The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-03
ELECTION RETURNS TONIGHT
The Times viii Make The Best Display
Of the Host Accurate Returns.
PRECAUTIONS OF The POLICE.
Great Many Special Officers sworn H.
who Will Preserve Order at the
Polls a Telephous
Enterprise.

To-day the people of Virginia and OF the
United States are TO choose the man WHO
is TO preside over the political dcstinies
of the nation for the next four years.
The campaign just ended has becn one "f
the most remarkable in American his-
tory, and more evil passion has besa
engendered than in any national contest
in the memory of the generation ROW
living.
II is hoped. however, and believed that
the native good sense and conservatism OF
the American people will assert itself
and that the election will pass OF without
any scenes of riot or bloodshed. Ia
Virginia the sun rises this morning at
thirty-one minutes to o'clock ard sets at
two minutes before o'clock. thus Civ
ing ten hours and nineteen minutes In
which ballots may be cast. This Time
will be all-sufficient for every duly quail
fled voter to register his will. provided
there is no unnecessary delay.
ROLICE PRECAUTIONS.
While no one believes that there will
be any riots in this city, yet every pre-
caution has been taken TO nip every dis
turbance in the bud. Twenty-fou- spe-
cial officers have been sworn In TO To
on duty to-day and tomorrow. All OF
the force have received Instructions from
Chief-of-Police Howard TO be absolutely
impartial In their conduct. and TO arrest
any man, no matter TO what par;y no
may belong, who attempts TO raise a cis-
turbance. IL may be derrBued upon
Al. -. II III tsfli
do all in their power to preserve nder.
SPECIAL OFFICERS.
The following are the special ofECors
who have been sworn in:
j. B. Moody. j. II. Seavill Wii..sm
Dcrvill. John Welsh. G. II. Hall, Jones 4.
Allen Perkins. ID. A. Mcmahon, fer
First District; w. G. Flnnegan. =. Nc
Greeder. G. Allen, Lee Tilcr. Lcnny ie-
bold. j. w Stagg. -. NJ. Stone. Percy
Crutchheld. for Second District, ".
Nichols. Fred. c. Wilson. william Bu,.
ley. T.. w. Hart, f.. X. Sheppard. 4.
Folkes. James A. Brown. $. =. ii.llce.
Third District.
The special police were sworn in by
City Clerk Ben r. August at Y O'Clock
and went on duty at O'Clock yesr-fuay
evening.
THE TINES RETURNS.
As no sucn m0mentous campaign as
the present has occurred In this county
for many years past. the people of F.ch-
mond will bee propoftionately eager 10
hear the result. In order that they may
be accommodated. The Times las uSce
every arrangement 10 furnish the retifns
as fast as they come I'm. For hat ur-
pose the services Of an excellent sicfc-
opticon artist have been secured. drd
the returns will be thrown as fast as
received upon canvass spread upon the
Tenth-strcot side of the Shafcr Bulld'rg.
These returns, will be displayed through
out the night. and there il no Doubt ifat
an immense crowd will avail them3"i,es
Of the privilege Of being informed - 50 en-
as possible Of the result The facilities
OF The Times for securing returns from
Virginia are unexcelled, and the excellent
press service viii give speedy aud eli
able Information from other Sta'cs. Spe-
cial attention Will So paid TO the States
considered doubtful. and returns iitm
them will be seucreG as speedily 90 Ics-
sible.
While Of course. the returns thro~n on
the canvass by The Times viii De the
most complete and satisfactory whieh ca n
be obtained in the city. yet arrangems snts
have been made TO have them -e1i cut.
at the Academy of Music where Fila
son. the Mormon Wizard" is playilg "a
return engagement. at the y. VI. -. A.
and at the Powhatan Clubhouse. At
the Academy the returns will bs 'ead up
to o'clock. and at the y. NJ. G. A. un-
Ill o'clock.
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