The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-08

deposited his vote. as the inspec-
tor dropped the ballot in
the box he called out General
Harrison, and the clerks responded
Number 237, slgnifying the number
OF ballots cast up to that hour. AS
this precinct only cast 302 votes in 1884
and So in 1886, it will be seen that over
two-thirds of the vote was in to-day at
half-past ten. Mysterious disturbances
have been reported UP To noon, but
there came near being q fight at the
First precinct of the Fourth ward at
II O'Clock, when Chief Deputy Mar
shall O'Key arrested a cOlOred man
named Gus Stewart, charging him with
being an illegal voter. This is a strong
colored precinct and there was a de-
mand by one of the colored bystanders
to know the grounds of the charge
against Stewart. He was supported
the warrant, Whereupon O'Key aud his
six deputies drew their revolvers and,
surrounding the laughing prisoner,
carried him away.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 6.-Inquiries at
at republican headquarters elicit en-
thusiastic aYowals of carrying the
state for Harrison, democratic mana
gers are equally as positive and say
they are in receipt Of kilograms from
dAA1OACoI pats VI 'SlIO OCdOO WHICH
dictate that it is safe for democracy. A
news special from Greencastle, says:
Indications of republican gain in this
city and township. A DepauW student
had made an affidavit to a COLLISION
between prohibitionistS and democrats
whereby his vote would not be chal-
lenged. The vote of democratic dep
uty sheriff was challenged and he was
found to be voting a double ticket. A
telegram from JeffeTs0nv lille says. rain
ing hard there. Both parties are working
their best. Clark county;s democratic
majority will he maintained. The
democratic committee says it will be
increased. Both sides are confident.
A warrent is out for the arrest of K.
L. Woolsey, of Chicago, charged with
| illegal voting and two republicans
| were arrested. The election is quiet.
4 News special from Columbus says:
The democrats here are attempting to
intimidate voters. S. j. Williams. who
| twelve years was arrested and lodged
| in jail upon Il charge of illegal vot-
| ing.
The republicans will make gains in
| this county. A News special from Shell
byville says: John Murdoch "a prominent
republican worker WAS arrested by
Deputy United States Marshal Isaacs
| and put in Jail. The officer refused to
take him before the United States
high and riot is looked for. a news
| special from Brazil says:
Indications from conservative
| stand point are that Harrison will 60
| out of Clay county with 800 majority.
] Cleveland plurality in 1884 in this
county was Ill.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 6.-General
| Harrison passed the afternoon quietly
at home. About o'clock he went out
for a walk the weather being chilly but
bracIHg. Returning at 4. O'Clock he
| found IA bundle of kilograms awaiting
him from all parts Of the country. They
gave HIM estimates of an encouraging
character of California, New York
Connecticut and large number from
points in Indiana, assuring him OF
heavy gains. While manifeStiDg in.
brought by the kilograms the general
is by all odds the coolest
person about the household
Numerous correspondents have called
seeking to talk with him, but to all hC
sends IL polite declination. His house
tonight will be AS strictly private II!
any other citizens. His friends hav
ing arranged to receive returns in thu
city and wire them out to him. lie ii
| -IiO ~ llIo lClC
grams. nor is it likely he will give GU
for publication fortnight any of th'
kilograms he may receive at late
} hour. The associated press cores
pondent had pleasant chat with hin
this evening with his little grandson
on his knees. He manifested not tin
slightest uneasineSS, wOrriment or eX
element. The same NAV be said o
Mrs, Harrison, who goes about he
, / hnIVcAItOl,i Hnfia0 fhn t1I
occasionally entering The library and
reading the kilograms.
INDIANAPoLIs. Nov. 6.-The pre,en
delegation in congress from Pennsylva
MIA is composed of twenty republican
| and eight democrats. Under the new
appointment the districts were almoS
changed and the election for congress
men to-day was the first under thi
new appointment. Returns thus ia
received show the election of the fol
lowing congressman: First district
Henry II. Bingham, republican,; sec
ond district, Charles O'Neil, (republi
cam; third district, Sam1 j. Randall
(democrat); fourth district, VIM
u. Kelly, republican,; fifth dis
J trict, A. G. Harmer, republican,
sixth district, Smedley Darl ngton lire
, publicanl; eighth district, VIM. Mulch
Ter, (democratl; ninth district, d. B
Drun16Ts NO0nOcTdtJs L0HIn UlSITIct
Marriott Brosius, republican,; four
! teenth district. j. w. Rife, (republi
, cam; fifteenth district, M. B. Wright
republican,; seventeenth district, Chas
: r. Buckalew, (democratl; nIneteent
district. Levi Maesh, (democrat); TWEEN
ty-third district, Thos. NJ. Bayne. Ire
! publican).
! A large crowd had gathered in from
! Of the building which was entertaine
1 l.. 81, 81
l from a stereopticon. OF course afte
Indiana, interest centered in Ne,
York and the early reports from thi
state were eagerly watched for and q
{ they showed republican gains, hearth
i cheered. For several hours after tn
}. polls were closed here the rooms Wef
occupied by the telegraph operator
and clerks, only the members of th
committee taking advantage of the Of
portunity offered for brief rest, afte
i their almost uninterrupted laborS of
. week past.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. Gil D. M
For an hour or more there has been
season of gloom over the apartment
occupied by the republican state Ger
Q trail committee which was only ende
), by the receipt of the New York Sun
e telegram to its correspondent here ths
q Cleveland had been defeated in the en-
e RA1C 6OotC. OAIy q Low "a GAO DAdf.
u spirits had maintained their faith
3 republican success there. Just as tn
was received the first precinct in Ind
J. annapolis reported from the 24t
ward democratic stronghold, Shoy
ing gain of ten for Harrison. at tn
y the crowd which had stood patient
n since O'Clock and had increased CO..
If stantly all the time was inspired to T
n newed enjoyment of the situation al
the tumult was very great. The pr
&c portion of gain shown by the first tt
lie precincts in Indiana if uniform all ov
le the state. would Just about wine OF