Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-11-07

Inc Aubtrallan fsail0t.
New YORK, Nov. 5.-There s the usual
lull before the storm, usual serenity be-
fore 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 and all the reserve po-
lice will be out at midnight tonight to
begin long days vigil. - At the office of
John l. Davenport 300 federal deputy
marshals are being named who will un-
doubtedly 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 committeesSt TO day
closed contracts for the use of over 500
hacks and wagons in which voters who
are physically incapaciated 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 cleo
Massachusetts took the initiative. In 1889,
following the example of that state, tho
legislatures of Indiana, Montana, Rhode
Island, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Minnesota,
Missouri, Michigan and Connecticut, in
the order given, passed laws adopting
the new system of voting. Most of the
laws passed adhered closely to the Massa
chusetts form. The Connecticut form
varied from it more than the others. In
1890, laws which are more or less modi-
fcations of the Australian system were
adopted by the legislatures of Washing
ton, New York, Maryland, New Jersey
and Vermont. In 1891, the legislatures
of the states of Arkansas, California, Colo
Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North
Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota and
the territory of Arizona adopted laws
based on the Australian system. In 1892,
Iowa followed and this leaves but few
states under the old system.
Making Ready.
New YORK, Nov. 7.-Cleveland will
spend the night at the Victoria hotel and
has arranged to vote at his precinct on
Fifth avenue about noon tomorrow. He
has requested that no demonstration be
made at the time. The ex- ex-president votes
in the same precinct with DR.. Depew and
the Vanderbilts.
At the newspaper offices preparations
are being made to-day for exhibiting the
returns tomorrow night. The World
will have tremendous calcium reflector
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 its immense
platforms in front of the Greely statue
and will have the usual crowd of 10000 or
10000 sightseers to cheer results. The
Herald and all the other papers are pre-
pairing in the same manner to give the
earliest returns to the surging masses.
The evening editions of New York papers
will be out with extras at II o'clock and |
midnight, and tho belief seems general
that the result will be definitely known by |
that time. The streets of New York are
crowded to-day with fakirs selling books
and pamphlets containing election re-
suits in all the cities and states in the |
Union in previous years. At late hour
to-day both parties announce the battle
practically won; but the ballots have yet
to be cast.
Betting En- the Hoosier Capital.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 5.--The fol-
lowing propositions, gathered from diff
ferent places in the city give some idea |
as to how the betting men forecast the re-
suit of next Tuesdays balloting: One |
thousand to 500 that Harrison is re-
elected; $500 even that Cleveland carries
Indiana; $500 to $400 that Cleveland car
ries Indiana; $500 even that Cleveland |
carries New York; 800 even that Cleve-
land carries Indiana; 800 even that |
Cleveland is elected; $500 to $lO0 that
Cleveland carries Indiana $100 even that |
Harrison is elected; 800 even that New
York goes Democratic; $50 even that
Chase is elected governor of Indiana;
$500 even that Harrison has ma jority |
in the electoral colleges $500 to $400 that
Cleveland carries Indiana.