El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-08
All Europe Looks On With
Intense In
tereSt.
THE BEST OF ORDVR
Prevails At the Polls, And
1t Is Difficult To
Guess As To
the Results.

LONDON, Nov. S.-No election il
America has ever been watched with
keener interest than that in progress
today. The average Englishman hal
no very clear conception of the finsn
cial and economic issues involved in an
American political struggle, and as for
continental Europe, the contests and
platforms, aside from the main issues
OF protection and free trade have been
altogether too much for their intellects
to comprehend.
This year the conditions in Ameri-
oa are different from the European
point of view. The politicians and
writer's on this side have heard echoes
of the controversy in the United States
over the question OF territorial expan-
sion and the significance of this issue
they have been quick to grasp because
of its possible future bearing on the
affairs Of Europe.
Opinion in England inclines to the
belief that the republicans will be sue
cessful. AS the leading London news
papers point out, 1t would be almost
impossible for any European govern
ment to conduct a victorious war and
then meet defeat Immediately after
wards at the hands of the people.
Therefore If there is democratic
landslide across the Atlantic today
Europeans will be convinced anew that
the Americans are q peculiar people.
But the real European interest in tie
outcome today is centered in the be-
lief which has been rightly or wrongly
fostered by newspaper correspondents
on both sides of the water, that upon
the result of the election depends
In a measure the future conduct
of Spain in regards to the peace nego-
tiations. 1t is this phase Of the situa-
tion that causes such widespread in
terest in the results, and for the first
time in an American off-year election
elaborate arrangements have been
made in London, Paris, Madrid and
other cities for the receipt and display |
OF returns. |
NEw.Y YORK, Nov. S.-Despite wealth \
er predictions to contrary, the sun |
shines brightly today and the sky is |
all over the Atlantic coast |
and New England.
Reports from various points show a
very heavy vote polled from the open
ing of the polling place.
The new standard ballot machines
are being used for the first time in the
cities of this state, and at those points
the result will be announced an hour
after the polls close.
The election in this city thus far has
been without rows of any kind. The
bes. Of order is being maintained, even
On the usually turbulent east side,
where the voting has been the heaviest
polled up to this hour in years.
NEW YORK, Nov. S.-McCullagh's
deputies are making numerous arrests
of men charged with illegal voting. I
The police are also credited with hav- 1
ng made number of arrests. II
NEW YORK, Nov. S.-Augustus Van
Wyck remained at his home in {
Brooklyn today except for short pc {
'iod at 8 o'clock in the morning when s
lie went to the polling place I
n his district to cast his ballot. There /
vas no demonstration. c
NEW YORK, Nov. S.-Half the city's i
'ote was cast by noon. so rapid was the
'oting. AT 3 o'clock nearly the entire 7
ast had cast its ballots. Arrests for il t
egal voting continued heavy through
ut the morning and over 100 had been I
laced In cells by noon. Reports At 4
epubllcan and democratic head 4
uarters all over the state showed that t
he weather is good and q big vote
oming out. The large vote in this b
ity indicates that straight ballots are i
eing cast. The same rapid voting is "
eported from rural districts about
yracuse and Rochester. d
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Nov. 8.-Tbe b
Gather through the south is cloudy I
nd rain is falling in many places, but C
OF heavy enough to prevent heavy r
ote from being polled. In