Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-11-07
A GREAT STRUGGLE.
Features of the Presidential
Election i'm Many States.
A VARIETY OF WEATHER.
Wet and Dry, Good and Dad, and
Lots OF 1t.
PULLED AT POLLING PLACES.
Many Arrests Made for Illegal vet.
ing and Registration.

An Unusually Large Vote Cast All the
Country Over-In Many Places, However,
the Weather Was All That Could Be De-
sired aud the Finest of the Seasonal
Very Quiet Day In New York-Few Ar
rests Were Made and Everything Was
Lovely-A Decidedly Excited Day In In
dianapolis-Many Arrests Made, Among
Those Arrested Being the Son of John
C. New.
New YORK, Nov. 6-The city presented
holiday aspect except in the immediate vicin-
ity of the polling precincts. The crew OF the
school ship Minnesota, which is moored off
the foot of West Twenty third street, left the
vessel early in the morning, and in conform
ity with the law Of the land, which permits
soldiers and sailors to vote at any port at
which they may chance to be stationed on
election day, cast their respective votes at an
uptown polling place
In the Fifteenth assembly district large
vote was polled- Everything is said to have
been quiet ON the national ticket and no at
tempts to barter votes were made.
The Twenty-first district takes in con-
siderable portion of Fifth, Lexington and
Madison avenues wherein are the residences
of wealth and culture. The race between
Cleveland and Harrison is said TO have
been close
In the thirty-second election district of the
Twenty second assembly district there were
1,017 names ON the registry books. This was
the largest number entered in any district in
the city. The names were arranged in al
phabetical order and indexed in special books
in order to facilitate the work of registry
clerks The polling place was crowded
with patrolmen and United States special
deputy marshals. The exit from the voting
place was through the rear door of the office
so as to avoid confusion as far as possible
Although there was serious trouble about
breaking into the line of voters--which ex-
tended two blocks from the polling place at
oclock-no arrests were made The party
workers had men employed to stand in line
under their orders. These men surrendered
their places to bona fide voters who were
pressed for time. At IL o'clock GIL voters had
cast their ballots and before noon the long
line which had tailed from the door of the
polling place from sunrise had disappeared
In the other election districts where the poll
was unusually heavy no trouble was expert
enced.
A number of arrests were made for illegal
voting.
In the Tenth, Twelfth and Fourteenth as
sembly districts more than two-thirds of
those who registered voted before noon.
There was considerable cutting in the three
districts. In the Tenth district the presiden-
tial tickets are said to have been traded off.
In the Fourth, Sixth and Eighth Assembly
districts, which comprise the Sixth con-
gressional district, the interest centers in the
congressional contest.
For several hours In the morning there
was great excitement at the polls of the
seventh election district of the Fifth assem-
bly, district, on Varick street The excite
ment was caused by two of the election in
spectors absenting themselves until 1906.
In the meantime several hundred voters had
been turned away. One Of the inspectors
was Republican and the other Tammanv
Hall Democrat. They did not send any ex-
cuse for not being at their posts at the time
fixed by law. The voters wishing to cast
their ballots were several blocks long. and
they clamored vociferously
Finally the supervisors swore in two in
spectors in their places and balloting COM
menced at 1915 a. m, making loss of four
hours and fifteen minutes in the time allotted
for voting Neither of the delinquent in
spectors could be found up to that hour. The
air was filed with curses, imprecations and
threats by the waiting voters.
The police commissioners were notified.
and they declared that the offending inspec-
tors would be rigidly dealt with About II
o'clock Mcdonald, the delinquent Tammany
Hall inspector, turned up at the polling
place, giving out the ballots of the candi-
dates supported by his wing Of the Democ-
racy. In response to q question by q United
Press reporter as to why he was not at hand
in time he said:
'Tos.pe candid, 1 oversight myself and
added, II suppose win be imprisoned for it.
but did not do so Intentionally
In the Federal building United States
Commissioners Shields and Denel were on
duty after 8 o'clock a m
Up to o'clock $50 prisoners had been ar
raigned for Illegal registration. Ten were
held in default of bail; the others were ma
rolled james ColweIl was held In So. .OOO BAH
ON the charge Of bribery
In the I0mbs police court Is. rrisoners
were aTgaigned for illegal registration and
their cases disposed of.
The other police courts were also busyson
like cases =
TRoY, N. Y, Nov. IA little rain fell
early in the morning, and the sky was
clouded The election proceeded quieflv-in.
most of the wards. but there were indica-
tions Of trouble. Much grumbling was heard
in the Seventh ward, where it was alleged
repeaters were ct work There was a fight