The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-11-07
The Presidential Campaign Is Practl.
cally Eaded-A Very Clean
Canvass.
Excitement IN New York Over United
States Marsliais Still Continues
to Run High.
One Alabama Officer Who Can 0tt
Aloag Without United States
Marshals.


campaign OF 1892 is practically ended.
The managers have sent ont their final
instructions to the sRberdinates at the
various headquarters and started home
to vote. Old political observers say that
as far as persenaliiies are concerned this
has been the cleanest campaign since
the Monroe days and "the era of good
feeling Chairman Hariity summed
up the situation froui Democratic
standpoint as follows:
cannot put il any stronger than to
say that ain entirely coisilsnt OF the
result. We will larry The solid South,
l59 votes, New York, Indiana, New
Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, and, !
think, Connecticut Weare confidently
expecting that Weaver viii get the elec-
toral votes of several Western states
that would otherwise go Republican.
We are confident of victory.
The Republican managers figure up
277 votes for Harrison ia the electoral
college. Chairman Carter. Joe Manley
and General Clarkson declined to furnish
any figures. Chairman Hackett, Of the
Republican state committee, says that
Harrison will come down to the city
line with $4,000 majority, and that New
York state can positively be counted
upon for President Harrison.
The betting IS 2 to / that Cleveland
will carry New York state and even on
the general result
The excitement continues over the an
ticipated conflict between the police and
federal marsnals on election day.
Rhe Democrats are greatly exer-
cised over the number Of deputy mar
shals being sworn in by john /. Dayen-
port. They say that about 5000 have
been sworn in yesterday and 5000 more
will be givea authority. The Demo
Gratis are making preparations TO prevent
these marshals from interfering with
the voters st the polls.
Sheriff Gorman has received 10000
badges for special deputy sheritfs, all of
which he prtp poses TO use on election
day. Men will be sworn in as fast as
they apply. They will be placed at
every polling place to be ready for any
trouble that may break out.
( United States Marshal John w. Jar
cobus was busy all morning swearing in
deputy ma1sials. He said ii would take
about 1,l31 men to cover the election
districts in the city, but possibly more
than that number would be needed.
Mr.. JacoHas said: ''Tammany has
been in the habit of evading the election
laws, bRt this year there will be none of
it. We propose to have enough men to
prevent it, and there might be fight
and there might not. In any event we
propose to show that United States laws
are superior TO state laws"
There was rumor afoat in Republi-
can quarters that warrant will be is
sued for the arrest of Lieutenant Cover
nor Sheehan on charge of attempting
to incite persons to insurrection
against the authority of the United
States, bat the Democrats only laughed
when the rrmor was repeated TO them.
inspector Williams told United Press
reporter that he did not anticipate any
trouble at the polls election day. The
people of this city have too much respect
for law and order to indulge in any such
nonsense, !" said the inspector.
Colonel Richard Bright, sergeant-at.
arms OF the house of representatives, ex.
pressed his belief in the success of the
Democratic national ticket, but said bic
did not believe in being over confident
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