Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-03

CHICAGO, Nov. Addiction day
dawnsd on Chicago with ,,eavy iol
hanging over tho city. TIE rain whiot
began at o O'Clock yesterday afternoon
ceased In the evening. AZ tho da,
wore on, the fog was gradually dissi.
paled by the sun, ana nj s u. M. every
indication painted to an ideal day.
The voters get out early.
At5 O'Clock. when tho polls opened,
long lines OF men were standing 10
line. on account Of the slEs Of tho bal.
LOT, voting was expected to be rather
slow, but at most polling places quite
tho contrary was reported, indicating
but little scratching.
Chief OF Police Badeuoch gave STRIFE;
orders ior saloons " be- kept closed, anu
tho order II being riRidly enforced.
The down town force has been largely
augmented by oiiicsrs from outlying
DISTRICTS.
10 tho lodging house wards the
eject VI closing toe saloons was mp
parent. There was an unusual rush 10
vote, anu crowds congregsfed In the
proximity Of the polling places, but
there was no bfawling. In the real.
dent dIstriots, especially OF tho work.
Ing classes, the vOling during the
early hour was heavy.
Considerable excitement wss coca.
,ionsd at Twenty -Dinth ana Halslesd
ttretts, where QUE Of the poliiug placvs
VI the 18Th ward 10 located, whon II
vas Uncovered that boy hal died Of
malignant diphtheria during the nIght
aod tbat another was dying. Steps
were taken o. move the polling place.
III the .Ctb wAri an eiiigy OF Nc.
kinney win n silver hat ON was found
hanging To- telegraph pOlv tnis morn.
ing.
Reporis from all over tho city up TO
II O'Clock show that Ia n msjOrlIy OF
tue pr, oincs, over halt tho vote has
bsen polled. In the ilh ward, where
the v6tsIs AT. labiriug men, the vote
Ia said 10 DO almost solidly Republican.
Al noon Committeeman Dawes, In
charge OF Republican hsAdquaftsIs,
received reports from all over the cilS
al Chicsgo to tbs effect that 20 per cent
VI ihs railroad vote nad bsen cast Tor
Mckinley. Committeeman Henry q.
Payne iuluphunud from Milwaukee
tina, 90 per cent Of the votes " Nil.
waukee wufe og,t before . o'clock. The
mOst pIominout nRutp ut Dsmoeralle
headquarters was senator IiilniAn.
"No ate eonflieui; not fyE tue past
month has the issue been In JOubt,o
senator Jones eaiu: "Good weather IA
In our favor. We ara goiug 10 have q
large vote. The itsue 10 clear cut ana
touay tho peuplo de idu. This In Tho
most important campaign since the
war. For month 1 nave had no
doub: as TO the result. sse NO rea,on
whatever 10 change my statements OF
Saturday. Bryan has .62 vutts csr.
tain anu thsTe ate al least ssyoniy.nyv
Ia dnuot."
Al noon dispatches received a, Re.
publican headquarters Indicated that
lilluLis 10 polling lar the heaviest vote
IN ner history.
Tue Eysling Post rays that ut
2 4. M. the Democratic county COM
unite. eOnceds Coos county 10
Mckinley, but say they exptel Al.
g.ld 10 pun through by u narrow maI
yin.
y. m. Only two arrests have been
made in thls cry 40 lar today. B0th
were Tor illegal registration. The vote
will be very heavy,
Indications poiDtl 10 an unparalleled
vote IN Chicago. Many precincts %.
ported that ny l O'Clock lulIy three.
fourihg OF tho registered vOters mad
cast their ballots. Win few sxoep.
lions the voting has been rapid, indi.
eating that little scratching was don't.