Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-02


s. matter involves
much aguring. Daring no previous
campaign in Indis7a were such careful and
compete prepsis ms made regarding the
returns az ere uoH in progress. The
western Uaion surveyed the streets to-
dav preparatory to stringiug wires to
the di5s.ent points in the City, Including
both heedeu,rter where returns will be
received. Interest in the issue has
grown so general in this city that every
resident seems engrossed with des re to
learn the result Of the great bsttle at the
first moment
Ore of the important matters now c.
cup,ins the attention Of both state COM
mIttees is getting in on election da7 from
q parts of the country those legsi voters
wlo are temporarily residing or stopping
AZ points on side the state. Ole Of ih7
committees arranged to- day 10 bring SUCH
y5ters whose legal residence
is Indianapolis, from q dis
tsrt southern city. This shows
now important each vote is regarded. Ii
is calculated that tie total vote CT 10
diana will reach between $4,000 and
sc, coo, SO Increase Of $4,000 over 1881
A goodly percentage Of this Increase
IS attributed to the discovery and
development of natural gas, which
brought thousands from P3nnsylvanis,
ohio and the east. Both committees
hsys shout faished their thire and final
poll Of the stste, bat their fsc.es are not
reliably oblainable; in Other words the
local public DO not credit the pol figures
that ere in some mysterious way
circulated. l. is generally thought thst tina
true result. Of their polls are known only to
the officers OF the respective Gem nittees.
The citzsus' committee OF 100, the Fair
Election L league, loc1I and outside detec-
tiyes now in the city, sill appear to'be CO.
opersting in the matter OF terEetIng oui
sad "shootirg" supposed repesters. The
names, residence and description OF i've
recent suspected arrivals were to
d.y furnished to the board Of
police commissioners. This evening
me entire police snd detective force was
brought before Superintendent Travis.
VINO read list of names with the place
of s5ode, and ordered his eli GERS to hnnt
down every man named on the list
and notify him he must leave the
CITY BY Monday marning or he
would be arrested and hled rs sus-
pected Hrepeeter." The detectives state
the number OF strangers who ere doml-
ciled in and about Indianapolis presume-
bly, to participate in the election. Inc
local papers contain csilV interviews " tn
political managers on both sides express
ing the belief tokt the other Side Is pre-
pairing to commit election fraucs.
So correct and common have grown these
mutual charges they have ceased to occa-
sion much notice.
Chairman Huston Of the Republican
committee to-day sent the following let
ter 10 Hon. CHARLES 7. Jewett, Chairman
of the Democratic state central commit
tee
Dear sir-To prevent the possibility OF
the casting and counting OF two or mora
ballots By one voter, the Republican state
ceatrsl committee Of Indiana submits the
following proposition, and asks you to
agree TO accept ii: The inspector
In each precinct, when he takes
the ballots from voters, Shall
plsce small fuooer around
i. before he puts il In the box, BY this
means il TWO or more ballots are folded
together they cannot be separated in the
box, snd when the inspector taxes the
ballot out TO count 1t and opens It, In case
more ballots are folded in 1t they will ali
DE in his hand and not in the box, and
therefore should not and will not be
counted. THIS plan, we are Informed, Ia
In force Ia other states, and we see no
reason why it could Eot be carried out in
This state, for there Is no law against 1t
We are very anxious thss there shall
he free vote and fair count in this
state. sud we will Join you in anV recon-
mendatiou that is calculated to accom-
plish these bj:cts. We earnestly re.
ouest YOU to unite with US In N agree
mant hy which such plan IS we hsye
outlined shsll be carried Into effect. We
trust You will answer without delay.
Truly yours, D. ID: HUSTON,
CnsiImaa Republican State Committee OF
Indiana.
Chairman Jewett stated this evening he
should give the subje of the letter early
attention.
Hon. M. C. Q1inu, Him DIS, and Hon. j.
F. Finerty, Cnicsgo, addressed large
audience to- night st Tomllnson's hall.
CONGRESSMAN Boutelle OF Maine
began his CANVASS to-day q. Con-
nersville, where Congressman Butter
worth OF Oaio also spoke. Ex-
Secretary Window spoke ct Brownsburg
and Governor Beaver st Plymouth. The
Democrats held . q snd rally this otter
noon at Marion, the attendance being
estimated at 10000. Elk Senator Nc
Donald and Hon. W. T. Shively were the