The herald., 1895-11-06
THE battle OF BALLOTS
Votes Are Cast but Few
Are Counted
ENTHUSIASTIC Claims IRE MADE
In Every Case Where the Re.
suit Is Doubtful
NEW YORK CITY DEMOCRATIC
The Republicans Claim to Have Carried
New York State
The Democratic Vote Came Out in Kentucky
and Ohio
NEW YORK CITY DEMOCRATIC
The Republicans Claim to Have Carried
New York State
The Democratic Vote Came Out in Kentucky
and Ohio
There Are Some LandsIides to the Democrats
and Some Avaianches for the Re.
publcans-The Side lssueA
Cut Little Figure

Associated Press Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Precisely at 4
o'clock this afternoon the polls were
closed IN 1892 election districts Of this
city. and the counting of votes was be-
guh few minutes later. Candidates and
party leaders who had spent the day
working about the booths hurried off to
the respective headquarters, where
arrangements had been made to receive
early returns.
There was greet rush made for Tam
many hall, where, as in. past years, the
returns are read.
The voting in this city passed off very
quietly and there was little trouble about
the rolls.
Morning Advertiser bulletin posted
at 80 says that at Democratic head
quarters in this city it is claimed by 50,-
600 ma; a;ority, while Tammany claims it
by 10000.
BROOKLYN, Nov. 5.-The elections in
Kings county passed off very quietly
There were few arrests and no election
in years has been characterized by fewer
clashes between the oontesring parties.
AS tar as has been ascertained at this
hour, the new ballot law has worked we'll,
the votes were quickly polled and there
appears to be general satisfaction with
the new system of voting. Many voters
made mistakes in placing the crosses
where they went outside their party col
umn but on the whole the vote as cast
represents fairly well the intent OF the
voter.
AT $40 o'clock tonight Comm :ssioney
pao.araIf lid or hoodnnorforc.
81 admit the Democratic county ticket
is successful
The Press, Republican. says the Tam
many local ticket will have 90 900 major
ity.
rhs Morning Advertiser estimates that
the Republican majority in the state
will be IS, 900.
with half of the election districts of
this city reported, the indications are
that the Tammany local ticket will havo
u majority OF about 26. 448 over the fusion
ticket.
Comparisons on $50 districts Tof this
city on secretary of state show Demo-
cratic gain of 4573.
The election of Amos ]. Cummings,
Democrat. to congress from the Tenth
district is conceded by the Republicans.
Last year the district went Republican by
a small majority. Cummings plurality
is estimated Mt 1000.
trcts out Of 62s in Kings county: Palmer
54,374, King So, 243.
Eleven hundred and twenty five dis
trcts out of 1892 in the city of New York:
Palmer 56, 3SS. King 10. 1877.
Six hundred and seventy districts out
of 1888 outside of New York and Kings
counties: King $3.50. Palmer co. l99,
Same in 1888: Myer G0.9lS, Palmer 81, S29.
The New York Mail and Express sayss
/, The Republican state ticket will have
from 5000 to 40, 900 majority. The re-
turns indicate the higher figures. Erie
county will give about 500 Republican
majority. For secretary of state Demo-
crSss oonoede 10000 plurality for the Re.
publicans.
The World says the state is Republican
by 40, 600 majority.
For secretary OF state 423 districts out
of 1892 in the city of New York give
Palmer 26. ito, King 80. 534.
Returns from oue-fourth of tie dis-
| tricts in New YORK city indicate the
Democrats will carry the city on the
state ticket by %, $50.
For secretary of tate 100 election dis