Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-03
VOTES DROP BRISKLY
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than il did last year. but this was due aimos,
entirely TO the intelligence OF the voters con-
corning the new system. II was very com
monty remarked that the many Of the well to-
do tradesmen and others above the grade of
laboring men showed, az . rule. less knowl-
edge of whit they had TO do when they we're
in the polling place than the laboring men
themselves. E1-President Cleveland voted
shortly after II O'clock at the corner Of 67th
the democratic candidate for governor, voted
at l0:l6 s.m.
VOTING YALLIxa OFF.
The election inspectors state that the vote
up to noon has fallen numerically far behind
what it had been up to that time in other cleo
tons This may be due to the cold which
prevailed early in the morning. Fifty persons
were arrested for attempted illegal voting and
taken before United States Commissioner
Davenport.
TROUBLE At TIRE rolLA
Alphonze Smith, chairman Of the board of
republican inspectors in the seventh election
district of the eighteenth assembly district.
was arrested for intoxicatiou, and having no
bondsmen was locked up.
The trouble at the seventeenth polling pre-
ctnct OF the second assembly district originated
In the attempt by Officer Carroll to arrest q
man for alleged Illegal voting A fight was
precipitated in front Of the polling place and
the crowd surged over to the corner Of Baxter
and the Bowery, where the police stopped the
night. No violence was committed on the in
spectors. At the eighteenth precinct ont OF
1926 registered voters $50 had voted by II so
O'Clock.
There was q lively fight In the nineteenth as
sembiy district Mt 10 o'clock. A crowd Of twenty
or more young men and boys, known as
TIE TIE ,. sStn street sans'" descended on
of in spite Of the efforts Of the republican
workers to resist They would have made way
with the box il the police had no,
fortunately arrived and scattered them.
The box was wrecked and the
pastors torn up. The gang retreated two block.
TO the eighteenth election district and stole a
republican box without opposition of = serious
character.
The republican workers were bitter agains,
the police for not protecting them. The demo
Gratis claimed that it was nothing but . crowd
OF boys gathering bonfire material. The re-
publicans said they would get achievements
and make it hot for the gang if the outra &c
was repeated.
CORTLAND. N. Y, Nov. 3-The weather il
clear and chilly. The indications are that q
majority Is estimated at $50.
ROCHESTER. n. Y. Nov. 3.-The weather here
is cloudy and cool. Reports from city voting
places indicate that a large vote is being polled
Reports from country districts indicate tina,
the vote there will be fair.
SYRACUSE, NY. Nov. AT II o'clock up
ward of three-fifths Of the citys vote had been
polled. The vote ia on party lines on state
ticket. Much cutting on local candidate.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Nov. S.--A very heavy vote
is being polled in the city and republicans are
confident Of carrying Buffalo and Erie coun-
ties. The vote on tho city ticket will probably
be close. Sheehan is running considerably be-
hind Flower in most of the wards
AUBURN. n Y, Nov. 3.-Reports from the
twenty polling precincts of the city indicate a
heavy vote and that it will be fully up to the
registration. Weather clear and cold.
UTICA, Nov 3.-Considerably ever half the
vote was cast at noon, and the ind cations are
that very heavy vote will be polled. The
state tickets are running evenly on party
Lines and apparently will not vary much from
the vote on governor three years ago. In few
instances Sheehan il being cut. The county
tickets are being badly split. The election 4
quiet and weather fine.
WHITE PLAINS, N. T., Nov. s.-Party feeling
runs high and there is a number of fis. fight
at the polls. The vote is light
JAMAICA, L. l., Nov. Indications are tina,
the entire democratic ticket is winning in
Queens county.