Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-08
THE BATTLE TO-DAY,
All But Three Of the States
Will Vote,
OUTLOOK IN NEW YORK.
Democrats Claim $4,000 to $4,000 Plu-
rdllly, RepuDllCdnS, 0O,VUU.
THE BETTING IN MANHATTAN.
Democrats AIIeGc That II is Even
Money to TO 10 on Nnn- Wych-
Republicans Claim IL IL From 10 TO
8 to 2 TO on Roosevelt

WASHINGTON, d. c., November T.
The voters Of all except three Of the
forty-fve States-Maine. Vermont. ana
Oregon-wilI go to the polls tomorrow.
The forty-two States elect congressman.
In Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Ken
lucky. Louisiana, Maryland. Mississippi
Rhode Island, Virginia, and West Vir-
srnia only congressman are 20 be chosen.
Twenty-three States elect legislatures.
which will name United States senators.
These are California, Connecticut. Della
ware Florida. Indiana, Massachusetts,
Michigan Minnesota, Missouri. Montana,
Nebraska. Nevada, New York, New Jer-
sev. North Carolina, North Dako-a, Penn
sylvania, Tennessee, Texas. Utah, Wash
ington Wyoming. Wisconsin. and West
Virginia.
STATE OFFICERS.
The following States are 10 select each
n Governor and other State officers: Cali
fornia. Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho,
Kansas. Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska
New Jersey, New York. Nevada, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, North Dako-
Ia. Pennsylvania. South Carolina, South
Dakota. Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin,
and Wyoming.
The others-Illinois. Indiana, Iowa, Flor
ida. Delaware Missouri, Montana, Ohio,
Utah. and Washington-wil vote each for
treasurer and auditor, and other minor
State officials.
NO EXCITEMENT IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, November 7.-There
was very little political excitement appa-
rent either in the State or the Navy De-
partment to-day. with the exception Of
notwithstanding Meiklejohn, of the
War Department, none of he official
heads Of the War or State Departments
went home to vote. Secretaries Long ard
Alger. with t-Secretaries Hill and
Adee. of the State. and Allen, OF The Navy
Department. were at their desks as usual.
Secretary Hay is the only one of the nCm-
her who is not entitled TO vote IN To-
morrow's elections. He resides in the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
ROOSEVELTS FINAL TOUR.
NEW YORK, November 7.-Politlcians
namely. that. however active they may
have been in preparing for a contest, the
eve of the battle is devoted 10 rest and
10 giving and receiving final instructions.
The exception to the general rule was
to-day furnished by Theodore Roosevelt,
the Republican candidate for Governor,
who devoted the day 20 a tour that en-
| braced Allegheny, Chautauqua, and Cat
| taragus counties, and i'm the course OF
| which he addressed assemblages at thir-
| teen towns.
The polls tomorrow Will open at
| O'CLOCK A. NJ. and close at 5 y. NJ. In
| Greater New York there are 1913 elec-
| ton districts and in the rest Of the
| State 3,223. The districts in Greater New
| York are divided among its five boroughs
as follows: Manhattan, Sll; Brooklyn
DIG; the Bronx, Y, Richmond, 40; Queens
| "a.
| ALLEGEp ILLEGAL REGISTRATION
SuperinteAdent McCullagh, of the Me
| tropolitan Election District. processes tC
have information Of a great deal of He
| gal registration, and a number Of ar
! rests were made yesterday and to-day OF
| persons accused of violating the law II
| that regard. At least Outwardly th'
| Police Department Is acting In harmony
with the election district deputies fol
| the prevention Ol lIduus diNANubh iN'
! publican newspapers do not hesitate tC
impugn the sincerity OF Chief-of-Polic'
| Deverv in his attitude toward the Super
| intendent of Elections. At each polling
| place in the city tomorrow mere VIII b'
two police officers. and Superintendent
! McCulagh will place his deputies. IL
| places selected.
Superintendent McCullagh said tloubl'
was expected at some of the pollini
| places. especially in the Eighth District
| which embraces some Of he hardest
streets in the city. On the other hand
the police declare that there is no basis II
fact for Superintendent McCnllashs mis-
| givings. and that trouble will 'nly aris
i'm the event of indiscretion on the lar
Of state deputies.
REPUBLICAN, PREDICTIONS.
Congressman Oden left Republican
headquarters early in the day for hi
home. I'm Newburgh. where he VIII yot
tomorrow. His latest prediction was tina
Colonel Roosevelt woIld have a pluralit.
of 1000 in the State
DEMOCRATIC CLAIMS.
AT Democratic headquarters State-Sena
tor NcCarren said he was confident o
Van Wyck's election by a plurality sny
where from 25,000 to $1,000. Claims as Z
the state Legislature were as widely a
variance as those regarding the Stat
ticket. the Republicans, however, cviLcinl
the greater degree of confidence.
THE BETTING.
Tho betting on the State ticket IS OF 81
uncertain n character that Ii is impossi
hle to distinguish between the real ant
the fictitious 1t was said In THE street
during the afternoon that $4,000 nad beel
brought there b. a Democrat 10 bet
3 TO 10 on van Wyck, and that an hou
was required TO place half Of the sum. II
Democratic quarters II was alleged tina
the betting was even money to TO 10 ol
Van Wyck. while in places where R@pub
l,cans were most in evidence 1t was give
ont that money had been put mp all IN
way from 10 10 to 2 TO ! on Roosevelt
REGIsTRATIN DECREASE
The registration In Greater Sew forl
being this year about ll,0OO less than ina
of last year, the vote In the municioalit.
is likely 10 be 1900 less than In that year
when the total for the Republican, Gu
zsns' Union. and Democratic candidate