The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-11-08
BATTLE OF The BALLOTS
The Great Struggle to Elect
a New President Being
Waged To-day.
REPORTS OF THE CONTEST FROM
MANY QUARTERS

Dreary Weather In the East Interfering
Somewhat with Getting Out a Fun
v"te- Confidence Of Opposing Leaders
Uushaken in Doubtful states-A Quiet
Election Generally-H the President
VIII Receive the Returns-Opinions
Estimates, Bets and General Notes.
New YORK, Nov S.-'President Har.
rison will to-day be re elected OF that
l feel not merely confident, but certain
The Republicans will carry all the West,
including Indiana, except Nevada, and
am convinced that New York, Connect.
cut, New Jersey, and West Virginia will
also be ours The majority for Harrison
and Reid in the Electoral College will be
overwhelming. " - Chairman Carter, OF
the Republican National Committee.
Democratic victory is now absolutely
certain. There is an impending political
revolution. Chairman Harrity, of the
Democratic National COMMITTEES.
Such are the utterly contrad ictory
views expressed this morning by the
chief general OF the Democratic forces in
the campaign just closed and by Que of
the most expert leaders upon the Repub-
lcan side. 1t is evident that somebody
is going to be badly disappointed.
In this contest there is one element
which is recognized among the leaders of
both parties as being one of the most un-
certain of all the new elements which have
entered into this campaign. This is the
secret ballot. The leaders of neither
party know what its effect will be. espec-
tally in the States which are called doubt
ful. The leaders OF both parties openly
acknowledge that the encum brances
thrown in the way of casting ballots will
decrease the total vote polled,
But they disagree to the effect of this
decrease upon the separate vote of their
own parties. Under these conditions
everybody who believes in the principles
Of the Republican party has been Urged
by newspaper publication aud by personal
communication to cast his vote as early
in the day as possible. The Democratic
leaders have been equally urgent in the
same direction "Get out the vote!" is
the cry on both sides. This cry is es-
pecially significant in the State of New
York
The weather is disagreeable here, light
showers falling at intervals, but the
dampness does not diminish the activity
or ardor of the workers" There have
been but few clashes so far between the
Federal and State authorities, and it
looks As though the election will be com
paratively quiet
As stated above, both sides are as con
fident to-day as they have been all along
and prediction with any certainty is out
OF the question.
Mr.. Croker reiterates that Cleveland
will carry the State by $4,000, and other
Democrats claim it by pluralities ranging
from go 900 to 10000.
Republicans, on the contrary, assert
that Harrison will have a plurality larger
than four years ago,
Reports from the counties in Eastern |
New York show, in many cases, IA slight |
falling off in the vote The weather 10 |
rainy, and this is interfering with getting
out the vote.
In Erie county the result is very un-
certain. The Republican leaders claim |
the county by 1900 plurality. On the |
other hand the Democrats are confident |
of winning by the same figures The |
Democrats will carry the Thirty second |
Congressional district and the Republi- |
cans the Thirty third The Democrats
claim five out of six Assembly districts,
but the Republicans concede them only
three aud say the First, Fourth and
Sixth will 20 Republican.
In Chautauqua the Republicans are
claiming Harrisons plurality will be
b, oOO. The Democrats say it will not
reach 8, 700
In Cattaraugus the Republicans are
estimating their plurality for Harrison
at 200 or about 200 less than in 1888
Allegheny will give Harrison 300 or
200 less than four years ago The Demo
Gratis assert they will reduce it still more
and that it will not exceed ?. zoo.
In Genesee the Republicans claim 200.
or 100 less than in 1888. The Democrats
say it will be less than 600
Niagara's contest is very close. Both
sides claim they have plurality, and
the result now appears uncertain
Orleans is claimed by the Republicans
Tor Harrison by l, 100, and the Democrats
10 not concede over 800
Livingston will give a Republican
plurality of l 300