Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-11-03
GOOD WEATHER AND A BIG
VOTE.
REPORTS FROM THE LEAD
ING CONTESTS.
UNITED STATES MARSHALs AT SOME Or
THE NEW YORK PULLS.
THE AUSTRALIAN VOTING PLAN
BEING TRIED.
In massachusetts.

BosToN, Nov. 3.-The weather is clear
and cold in all parts of the common.
wealth and all the indications point to
the polling of a heavy vote in the state
election today.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Nov. 3.-The
opening OF the polls at 6 O'Clock proved
great success A large proportion Of
the entire vote was pollcd before Z
O'Clock. The vote is very heavy and will
exceed last years by 600, the gain prob
ably being about equally divided. The
weather is perfect and the voters very
orderly.
HI Ohio.
TOLEDO, Nov. 3.-The weather is cool
and talr The vote so tar poled is very
heavy. The Australian system works
smoothly except in two or three large
precincts where it will require an average
Of one minute to each voter to get the
entire vote in.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 3.--The weather is
all that could be desired for election day,
save that The sun does not shine. The
new voting law with its mammoth ag-
gregation of all tickets on one sheet, its
private booths. where alone with his
conscience and a black lead pencil each
| registered his choice, does not meet with
favor. Progress al best ID slow. Nearly
every voter is making one cross opposite
the name the party whose candidates ne
| tavors and thus votes the straight
ticket.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Nov. 3.-The wea-
ther is chilly and hazy with rain threat
ened. A large vote is being poIl,d and
larger part of it than usual was cast be-
| lore noon.
In Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 3.-The polls
in this state remain open from 7 a. m.
to p. M. The weather throughout the
state is bright and cool and there is thus
every inducement for big oti-year vote.
The city treasuryship fight is bringing
out large vote in this city.
The state law prohibits the compila-
tion OF votes in various voting precincts
until the polls are closed and nothing
official can therefore be learned until
night. Comparisons in the county re-
turns in these dispatches tonight to be
printed in The CITIZEN will be made
with the vote for state treasurer in 1889
when Boyer, republican, was elected by
Co. ,9O6 in a total vote of 645 ,042 as iol-
lows: Boyer, republican, 34l ,2+4; Big
Ter, democrat, 2Sn,33S; Johnston, pro-
hlbition, u ,3OS; scattering, l,l52.
In New York.
New YORK. Nov. 3.-Voting began at
nearly every one of the sS7 polling places
in the city as soon as they opened at 6
O'Clock, and proceeded briskly during the
forenoon. At noon very large proper
tion of the total vote registered had been
cast. The weather is bright and clear
and this encourages the republicans, who
are sparing no efforts to set out lul
vote, and cut down the city's democratic
plurality. The democrats, on the Other
hand, are working with equal vigor to
get plurality sufficiently large to over
come the republican rural plurality that
is expected to roll down to King bridge
In the 10Th congressional district
in which successor to Roswell =
Flower is to be chosen, and in the tentl
congressional in which a successor tc
Gen. Spinola is to be chosen, the polls
are guarded by United States marshal
and supervisors, and many of them ar
armed with warrants for men who ar
illegally registered and who will be al
rested if they attempt to vote.