, 1890-11-05
New York.


NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-The polls
opened at 6 o'clock this morning. An
uoasuiIly large number of workers were
about che polls, the Peoples Municipal
League alone supplying a small army of
them. The politicians of every party
made unusual efforts to get out a full vote
early. The voting, In consequence of the
requirements OF the new law. proceeded
more slowly than usual but with greater
steadiuess. AT noon a greater proportion
of registered votes than customary at that
hour were cast. The new ballot law did
not seem to interfere to any extent with
the voting in the tenement house districts.
They had ali been diligently instructed in
the use OF pastors and far more of them
than the original official ballots we're used.
In almost every district, however, some
citizens lost their votes through failure to
comply with the provisions OF the law
within the required ten minutes. A large
number OF those who thus lost their votes
were citizens possessing education and in
telligence, but who failed to acquaint
themselves with the details OF the law
The weather was threatening early, but
cleared later.
10P M.-Tammany Hall has gained n
decisive victory all a.ong the line over the
Republican and County Democracy fusion.
Grant, for mayor, is not likely TO fall be-
low %. 900 majority over Scott. All the
Tammany candidates for the other county
ofisers and judges have average MAORI
ties OF 10000. The new ballot reform
law worked smoothly as a rule. Through
out the city the novel conditions of tie Sc
cret ballot did not have the pronounced
effect on the vote of the lower districts
which some political prophets had Rntici-
pated. This was largely due 10 the ener-
getic work of both parties 10 educating
the voters in the intricacies OF the law be-
fore the election. There were few serious
MISUNDERSTANDING.
Roswell 2. Flowers majority in the
Twelfth congressional district is estimated
at $4,000. The following congressman
are undoubtedly elected: Fellows DEM,
Sixth district; Flower dem }, Twelfth
district; Warner tDem.). Eleventh dis
trict; Cummings Dem, Ninth district;
Spinola (Dem.) }, Tenth district; Campbell
Dem.), Eighth district; Fitch (Dem.)
Thirteenth district.
Returns give the following as reasoua-
bly, certain congressman elect in New
York: First, James w Covert, D.; sec
ond, David A. Doody. D.; third, Wm.C.
Wallace. R; fourth, John NJ. Clancy, D /;
fifth. Thos. F. Wagner. D.; sixth, j. r.
Fellows, D.; seventh, Il. j. Dunphy, D.;
eighth, T. }. Campbell, d ninth, A. j.
Cummings, D.; tenth, +. D. Spinola, D
eleventh. I'D. Warner, D.; twelfth, r.
T. Flower, d.; thirteenth, A. p. Fitch,
D.; fourteenth, w. G. S~tahlknecker, D
fifteenth, Henry Bacon, P. D., (gaio).
sixteenth, J. II. Ketcham, r.; seven
teenth, /. N. Cox. D. GAIN; eighteenth,
j. Quackenbush, R.: nineteenth, Chas.
Tracey. D.; twentieth. John Sanford, R.;
twenty-frst, j. NJ. Weaver, R.: twenty
second. L. w. Russell, r twenty-third.
). s. Sherman, X. twenty-fourth, F. 4.
Arnold, R.; twenty 9Th, ]. j. Belden,
h twopty-sixth. @, W. Ray, R TWEEN
ty-seventh, s. r. Payne, r.; twenty
eighth, H. T. Noyes. P. R.; twenty.
ninth, John RaiDes, R.; thirtieth. H. s.
Greenleaf, p. ID. gain; thirty-frst, j.
". .Wadsworth, R. thirty. second, d. N.
lockwood, D. GAM; thirty-third. L.
bunting, P. D. gain; thirty-fourth, W.
b. Hooker, r.
ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 4.-From spe-
cal returns all over the state to the
Journal Republican, it is estimated the
republicans will have seventy-one mem
oers sure in the next assembly. The total
humber is l2s.
BUFFALO, Nov. 4. Returns from
Western New York counties indicate the
eienuon Of the following candidates for
CONGRESS: Thirty first district, j. W.
madsworth rep J; Thirty-second dis
net; d. 81. Lockwood (Dem.); Thirty
enird district, T. L.. Bunting (Dem.).
probably; Thirty-fourth district, w. P.
hooker (Rep.).
SYRACUSE, Nov. 4.-Belden is elected
'i congress by about 600.
BUFFALO. Nov. 4.-Daniel II. Lock
u wsSi DEM. has 3,l45 majority over
Williams IRep.), in the Thirty-second