The Columbus journal., 1898-11-09
BOTH ARE CONFIDENT.
Republicans and Democrats
Both Claim Doubtful States
UIoERTA1H m PEHIsYLvAB1A.

Three Cor.srsd Fight Gives Sens Chance
Fer Democratlc Candidate In That
0eaes- -Dsmoerafs WIN Mako Csogres-
sSsaal Gains In Several stssss-vees In
Ohio Clese o. Account Of Factiess.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-The pollsopened
Q: 6o'clock .. m. and win close ct 8
p. m. In Greater New York there are
1,5lS election districts and in the rest Of
the State S,222.
Congressman Odell predicts that Col
onel Roosevelt win have . plurality Of
$1,000 in the state. At Democratic
headquarters State Senator McCarren
said he was confident of Van Wyck's
election BY q plurality anywhere from
$4,000 to $4,000. Claims = to the state
legislature were as widely at variance
IS those regarding the state ticket, the
Republicans, however, evincing the
greater degree of confidence. No opin-
ion q to the result in the congressional
districts could be elected at either the
Democratic Or Republican headquarters.
Each Has Su0ctent Votes.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 8.-Each Of the
leading candidates, Stone (rep.), jerks
(dem.) and Swallow (pro. and const.
govt.), will have q sufficient number Of
votes for election. according to the
claims of the respective party leaders.
Aside from these claims the county
representatives indicate plurality for
Stone, the Republican candidate, but
with the expected total of 1000. 900
ballots and possible cutting, this predic-
ton may be found incorrect. Jen!zs,
the Democratic candidate, has the bene.
fit Of harmonized party, the different
factional leaders having been brought
together in his support during the past
month or six weeks. In the congress
sional contests it is generally believed
the Democrats will be successful in four
or five districts now represented by Re-
publicans.
No Trouble ut Wilmington.
WILMINGTON, n. c., Nov. 8.-The
spirit of the whites is so determined and
their preparations for an emergency 50
thorough that there now seems small
probability of any general disturbance
here, though there aay be trouble of a
minor nature in the First and Fourth
wards, where the negroes poll nearly all
their city vote. The focus of interest
now is the fight for the state senator
ship, but without any other agency, it
il now conservativeiy estimated that q
sufficient number of negroes will remain
away from the polls to insure the elec.
ton of the Democratic candidate
Moreover, the Democrats have intimated
that they must have this senator and
this hint is full of meaning. There is
no change in the general outlook in the
state. Indications point unerringly toa
sweeping Democratic success.
Both Claim New jersey.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-The situation ia
extremely mixed and both sides claim q
sweeping victory in New Jersey. Fos-
ter N. voorhees,, the Republican candi.
date, claims he will be elected by 5000.
The Democrats claim the state for Evin
w. Crane for governor by from 1000 to
$4,000. Mr.. Crane refuses to make an
estimate, but says he feels confident of
election. The legislature is in doubt.
The congressional elections, it is
thought, will show Democratic gains of
two or three in the delegation of eight.
Claim. Congressional Gains.
CINCINNATI, Nov. S.-Leaders ON both
sides are claiming gains on congress
men in Ohio. The Democrats claim q
close vote ON part of the state ticket.
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