Rock Island Argus., 1901-11-05
ELECTION DAY CLAIMS .
Forecasts and Speculative Com
ment on the Way the Votes
Will Turn Out.
MATTER OF PLURALITY IN IOWA.
Ahead - General Apathy Has
the Chair in Some States.

patches to the Associated Press
there is with few exceptions but lit
tie interest manifested in today
elections. Weather is generally
clear and cold except in New York.
| Eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland.
where rain fell or threatened. Re
ports from Iowa up to noon Indicated
an unusually light vote cast. The
| impression prevails that the poll Will
| be 100000 less than a year ago.
In New York the early vote was
seriously affected by drizzling rain
like conditions existing throughout
most portions of the state. In many
cities voting machines are in use to
expedite registering ballots.
Boston. Nov. The first town in
Massachusetts 10 report Il total vote
for governor was Holbrook which at
-: 10 forwarded the following: Crane.
republican. 1sI: Quincy. democrat,
6s. The vote of last wear stood:
Crane. 245: Paine. 50.
New York. Nov. 5.-Scores of ar
rests for alleged violation of the reg
istration and election laws were
made during the day but the majority
of the men were discharged for lack
of prosecution. At ; Il heavy vote
Fand the indications We're
that large percentage q fthc regis
tratiou would be voted. The losses
of the opening hours are evidently
made up. Several districts reported
- percent of the vote was III at >.
Good order prevailed.
Des Moiness. Nov. The latest adj
vices from various sections of the
state continue 10 predict Il fallin" off
in the vote. 1t iS explained in some
parts of the state that :he republican
majority for the head Of the ticket
will be larger than the balance OF the
ticket.
Briars Estimate.
Dcs Moines. Ia. Nov. John Briar.
IN charge Of the literary bureau of the
Republican state committee. said that
the heavy snow throughout Iowa
would increase the 4,cpubliCan vote
lG.CG9 today by driving the farmers
frcm the corn fields aud giving them Il
chance To cas- their ballots. The lie
publican state central committee esti-
mates that there will be Il falling Off
of about - per cent. from last years
900. If these figures are realized Cum
Minis vote viii be in the neighborhood
of .60.O9G. or 21.CGO more than the to-
tai vote received by Leslie NJ Shaw
TWO years ago. Shaw's plurality WAS
:FG.163. Add to this figure the 21.O00
additional Republican votes as eStI-
mated. and the result is Il plurality OF
1900.
Democrats and Prohibitioui-tS.
Frank .. Stuart. OF the Democrati,
committee. is of the opinion that thc
Republican plurality i'll Iowa viii he
substantially lowered this year. He
believes that when election is over auu
the result is announced the number OF
Democratic county officers in Iowa Will
be larger than at any time in recent
years
Tho ProhibitioniStS are still sanguinc
hat their party will east not less than
t5.OCO votes this year aS protest 10
the nomination of CumminS by the Re
publicans for governor.
Both Parties Are Conidea;.
Denver. Colo Nov. Both the
Democratic and Republican party lead
crs express confidence i'm the result Of
today'S election There are two very
aggressive parties in this county. Thee
Republicans have the sheriff and the
Democrats the tire and police boards.
Two years ago this aGgresSiveneSs re-
suited in homicide The election
throughout the state includes only
county officers.
The Word from Nebraska.
Lincoln. Neb.. Nov. with zero
weather reported at Alliance. in north
western Nebraska: Il light fail of snow