Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-07
SWINGING INTO LINE
Indication, Point to Republican Victory in
Nebraska Today.
GOOD, SAFE MAJORITY IS LOOKED FOR
Conservative Estimates Place the Figures at
Five Thousand.
AIR OF CONFIDENCE AT HEADQUARTERS
County and Precinct Committeeman All Show
Great Enthusiasm,
OF CONFIDENCE AT HEADQUARTERS
PoPoCRArS STILL PUT UP A BIG BLUFF
Claim the state for HoIcomb. but
Scale Down the Figurcs-Edmisten
Preparing TO Resort to
Fraud Again.

! LINCOLN, Nov 6.-(Special Telegram)-
| up to late hour tonight the reports re-
ceived indicate that the state will 60 re-
publican tomorrow by good. safe major
| ity,' said Secretary Harrison of the repub-
| lican state central committee tonight
Conservative estimates made by men
| who have been In all parts OF the state
place the majority at 5000, although there
| are many who think it will reach as high as
10000 There is general air of confidence
among our county and precinct committee
men and the prevailing enthusiasm will help
to get out the full republican vote.
The fusion forces have put up hard
fight and have had an unlimited amount
| OF money to spend, but there is no question
that up to the present moment they are badly
scared. The fact that they have, right
on the eve OF election, sprung a number Of
ridiculous and despicable roorbacks, indi-
Gates that their campaign is in desperate
condition"
1t Is the opinion at the republican head
quarters in this city that the appeal by the
fusionists to the sum element and the other
effort that is being made to befog the foreign
born voters on number of false issues,
will utterly fail. The tactics which have
been employed by the popocratic crowd dur
ing the past few days show how low the
pretended Bryan dignity can be dragged.
Edmisten Up to His Old Tricks.
While the returns received by the repub-
lcan state central committee will be given
at once to the public. those received by the
populist committee will be for the popuists
only. Chairman Edmsten says they will be
Of a confidential nature and cannot be given
to the public. This is taken as an indi-
cation that Edmisten will resort to his old
tactics and that If he sees the republicans
are getting a larger vote he will try the
methods used in the recount fraud OF 1897
to carry the day for Holcomb. The adoption
of such plans would necessitate sending out
telegraphic instructions and this could not
be done with the rooms OF the committee
open to visitors.
While the fusionisrs appear TO be conf
dent OF the success Of their ticket 1t is no.
ticeable that during the last week they have
reduced their claims of from $4,000 to $4,000
majority down to as low as 10000 in some
instances.
In Lancaster county there Is every indica-
tion of an increased republican vote. The
fusionists concede the county to the repub-
licans on the state ticket and all but two
or three of the candidates for county offices.
Tho most conservative estimate places
Reese's majority in Lancaster county at
/ ZOO. bu. others who understand the situa-
tion say that the republican candidate will
get at least 1000 more votes in Lancaster
county than his opponent. There has always
been safe republican majority in Lincoln
of 1000 or more. 1t is thought that Reese
will get 1900 majority in Lincoln and 500
in the country precincts.
The state house was practically deserted
again today, nearly all Of the state officials
and employees having gone home to vote.
The Offices will probably be kept open tomor-
row, but not for the transaction of business.
While the registration in Lincoln was
lower than last year 1t is now
thought that the vote will be up to the
average. Several thousand certificates have
been prepared at the county clerks office
and it is expected that fully 1,50O Of them
will be issued to voters who could not or
did not register.
Some nets Made.
Quite a number of small bets were placed
On the result of the election today. All Hol-
comb money was covered as fast as 1t was
put up and one bet of 5000 even money was
made
Extensive preparations are being made
here for receiving the election returns to-
morrow night and 1t Is thought that by
it will be possible to determine
to a certainty the outcome of the fight that
has been waged so iercely for the past
few months Both the republican and the
popuist state central committees will re-
ceive returns direct from the various coun-
ties and the county committees have ar
ranged for an early count Of the Lancaster
vote.
BY the arrangements made, when ono
third OF the state has reported the final re-
suit can be figured out, This is done by
the vote OF every precinct on
Poynter and Hayward last year. so that with
every report the gain or loss is noted. The
system is SO complete that 1t is believed
that early in the evening safe prediction
can be made.
In comparing the vote with that OF last
year the republican state committee ex-
poets to be able to figure out gain in