Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-03
1t Has Succeeded the Spirit of Conf
dence.
NO EXPLANATION OF THE Big Vote
Large Percentage of RaiIwaymen
Claimed for Mckinley.
THROUGHOUT THE STATE

Special From a staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, ILL.,, November IA feeling OF
intense anxiety has today taken the place
OF the spirit Of confidence that has been
heretofore manifested at both national
committee headquarters. The strain is SO
great that an air of solemnity and silence
prevails. Both sides declare that they have
no information to change their hopes
They await the result of the balloting to-
day with more evidence of concern than
has ever been displayed at a presidential
election. Nobody knows what is on any of
the ballots that are falling into the boxes
today, except that one ballot which he cast
himself
Nothing can be judged from the size OF
the vote during the day. Neither party can
say our folks are out in full force" for
neither side, under the secrecy of the Aus
tralian ballot system, can tell who are their
folks and who are the others folks. This
is the day of doubt and mystery The
braggart is silenced, the prophet has re-
tired to the seclusion of his cave and the
ballot box, like phonograph, is taking a
record from millions of men. which il will
give out in a message to the public after
the polls closed. The little boxes are
getting in their work on many a prophet
today, and while they are doing business
every one is silent.
Ii is expected that the vote will be tre-
mendous all over the country, but no in
dlcatfon of which way IT is being cast can
be had before the counting begins Every
body must be content to wait
Recognizing this, the managers at both
headquarters are content to keep quiet un-
I'll tonight, when the returns begin to come
in.
Inf
The first telegram received at the repuS-
hcan headquarters this morning came from
Texas, and was sigred by John Grant and
T.. II. r. Green, saving that the yo,e of
Texas will amount to 54o,sp divided as
lolioWs: Ickinley, 255,V1; Bryan and
Sewall, lia,oo0; Bryan and Watson, 1900:
faimer and Buckner, 2o,Go; prohibitionists
'."p- Ready, ropIlist, will probably be
eiected governor, and they predict that
iiNe republican congressman will be elected
EN-lreasurer j. y. Houston indorses by
telegraph the estimates of Messrs. Green
and Grant, and adds: Every precaution IS
being taken to procure voters. Democrats
alarmed and desperate. There was a bie
sound morey parade in Dallas Monday
night"
Snys Br!an's Elected
lhe democratic national committee are as
yet receiving but little information abou,
the way the balloting ie going. Senator
Jones srys simply that Bryan is already
elected. Reports from nearly all quarters
show an extraordinary large vote. Here I'm
Chicago many of the ballot boxes were SO
Iull at AN early hour in the day that others
mad to be sent for. The vote throughout
the state is large.
Henry &. Payne telegraphs from Mill
waukee to the republican national commit
tee that Wisconsin is all right for Mckin-
ley.
Chairman Roberts of Kentucky teIe.
graphs from that state to the republican
national committee that Louisville will
give Mckinley 12,ooo majority, and that he
Will get the state 10y 10000
B. O. Davis teIeeraphs from Lincoln
Neb, that Nebraska is safe for Mckinley.
National republican headquarters hule-
tin at / O'Clock says: Committeeman
Henry c. Payne telephoned to the republi-
can headquarters at Milwaukee saying that
60 per cent of the votes of Milwaukee were
cast before o'clock this morning. Weather
good; everything favorable to the republic
can ticket He denies report printed this
morning that he is i'll, and says he will be
at headquarters this afternoon.
Railway Men for Mckinley.
At noon Committeeman Dawes, I'm charge
of the republican headquarters, received
reports from all over the city Of Chicago
to the effect that up to that time 15 per
cent of the railroad vote had been cast for
Mckinley and Hobart. Mr.. Dawes voted at
Evanston, Ill, this morning, and at
national headquarters by $3.50 o'clock. He
reports a large republican vote in Evan
ston. j. =. Nj.