New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-09
ILLINOIS,.
THE STATE PROBABLY EEMOCitTlC.
AI.TGrID fDrMl ELECTED GOvEENOR-DEMo
CIATS CARRY CHICAGO BY 25,ooo
PLURALITY.
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Chicago. Nov. s--1he ''Inter OCEAN (RcpJ says
OF the result Of todays election that Illinois has
probably gone for Cleveland All the returns
show Democratic gairs The Democrats carry IN"
city of Chicago by about $4,000 plurality
The probability is that Altgeld, the Democratic
candidate for Governor is elected bv $4,000 or
/ 900 majority. At Republican headquarters they
do not claim over 10000 70 200 for Filler out
side Cook County
In Chicago the Democratic leaders carried their
attempts at intimidation to such length that II
was only quelled by the arrest OF the chairman
of their County Committee. JOhr T. Hopkins.
formerly OF Buffalo y. Y. and a grca' admirer OF
ex. Pr.sden, Cleveland Tie State will give tie
electoral ticket "a smaller plurality thar at any
election since the war, end the face of the
returns received up 10 this hour the State ticket
is still in doubt: The chief doubt, however. Is
or the head Of the ticket, il appearing probable
that the rc-rnirdcr Of the candidates have pulled
through with somewhat reduced plurlities toy
ernor Fifer: II reelected at all. Will probably
not have large plurality over John J. Altged'
his Democratic opponent Tie Repnnllcals h"Ne
apparently elected both Congrcss'ncn at-LarUe ana
have carried eleven OF the twenty districts of thc
| State.
The first Presidential election hcli In ILLINOIS,
since the adoption Of the Australian ballot system
will bc memorable in political annals for the q"'e'
bnt intense enthusiasm that pcrvadcd all classes
of voters The residents of the aristocrafc pre-
cincts OF the North AMI South Sides showed "a
mnch alacri;v in casting their ballots as did the
dcnizens Of the lodging house district. The Wise
man who has frrOncntcd the polls III former years
and indicated how the votes were beng caS'' Ior
the benefit Of the curious and anNohs' was con
spcuous by his absence to-day \ Treasury agent
reported some facts at Republican headquarters
today which put Republican managers on th'
olo,. i, tbo downtown urccinc:s. The charg' WIS
made that JEFF Iarkirs and others had organ
zcd a band of rrpcaters, with headquarters ~ 'he
Argyle House. on Mldson-st. At the Ihlr" pr
| alma, ~, Woshino.on-st y special dctcctlV" in
! tl,o ennlov Of the cOmmttc" chall'rgc1 twenty
| .oven ont Of thirtv-two OF these rcpcatcr..
ro,,. oC ,hcn were arrested, and others went away
| >, cot aridovi,s Of residence and did not return,
| oo the first scheme Of the Democrats was lris-
| ,,a+ed The United States deputy marshils and
| .uneryisors kept yigant eye on suspicious
voters this morning, and few arrests were h''"''
ON several occasions Democrats attempted 10 iht"r
| fere and they, too. were promptly arrcstc' oh'
significant feature Of to-days election was 'h'
| manner in which the great mass OF the Vo'fIS
| demonstratrd d their ability 10 handle the Australian
| ballot II was expected that the new law wouIu
| couse no little trouble. Such, however, dOcs h''
| annear to have been the case. ~ Is louhd th'o
comparatively few defective baIlo'S are ID '"c
boxes tonight
rms afternoon Democratic constable, one
Cron,n OF Justice Prndiyil!e's court, with ninety
two warrants In his pocket for "phaniom
yoers, stood in the precinct as Democratic
| challenger T. McGovan attempted to vote, ana
| the constable served u warrant on him, ana was
| about TO arrest hin, when United States Deputy
| Narshals Bailey ami Smith tore up the warrant
| and took Cronin into crst"uS, charged VIII"
violating the law prohibiting anypody from b"in9
| inside the pollm- pac. except lnd@es' cier"S
| challengcrs officers and Votes 'lohlh WIS
taken before United states Marshal Hitchcock ana
after arguments by his attorney, ana 'hairhish
Eopkins Of the Dcmocratic County Cohihi'"e'
| Cronin was reeaecd subject 10 rcairest wheh '"e
| rolnt involved should be seite1' Chl'e' "''''
ps,rict-Attorney Milchrlst gave 1t as his opinion
1but Cronin had right TO act IN the doupie
| role and with this information Chairman Hop
| ,i,,e ,vort AWAY to dcylse another way TO catch
| the vocrS.
| Tho Democratic chairman later became so
dcsnerote and 70 obnoxious that a warrant was
| finally obtained by Charles Mclaih, oi No 80
pIvmouth Place, charging him with lhtlhlda ii,S ~,
! a voter McLain entered the lDoin, any '''V
| ccrks afe. calling ont his name, hahue" nm q
Lnllot Mcl@in had fr'irct 10 TO "a a dcn",sr
and marked hi, ticket and had s;arleu 10 uTp%s. p,a
| !, in thc iudscs hand when Mr.. lophhn >i'" ,. i
cIoins ~ ; name was on the list Of suspects and he
could not vote. The Judges, although mere VIZ ao
a n,edoIninant Democratic element, ruleu on i .,'c
noint IN favor Of McLain. He had received % tho
BUIlot and Hopkins was too late to cLahenge 'nr
vote Hopkins then loudly declared T.,n VA II
Mel aip voted he would arrest MN. 'tciS.i, =, n
raeJ me- ld' an by Il. H. Wright bool;keePer IN Sc
petary Of State Pcarsons office, cast his ballot;
whereupon Hopkins claimed the riSnI on 10 aIiTS, ~
W"I ain and did so Mclain was released Oh Oh
haji fnIInihed by friends and after consulting
District Attorney Milerisi it was though, othsr tsr
loP'tin ,r,cd authority which he did not po':'''s
nnd nd msS Sss"r rnty Of intidoting voter Chairman
hopkins was en bel1rs tac nleG Sae1 proper roper
inc. mfsioncs az n4d tu,"rs nn% good Sd"c Conduct
Roomihrtoh, H., Nov. with the sHy clear i,r
I'D ,Ia ycather cold the opening Of the polls
here found large crowds assembled 70 hsut css the
rotinv nlsSe u Precinct No. /, where. sn0r1S