The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-09

So far as she weather was concerned 1t was
evident that a big vote would be
polled. At 10 o'clock Weather Prophet
Dunn evidently repented Of his
peSsimistic views of yesterday and
sent out an amended report
clear all day In this section and that the
rain storm would not pan out as advertised
Ihis was considered TO be favorable to the
republicans. During the early hours of the
morning the residential streets presented an
appearance of life. The voters were get
ting ous bright and early. On the extreme
east and west sides Of the city and in the
downtown tenement districts the streets
were thronged. It Is doubtful il in years
there have been SO many officials and work
ers about the polls. All parties had legions
OF men employed, and these, added to the
inspectors, ballot clerks. police, United
states marshals and supervisors, made the
scene lively one. The workers were unu-
sually urgent in their appeals 10 voters, and
In many cases the methods of the Baxter
street merchant princes, made famous the
world over IN song and story, were dis
counted.
THE NEW BALLOT LAW.
During the early hours all the indications
pointed to quiet elections. In the polling
places was an unusual scene OF activity. II
the first place the new ballot law Is not yet
clear to oil citizens, and time and time again
the clerks had to instruct voters. The
most frequent mistake was made in folding
the ballots lengthwise first. Another mis-
take was made IN folding the edges even in
stead of up TO the perforated stubbs. Count
less ballots were destroyed and new sets
furnished to the confused voters There
were more ballot-boxes than usual. onl
account of the three constitutions
amendments that were voted on, and this
indicates that the counting up after the
close of the polls will take longer than
usual, There were many among the voters
who had not even heard that constitutional
amendments were TO be voted on, and as
these amendments were only specified and
not presented in full in the negative and
affirmative ballots many did not vote on
them at all.
There was no doubt by II O'Clock that
big vote was being polled, far beyond the
expectations of many of the leaders. In
some Of the polling places, particularly in
the tenement districts moro than half the
total vote had been polled by O'Clock, and
lines Of men extended out into the street
waiting their turn to deposit their ballots
The two local candidates for mayor,
Messrs. Gilroy and Einstein, were up bright
aud early, and started TO vote and make
rounds OF the polling places. Mr.. Gilroy
devoted his attention to the Harlem dis
tricts. He spent the afternoon and evening
at Tammany Hall. Mr.. Einstein drove
about the uptown brown-stone districts,
aud seemed satisfied that his party vote
was being polled rapidly. He spent the
afternoon at his headquarters.
CLEVELAND VOTES.
Ex-President Cleveland left his house al
1925 o'clock this morning, and walked to
the polling place accompanied by his butler
William p. Sinclair and George F. Parker.
1t was 1890 O'Clock when they reached the
polling place, No S76 Sixth avenue. There
were twenty-five men in line ahead of the
ex-President. They recognized him and
raising their hats bowed. When Mr.. CleYe-
land stepped up to the poll clerk and gave
his name, a republican heeler attempted to
challenge his vote, but he was quickly hus-
tied OUT OF the way, Mr.. Cleveland re-
ceived bunch Of ballots marked No. 1856,
and went into the f1fth booth to select his
ticket. 1t took him just six minutes to pre-
pare his tickets. They were in proper or
der, and as soon as they were deposited in
their respective boxes the ex-President went
home.
THE POLLING PLACES.
The total number of election districts IN
this state is 5,017, of which /, 1877 ere In New
York city, Gas in Brooklyn, and 8, 232 OUT
side of New York and Brooklyn. The re-
New York Associated Press and from New
York and Brooklyn by the New York City
Press Association. Comparisons are made
as far as possible with the vote Of 1888.
A HOLIDAY DOWNTOWN.
In the downtown districts it was as quiet
az on Sunday. The exchanges and banks
were all closed. The custom house was
open for a short time for the entry and
clearance of vessels. The city and county
courts were closed, but the supreme court
was open to dispose of any election cases
that might come up. The postoffice was
open for two hours.
Instances came to light before noon where
deputy mershals allowed men to
vote for whom they held war
rants and afterward arrested the voter
United States Marshal Jacobus' Office in
the federal building was lively to-day. BY 8
O'clock special deputies began TO arrive,
each man having In custody some citizen
who was charged with attempting TO vote
illegally. A large apartment across the
corridor from Marshal Jacobus' office, on
the third floor of the building, usually oc-
cupied by the regular deputy marshal, was
used as a temporary place of detention for
arrested men. The prisoners were taken In
turn downstairs before United
States Commissioners Shields and DeuL
Lawyers by the score who had volunteered
their services were promptly on hand to
look after the interests OF democratic voters
who had been arrested, either after deposit
ing their votes or before being permitted to
do 80. AS soon as Commissioner Shields or
Commissioner Deul had decided to hold
any of the men bail was promptly
furnished and the accused men were
released and permitted to return
home. In cases where the alleged voter had
no one to vouch for him, bail was not fur
nshed and the accused had to go to Lud-
low street jail. By 10 o'clock fully fifty
men had been brought under arrest TO the
federal building. The liveliess proceeding
took place before Commissioner Deul, where
were brought twenty voters from the city
institutions on Blackwell Island, who had
voted or attempted to vote at the polling
place for the twentv-ninth election precinct
of the Sixteenth assembly district, where
many Of the would-be voters from the
charity hospitals aud other institutions had
registered. A few of the arrests we're those
Of men employed on steamboats, or sailing
vessels who claimed residence in lodging
houses downtown.
The Herald says st. Lawrence county
shows a republican loss OF 600 and Saratoga
county Of 500 as compared with 1888.
Richmond county gives Cleveland ! 800
majority, a gain OF 200 compared with 1888
Gravesend, Kings county, which to-day
gave Cleveland 1861, gave Harrison in 1883
q plurality Of 436.
Gilroy is elected mayor by about &C, 900