The record-union., 1896-11-03
POLLS Open AT SUNRISE.
And They Will Close Promptly az Five
O'Clock.
Public Offices, Banks and Railroad
Shops Will be Closed To-Day
The Returns.

the summit of the Sierra Nevada this
morning the voting booths will be
thrown open to the qualified voters of
the country that they may declare their
choice for President of the United
States and local officials. The battle it
self has been fought already, and it
only remains for the voters to record
the result.
1t has been a remarkable campaign,
and-as the physical culture man would
whoever wins, the other fellow
Will know he has been in fight"
The polls will close promptly at
O'Clock, even though the sun should
stop overhead to watch the fun, and all
who desire to cast their ballots at this
memorable national election should
have this . O'Clock matter firmly i'm
pressed ON his mind
The day is a legal holiday, and all
public offices, banks (and dram shops
will be closed-the latter under compul-
sion. The Postoffice will observe the
same hours as on Sunday.
In order that the great number of
railroad employees may not be deprived
of an opportunity to reach the polls in
time to vote, the shops will be closed to-
day.
While the campaign has been very
stirring and exciting Gne, it has not
been productive of sharp animosities, at
least in this community, and there is no
reason to anticipate that the election
will be otherwise than a peaceable-
q, en- a good -natured event. However.
Chief of Police Drew has made the best
possible distribution of his limited force
of officers to see that peace disturbers
and any possible violators of the cleo
tion laws are promptly taken care of.
AS usual boxes will be placed at the
polling places to receive contributions
for the use of the Howard Benevolent
Association. Nearly every voter can
afford to give a little, and many can
give literally if they will. The Howards
will soon have all they can do to extend
e. en- partial relief to the hundreds of
deserving poor that will apply for food
and clothing, and their hands should be
Strengthened.
DISPLAYING RETURNS.
The bulletins of election returns will
be posted daily after the noon hour to-
day. SO long as may be necessary, in
f. Cnt Of this office. BY day they will be
displayed upon two endless revolving
screens, each containing twenty-four
yards of canvas and exhibiting each a
surface sixteen feet long at a time. They
y. i'll be SO placed and put up in such
large script that the words can be read
at a long distance. The Record
Unions" facilities for obtaining the
news from the entire country are un-
surpassed by any journal in the State,
and this applies to State, coast and To-
cal news also.
Beginning tonight the returns will be
shown under the direction of the Sacra-
II ento Camera Club by means of pow
erful electro -stereopticon. They will be
thrown up by the managing officials Of
the club upon a screen extending from
the office front westward, and facing
due north, and can be distinctly read as
far off as the north side of j street
Tho cannot be read from the K-street
side, as the screen for the better effects
gained has been surfaced with apaque,
which is not transparent.
THE bulletins will be seen in a circle
some sixteen feet in diameter. Inter
spersed with the bulletins the Camera
Club will exhibit a hundred each even
ing of the finest lantern views in it's
possession, most of them being made by
club members in the model workroom of
the club, and there is no better on the
coast These views will be found to be
very beautiful, and most of them who'll
ly new.
That the public may have dry footing
and be convenienced, the Street Com
mittee of the Trustees has ordered that
Third street, from ] to X, shall not be
| S,.,-it, r. le.I do tn c1
the bitumen pavement will be found
dry.
The exhibition of returns and of pic
lures viii be continued tomorrow even
ing also The first bulletins will be
thrown up at { O'Clock each evening.
Nothing Of pains has been spared by the
Record Union" or by the Camera Club
to make the exhibitions the very best
that have ever been given, and nowhere
will the election bulletins be found so
complete and exhaustive, and nowhere
else viii the outlying precinct returns
be given with such reliability and COM
pleteness. since the "Record-U Union has
arranged at no small expense to secure
them with utmost promptitude.
When have we had a more faithful,
tlltIS SSllI, pei WI hCi
for home interests in the halls of Con-
gress than we have now? Why then
change? Why listen to the songs of the
Democrats and Populsts and send a
man to displace Johnson who will fight
the policy of President Mckinley and do
his utmost to defeat Republican meas
ures?
WANTED FOR RIGAMY