The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-04

close of the polls ttts predictions of the
morning were repeated with confidence.
THE WEATHER GOOD.
The weather was all thai could be
desired for an election day, save that
the sun did not shine. The sky
was overcast and the wind from the south
east. The air was delightfully."- cooi. The new
voting law, with its mammoth aggregation
OF all the tickets on one sheet, and the pri-
vate booths, where alone with his
conscience and black lead pencil each voter
registers his choice did not meet with
favor The progress at best was slow and 70
one-halt the voters il was burden. BY this
law a voter is required to indicate by a
cross mark opposite the name the persons
for WHOM he votes. There is no scratching,
as by the old method. The act must here
after be called blanking, but to blauk
is puzz,inG operation, and so to
avoid trouble and the risk Of losing q vote
by error nearly every voter ends by making
one cross mark opposite the name Of the
party whose candidates he favors, and thus
votes the straight ticket. TIE interest
IN the legislature is second only TO
that of governor. The legislature elected
to-day will have the choosing of United
States senator to succeed Senator John
Sherman. The farmers alliance made a
fight on Sherman, and it helped the demo-
cratic ticket all around.
1t was just IL o'clock when ex- President
Cleveland got around TO the polling place
at the corner of Sixty street and
Park avenue He nodded pleasantly to the
men In the Tammany booth as he passed.
and seemed In great good humor. He wore
tawn-colored overcoat and black derby
hat.
The returns from Ohio will be compared
with the vote on secretary Of state in 1890.
when Ryan, rep, had a plurality Of 10. .969
There have been a large numbcr of add,
tional precincts formed since 1890. but the
subdivisions will DO added together and
compared with the old precincts as it ex-
listed in $780, There were then 2,493 pre-
cincts.
M'KINLEv's ELECTION PROBABLE.
CINCINNATI, O., Nov. sal p. M.-The
returns thus far received from the state
show small gains by Mckinley over last
year when Ryan. rep, had II 900 majority
McKinley's majority in Hamilton county,
however will be greatly below Ryan's, s. 600
majority. Thus far tue chances indicate
McKinley's election.
HAMILTON OoUNTY's OUTLOOK, 4,
CINCINNATI, Nov, 8. II P. M-Raturns
from 30 precincts in Hamilton county show
democratic gains OF 140. Carrying the
same ratio throughout the remaining 20l
precincts the republican plurality in the
county would bs over 1000.
THE COMMERCIAL GAzErTE's ESTIMATE.
The estimate Of the Commercial Gazette
(republlcan) at IL O'Clock, is Is, 900 for Nc
Kinley, and majority of the legislature for
the republicans. Up to this hou the returns
are quite fragmsntary. Two hundred
and nlnety-flve precincts in Ohio outside of
Cincinnati have been heard from. They
give a NET raDuhIiaan cyaiu ~ Tbia is
about oue-eighth of the state. Ex-Gov.
Foraker has gone home satisfied that his
estimate II $1,000 for Mckinley will be sus-
tanned by the later returns.
Returns from l03 precincts outside OF Gin
cinnati, Mckinley. 9l,475; Campbell,
1851. Two hun ired and ten precinc out
siCe OF Cincinnati show a net republican
gain of LOIS. The Lincoln Club of Cincin-
natl estimates Mckinley's plurality In Ham
uton county at $500, and in the state at
from $4,000 to 10000. The Lincoln Clubs
estimate, made at 10 o'clock is based
on returns from 1872 precincts out.
side of Cincinnati and on 30
precincts in Cincinnati. These show a re-.
publican loss in Hamilton county and a
democratic loss in the rest of the state, Ex-
Gov. Foraker, who is in the city watching
the returns with interest, estimates a
plurality for Mckinley in Ohio of IS, 900.
men-democrats wild over the news from
New York aud the republicans jubilant
over their progress in Ohio.
M'KINLEY's ELECTION CLAIMED.
CINCINNATI. O., Nov. 3, 1850 p. NJ
Mckinley is elected by at least 10000.
HAMILTON SCALED DOWN.
CINCINNATI, o., Nov. 4, 3 A. M.-At mid
night the returns received left no doubt
hat M ,ko1t1o rrk1
was holding up 70 that of CromIey in
1890, while McKinley's had fallen
below the vote for Ryan. In 1lO precincts
in the county. nearly one-half the demo,
cratic gain was ], 1888. The same ratio CON
tinued would give Mckinley plurality In
the county of 3 200. When 433 precincts
in Ohio, outside of Cincinnati. had
been heard from the republican net gain
was l,775. The prohibition vote in these
precincts fell below that OF last year 705
while the gain of the Peoples party over
last years vote was ,247.
The correspondent Of the Enquirer tele-
graphs from Columbus that Chairman Neal,
Of the democratic state central committee,
comedies McKinleys election by 10000
plurality and the election Of a republican
legislature.
AN IDEAL DAY AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 3.-ThIs has been
an ideal election day. The weather was
cool and crisp and not a drop of rain fell.
The new Australian system of voting
seemed to give very general satisfaction
The newspapers and party workers have de-
voted Heeks to the instruction of voters and
the new ballots were voted without much
difficulty. An estimate made by the board OF
elections that an average OF but one voter
a minute could deposit his ballot had the
effect OF sending the voters to the polls
early in the morning, and in many pre-
cinctS over half of the vote was cast by 10
o'clock. The indications are that the vote
is very heavy. The new law is very strict
as to the counting of the ballots, providing
that each shall be road and counted
separately. This will make the
returns very late, and it is
doubtful il anything satisfactory will be
known much before morning. IL was one
of the quietest elections known here in years.
Lettering or interference with voters is not
allowed within 100 feet OF the polling
places, and there was none OF the confusion
witnessed under the old law. No disturb
ance of any kind has been reported.
REPORTS FROM THE TOWNS
Bellevue shows a net republican gain
Of 81.
Hudson shows a republican gain OF II.
Four precincts Of Marion county show q
net republican gain Of 81. Thirty-seYen
Of the 1876 precincts in Cleveland give Camp
bell ,734 and Mckinley 4,172. These are
mostly from downtown democratic wards.
At Niles, McKinley's birthplace. there
publicans made net gain OF 2O0.
Wellsville shows a net republican gain Of