The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-07
STATE ELECTIONS
Heavy Vote Is Being Polled in
Eastern States.
Fierce Contest Is Being Waged
In Ohio.
PARTISANS AT SEA.
Toledo Jones Still Has Them
Guessing.
Betting 4 to 1 on Democrats
In Maryland.

Columbus, O., Nov. 7.-Election open
ed bright and clear and despite the fact
that the morning air was decldeulS
crisp. reports from the various polllhs
places indicate that the liveliest IN
terest is being taken in the contest
BaIloting during the early morhlHS
hours was unusually heavy ana all III
dications seem to point to heavy vote
Sunshine placed the spirits OF the INe
pubIicans in the ascendant.
DAYTON, O., Nov. IA perfect day.
intense interest and a heavy vote are
the conditions here. The Jones vote IS
big and both parties claim the other
will suffer by it most. The Jones com
Inittee however, assert their strehglh
lies heaviest with the Repuplcahs,
Cleveland, Nov 1.-EIectlon udy
dawned clear and cool The vote cast
during the early hours of the morning
was very heavy. At many polling DooIIIs
it was stated that nearly every DaIIoe
deposited was scratched. This, OF
course, means that there viii be iLucA
delay in counting the votes tonl9hl-
The total registration IN TINS clLy
this fall was Ga S67. This is about o'VVO
less than the registration for the last
presidential election. When Bushnell
ran for a second term Two years aSO
the total registration was 6O,o64-
Toledo. O.. Nov. This is the nome
of Golden Rule Jones and the voting
began with a rush, especially IN the
=
cincts one quarter of the vote was cast
in the first hour, with long nnes OF
voters waiting their turn. The weather
is perfect and the deepest interest," -
shown by all classes
YOUNGSTOWN. O., Nov. AT o'clock
the ballots were coming in fast ana IN
dications pointed to a good sized vote
being pOIled. The weather IS clear anu
cool ..
Cincinnati, Nov. THE condition
cOuId not be better for bringing out a
Ell A followed by
clear sunshine gives a hne crisp ar
Voters hocked to the polling booths pc
fore o'clock, the time for opening anu
votes were cast at the rate OF one q
minute at each of the precincts. rms
portends a heavy vote The interest IS
intense but feeling is not bitter and
so far under the admirable provisions
of the Ohio election law, there has been
no disorder
Canton. O., Nov. AT 7:30 o'clock
some precincts had pOlled One-fOurth OF
the registration which nearly equals
that of 1896. Weather cool and clear.
Columbus, o., Nov. There IS d i've
" interest in the election in Ohio today,
as manifested in the manner IN Whlch
the voting is proceeding The weather
is magnificent and a full vote IS being
gotten out The election is passing OF
in quiet and orderly manner At the
HEADQUARTERS of the Republican ana
Democratic committees, little is beng
done and those remaining on duty To-
dav make quiet but confident claims OF
be the uncertain feature of the contest
and while the regular parties insist that
the independent candidate has no snow
of election. it is apparent that the par
" from whose ranks his strength IS
drawn must go down in defeat Judge
Nash. Republican candidate for COVER
nor voted here this morning John r.
Mclean, the Democratic candidate cast
his vote in Cincinnati and Immediately
took train for Columbus, where he
will receive the returns tonight.
Cincinnati. O., Nov. The rush OF
voters continued all over the city at
noon, indicating that almost the entire
registered vote will be pOlled- Much
scratching was indicated and in some
of the precincts it was apparent that
Jones was receiving many votes. There
was no disorder and only very few ar
rests for attempted illegal voting.
Cleveland Nov.7-SO steadily did the
voting progress that by noon 1T was be
lieved that fully twO-thirds of the en-
tire votes had been cast. Reports from
all parts of the city show that an un-
usual amount of scratching is being
done.
Senator Hanna voted early and took
but a moment to prepare his ballot
Reports indicate that a big vote is
being polled in the surrounding towns
and country districts.
Columbus, Nov. by noon 1t was
estimated that twO-thirds of the votes
in the city had been cast. There had
been nothing to mark the baliOting as
unusual and all precincts reported that
the voting was still heavy The indlca-
tions are that Jones, Independent can
didate for governor, is running well
among the railroad and shOpmen. There
has been plenty of scratching.