New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-05
INDIANA.
DEMOCRATIC GAINS PUT THE STATE IN
DOUBT.
soMB CHANGES IN THE CONGRESSIONAL DI
TRICTs-THE NEW BALLOT SYSTEM
~ WORKED WELL.

S0MH CHANCES IN THE CONGRESSIONAL DIS.
TRIcTs-rHE NEW BALLOT SYSTEM
\. WORKED WELL. g.
f IpY rELraRArH TO THE TRIsuHRl
q Indianapolis Nov. z.-The early reports from the
faS9 related chiefly to the new Elecuon low, which
- generally causd less trouble than was expected,
!pdgh is not wholly satisfactory. dispatches hom
f(Rty counties report that there was an unusually
lrge number OF votes in the ballot boxes carly In
the day, and the information received by Chairman
Michenor indicates that the Republicans have been
more successful than the Democrats In getting out
their full vote In this city the Republicans think
they have made gains according TO the reports ffvm
precinct committees men. There was nearer a fuii
vote in Rcpufatan wards than in Democratic wards
"A large vote vas poled throughout the State. Com
psrison cannot be made with the figures Of pre-
vious elections owing to general change in pre-
cncts, the number having been increased under tho
new lsv from 1920 in 1888 to 2,os9
The returns from the State came In slowly tonight.
1t Is not expected that the result OF the voting VIII
bo known before to omorrow The count 10 evioently
proceeding even more tcdiousy than in previous years
At midnight reyorts been received from twenty hve
scattered townships They showed Democratic gains.
II tue same rate Of gains Is sustained throughout the
State the Democratic plurality Will be somewhere near
10000 But the returns are not Of q character that
can be regarded as safely indicative Of the result
The Democrats are usual claiming sne" State. The
Republicans think however, that they have gained TWO
and poasibly three Conressmen. Parrett. the Demo-
cratic candidate for reelection In the LIST District. has
gained In Evansville but IN the other counties, where
there Is large Farmers Alliance VOTE his opponent
Is ahead of his ticket and Is probably elected Scat
terina returns also dicate that Mount the Republican
candidate has defeated Broonshire In the With
and the XIth rs in doubt Reports from two counties
indicate that Cooper the Dem0catc candidate In the
With District, is reelected by increased majority.
No reports fom the other districts have been received
up to midnight.
The election was strangely different from any ever
before held in the state. Tho change due wholly
to the new Ballet law Tho requirement that all
mercantile and manufacturing companies should allow
their employees hours for voting had the effect Of
causing . general suspension OF business. The day
seemed nke Sunday holiday. Hundreds Of work
ingmen voted early and went of to the country to
nsh or hunt for the remainder Of the day. There
were crowds about the polls in previous years.
and there were comparatively few people the streets
until late in the day. The now system worked more
satisfactorily than was expected.
The only notable disturbance that occurred so far
as reported, IN . county precinct Just outside OF
Indianapolis where the insane and feoble minded in
mates Of the County Poor Asylum were being voted
by tho Democratic superintendent of the Institution,
Smith williams. After he had sworn In the vote
Of several such persons, Williams was arrested by "a
deputy sheriff. Congressman Bynum was at the polls
at the time. He protested against the arrest Of the
man. bat Intellectually. Finally he called upon his
Democratic friends to resist the oBoer and TO rescne
Williams They responded TO his appeal and the
deputy sheriff was forced to release Williams, who has
not yet been re-arrested.