Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-08

before United States Commissioners Shields
and Denel. Lawyers by the score who had
volunteered their services. were promptly on
hand to look after the interests of the demo
cratic voters who had been arrested either i'm.
mediately after depositing their ballots or be.
fore being permitted to do so.
RELEASED ON BAIL.
Az soon as Commissioner Shields or Commits
sioner Denel had decided to hold any of the ar
rested men for examination at future time
bail was promptly furnished and the
accused men released and permitted to
return home. In a few cases. where the
alleged illegal voter had no one to vouch for
him, bail was not furnished and the accused
had to 90 to Ludlow street Jail
By 10 O'Clock fully fifty men had been brought
under arrest to the Federal building.
The hvefiest proceedings took place before
Commissioner Denel, where were brought
twenty voters from the city institutions on
Blackwelfs Island who had voted or attempted
to vote at the polling place for the twenty
ninth election district Of the sixteenth assem-
bly, district, where many of the would-be voters
from charity hospitals and other institutions
had registered.
feature Of the arrests made was those of
men employed on steamboats, or sailing vessels,
who claimed a residence in lodging houses
down town.
REPUBLICANS REAssURED.
committee and Joseph H. Manly Of Maine
morning reading the dispatches that were
forwarded to them from all pares Of
the country. The kilograms from Sergt. Dunn,
the weather clerk in the Equitable building,
were read with especial interest. The first
one said: Fair. cool weather in Indiana. Wis
consin and Illinois; fair. stationary temperature
for New York, light rain in Maine. heavy rain
in Alabama and snow in the northern part Of
Michigan
(Which ever party WINS" said Mr.. Manly,
"must acknowledge that in the matter of
weather Providence has been kind to it,
Eyes, said Mr.. Carter, but this is certainly
Harrison weather" and the chairman of the
republican national committee rubbed his palms
together pleasantly.
A telegram to Mr.. Carter from Herkimer
county, Warner Mller's home, said that Herki-
mer would give a republican mai GRITTY Of
5000, which would be 800 above the
estimate. Mr.. Manly sent the following
dispatch to Senator Eugene Hale: "Advices re-
ceived from West Virginia and Idaho say that
both states are going republican"
This was received from Lincoln, Neb: ''Neb-
raska full vote and republican success
(Signed) THos. MCCooK, Secretary"
A dispatch from Syracuse, n. Y, said that
one-third the vote had been poiied at clock
and that Onondaga county would go republican
by 5000 majority, 500 more than the estimate ~
''These messages said Mr.. Carter, ''are
very nice"
CHEERING TO DEMOCRATS.
The following dispatches were issued from
democratic headquarters this morning:
MILWAUKEE. WIS, Nov. 8.
To Hon. Don. NJ Dickinson New York:
We will carry the state ticket with plurality
sufficient to assure the Cleveland electors, but
l shall be satisfied with moderate figures for our
plurality. The reports from the interior of the
state are highly satisfactory at the last moment
but discount them in forming my opinion
(Slgned) WENDELL A. ANDERSON.
''1NDIANAPoLs. IND, November Z.
"S. P. Sheerin, New York:
Everything all right in Indiana. We
have reliable Information that the only hope of
the republicans is New York and all their efforts
will be concentrated there. [Signed)
LEWIS JORDAN"
LAFAYETTE, IND. Nov. NO change in the
situation since You were here. Everything is in
as good shape as possible. No break in our
ranks in northern counties that can hear Of.
(SignedD JAMES MURDOCH
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, Nov. 8.
Hon. ". F. Harrity:
The vote in the state will be close, but if the
men who have polled the various towns Of the
state did their work with any degree of
accuracy Illinois will 60 democratic. Wall is
perfectly confident of Wisconsin Premiller
wires me that South Dakota il safe for Weaver
and Richardson and Fuller are equally sanguine
Of Iowa. Leave for Chicago at noon.
(Signed) BEN. T. CABLE.