The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-04
M,KINLEY ELEC7ED.
His Plurality win be Not Less Than Fif.
teen Thousand.


gone Republican by not lees than $1,000 plu-
rality
Mckinley ia not only elected. but the State
Republican ticket as well. and the Leg
tslature also The fight for United
States Senator between Sherman and Foraker
will now be simply awful. and the Brice-
Thomas battle oil two years ago will be as
quiet rs q Sunday school in comparison.
Election day opened clear. but later the
heavens were overcast with clouds. and dur.
Ing the remainder Of the day Old Sol hid his
face. II was too cold for rain. however. Long
before daylight the judges and clerks Of the
election and also one man from each OF tho
two great political parties. who checked each
voter as hc cast his ballot, were M and getting
ready for the days laborious work. This
was the first election under the Aus
trallan ballot law. which provides for tho
blanket ballot The ballot contains the five
State tickets. viz Republican. Veteran Repub-
lican. Democratic. Peoples and Prohibition.
The emblems are eagle. rooster. plough. white
rose. and on the Veteran Republican ticket, n
private soldier To vote mixed ticket each
candidate must DO checked for whom tho
voter desires to cast his ballot 30 many men
were afraid that they would lose their votes
by promsicuous checking that they nut
cross opposite the words Republican state
handed their ballots in. This accounts for so
many straight ballots.
There was. besides the State and county
tickets, "a proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution voted on, but as tho law requires
that for this amendment to carry 1t must have
a majority Of all votes cast. and 80 many
voters have failed to vote for or against 1t. 1t Ia
undoubtedly beaten. This proposed hmend-
mcnt gave tho Legislature further authority
to regulate taxation. the friends OF the meas
urc claiming that there were many wealthy
corporutions in Ohio that were escaping their
Just burden Of taxation. A proposition as to
whether a Constitutional Convention should
be called to revise the present Constitution OF
this State was also submitted. and It'll thought
IL also showed under.
Twenty voters were timed this morning In
one Of the precincts. and were just twenty
minutes voting. At that rate TO could vote in
twelve hours. the time the polls are open in
Ohio Very few OF the precincts contain more
than 400 voters. however.
As has been the custom OF the Republicans
for years. they are tn.niEnt receiving the cleo
ton returns at the City Hall. white the Demo
Gratis are boiling ath r. w nsTs " b. Ha
has awire and telec instrum INT In bis office
Thurman Club. Lincoln League. Columbus
Lodge Of G sna ta Obtain Of
some Of tho precincts in this city more than
half the total vote was pofesL ut ~ oetooS x;
the state Indicate a very large vote. and the
total wi bs about s9oGQc sEainss. 142 100
r. ohs the new law
was tried for tho first time to-day. and no
Sey so ap alds the stste
the fact that tho election returns are very GLOW
can reasonably he accounted for
body seemed eem wondeiiuliy pleased at opera
lions. The plan seemed e. 10 so simple that
the voters easily GEasped its PROVISIONS some
oeearrsd under the Old law. one thing notice
able was the large number Of votes polled early
in he mSrnng and n9evan was al naes
seemed confident that their side would win.
and no, bad feelings were man iitesn o.
the booths without being hustled or made to
Xa The tng %nf 6ayy sra and
cast II any time since the presidentiai election
Tie posS;s ,,c tel rs s5SIer how TO vote
Permanently rS'iTsd. The ticket was fur.
hs Y u fa the work w"Sss M
the booths and prepare i. without the inter-
fsrencs o suHgsst3n Of the SsGue5s whG for
merry stooH aooue s"o po'1o Oh" o''SsS""' 10
interest s fsts f SS. Scs sss. sn.
upen SAVING fhs day tSeir fpv sIIt T6s
Inf ToSs. RfSF NEW ss HsssG LEE
S al the v6t: acme psa
snd Canton, tho homes q Coy. Campbell and
Major Mckinley. say that these tn Sc gentlemen
At Greenville. Darke county. tho Dunkards.
who have not voted for years came out Today
aged f rs. dropped ,p dead Of heart disease in
booth ct Greenville this evening while liking
precincts Hr IN Ohio 10Th RepnSican and Demo
cratic state Com mittees have agreed to COM
When Sir .c ono vent H'f ksruIlca4 rst
At he Of oS
franklin county shows pYHnScpatiS gain q
i ;Ps s1S
Ward Of a Guennat In that city the polls closed
At O'clock only eight precincts in Hamilton
iority d 5000 il the county for Mckinley
would not give more than $500 Republican
majority. Democratic gain of0OO0. He also
had another message from his home In Hnmil-
ton which shows Democratic gain OF 2OO In
the First ward there. 49,
Ravenna. Portage county. on the Western
Reserve, shows Democratic gain of21. This
IL O Republican stronghold One ward In
Thu gains and losses over the State 30 far only
show u net Democratic gain 81 one to the pre-
cinct This rs not enough. Unless increased.
Mckinley will be- elected by not less than 5000.
The Lincoln CLUB OF Cincinnati estimates
McKiney's plurality In Hamilton county ut
$500. and In the state from 1900 to 10000.
THIS estimate. made ut 10 oclock. is based on
returns from 1872 precincts outside Of Cincin-
natl and 30 precincts In Cincinnati:
These show q Republican loss In Hamilton
county and Democratic loss In the rest OF the
state. Elk Gov. Foraker. who Is In the city
watching the returns with interest. estimates
a plurality for Mckinley in Ohio Of 1000.
Returns from 1853 precincts In Ohio outside
Of CINCINNATI show = net Republican gain. Of
Prohibition vote Of 2.at The v.te for the Pso;;
SOY. the vote OF last yea. being only 81.
Fourteen precincts in Hamilton county
shows q net gain for Campbell OF lU0.
At the present rate ~ gain made by Camp
bell lDemocratl he will 60 TO Hamilton county
with $500 majority. which would make the