The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-04

their candidates for governor, congress
men and the legislature.
FLORIDA.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Their cloudy; the eiec
ton progressing quietly all over the city;
very little interest taken in the election
owing TO the absence of local or state
contests; weather cloudy.
Jacksonville-Rain is reported falling
all over the state and light vote is be-
ing polled. Al noon no disturbances of
any consequence had been reported. At
Starke a negro was arrested charged
with voting Illegally. At Tampa and on
the Gulf coast the election is exciting
more interest than elsewhere in the state.
GEORGIA.
Naturalization Gay dawned here with
lowering clouds which would have pres
aged a light vote under ordinary circum-
stances. So intense is the interest in the
election, however, that although rain be-
gan to fall early in the morning the vote
was heavy from tn opening Of the polls.
The PROBABILITIES are that in spite OF the
almost continuous doWnpour Of rain, the
vote poiled here VIII be the largest of re-
cent years TIE feature Of the balloting
is the large vote being cast for McKin-
ley and Palmer.
Observation-Disclosures point to the cleo
ton of the Democratic electoral ticket by
$4,000 majority in this state. Il is pro-
babe that the entire congressional rep
resentation viii be Democratic with the
possible exception OF the Tenth district,
where West, the law partner Of Hon.
Thomas e. Watson is giving William
Hemming, Democratic nominee, a close
race In the First district Doyle who
was postmaster at Savannah, during
Barrison's administration, is leading in
Chatham, the county which gave the
largest Democratic majority in the recent
state elections. The result there will be
very close but the other counties in the
district give Lester, Democratic nomi-
nee, q majority great enough to insure
his election. In the other districts the
Democrats VIII get increased majorities.
IDAHO.
Boise-Weather fair but interest not
very great land voting about ordinary;
pretty much everyone comedies the state
to Bryan.
ILLINOIS.
ucy QdWUel III Slii-
cago with a heavy fog hanging over the
city. The rain which commenced to fall
about 5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon and
which gave promise Of a wet and disa-
sreeable election day, stopped off during
the evening. as the day wore on the
fog was gradually dissipated by the sun
and at a. m. every indication pointed
to an ideal day. Voters got out early.
At o'clock, the hour at which the polls
opened, long lines OF men were stand
ing in line, waiting for their turn. On
account of the size of the ballot, voting
was expected TO be rather slow, but at
most of the polling places quite the con-
trary was reported, indicating that but
little scratching was being done. Every
saloon in town is closed, not even a side
door being opened for the filling of the
GROWER" Chief Of Police Badenoch
gave strict orders to the officers TO see
that the saloons kept closed, and the or
Ter is being strictly enforced. The down
town force has been largely augmented
by officers from outlying districts in an
icipation Of any trouble that might oc-
cur. In the lodging house wards the
effect of the closing Of the saloons was
apparent. There was the usual rush to
vote and crowds congregated IN proxim-
ty to the polling places but there was no
crawling. In the resident districts, es-
oecially Of the working classes, the vot-
ng during the early hours of the day
vas very heavy. Considerable excite
nent was occasioned at 29S Halstead
street, where one Of the polling places
# the Eighteenth ward is located, when
t was discovered that a boy rad died
here of malignant diphtheria during the
hight and that another was dying. Steps
we're at once taken to move the polling
,lace. In the Tween ty-sixth ward an eff
ICY Of Mckinley with a silver hat on
vas found hanging to a telegraph pole
his morning. Reports from all over
he city up to Il o'clock show that in a
majority of precincts over half of the
-ote had been polled. In the Tenth |
yard, where the voters are laboring men |
he vote was said to be almost solidly
Republican.
pringfield-Weather cool and threat |
ming; greatest interest ever known is !
all the polling places are
rowded with politicians and voters and !
tremendous vote being poled; each |
'arty endeavoring to get its vote in first. |
mington-Weather beautiful, fol |
owing showers during the night; regis !
ration much the largest ever known in /
IcLean county; indications are that the !
ay will by all odds show the heaviest |
'allot ever known. Both parties making |
great effort to poll every vote.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS opened clear and |
DOL in Rockford this morning: many fac |
cries closed for the day and a heavy
ote out early; greatest interest manifest |
d in years shown about the polls; indi-
d in Rockford, an increase of LOCO over !
So: Mckinley believed certain TO re-
Give over 5000 of this number.
Springfield-The day opened with pleas !
Mt weather but clouded about noon
nd threatens rain. Voting is very heavy
nd at p. m. three-fourths of the vote
4 the city had been polled. Knots OF |
zen gathered on the streets in the bust
ess quarter of the city discussing the
result. Workers of both par
les are very active; the election Is pass
lg off very peaceab,y; only one row &C.
urred and that in the Second ward; no
ne injured seriously.
Chicago-The Prohibition;sts are antic-
oating a good vote. Although working
uietIy they have held hundreds of meet
lgs. Joshua Levering, the candidate
Dr. president, visited twenty-five states
nd made over 100 speeches. Hale john
on, candidate for vice-president, has
cen in twenty states. having made no
peeches. Committeeman johnson said
his morning before departing for his
ONE to vote. that there would be a
cry large prohibition vote in the south,
specially Tennessee and Georgia Sec
etary Wilson at national headquarters
as made an estimate by states, and
links the vote viii be 231,o0 for the
ational standard bearers and $4,000 for
he state tickets.
Chicago-Only two arrests have been
made in this city so far today. Both
-ere for alleged Illegal registration. The