The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-07

to make the air DFaelng. Ihe polls
IN this city and county close ut p. M
Under the election la& no; crowding
about the polls is permitted, and the
old habit of crowding about the poll
ing places in large numbers is entirely
broken up. The indication now is
that full vote will be cast in Cincin-
natl.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGo, Nov. 5.-The election in
this city to-day is for one judge of the
district court, one judge of the su-
preme court, recorder of deeds, and
the full board of county officers. the
municipal elections having been held
in April.
AT NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-The weather
throughout the state is generally fair
and cool and reports show that an av-
erage loft year. vote is being polIed.
Everything in this city is very quiet,
and large amount of scratching is re-
ported.
NOoN-The great bulk of the vote
in this city seems to haye been pOlled
before 10 o'clock. Politicians are all at
sea as to the result, as the ''veSt pock-
ct vote'' is larger than ever before
known. The indications at this hour
are that the vote will be light and
hat Tabor and Wemple on the dem
ocratic state ticket will run consider
ably behind.
AT BOSTON.
Boston, Mass, Nov. 5.-The wealth
er in Massachusetts is cloudy and cool,
with prospect of the continuance OF
the fair weather conditions throughout
the day, and the casting of an average
vote The Australian system is SO far
reported as working well.
AT LEAVENWORTH.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 5.-A special
from Leavenworth to the Star says:
Much interest is manifested to-day in
the election of "a county ticket. Fred
Willard formerly business manager
of the Times is the republican candi-
date for sheriff, and Chaunce7 Flora
is his democratic rival. The republic
cans are making lower taxation the
issue, and the democrats are fighting
on the submission line. The demo-
Gratis are sanguine of electing the en-
tire ticket with two possib excep-
tionS. Early this morning at the First
ward, Col. d. r. Anthony was charged
with attempting to take the place OF
one of the judges of election. The
crowd became noisy and he withdrew.
A general fight occurred at the First
ward polls at l O'Clock and Henry
Shindler, the Kansas City Times cor
respondent was knocked down by a
| negro ward striker who escaped ar
rest. One of the participants in the
row, a dissolute boy was dubbed by an
officer and put under arrest.
AT PITTsBURG.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Nov. 5.-Very little
interest in the election to-day, light
vote is being polled and no distur-
| Dances have been reported. The
weather is cloudy and cool.
AT NORFALK VA.
NoRFALK, Va, Nov. 5.-The wealth
er is fair and pleasant. The election
is progressing quietly, but actively in
two precincts. Three Nlegroes have
| double tickets in the b0X.S From pres
ent indications the democrats will
make decided gains over last fall in
Norfolk and Portsmouth.
| AT RICHMOND. VA.
| RICHMOND, Va, Nov. The wea-
Their opened cloudy this morning,
but cool. The indications are that a
full vote is being cast throughout the
state. Both parties in this city have
| their forces at the polls early, but
while the democrats have been voting
steadily, the negroes have not as yet
| turned out in their usual strength at
this hour,
| AT COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 5.-The indi-
| cations up to noon are that a heavy
vote will be polled. Foraker is being
scratched. but not to the extent anti
! cipated by the democrats. There is
little scratching on the legislative
ticket.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. Nov. 5..-Notwith-
! standing the fine weather the vote
| seems slow in getting out. The DEM
Ocrats claim that the hardness is prin-
cipally on the part of the republicans
as the check-Off from their polls shows
i a good average per cent of the demo-
| polls in Columbus do not close until
6 p. m. The democrats have no adyan-
| tage in the registration.
| AT CLEVELAND.
| CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 5.-The re-
publicans are encouraged this morning
by the reports of fair weather in north
ern Ohio. at the republican headquar-
| tiers in this city it was estimated that
the absence of rain meant from 9. 800
/ to 900 republican votes on the West
ern Reserve. AT the Office of the
board of elections it was estimated
| from the early reports that about 80, =
| 600 votes would be cast in the city,
with nearly full vote in the town.
ships. About one-third of the citV's
vote had been cast at 10 O'Clock.
AT LUDINGToN, va.
| LUDINGToN, Va, Nov. 5.-An unu-
sually large vote is being polled
all over this (Rockbridge) county. From
/ the present indications Malone will
be beaten here by 200 or more vote.
Everything is quiet.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
PHILDELHHIA. Pa. Nov. 5.-Clear
and cool weather prevails generally
throughout Pennsylvania to-day and
and points thus far heard from report
a very light vote being polled. In this
city the vote is unusually light even for
an off year.
AT DANVILLE VA.
| DANvILLE, Va. Nov. 5.-The wealth
er is clear and balmy voting on both
sides. is lively. The whites for Nc
Kinney AMI the negroes for Malone
almost TO man. Several negroes have
been arrested for trying to vote double
ballots The indications point to q full
vote in Danville and vicinity. Dam
vile and North Danville will give an
unprecedented majority for the demo-
cratic ticket. All quiet and no dis
turbance.
ATsDEs MONIES. IOWA.
DEs MONIES, Nov. 5.-The weather
is clear and bracing. The election is
proceeding quietly with about an aver
age vote being polled. The vote in Tins
state VIII be compared with the vote
for governor in 1887, when Larrabee
had 169, 1886, Anderson Idemocrat
353 .526 and Cain lunion labor IA, 499.
AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Md. Nov. 5.-The
weather is clear and bracing and full
vote Is being polled in the elections
here. Both parties are confident, but
the regular democratic ticket is claim,
ing its usual majority in this city.
AT LYNCHBURG.
LYNCHBERG, Va, Nov. 5.-Thf
weather is beautiful and heavy vots
is being polled. A great many negroes
are voting the democratic ticket. Tht
democrats will carry the city by I
largely Increased majority.