River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-29
AT THE POLLS.
Officers to Be Voted for in the
Various States November q
Should the Result BE Close. Delay May BE
Experienced fn Ascertaining 1t
Through DincuIty in Counting the
Blanket Tickets.

through Dtnicuity In Counting the
Blanket Tickets.
Washington. Oct. 26.-Ths presidential
election OF Tuesday. November next will
be held under conditions which have never
before prevailed, and which will render the
official count a matter of difficulty and I'M
usual delay. Since the last presidential con-
test almost every state which had not then
adopted the Australian ballot system has
oy state enactment prescribed some form
of secret blanket ballot. either based on
the Australian plan or closely resembling
It The only exceptions are Georgia. Lou
istana, North Carolina and South Carolina.
II the first three states named, the old
ballot system prevails. and the election ma
chinery Is In the hands of the state authori-
ties. In South Carolina there is what is
called reform ballot" the avowed pur-
pose Of which Is TO restrict the votes Of
illiierate negroes In nearly all the other
states blanket ballots Will be cast, and IN
many OF them the count Will be compli-
Gated by the fact that state. legislative and
county nominations are all printed on the
same ballot with the names OF the presiden-
tia electors. Connecticut has an envelope
system. and New Jersey prints each party
ticket upon a separate ballot.
May Take Many Hours.
Should the election be in any way close
II is therefore quite possible that II may be
are closed before the res ult is known with
absolute certainty. In states like Me-
praska, Tor instance, where, according TO
conservative opinion there may not be
margin of 5000 votes either way, II VIII
be impossible to arrive at correct judgment
until all the back counties are heard from.
The polls In the cities of some states close
at six. and with a governor. legislature
and county officers to elect, all on one bal
lot II Will take at least "a hours to complete
the count. Some idea OF the general trend
OF votes In Ohio can probably be obtained
from the result of the counties in which
Cincinnati and Cleveland are respectively
situated. and these results VIII be known
comparatively early. The doubtful points
ere Hamilton and Cuyahoga counties Chi
cago will control Illinois. There will be no
doubt OF the outcome when the vote OF
Cook county is recorded. But In other
doubtful states like Indiana. Michigan and
Kansas. where state and legislative tick
cts also complieate 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 landslide. In that case midnight
might give close idea who are the victors
and who the vanquished. Otherwise there
may be many hours of anxious suspense
The last two presidential elections lave
been singularly free from uncertainty. II
was known at ten p. IN. on election day
H. lSSS that Mr.. Harrison had defeated Mr..
AleNGlGHu, ana IL was KNOWN Will
certainty at II p. m. on election day of 1892
that NJ. Cleveland had defeated MIR. Har-
rison. But In the election OF 1884, when MIR.
Cleveland defeated Mr. Blaine, the official
result hung In doubt over the vote Of New
York for many days.
Fusion Adds to the Complication.
The fusion tickets will add further ele-
ment of difficulty In the presidential count
this year. Fusion has been arranged be-
tween the populists and the democrats on
the electoral ticket I'm 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 populists on state, legislatures
and congressman. local arrangements have
been made that amount to fusion and Will
have more or less to do with the 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-Nine 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.
encouragement. regents of state univer-
sity, legislature.
Connecticut-Slx presidential electors.
four congressman, governor. lieutenant
governor, secretary Of state, treasurer.
comptroller legislature.
Delaware-Three presidential electors,
one col gresham. governor. legislature.
Florida-Four presidential electors. two
congressman.
Georgia-Thirteen presidential electors.
eleven congressman.
1,t It'll .1o
congressman. governor. lieutenant gov
e-nor, judge supreme court, attorney-gen-
eral, treasurer. mine inspector. superin-
tendent OF public instruction, Auditor. sec
rotary of state.
Illinois-Twenty-four presidential cleo
tors, % congressman. governor lieutenant
governor. secretary of state, auditor, treas
urer. encouragement university trustees.
lie islature.
Indiana-Fifteen presidential electors
IS congressman, governor. Lieutenant gov
enor, secretary of state, auditor treas
urer. reporter of the supreme court, attor-
ney-general, state statistician, superin-
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.
hLnsas-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-Thirteen presidential electors,
II congressman.
LouiSiana-Eight presidential electors,
six congressman.
Maine-Six presidential electors.
Maryland-Eight presidential electors.
six congressman.
Observation-Disclosures presidential cleo
tors. Is congressman. COVE nor. lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, treasurer.
auditor, attorney-generaL
Michigan-Fourteen presidential electors,
A. congressman, governor, lieutenant gov
erpor secretary of state, treasurer, audi
tor land commissioner, attorney general.
superintendent of schools, members board
Of education.
Minnesota-NIne presidential electors.
seven congressman, governor. lieutenant
governor, secretary OF state, treasurer and
attorney general.
Mississippi-Nine presidential electors.
seven congressman.
Missouri-Seventeen presidential cleo
tors, is congressman. governor, lieutenant
governor. secretary of state. auditor treas
urer, attorney general, railroad commits
sioners. judge of supreme court.
Montana-Three presidential electors.
one congressman. governor, lieutenant gov
ernor, secretary OF state, auditor, treas
urer, Encouragement, superintendent of
public instruction. justice of the supreme
court.
Nebraska-Eight presidential electors,
six congressman. governor. lieutenant Gov
ernor, secretary of state, auditor. treas
urer attorney general, commissioner OF
public lands, superintendent OF pubic IN
struction regent of state university JUS
tice supreme court.
Nevada-Three presidential electors. one
CONGRESSMAN, lieutenant governor. supreme
fudge regents of university, legislature.
Rev Hampshire-Four presidential cleo
tors, two congressman, governor, legisla-
lure.
New Jersey-Ten presidential electors.
eight congressman, Legislature
New York-Thirty-six presidential cleo
tors, 81 congressman, governor, lieutenant
governor, judge court of appeals. legisla-
tLre.
tors. nine congressman, governor, heuten-
ant governor, secretary of state, treasurer
auditor. superintendent of public instruc-
tion. attorney-general. justice supreme
court
North Dakota-Three presidential cleo
tors, one congressman. governor, lieuten-
ant governor, secretary Of state, treasurer.
auditor. attorney-general, railway COM
missioners, superintendent or pubic IN
struction, insurance commissioner. COM
missioner CT agriculture and labor, eggs
iatuTe.
Onio-Twenty-three presidential electors,
/ 81 congressman. secretary OF state Judge
I 81, ION court food and dairy commission
a. = ember board of public works
OregOn-Four presidential electors. legis-
/ lature.
sSennsy vania-Thirty-two presidential
I electors, % congressman.
Rhoda Island-Four presidential electors.
two cOngregs-len.