Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-11-04
THE ELECTION !.
ONE OF THE HEAVIEST OF
.OFF-YEAR VOTES.
THE NEW BALLOT LAW WORKING
WELL.
No TROUBLE DEVELOPED
ANYWHERE.
REPORTS FROM NEW YORK, PENN.
SYLvANIA AND OHIO.

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voting under the new ballot law was be
gan without delay. During the nj III
the booths within which the voters ar,
J Obliged to retire had been erected in tn,
polling places. The stationery the law
requires to he provided Vas placed i,
them. official ballots and ballot boxe.
arranged in place and everything mad,
ready for the voters.
There was an unusually large number
of workers about the polls. The peo
pies municipal league alone supplying q
small army OF them.
The politicians OF every party made un.
usual efforts to get out "A full vote and
to get il in early.
Voting. IN consequence Of requirement
of the new law, proceeded more 81 ly
than usual, but with greater steai IS
and at noon greater proportion OF the
registered voters than is customary at
that hour. had cast their ballots. The
new ballot law did no, seem to interfere
/" anv cXteni with voting in tenement
house districts. The voters has been dill
ircntly instructed in the Use of pastors
and far more oi them than oi the original
official ballots were used In almost
every distrtrict. however. so..c citizens
lost their votes throushialurc to compll
with the provisions ol the law wi, hin liz
prescribed ten minutes. \ large number oi
those losing their votes were citizens pos
sessing education and intelligence, but
who had tailed to acuuaint themselves
with the details OF the ilw.
| lhe indications very soon were thai
the bulk Of the vote would get in early.
There was no usc in hanging back among
those who sell their votes until along
near closing time when their vote IN II
light contest would be in great demand
Every man seemed tree under the new
law. He could listen with apparent at.
lrntion to the solicitation OF hcelcrs and
80 aud vote against them without ,lei,
being the Wiser The supreme court tis.
tices took turns i'll sitting from O'Clock
III the morning III order To give any CON.
planning voter II chance tn be heard.
sOutli Carolina.
COLUMBIA, ). c., Nov. t.--Wrathcr
very line. A slight vote is being polcd.
Reports oi unregistered voters being al.
lowed to vote com. from several parts OF
the state. The negroes are not votingto
any great extent. Everything is quiet
and orderly thus tar.
CHARLESTON. ). C., Nov. i.--rhc
weather throughout the state is bright.
The prospects now are that the vot, will
he small. A full white vote is not being
policd aud the negroes are taking little
ia, La. ..l,.,,s rt.,
are that the regular democratic or Till.
man ticket will bc elected. Chairman lr.
by, OF the state committee, tclcgraphs
IRON Columbia, at l . o'c clock as follows:
Prospects glorious. Negroes taking
but little interest here. At Georgetown
they are voting for Tillman."
Chairman l.ylrs, oi the Haskell com.
mittce, tclcgraphs: Gross irregularities
have been practic,d by Tilmanitcs, but
all the news indicates Judgt llaskells
election by large majority"
Scattering dispatches from all parts oi
oi the state say that the negroes are
staying away from the polls The dem.
ocratic candidates for congress in all the
districts, except possibly IN the 1th will
be elected.
virginia.
RICHMOND, Va. Nov. i.-Clrar. pleas.
ant weather prevails generally through.
out the state and the election is progrrss.
ing quietly, the democrats polling about
the usual vote in the cities of Richmond
aud Manchester for George u. Wise, con.
grcss, who has no opposition.
A notable feature OF the election is the
absence OF colorcd voters at the polls.
Occasionally one may bc observed ap.
preaching Il precinct with u democratic
ballot IN his hand.
John W. Langston came over from
Petersburg this morning but he object
OF his visit has not vet been asccrtained.
The election in Petersburg was spirited.
ohio.
CINCINNATI. Nov. I.--Wcathcr fair.
Voting progressing quietly with such
rnpidity that the iull vote is almost Ger.
tain.
CANTON, Nov. 1.-The weather is disa.
gtccablc; snow, rain aud 10y IN the morn
ing with Indications ri clearing weather.
a heavy vote II bcinp pollcd, All the in
tctcst ccntcrs on t'c congressional ticket.
Wdrwick's friends are confident Of dc.
icatiug Mckinley.
PcnusSiyauin.
PirrsnrRG. Pa. Nov. l.-from pres
cnt 4 . p. M. indications the vote pollcd
to-day will bc the heaviest ever known
here. So far pnttison's vote In Pitts.
burg and Ali,ghniiy City is not rs large
as WIS expected \ great dcnl of scratch.
ing is being done. but the Indications are
that the republican state ticket will pull
through with reduced majority.
North Carolina.
RALEIGH, Nov, l.-lt is a lovely au.
tumn day aud voting is progressing Vui.
city here and, us lar as known, through.
out the stptc. Some negroes here have
split from the republican nominees and
voted the independent colorcd ticket and
Ia some cases Tor the democrats.
Michigan.
DETROIT, Nov. I.-Wcnthcr cold. raw
and threatening rain. The roads are
muddy aud sloshy. This may have the
effect OF cutting the democratic votc IN
the rural districts. A large vote is being
pollcd int he city.
Illinois.
CHICAGO, Nov. I.-Thc day Is cloudlcss,
well suited for getting out large vote.
The indications are that the polling has
ir,ru b,.uvv. Eyrrytsnly In at st.u. huv.