The evening times., 1895-11-05
Is SEEN N WASHINGTON
Absorbing Interest Shown Among
Local Politicians.
NO v0 E, BUT LOTS OF TALK
The Democrats Look to Tammany
and Hurst to Be the Principal Win.
ners-MaDy Voters Sent HOme-Re-
publica ns Have Been Unusually Ac-
tive and Expect Great Things.

Citizen and President to-day in this city
watched for election returns from the va
rious States with the greatest interest and
anxiety.
Outside of the stay-at-home department
clerks, whose homes are not in Maryland
or Virginia. the chief local interest among
the citizens or political ambition and pro-
clivities was conferred upon the two States
named.
or course New York, Ohio and Kentucky
were the aliabsorbing topics among the
many wiseacres who see the three great
States casting shadows over the White
House. But the blaze from the camp
fires across the District borders We're the
most felt by the average enthusiast, partly
from propinquity and also because Maryland
and Virginia furnish Washington with the
bone and sinew of her body polite.
In Lawrence Gardncr's office in the
Anies Building on G street small crowd
OF politicians assembled and discussed
the situation as il stands to-day. The gen.
eral opinion of those present was that Tam
many would win out in New York, Hurst in
Maryland, and that there would be Erice
legislature in Ohio. None seemed to think
that Campbell had much of a show in the
Buckeye State.
When seen by Times reporter Mr.. Gard
ner said:
II think the entire voting strength of the
District has been brought out, and havcgone
to their respective States TO cast their
votes. A great many went to New York,
some seven or eight hundred, ! believe.
This shows that there is an immense amount
OF enthusiasm being displayed in the strug
gle for supremacy.
Altogether think six or seven thousand
voters have left the city within the past
four days. These are, of course, Demo
cratic voters. l know nothing about the
Republican contingent"
SENDING THE LATE ONES.
A few staunch Republicans gathered
early this norning at the rvems of the Union
Republican Club In Willard's Hotel, and for
a short time the secretary uf that organIza-
ton wss kept quite busy preparing cut
rate tickets for belated Maryland voters.
About thirty applied this morning for
transportation.
Besides these, the association has sent
some 300 out TO the different States. The
secretary says that the Republicans have
shown marked degree of interest in this
campaign, because it win operate IA a
large degree in the Presidential struggle.
II is claimed that about eight hundred
negroes were disfranchised in Montgom-
cry county as was B. II. Warner. They
did not have the money TO carry the case
TO the courts, and consequently will lose
their ballot. This W as also done in a less
degree in ST. Georges county.
or course this W Ill operate in favor OF
the Democratic ticket, as the majority
of the negroes would have voted the Re-
publican ticket. By many OF those at the
headquarters this morning, how ever, it
was thought that Lowndes would carry
the State. in spite OF the efforts to dis
franchise the blacks.
The club " i'll receive the returns tonight
in their parlors at Wizards Hotel. This
IA simply for the accommodation of MEN,
bers and their families. The par lcIs
will be open about T:20 O'Clock.
WITH THE INTERSTATE DEMOCRATS.
At the headquarters of the Interstate
Democratic Association everything was
buzzing this morning. There was an air of
subdued excitement surrounding the en-
tire place. Nothing has been heard from
the polls that is official, but private mes
sages have been coming in from Maryland
and Ohio, and they predicted success with
a large 8.
This organization has exerted every ef-
fort to get the Democrats to go home and
vote, and their efforts have been well di-
rected and have brought out an unusually
large number of Democratic voters.
They have sent out about 500 men, q
large number of whom went to Maryland. |
In this State there Is expected to be the |
hottest fight, and the returns will be |
closely watched.
Even the most sanguine Democrat does |
not hope to see the usual Democratic ma
jority roll up. They think that 5000 will |
be about the correct figures for Hurst's ma
jority. This, the Democrats say. has been |
the hottest campaign held in Maryland for |
twenty-five years.
The Maryland Democratic Club has sent |
about 200 voters into the State, the ma jority |
of whom were men out Of employment, and |
they were given free transportation.
1t Is claimed that great many repeaters |
have gone from this city to Baltimore. 1t |
is said that all sorts of schemes have been |
made to prevent repeaters from being recog- |
nizcd and arrested. In many instanc /
they are wearing Lowndes buttons. The |
Lowndes faction accuse the Democrats OF |
raising the prices of votes from So to S5.
President Cleveland and as many of the
members of the Cabinet who are in the
city will probably watch the-returns in the
White House. Every year special wires
are put in and the returns buIlatined.