Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-04
GENERAL ELECTIONS!
Being Held To-Day in Nearly
oil States.
TIE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT Law
A Great Success-.Farmers AL.
lance Threatens Minnesota
WISCONSIN i'm Doubt.
THE ELECTIONS.

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THE ELECTIONS.
Nov. 4.-Washington elects a
congressman and legislature which
will choose "a successor to ". s. SEN
utor Squires.
Montana elects a congressman and
eight senators.
Nearly all the oth,r states chose
state officers, congressman and
members Of the Legislature.
IN NEW YORK.
New YORK, n. Y, Nov. 4.--All
the voting Is being done here to-day
der the new ballot law, which
does not seem to interfere to any
extent with voting the Objectionable
element In the lodging house dis
tricts. In almost every district
some intelligent citizens lost Their
right to vote through failure to COM
ply with the law.
THE ALLIANCE IN MINNESOTA.
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Nov. A.
To-day is the first general trial Of
the Australian ballot system IN
Minnesota. From oil accounts so
far 1t works beautifully, and large
vote being quietly polled. Governor
Merriam, republican candidate for
reelection, is being scratched con-
siderubly. The changes are said to
be mostly in favor If Owen, the
Farmers alliance candidate.
THE COLOR LINE DRAWN AT THE
POLLS.
RICHMOND, Va. Nov. 4.-The
most notable feature Of the election
ia the almost entire absence of col
Ured voters fiom the polls. Occa-
sionally one appears with demo
cratic ballot.
IN OHIO.
CANTON, Ohio, Nov. 4.-The
weather Is disagreeable, with snow
and rain. The managers are en-
deavoring to get every voter to the
polls. Major Mckinley was heartily
cbeered when he approached the
polls to vote this morning.
SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Nov. A.
Democrats claim the city by about
1900 majority.
New YORK, Nov. A. Many ar
rests were made during the day for
illegally registering nnd voting aud
destroying ballots. A number of
SALOON keepers were arrested for
keeping "pen near polling places.
The republicans voting the straight
fusion ticket.
TO BE REPUBLICAN BY 10000.
PITTsBURa, Pa, Nov. 4.-From
present indications the vote will be
the heaviest ever known. Iudica-
tions are that the republican state
ticket will pull through with a re-
duced majority. Charges of fraud
are being made hy both parties. In
the first ward United States mar
shals have been placed AT the polls.
The feeling is intensely bitter, par
ticularly between factions of the re-
public an party.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
COLUMBUS, Nov. 4. Reports of
unregistered voters being allowed to
vote, and votes stolen, come from
several portions of the state.
Negroes are not voting to any great
extent.
TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 4.-Intense
interest is centered In four con-
grpssional districts. The first, third,
sixth and seventh. In Usage county
many farmers alliance men de-
serted t"e alliance candidates, voting
for Humphrey, republican, for gov
ernor.
INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 4.-There Is
q great interest In the working OF
the new election law. Advices from
the state indicate II light vote. II is
impossible 10 give any estimate OF
the character of the vote cast. Both
parties seem confident.
THE SITUATION IN WISCONSIN.
MILwAUKEE, Wis. Nov. 4.-Fron'
present indications Wisconsin will
exceed the heaviest vote she has
ever cast. The result IN this state
10 u matter Of great doubt. The
ecclesiastical element In politics hav-
ing upset all calculations based on
former elections. Geo. w. Peck OF
Peck's Son Bad Boy fame, Ia the
democratic candidate aud will un-
doubtedly carry Milwaukee city