The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-11-08
Will Not Attempt to Go Behind
the Rails and Run
Things.
Simply Present as Peace Officers
and Not as Bosses OF
Voters
Returns From All Doubtful States
Are OF the Most Encourag-
ing Nature.
Tho Victory for Cleveland Was Won WhsD
tho Sun Went Down on Monday
Night, Nov. 7.

NHw York. Nov. Especial. lOns Of
the most aignificant of the final
incidents of the campaignis the back
down of Acting Attorney General Aid
rich from the position assumed regard
ing the presence of United States
officials inside the guard rsils of the poll
ing places. Mr.. Aldrioh now says in refer
ence to United States marshals and subor-
dinate federal officials: Ordinarily, 1t will
only be necessary that they should be about
outside ready for any emergency that may
ariee." In other words. they are TO be Or
dinary spectators of the voting only. In
the management OF the election they are
outsiders, not insiders. and the only pre-
tense for their going inside that can arise
must relate to the election of memberE OF
congress. As to presidential electors and
all other state officers, under the decision
in the Miner case. they have no function
whatevsr within the guard rails of the poll
ing places. This is precisely the point for
which New York democratic lawyers, under
the guidance Of Secretary William G. Whit
ney have lesolutely contended. and
their lucid exposition of law has scored
great victory for free election under exist
ing statutes.
The result also conveys striking Lesson
on the force bill. the enactment of which
would be assured if Harrison should be
elected, and would sweep away all the home
rule barriers between the people OF locail-
ties and absolute centralized power.
Chairman Thomas Taggert, of the Indi-
81 <aia ba foilprvas
''We have received kilograms from every
county in the state that we are in good
shape and ready for the contest. We have
sent instructions all along the line and
would say to you that Indiana will be in
in line tor the entire democratic ticket by
large plurality"
S. p. Shesrin. the Indiana member and
secretary of the democratic national COM
mittee, who has just returned from that
state says that the victory of so-morrow's
| election is as sure as the rising and setting
| of the sun.
Nothing whatever has occurred TO shake
democratic confidence in great triumph
tom orrow, but on the contrary. every in
dicRtion points toward & universal "land-
slide' for Cleveland and Stevenson.
! The business associates of Mr.. NJ. Fl.
Vaninger have furnished to the papers to-
night an indignant and scornful denial OF
the wild yarns ascrited by republicans to
Col. Tom. Ochiltree that Mr.. Vaningen
had gone abroad to collect bribery gold"
| for the democrats. II seems incredible
that the managers of great political party
should have resorted to q gross Justification
so easily refuted.
--latest dispatches received at the demo
cratic headquarters are from Wisconsin.
West Virginia, Virginia and Indiana. They
all report democratic success as certain and
Chairman Harrity says that he and his as
sooiates, having completed the work of the
campaign, await the result of the voting
with absolute contentment. in the assur-
ance that a signal victory will be won.
Late tonight the republicans made q
grand raid on the betting center, at the
| Hoffman house, in accordance with pre-
conceived policy. in the following bulletin.
given out by the chairman of the national
republican committee. Before the occur
renee it purported TO describe. Chairman
Carter, of the republican national commit
tee, sent to the republican state commit
tees in all the contested states the follow
ing telegram: ITO night the pool room
| betting favorng Cleveland has broken
down and the conceded certainty of re-
publican victory caused q decided advance
| in the stock and cereal markets during the
closing hours of business to-day. tSianed.)
Thomas H. Carter. ohai man." :hs event
did not Justify the anticipations of the
republican political buffers. Instead of
turning the manifestation of public senti-
ment through the wager test ths raid Of
Frick money only resulted in confirming
the odds in favor of the democrats.
A great deal of money vas bet on Indiana,
at the odds of $4,000 against $1,000 in
favor of Cleveland carving the state. There
were several bets on local politics, at enor-
mously long democratic odds, of course.
There was considerable betting ON the gem
eral presidential result at even money aud
AT nine to ten in favor of Cleveland. JAS.
| Mshouey had bet in various sums up to ten
o'clock tonight an aggregate amount OF
SlO0, 900 on the election of Cleveland, the
most of which has been placed at the odds
OF ten to nine. There were numerous bets
dutiu the evening and up to a late hour NJ
the odds of $1,000 to $i5o in favoF of Oleve-
land cnrrying the stats of New York.
AT Il late hour tonight Joseph j. Dona-
hue bet $4,000 to $4,000 that Cleveland
would carry the state OF New YORK. The
coffee king also bet Tl0ooo to Shouo
that Cleveland would carry Indiana. A
Now Haven democrat bot $14,ooo that
Cleveland would carry Connecticut Or
the amount s., 900 was III one bet.
Hugh G. Wallace hgs received reports
from all of the far western states to-day
and saws that all indications point TO the
success OF the Weaver ticket in Kansas.
Nebraska, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming. Colo
rado, North and South Dakota and four
yotes from Minnesota, THIS makes a total
of forty-two electoral votes Which Mr.. Haf-
rison Will probably lose III states not thhen
in aooouut by either committee. IL looks
AZ il Harrison cannot be elected even II he
should carry the states claimed by the re.
! publican committee.