The San Francisco call., 1896-11-03
HAVE PLENTY OF ]
VOTES TO SPARE
Republicans Can Afford to
Let Some Stay at
Home.
Chairman Hanna Receives Cheer.
ing Assurances From This
Coast.
ELECTION EVE STORIES PASS.
So Desperate Are Bryan Democrats
=. That They Prepare Their Ex.
cuses for Defeat.

headquarters here to-day. There were
only few of the Democratic and Repub-
lioan leaders at their desks.
The day was not without its liveiiness,
however. kilograms passed to and fro
from Democratic headquarters relating to
alleged discoveries of plots to commit
election frauds with marked ballots and
to corrupt voters with money. Chairman
Hanna did not get any kilograms of that
character.
Republicans usually hope and pray for
. fine weather In order to get out their full
vote, but according to the representations
of Professor Garriott of the local weather
bureau there will be rain in this city and
State, Indiana and Wisconsin, to be fol-
lowed by cooler and fair weather, but he
does not say whether the Improvement
will come before or after the closing of the
polls. Professor Moore, the head of the
Weather Bureau at Washington, takes
more hopeful view of the conditions which
may prevail in the middle Western States
during the hours the polls are open. He
believes there will be no serious interfer-
ence with the travel of voters by wind,
rain or storms.
Chairman Hanna and his associates
. who remained at the headquarters to-day
expressed their indifference as to what
the weather would be, saying that Nc
Kinley would be elected by such an over
whelmIng vote that they could afford to
lose some stay-at-homes on account of
any bad weather that might come. Mr..
Hanna received a few final kilograms of a
cheerful tenor from the Pacific Coast.
The chairman of the Oregon State Com
mjttee wired that the poll of the State
just compile ted showed 1900 majority for
Mckinley, and that the State is abso-
hLely sure. The California State chair
man tele egrap phed that the State could be
. surely depended upon to cast it's electoral
vote for Mckinley. From the chairman
OF the Washington Stale Com mittee came
d message that the State might go for
Bryan, being very much in doubt, but
that the Republicans would elect their
State and Congressional tickets and carry
the Legislature.
Executive Committeeman Leland, who
has been in Kansas for some time wired
Mr.: Hanna guaranteeing the electoral
vote OF that State for Mckinley.
Mr.. Hanna received congratulations
from prominent Chicago and other citi-
Zens as to his management of the cam
paign and all who called at headquarters
TO say good-by TO Major McKinley's
right-hand man were positive in their
belief that victory had practically been
won. Mr.. Hanna had nothing new to add
to his predictions when he took the night
train for his home in Cleveland. After
voting he will go to Canton tomorrow
and return in time to receive the election
returns in Cleveland.
Extra precautions have been taken by
the police department Of this city to Sc
cure fair election and equal rights to all
voters who come to the polls Persons
not having business at the polls will be
e kept 100 feet away by the police and the
passageway will be cleared Tor that dis
tance at every booth. The department is
determined to close every saloon in the
city and every entrance will be guarded to
prevent secret violation of the election
law in this regsrd. The police have been
especially Instructed TO be neutral toward
all voters and preserve the peace at all
hazards.
Senator Jones sent the following tele.
gram TO the chairman OF each State Com
mitteeto-day:
wired me from Lawrenceville, H.: 'The plan
OF the Republicans TO carry Illinois is to have
ofneiai ticket In the hands of the judge and
as the voter presents his ballot to be deposited
In the ballot-oox the judge is to put in a
straight Republican ticket in its stead. We
have captured man here with 100 tickets
and $500 in cash. He has weakened and
given the whole plan away" This plan will
probably be attempted throughout your State.
1t is absolutely necessary that honest men
organize vigilance committees in all our conn.
ties and townships if possible for the purnosa
OF preventing the cOnSummatiOn of this vii.
lainy. Please take immediate and vigorous
steps to call the attention of the public 10 this
plan. 1t seems that the Repu blicans will hest
tate AT no viiIalny 10 eteal the election. Let
this be known. JAMES K. JoNEs
Republican State Chairman Hitch and
National Committeeman Jameson denied
any knowledge OF a plot to steal Illinois
or any county thereof, and they place no
credence in the report from Lawrence
vile, sUspecting that it was only circu-
a G an
plain the defeat which they had in store
for the Democrats in illinois tomorrow.
The scheme OF passing marked ballot is
old, they said, and no smart man would
try it. Chairman Hitch telegraphed for
report from Lawrenceville on the
allegeO case.
Senator Jones received telegram from
INDIANAPOLIS claiming that Indiana would
give Bryan $1,000 plurality. Another
telegram came 10 him from S. w. Bedford
of Lacrosse, Wis. 1aitgg 1aa!ileglng that the
were changing the runs of their employees
30 that Bryan men could not get time to
vote.
The silver forces in this city have ar
ranged an election day surprise for their
opponents. The law gives to each candi-
da;e on the ballot the right to have q
representative in each polling place when
the count of the ballots begins, but it has
been customary for few represen tatives
of each party only to be present to watch
the count and take cognizance of any dis
pute over ballots between the judges. The
silver people, however have made secret
arrangements for thirty men to be at each
polline-place when the count begins, one
for each candidate. which means an army
OF n, OOO men, there being over 900 voting
precincts in the city. The Republicans
have arranged for only the usual number
of watchers. These $1,000 silverites are
expected to have a disturbing effect on
the county and leopardize the peace OF the
polling places. On the other hand the
Republicans, who have control of the
municipal government, have arranged
with the Fire Department. to have streams
Ot water turned on any obstreperous mob
"hlch may threaten any polling place.
ALL KINDS or NEITHER.
Conditions That Mau Cause Some Trou-
ofe f't the North ana East.
WASHINGTON D. C. Nov 2-The