Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-11-08
BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS
The Great Struggle to Elect a New President Being
 Waged To-day.
REPORTS OF THE CONTEST FROM
 MANY QUARTERS.

Drsary Weather in the East Interfering
 Somewhat With Getting Out a Full
 Vote Confidence of Opposing Leaders
 Unshaken in Doubtful States-A Ouio,
 Election GeneralIy-How the President
 Will Receive the Returns-OpInions,
 Estimates, Bets and General Notes.
 NEW YORK, Nov. S.-"President Har- rison will to-day be re- e-elected. Of that I feel not merely confident, but certain. The Republicans will carry all the West, including Indiana, except Nevada, and am convinced that New York, Connecti. cut, New Jersey, and West Virginia will also be ours. The majority for Harrison and Reid in the Electoral College will be overwhelming. - Chairman Carter, of the Republican National Committee.
 "Democratic victory is now absolutely certain. There is an impending political revolution. "-Chairman Harrity, of the Democratic National Committee.
 Such are the utterly contradictory views expressed this morning by the chief general of the Democratic forces in the campaign just closed and by one of the most expert leaders upon the Repub- lican side. It is evident that somebody is going to be badly disappointed.
 In this contest there is one element which is recognized among the leaders of both parties as being one of the most un- certain of all the new elements which have entered into this campaign. This is the secret ballot. The leaders of neither party know what its effect will be, espec- ially in the States which are called doubt ful. The leaders of both parties openly acknowledge that the encumbrances thrown in the way of casting bSllots will decrease the total vote boiled.
 But they disagree as to the effect of this decrease upon the eparate vote of their own parties. Under these conditions everyb body who believes in the principles of the Republican party has been urged by newspaper publication and by personal communication to cast his vote as early in the day as possible. The Democratic leaders have been equally urgent in the same direction. "Get out the votel" is the cry on both sides. This cry is es- pecially significant in the State of New York.
 The weather is disagreeable here, light showers falling at intervals, but the dampness does not diminish the activity or artlor of the "workers." There have been but few clashes so far between the Federal and State authorities, and it looks as though the election will be com pHratively quiet.
 As stated above, both sides are as con fident to-day as they have been all along, and prediction with any certainty is out of the question.
 NIr. Croker reiterates that Cleveland will carry the State by 75,OOO. and other Democrats claim it by pluralities ranging from 50, 900 to 10000.
 Republicans, on the contrary, assert that Harrison will have plurality larger than four years ago.
 Reports from the counties in Eastern New York show, in many cases, a slight falling off in the vote The weather ii rainy, and this is interfering with getting out the vote.
 In Erie county the result is very un certain The Republican leaders claim the county by 1,500 plurality. On the other hand the Democrats are confident | of winning by the same figures Int | Democrats will carry the Thirty second | Congressional district and the Republi- cans the Thirty third. The Democrats claim five out of six Assembly districts, | but the Republicans concede them only | three and say the First, Fourth anC | Sixth will go Republican.
 In ChautauQua the Republicans art l claiming Hnrrison's plurality will b: l G, 500. The Democrats say it will not | reach g. 700.
 ! In Cattaraugus the Republicans art | estimating their plurality for Harrison at ?, 200 or about 200 less than in 1888 | Allegheny will give Harrison 300 O. 400 less than four years ago. The Demo crats assert they will reduce it still more and that it will not exceed 2,700.
 In Genesee the Republicans claim 200 | or 100 less than in 1858. The Democrat say it will be less than 1 1000. | Niagara's contest is very close. Botl sides claim they have a plurality, ant the result now appears uncertain.
 Orleans is claimed by the Republican for Harrison by 1, 100, and the Democrat do not concede over 900
 Livingston will give Republica plurality of 300.