The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-11-07

READY.
Both Sides Will Contest Every
Challenge.
CHANGES IN MANNER OF VOTING.
Almost Every State in the Union has Adopted
an Election system Based on That of
Australia-W here Cleveland
viii Vote.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6-There is the usual
luil before the storm-the usual serenity
before the intensity OF excitement which
follows in the wake of the Niagara Of
ballots. Here all the booths are ready,
all the election inspectors will be at their
posts at daybreak Tuesday morning and
all the reserve police will be out at mid
night tomorrow to begin long days vigil
At the Office of John l. Davenport 300 dep
uty federal marshals are named, VINO will
undoubtedly come into conflict with Tam
many's warriors Both sides are ready to
contest every challenge-to fight for every
vote that is willing TO be cast for them.
The state and city committees have closed
contracts for the use of over 500 hacks and
wagons in which voters who are physically
incapacitated will be taken to the polls.
But there will be many changes in the
manner of voting since 1888. Since that
election almost every state in the Union
has adopted an election system based or
that of Australia. Massachusetts took
the initiative. In 1889, following the
example set by that state, the
legislatures of Indiana, Montana, Rhode
Island, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Minnesota,
Missouri Michigan and Connecticut, in the
system of voting. Most Of the laws passed
adhered closely to the Massachusetts form.
The Connecticut form varied from it more
than the others.
In 1890 laws which are more or less modi-
ications Of the Australian system were
ADOPTED by thu legislatures of Washington,
New York, Maryland, New Jersey and
Vermont. In 1891 the legislatures of the
states of Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Tlaia Sah hi al al n
Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota and the terri
tory of Arizona adopted laws based on the
Australian system. IN 1892 iowa followed,
and this leaves but a few states under the
old system.
Betting has now assumed tremendous
proportions and all the pool rooms in New
York are coyertly doing rushing bust
ness. Private bets are being made at the
Hoffman and Fifth Avenue aud prices rule
fairly even, although on New York state
big odds are given by the Cleveland men.
Cleveland will spend tomorrow night at
the Victoria hotel aud has arranged 10 vote
at his precinct on Fifth avenue about noon,
He has requested that no demonstration
be made at the time. The eX-president
votes in the same district with DR.. Depew
and the Vanderbilts.
At the newspaper offices preparations are
being made for exhibiting the returns
Tuesday night The World will have q
tremendous calcium effect and the lights on
its dome will tell by color the result of the
election. AS this can be seen for fifty
miles about New York it will be watched
with great interest. The Tribune is also
erecting it's immense platforms in front Of
the Greeley statue and will have the usual
crowd of $4,000 or 10, 900 sightseers to cheer
results. The Herald and all the other pa
pers are preparing in the same manner TO
give the earliest returns TO the surging
masses.
The evening editions of New York papers
have announced that they will be out with
extras at II o'clock and midnight, and the
belief seems general that the result will be
definitely known by that time The streets
of New York are crowded with fakirs sell
ing books and pamphlets containing cleo
ton results in all the cities and states in
the Union in previous years. AT late
hour tonight both parties announce the
battle practically won; but the ballots have
yet TO be cast.