The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-02
SHEETS OF RAIN
Falling in Ohio and All Over the
East.
Voting in Ohio Seems to Be
Favorable to Democrats.
MIR. HANNA'S FRIENDS
Say That He Will Cndoubted-
ly Garry Cleveland
All the Interest Centers in the
Legislative Ticket.
Rain Causes Falling Offof 2OO,-
900 in the Vote.

Youngstown, O., Nov. 2-Weather
clearing with promise of a nice day.
Much interest manifested in Iegisla-
tive ticket. Mahoning county electing
two Representatives this year The mill
men were out in full force in the early
morning hours and the total vote will
be heavy.
Akron, o., Nov. Notwithstanding
damp and threatening weather heavy
morning vote was poIled. Interest
centers in the legislative contest. One
Republican candidate for state senator
is James r. Garfield, son of the late
president, who has served one term and
was renOminated. Indications point to
heavy vote in city and county.
Columbus, o., Nov. 2-Thepolls open
ed with a heavy shower and cloudy
sky and voting almost at the rate of
one per minute. This information COW
ers precincts in a dozen localities. There
is strong general interest. Men of
each of the leading parties say tardy
voters viii appear later.
Cincinnati, Nov. 2.-The weather con-
tinues to be rainy with no prospect of
clearing. The polls were opened
promptly at o'clock and in many pre-
cincts long lines We're in waiting a t that
hour But by eight o'clock the crowds
We're disposed of and voting was pro-
ceeding slowly with no manifestation
of special interest in the way of bring
ing out the vote. The law prohibits
crowds assembling nearer than 100 feet
OF the voting places and beyond that
limit there was no disposition to as
semble in the pouring rain. With a Sc
cret ballot and under the restrictions
of the law, it is almost impossible to
make any prediction of the tendency of
voters. In some precincts well known
Republicans were free to declare they
would vote the fusion local ticket. 1t
was a common remark that the wealth
er was faVOrab BILE to the Democrats. The
outlook at this hour is for less than a
full vote.
Cleveland. Nov. 2,-The day in Cleve-
land opened in gloom. The rain is
pouring steadily and during the early
hours the vote was slow in coming out.
Voting up to o'clock was light. There
was some scratching. The interest in
the contest is not as keen as it was a
year ago, by any means There is some
fight being made on Senator Hanna
here, but his friends have no fear of
the result in this county
Toledo, o., Nov. 2.-Raining steadily
but vote is getting out early. At eight
o'clock One-third of the total vote was
pOHed in most precincts.
COlumb bus, O., Nov. al A. MEX
Mayor George J. Karb the only person
at Democratic state headquarters, says
they have not received any news from
over the state, but are deeply interest
ed in the heavy registered vote that is
being pOlled in Columbus. At the gov
ernOr's Office there is a lack of news
from the state, but aQVIceS from var
ious parts of the city, says the private
secretary, J. L Rodgers indicate that
half the registered vote of Columbus
was cast by a. m.
Hon. George K. Nash, chairman of
the Republican state central commit
tee, says Republicans in Ohio are too
busy voting and getting the vote out,
to send him messages. His information
from this city shows heavy vote. not
withstanding the rain of this morning.
The sky is still very cloudy, but rain
practically ceased late in the morning.
Cleveland, Nov 2-By noon in ma
jOrity of the precincts of the city two
thirds of the vote has been cast. The
election is a most peculiar one, in that
q straight ballot is a rarity. Scratching
is being done lavishly on both sides and
open charges of factiOnal treachery are
being made by the Republicans. The
rain prevents the formation of the US
ual groups about the booths.
The weather continues dismal and
dreary and the rain is falling in a con-
stant drizzle. The indications through
out the western reserve are that if the
proportion continues throughout the
state the vote will fall off by 200, 900
over last year. The roads owing to a
constant rain of 48 hours. are in bad
condition and the farmers are reluc-
tant to come out to vote. This added
to general apathy will make the vote
remarlxa bly, light 1t is impossible to
foreteIl the benefit of this condition, but
usually in Ohio a light vote is favorable |
to the Democratic cause.
0OAuAAAouSF ~ NV ANOCi4 w Ce1bAA-
er being threatening at Warren showed
indications of a light vote and scram-
Bile ensued to get the vote out.
Governor Bushnell voted at Spring
field at s a. m, and left for Columbus
at HIS a. m. He estimates that the |
Republicans are voting better than the !
Democrats.
Cincinnati. Nov. AT 1890 p. m.
reports from all parts of the city show
that an unexpectedly large vote is be-
ing polled. 1t also appears from ex-
tended observations that voters are
generally voting unscratched tickets |
and saying very little about their ac-
ton Close observers say the result |
will be decisive one way or the other,
but it is not possible, at this hour to
indicate what way the victory will go.
M5KTNTEY CASTS HIS VOTE