Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-03
Republicans Jubilant Over Much
Larger Gains Than Expected.
5000 M'KINLEY PLURALITY PREDICTED
News From Other Points in the
State Favors Republicans
T H E LE G I S l. A T q r f

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, November 3.-The
voting in the republican wards up to this
hour has been especially heavy and all
the indications point to largely increased
vote over that at any previous election.
Reports received at both headquarters from
other parts of the state show the same feel
ing, and 1t is possible that the total vote Ct
the state will reach 6OO,OOO In this city
the voting shows much larger republican
gains than were anticipated. Up to noon
In cne democratic precinct the republicans
had made a gain of 100.
The democrats admit that the tide is evi-
IDENTIFY against them and that the state
will likely go republican. They have been
annoyed at the turn in this city. They
had always conceded this city to Mckinley
but put his plurality at one thousand. The
steady voting for Mckinley by the sound
money democrats and Of the workingnen
in the democratic wards has astonished
them.
The railroad managers have so arranged
the running of their trains as to enable
nearly all of the trainmen 10 get to their
homes in time to vote. This will add
largely to the Mckinley vote in the state.
But little has been heard from the country
received is that the republican farmers
are voting for Mckinley. From all that
can be gathered fully 81 per cent of the
souni money democratic vote will be cast
for Mckinley.
At this hour C2:3O the republicans are
juoilant over the prospects and are Offering
all kinds of bets. without takers. Bets
are freely offered that this city will give
5000 plurality for Mckinley. News frCm
Fort Wayne. Evansville and Terre Haute
show that republican antcipations are
being more than verified. The republicans
are ROW confident Of controlling the legis-
lature.
What few reports have been received up
tc this hour Il p.m.) from over the state in =
dicate that the vote is unusually heavy and
prompt.
AT La Porte is was said that 70 per cent
of the Palmer vote was going to Mckinley
ard that La Porte county would give a
big republican majority. In this city two
thirds of the vote was in by noon. 1t was
claimed by the republican managers tha t
the republican gains in democratic pre-
cincts all over the city were heavy.
by = O'Clock Over Half the Votes Had
Becn Cast is Many indianapolis
Precincts.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. November 3-The
weather today is of that sort that calls out
a full vote, though under any kind of a
SKY the Iull vote would come out in In
diana today. The polls opened at O'clock
and many ballots were cast this morning
on empty stomachs. This (Marion) county
is already republican, and will likely re-
main SO by an increased majority. Palmer
and Buckner will get a vote of not less
than 500 in the county, it is thought, while
Woolen. gold standard democrat candidate
for Congress, will probably run ahead of
this number At o'clock more than half
the vote has been cast in number Of the
16S precincts of the city.
Throughout Indiana.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, November B.
Weather is cloudy, but there will be no
rain today. The full vote is being polled.
Gold democrats voting for Mckinley.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, November 3.-The
sky is overcast. No such interest mani
Tested here in twenty-five years. Heavy
vote poed before 8 O'clock.
LAFAYETTE, Ird, November SIT is
partly cloudy, but generally fair and
balrny. An unprecedently large vote is
assured. Gold democrats as rule are vot-
ing for Mckinley. Perfect order and good
humor prevails.
TERRE HAUTE Ind, November 3.-The
weather Is clear and pleasant. large vote
was cast early, and 1t is proba BILE that more
than two-thirds of the total will be cast
before noon.