Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-03
THE BELIEF AT ALBANY,

Flowers Election and . Republican Legisla-
ture Expected.
Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 3-Today opened bright,
clear and cool-auspicious weather for q full
| republican vote. The weather is an i'm portant
factor in New York state elections, since
the republican strength lies in the
country districts and bad weather invariably
deters the voters from going to the polls, but
| the democrats also construe the fine weather az
an oman OF success aud the thorough organiza-
ton perfected by the democratic cam
paign managers throughout the state
gives them every assurance Of success Every
election district has been reached and the Of
fectiveness of the system has been tested in
many contests.
HEAVY VOTING EVERYWHERE.
A fact which 10 Of advantage to each party ia
that there il an extremely heavy vote being
| polled this forenoon. From Rochester, Buff
falo. Syracuse ard other interior cities comes
thA report that the vote so far has been unusu-
ally heavy. This is significant since heretofore
the majority Of the votes have been cast at
midday.
In New York city the vote already registers
| In the tens Of thousands and in this county
the day has thus far been marked BY a CORE
spnndingly heavy vote. All these indications
point to a very large total vote. 1t is
estimated by the republican managers that
at least g. 900 additional votes for the republican
| ticket. But it will also have the tendency
| Of drawing out the full democratic strength.
1t ia estimated that 1900 600 votes will be
| polled, the vote even i'll presidential year
| reaching but 100000.
10Th PARTIES FIsHrrxa BARD.
Both parties are fighting today on aggressive
lines. Everything tending to the possible adj
vantage Of either side has been devised and in
addition an immense corruption fund has
been sent out by each party. Despite
| the efficacy of the new ballot law there is
still opportunity for corruption on a large
| scale. Particularly in the interior counties is
| this so. The money is there used in paying
men for their days work. For using
| the polls and the hundred ard one minor ways
devised by canning minds for influencing the
electors choice. The disadvantage suffered by
the inability Of the political agents to see how
their tools actually vote does not prevent the
| outlay Of money.
THE LEGISLATURE.
In all probability the legislature will be re-
publican on joint ballot. The assembly will be
republican and though there will be democratic
gains, in the senate that body will
doubtless continue to have republican
| majority. 1t is truo that forecast
! Of the political complexion of the legislature
| based on the report OF the vote this forenoon
must necessarily be somewhat misty, but
the conditions do not indicate now in
any degree that the democratic gain in the
legislature will be very large. The assembly
was democratic las. year, but it was the first
time since 1883, and under the present appor-
tionment it is practically impossible to secure
| democratic legislature in a gubernatorial
year.
Flowers ELECTION EXPECTED.
In both democratic and republican quarters
| 1t is generally acknowledged that Flower will
| be elected. The clear day and the consequent
| addition of full country vote for Fassett can
not perceptibly affect the result.
A glance at the state in those
| sections where democratio disaffection is re-
ported to have existed will show how effective
| anu-election campaign work has been. In Erie
| county, where Shehan, the candidate for
| lieutenant governor resides, the Cleveland
| deme cracy has been opposed to his candidacy.
But The factions have been united mainly
through ex-Pregident Clevelands efforts.
| In Kings 1t Is claimed that a phenom-
enal democratic vote will be polled.
| Tho sullep and snrly feeling has disap-
| pearsd and Mclaughlin promises grea,
| things. These two counties are the only
| ones which the republicans claimed would
| show falling off in The democratic vote, but
| the promises held ont by the democratic lead
ers In these sections seem to dispel any such
thought
Democratic leaders in this city place Flowers
| plurality at not less than Il, 000. Shehan will
| run behind his ticket, and there are evidences
today that he will no. poll the full democratic
vote within 81 600,
TIE alectiou returns will como in very late
this year, since the number OF election districts
and comparison Of the vote BY districts will be
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