The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-08

district attorney. Mr.. Mitchell. Governor
Flower, Lieutenant-governor Shsehan. the
district attorney, Mr. Nicoll. the Attorney
general of tho United States and others,
oil apparently having the same purpose IN
view-the purity of the election. The police
have had their orders. and they will be tbs
real prs.ervers Of the peace, IL 1t comes to
any such state 40 to require the interference
of any body.
1t has been claimed by those who hold TO
the federal view of the matter th at the
deputy marshals have q right to go within
the rails at the polling places, ana that
Democratic managers say they have not.
1t may be that the courts will be called IN
to decide the merited points, but the police
have TO decide for every body, and they are
likely to Insist upon their orders being
obeyed. Superintendent Byrnes says he
expects no trouble, and that the police
force will do its duty without fear or favor.
He says that the deputy marshais are act
will be aided. if necessary. in the enforce
ment of them, but that II the federal repre-
sentatives break any Law tomorrow, they
will be amenable to the law as any BODY
officers that the ante-election stories OF ex-
pected trouble will amount to as muen as
they have in former years-that is. much
talk and very little trou bic.
Judge Barrett said to-day that from the
opening to the closing of the polls to-mor.
row the judges of the Supreme Conrt Will
attend in turn, two or three at q time. in
their chambers 1T the county courthouse,
as has been the custom in preceding years.
This will greatly aid the people who may
be arrested illegally.
Extraordinary preparations have been
made In the matter of looking ont Tor all
attempts TO vote fraudulently. There has
been filed with United States Marshal
Jacobus about four thousand warrants
sworn out against persons who are alleged
to have registered illegally. They Will not
be served unless the persons named therein
attempt to vote tomorrow. Information
was received at the marshaPs office to-day
that body of three hundred colonIzers,
whose destination was Coney island. has
been shipped from Pittsburg and other
parts of Allegheny county. The marshal
said that he was prepared to give them
warm reception. MIR. Jac0bus has o private
wire in his Office and is in touch with all
parts of the country. The marshal stated
late this afternoon that tho limit OF deputy
marshals who would do duty ut the polls
tomorrow had been placed at seven thou
sand.
Chairman Hackett. of the Republican
State committee, was seen by an Associ-
to dispatch sent ont by Lioutenant-gov-
ernor Sheehan. alleging that the Ropuo-
hcan State conmitte had sent paster bal
lots to Republicans up the State headed by
William Steinway and Richard Croksr,
Democratic electors and followed by the
names of the Republican electors. Il wish
to pronounce that statement as absolutely
and unqualIfiedly false" said Mr. Hackstt.
%Thi. COMMITTEES has not sent out such
matter of fact, however. that Is exactly
what the Democrats have done. j received
a sample paster from up the State which
had bsen mailed by the Democrats to Re-
publican. 1t was headed by Henry w.
Sage and jesse SeligmaD, Republican
electors, and the names OF thlrty-four
Democratic electors followed. l under
stand that the Democrats have been
spreading these bogue ballots right and
left among the Republicans throughou.
the State"
Edward B. Osborne of Pougbkeepsie. .
member of the State Senate. was held this
Tnorn,ing n.9,I BY United mi States Conmissioner
Nov. Ia, at o'clock. on charge of false
registration.
Twenty special policemen were sworn in
at Stapleton, S. l., this morning for duty
at the election booths tomorrow. 1t 10 ex-
pected that there will be trouble in some
of the election districts. If the Repu blican
supervisors of election. appointed by the
United States Court. make any attempt TO
force admission behind the rails trouble
United States Marshal Baxter has sworn
in n large number of deputy marshais IN
Buffalo. Lieutenant-governor sheehan's
home city. many whom are old soldiers, for
duty at the polls. Sheriff Beck has also
sworn IN 240 special deputies and the police
force has been increased By seventy five
speciaIs. A clash between the local and
federal officers Is feared In the lower wards
of Buffalo. Marshal Baxter says the feder-
al laws will be firmly enforced.
Lieutenant-Goyerno Sheehan, when
asked at Buffalo tonight what he thought
of the solution at the closing hour, re-
ported: I'VE will carry New York State.
Of that have not the slightest doubt;
there 10 every indication of trouble to-
morrow. The Republican managers have
sworn in q small army Of deputy marshals
and insist on having from two to five
marshals in each election district The
sheriff has sworn IN about thrs0 hundred
deputy shcriffs and the Democratic man.
ayers declare that every Democrat ar
rested tomorrow will be bailed ut once"
Alabama stiiI Rebel state.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 7.-Generai
Shelley, chairman of the Democratic State
central COMMITTEES. In an interview, says:
I'VE will not permit deputy United States
limit. Deputy marshals must remain
thirty feet away from the polling place.
lnside that line they have no legal right
snd the Democratic managers throughout
tho State have been 90 informed"
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Nov. The State
law i'm ALBANIA permits no one within thirty
| feet OF the polls except the officers of cleo
| tion. United states Marshal Nlenger has
Deen lnHiet1nR on the I1Knt OF BIS Qepurle6
| to so anywhere they please. The sheriff
announced that If they crossed the thirty
| foot limit, except in the strict discharge of
| their duties as peace officers, his own
| deputies would arrest them as per the ad-
| vice of Democratic committee. A conflict
| was threatened. but peace was assured to-
| night by mutual agreement, signed by the
| marshal and the sheriff, that neither would
| permit his deputies to transgress their
| State laws by going over the limit.
Does Not Anticipate Trouble.
| Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-As the election
approaches tho interest intensitiss here. At
| torney general Miller arrived to-day, fres b
| from Indiana. When asked the object of
his leaving that State just now, he replied:
az thought l might be of more use here
| than IN Indiana, In case of any unusual
| events"
When asked If he anticipated any troa-
| BILE on election day, he said: mo. i do not
| The deputies appointed are supposed to be
| good citizens and. If the election officers
act with patriotism. there will be no trou-
| bic. The deputies are especially instruct
| ed not to be aggressive, nor to force
| themselves into the election booths unless
necessary"
| Democratic Frauds at Camden.
| CAMDEN, N. j.. Nov. THE Camden
courts this morning investigated the
charges of false registration in the city.
/ and ahout two hmm rad m amea and IN n ~ q