Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-06
MUST VOTE SECRETLY.

Detroit, Mich. Nov G,-Certain repnh: lican managers went 10 District Judge Swan yesterday and represented that in certain of the Polish precincts the custom has prevailed of permitting men to prepare ballots for voters open ly in presence of all bystanders. Judge swan accordingly issued an ord,r to the United States marshaFs office to send deputies to precincts in the iit:h. seventh and ninth wards. Deputy
 United States Marshal Taylor said lle officers would not interfere With the
 voting but would ascertain if l!le
 voters were instructed openly. and Ii so, lay the information before the
 United States commissioner.
 Providence. R. l.. Nov G-Through- out Rhode Island the weather was clear. bright and sunny, an ideal day for large vote. In Providence. where the polls opened at sunrise. very large vote was expected, because of q close mayoralty eIectiQu.
 The reelection of COngreSsmcn RulI and Capron in Rhode Island is consid- cred certain by pluralitieS about the same as four years ago, when Bull re- ceived S,S36 plurality out of 27.2GS. and Capron S324 out of 2G.1G1. The republicans expect q slightly increased plurality for Mckinley over the 22.O0O of four years ago.
 White River Junction. Vt, Nov G.
 Vermont freemen vo;ed only for presidential electors today, and the size of the vote boiled was considered as depending upon patriotism of citi- ZenS. Weather conditiOns were most favorable. the day opening cool and clear. The indications were good that q large vote would be cast. considering that no campaign work has been done here. In the past few days consider able New Hampshire Bryan money
 seeking the short end of odds ? to 1 Ion Mckinley, which had been sent over here. has all been covered.
 Cincinnati O.. Nov G. - suDerb
 weather clear, cool, With white frost. favored election day. Voters were at all the booths at o'clock. and voting proceeded as rapidly as the judges could furnish tickets. about seventy
 five an hour. The interest was in
 tense and brought out the full vote. Fort Wayne. Ind. Sov G.-yoting ! began with a rush when the polls opened at 6 o'clock this morning. In terest is intense. and at 8 o'clock a heavy vote had already been boiled The vote promises to be unDrecedent- edly large. The weather is ideal. with q cloudless sky and crisp but pleasant atmosphere.
 Cleveland O.. Nov 6.-Election day in this city opened clear and cold Voting during the early hours of the day was unusually heavy. As re- suit of big registration-over S2, GOO | it will be necessary in some pre-
 cincts that the ballots be cast at the i average rate of one each minute | throughout the day in order to per | init all qualified persons to vote. l Denver. Col. Nov 6.-Throngs were gathered at all the voting places in this city when the polls opened at ' 1 a. m.. and voting proceeded rapidly | The weather is fine and the vote will i be the heaviest ever cast in Colorado. | Five hundred republicans have been
 appointed deputy sheriffs by Sheriff
 Jones. and they insist upon serving at the polls to-day. although the commits l sions were revoked by the board of county commissioners. About 5Go special policemen were appointed and 1 instructed to arrest any deputy sher- | fir or other person who might attempt | to interfere with voters.
 i Baltimore, Nov 6.-No more perfect 1 day has ever dawned in Maryland than that upon which the result of 1 the campaign in this state is to be de- cided by the voters. The polls opened at a. m. and in 304 precincts it was estimated that one-fourth of the bal lots had been cast by o'clock. There were no disturbances. The polling booths outside the city did not open until s o'clock. The beautiful weather throughout the state makes it proba- ble thct the heaviest vote ever cast - ~, ---'r~-,'P os,,c1s.-
 vafive estimate, based on the regis
 l..s.u.l, .i.,ilcltes that 2G0,00O votes
 will be cast in the state. In 1896, the
 total vote east was 249.0O0.