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an THE POLLS.
Officers TO DO Voted for In the
Various States November 3.
Should tho Result he Close. Delay May n
Experienced Ia Ascertalning It
Through Dinicuity An Counting the
Blanket Tiukets-

by state enactment prescribed some form
OF secret blanket ballot. either based on
the Australian plan or closely resembling
H. The only exceptions are Georgia, Lou
isfana. North Carolina and South Carolina
IL the FIRST three states named. the old
ballot system PREVAILS and the election ma
chinery ~ In the hands OF the state authori-
tea In South Carolina there Is what Is
called a reform ballot" tho avowed pur-
pose OF which Is TO restrict the votes OF
states blanket ballots Will be cast. and In
many OF them the count will DO compli-
Gated by the fact that state. legislative and
county nominations are all printed on tho
same ballot with the names OF the preslden-
tia electors. Connecticut mas an envelope
system. and New Jersey prints each party
ticket upon separate ballot.
May Take Many Hours.
Should the election be I'm any way close
II Is therefore quite possible that II may be
"A bours. or even IS hours. after the polls
are closed before the result Is known with
absolute certainty. Ia states like Me-
braska, for Instance. where. according 10
conservative opinion there may not be
margin OF 5000 votes either way. Il Will
be impossible TO arrive at correct Judgment
until all the back counties are heard from.
the polls IN the cities OF some states close
Mt six, and with "A governor a legislature
and county officers to elect, all on one bal
lot, II wiil take at least 2f hours TO complete
the count Some idea OF the general trend
OF votes In Ohio can probably be obtained
from tho result OF the counties In which
Cincinnati and Cleveland are respectively
situated, and these results Will be known
comparatively early. The doubtful points
Gre Hamilton and Cuyahoga counties. Chi
cago win control Illinois. There viii be no
doubt OF the outcome when the vote OF
Cook county is recorded. But I'm other
doubtful states like Indiana, Michigan and
Kansas, where state and legislative tick
cts also complicate the ballots. there will
probably be no key note from which the
result can be definitely determined on
Tuesday night. unless the election should
prove n landslide. In that case midnight
might give close idea who are the victors
and who the vauquished. Otherwise there
may be many hours OF anxious suspense
The last two presidential elections have
been slngularly free from uncertainty. IL
was known al ten D. m. on election day
H. 1855 that Mr. Harrison had defeated Mr..
Cleveland. and II was known with equal
certainty az II p. m. on election day OF 1882
that Mr. Cleveland had defeated Mr.. Har-
rison. But Ia the election OF 1884, when Mr..
Cleveland defeated Mr. Blaine, the official
result hung IN doubt over the vote OF New
YorlS.for many days.
Fusion Adds to the Complication.
The fusion tickets Will add further ele-
merit OF difficulty In the presidential count
this year. Fusion has been arranged be-
the electoral ticket 10 every democratic
state but Tennessee, Mississippi. Georgia.
Alabama, Florida and Texas. In several
OF the southern states. while there has
been no formal fusion between the repub-
licans and populsts on state, legislatures
and congressman. local arrangements have
been made that apount 10 fusion and Will
have more or less'to do with tho result.
Elections in the Various states.
The following are the officers TO be voted
for November g.
Alabama Eleven presidential electors.
nine congressman.
Arkansas Eight presidential electors. six
congressman. legislature.
California presidential electors.
seven congressman. lieutenant governor.
legislature.
Colorado Four presidential electors. two
congressman. governor. lieutenant gov
ernor. secretary OF state, auditor treas
urer, superintendent OF public instruction.
attorney-general. regents OF state univer-
eity, legislature.
Connecticut-slx presidential electors.
four congressman, governor. lieutenant
governor. secretary OF state, treasurer.
comptroller Legislative.
Delaware-Three presidential electors,
one congressman. governor. legislature,
Florida-l'our presidential electors. two
congressman.
Georgia-Thirteen presidential electors.
eleven congressman.
Idaho-Three presidential electors. one
congressman, governor, lieutenant gov
e-nor, Judge supreme court. attornoy-Ren-
eral, treasurer. mine Inspector. superin-
tendent OF public instruction. Auditor Sec
rotary OF state
Neutrality-suspicious. presidential cleo
tors, q congressman. governor. lieutenant
governor, secretary OF state, auditor. treas
urer, attorney general. university trustees.
L. tslaturc.
Indiana-Fifteen presidential electors.
10 congressman, governor, lieutenant gov
enor. secretary OF state, auditor treas
urer. reporter of the supreme court. attor-
ney-gencr0l, state statistician. supcrin-
tendent OF public instruction.
Iowa-Thirteen presidential electors. II
congressman. secretary OF state, auditor.
state treasurer, attorney general. judge OF
the supreme court. railroad commissioners.
I>tnsas-Ten presidential electors. eight
congressman, governor, lieutenant govern
or, attorney general. secretary OF state
treasurer. auditor, superintendent OF pub
lie instruction. chief justice OF the supreme
court. legislature.
Kentucky presidential electors.
ii congrclsmen.
LouisIann-E Eight presidential electors.
ak congressman.
MaIne-Six presidential electors.
Marylund-Elg presidential electors.
six congressman.
Massachusetts-F Fifteen presidential cleo
tors. 10 congressman. governor. lieutenant
auditor. encouragement
Michigan Fourteen presidential electors.
A. congressman, governor. Lieutenant gov
ernor. secretary OF state. treasurer. audi
tor land commissioners, attorncy-general.
superintendent OF schools. members board
OF education.
Mlnnesota-Nine presidential electors.
seven congressman. governor. lieutenant
governor, secretary OF state. treasurer and
attorney general.
AIississippi-Npe presidential electors.
seven congressman.
Missouri-Sevcnteen presidential cleo
tors, 10 congressman. governor, lieutenant
governor. secretary OF state. auditor. treas
uref. attorney general. railroad commits
eioners, Judge of supreme court
Moniana-rhrce presidential electors.
one congressman. governor. lieutenant gov
ernor. secretary OF state, auditor, treas
urer. attorney-general. superintendent OF
public instruction. justice OF the sspreme
court.
Nebraska-E Eight presidential electors.
six congressman. governor. Lieutenant ov-
ernor. secretary OF state. auditor. treas
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