The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-06
STATE ELECTIONS
Nearly Every State Reports an
Unusually Heavy Vote.
Both Sides Still Claim Victory
in New York
HEAVY WOMAN VOTE.
In Colorado They Take a Most
Active Part
Pullman Precinct in Chicago
Conceded to the Populists-
WATCHING THE POLLS.
Mrs. Grannis Checks Off Voters
in New York City.
Michigan and Minnesota Both
Probably Republican.
Weather Conditions Favor the
Populists in Nebraska
Mrs. Grannis Checks Off Voters
in New York City.
Michigan and Minnesota Both
Probably Republican
Weather Conditions Favor the
Populists in Nebraska
Republicans Claim Iowa State
and Congressional Ticket

NEW YORK, Nov. 8. 6.-Conditions in
eastern New York are favorable for the
polling of a large vote, the storm which
ragged all yesterday and last night hav-
ing passed over. The weather is cold
and the sky clear with a sharp wind
blowing. Reports received up to noon
show that in central New York the
weather is fair though cold, while in the
western part of the state there is some
snow which may affect the vote. AT
Troy voting is progressing rapidly and
without special excitement even where
at the municipal election last spring there
was riot and bloOdshed
In this city the interest in the state
and municipal contests overshadows that
for congressman The divisions in the
Democratic party in New York City and
Brooklyn may possibly result to advan-
tAge of Republicans in some cases Two
years ago a scldly Democratic deleQa-
zion was sent TO congress from New
York, but subsequently through the
resignation of Col Follows, a Democrat
L. E. QuIgg obtained an election.
This year the regular or Tammany
delegates are opposed by state Demo-
cratic az we'll as by Republican nomi-
nees in seven or nine city districts. SINH
lar conditions exist in three of the five
BROOKLYN districts. The strength Of the
state Democracy candidate is cOnjecturaL
1t viii be well to remember however,
that in none of the nine city districts was
the Democratic plurality two years ago
as small as 5000, while in one instance It
was Il ,S69.
At the same time there may be a straw
in the fact that Quigg, Republican, was
elected January 30 of this year by 949
plurality in a district which in Novem-
ber, 1892, gave Fellows, Democrat, S,825
plurality. In the districts above the
Harlem river the parties are divided
about as usual
A factor that may retard voting ia the
difficulty experienced with the Sc eparate
ballots on the constitutional amendment
and the two questions OF consolidation
and municipal rapid transit. The multi
tudinous number of ballots was puzzling
even to the initiated and as one novice
expressed it. "It would take a PhiladeI-
phIa lawyer to determine which was
which" Each electOr was asked to vote
on six separate questions outside the
regular state aud municipal tickets. with
the result that large number of voters
threw all or part Of them away and voted
only for the candidates presented
This was particularly true Of the down
town districts where the voters. puzzled
by the number of ballots presented.
usually solved the difficulty to their own
satisfaction by throwing them all away.
As far as could be ascertained most of
the voters who tackled these questions
cast their ballots for rapid transit and in
favor Of a greater New York. and there
seems but little doubt that the question
Will be settled afiirmatively in this city.
The weather today is generally clear
and cool at all points west of New York.
1t Is clear and cool IN New York City
also. although stormy east of there.
Particular care was taken to insure
the vote Of the iIliterates, who according
to a recent decision are not among those
entitled to have aid in the booths The
ballot clerks arrange the tickets 50
that the men of their own party could
without trouble accom- plIsh this result
The first six ballots on top
were those favored by Tammany.
Before the votes are entered he
was instructed to vote the first six votes
and this generally settled the difficulty
low many mistakes were made viii be
determined only after the count
Busiest among the official watchers at
the polling booth in the Twenty-second
district of the Second Assembly district
at No. 6S Oliver street was HRS.
Elizabeth b Grannis- Mrs. Grannis
wore the silver cross of the
Kings Daughters attached to an
carefully indexed book in hand checked
oil the free and independent voters as
they dropped their ballots in the box
Mrs. Grannis occupied a position
directly IN front of the window facing
Oliver street, and appeared to be a cause
ton Of that thickly settled district who.
Tor the hrst time. beheld q woman watcher
at the polls.
II have been" said Mrs Grannis.
treated with the greatest courtesy i
have had no trouble whatever / am
sorry however TO say that some Of the
ohcers here this morning have been IN
der the influence of drink and some of
the voters too 1 don't think any man
should be allowed to cast a ballot who is