The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-07

New YoRK, November 6.-Adyices to
the Associated Press at 9 O'Clock this
! morning state that it is cloudy aud
warm at Buffalo, Rochester, Albany,
Utica, Hudson, Troy and NeWburg. In
this city light rain is falling, but the
chances are it will clear up before noon.
There are great crowds at the polls.
Everything is progressing quietly. Syr-
acuse reports st O'Clock hoaVy vote
has already been cast.
1915 a. m.-The clouds have
now cleared away, aud the sun
IS shining. The crowds around
SSae polls increase. Charges of treach-
ery and "knifng' are being freely made
by both Tammauy and County Dem
ocracy. and promptly denied by lead
ers of the factions.
1920 a. m.-The election is being
quietly carried On. At 6 O'Clock the
polling places opened. All banks. mer-
oantile houses, and public offices are
closed. To get voters out early buglers
and bell-ringers were sent through the
election precincts before the polls
opened to wake the people up. In two
or three districts. owing to the nom
appearance of election inspectors, the
poles were not opened till or 9o'clock,
and it is doubtful whether full vote
can be polled. One of them is dead
Democratic district.
1,30 ANA number of arrests for
various causes. Coogan, for mayor, is
running straggl in the labor districts.
The county Democracy claim that
Hewitt, for mayor, is polling larger
vote than when he was elected two
years ago.
It is reported that Tammany is SELL
ing Cleveland in behalf of Grant, Tam
many's candidate for mayor, in some
voting districts. A committee from
Headquarters made an investigation
and one of the members reported af-
forwards that the cutting had been
stopped. In the Twelfth District AS
sembIy. county Democrats, it is claimed,
were selling out Cleveland for Hewitt
and buying Hungarian votes.
United States Commissioners Duel
and Shields had their hands full all the
morning listening to charges against il
legal voters. The most notable case
was that of Patrick Sweeney, an en-
ploYee of the United States Printing
Office, Washington, charged with Civ
ing a false address. He was paroled
for examination.
2p.m.-In the TWenty-third Ward a
riot occurred at 11.30. A crowd of
tougbs swooped down upon Tammany
booths and attempted TO knock them
over and destroy the tickets. A num-
Der of heads were smashed. The police
arrived just in time to prevent serious
trouble
At Eizateth street station house 100
arrests had been made up to noon for
Illegal voting.
What the afternoon papers think of
the situation in this city will be seen
from the following headlines:
World (Tammany Democracy: Trad
ing, Cleveland being knitted IN some dis
tricts Harrison boldly supported by
Csvapaugh's people. Tammany, IS
we'll as the counties accused The Ma
tional ticket sacrificed for local Off
GERS"
Telegram (Tammany Democracy:
Rushing to the rescue. The morning
treachery at the polls was later checked.
Tramping out the traders. Deals of the
county Dem jcracy Swallowed and
queshed."
Commercial Advertiser { Hewitt J {:
Voters 6ocking to the polls all over the
city. indication of a great plurality
for Gle |eland. Hewitt doing we'll in
spite of trading.
Mail and EIpresS (Republican): On
the run. Democrats badly scared,
News from New York State. It looks
like Harrison. Hot fight for the COVER
norship between Miller and Hill. Pro.
hibition vote lighter than in 1884. CITY
vote-s large part OF it cast early this
morning. Republicans out in force and
holding theirown. Harrison and Nor
ton running slightly ahead of Warner
Miller, because of the liquor dealers
desperate work. Gains cf assemblymen
and aldermen, and even on Congress-
men.
An extra edition of the Mail and Er-