-third rate. In
other words, we have reduced the rate for
voters to fare and third"
TAKING VOTERS TO THE WEST.
Mr.. Geo. Bond, the Washington agent Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio road. said to STAR re-
porter that there were twice as many voters
going from Washington than ever before. His
line, he said, had carried and were carrying,
large numbers to Ohio, Illinois, aed Indiana,
and to other points west of the Ohio River.
They had taken home nearly all the Wash
ingtOnian delegation to Indiana, Ken
lucky, and Tennessee, on account of SELL
ing return tickets for one fare, while other
roads were charging a fare and third. The
voters taken to Indiana, he said. were, so far
as he could Judge, principally democrats. More
voters had gone from the Government Print
ing Office than from any two Departments. A
good many republicans, Mr.. Bond said, had
gone to Illinois.
TO MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA.
'We'l have heavy train up the Valley OF
Virginia tonight" said the passenger agent OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. NEARLY all
the Western voters who are going are gone, but
to-day Maryland and Virginia voters are going. VI
"Are the expenses of voters being paid BY
associations or committees?" asked The STAB
reporter.
80 far as I can see," said the passenger
agent, that has been the case only in a few
instances. The travel from here is unusually
heavy. believe every man here eligible to
vote in Maryland and Virginia has or will 60
home
do you think any reporters are going?"
every man Who goes from here as a voter
on reduced ticket" said the agent, ''has to
show a certificate that he is a voter. The rates
are reduced for voters"
MORE THAN HE EVER KNEW BEFORE.
''More than I ever knew BEFORE" said the
official in charge of the Piedmont Air Line
Office when STAR reporter asked him if many
voters were going home. ''There are a great
many going home to vote. speak especially
of places near Washington, Maryland and Vir-
ginia."
AMONG THE LAWYERS.
Politics was the subject discussed in the City
Hall lunch room to-day among the lawyers.
Several bluffs were made by the various men,
bers of the bar, but none of them were accept
ed until MIR. F. H. Mackey offered to bet $40 to
go that Cleveland would carry the four doubt
full states-New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
and Indiana. The bet was promptly accepted
by Mr.. Chaplin Brown, who was willing to cover
the amount several times. Others were willing
to take bets Of the same kind, but Mr.. Mackey
declined, explaining that he had previously
made bet and he only made this one for the
purpose Of hedging.
HOW THE RETURNS WILL BE ANNOUNCED.
q Very general and complete arrangements
have been made for the receipt and publica-
ton of election news in this city. At the
newspaper Offices tomorrow night returns will
be announced as usual.
The Columbia Democratic Club will keep
open house at the Metropolitan Hotel. They
will occupy the large parlors on the second
floor, and will receive the returns direct by
telegraph. The returns will be posted in the
hotel lobby and read from the balcony as fast
as received. The Columbus hold a reception
at the Metropolitan tonight. The Young
Mems Democratic Club will receive and show
returns at the National Hotel, while the Jack
House.
The leading social clubs will get returns by
special wires for the benefit Of the members
respectively.
The Republican National League, 14th and
Massachusetts avenue, will receive returns over
fast as received. The Blaine Invincibles will
receive at Perry Carson's hotel and will read
the dispatches. The Invincible Republican
Club of East Washington will show returns by
means of a stereopticon from their club-room
on Pennsylvania avenue east, near 18th street.
Most Of the theaters have made special ar
rangements for announcing the latest informa-
ton to their patrons tomorrow night. At the
National Theater the election returns will be
read between the acts. AtKernan's telegraph
instrument has been placed in one of the boxes,
where bulletins will be received from O'Clock
to midnight, and read to the audience every
few minutes between the various acts. At Har-
ris' election returns will be received over q
special wire run into the theater, and read to
the audience between the acts of the play.
The special wires connected with the Govern.
ment Departments will be in operation to-mor.
row and next day, and the election news from
all parts Of the country will quickly be made
known.