The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04

:" New. York, NOV. 4.-ElectlOn DAY IN
Greater New York dawned with the
weather perfect and the voters were out
early in large. numbers. In a number of
assembly districts Is per cent Of the reg
istered vote had been cast at $3.50 o'clock
and the leaders in some districts predicted
that the entire vote would be cast by noon.
About forty arrests for illegal voting
were reported before 8 o'clock. In one
asse:-tly there was great excitement
Rival leaders came to blows near an cleo
ton booth, and policemen conducting sew
eral prisoners to a station house were at
tackled by a mob. In the struggle one Of
the prisoners escaped. Nobody was badly
hurt .l... /. d. = --.. ,,.,
At noon more than two-t thirds of the
registered vote had been cast and in many
districts fully IS per cent Of the :balloting
had been completed. The deputies of the
state superintendent of elections con-
ttnued to make arrests and the number
increased to 1872 before noon, including
five attaches Of a hospital and a. demo-
cratic captain Of an election district.
Both sides at noon were confident of
bringing out their full party vote even in
the -so-called silk stocking districts
The districts where disturbances occurred
were the exception. ,!E
In Westchester county the northern out
skirts Of the city, light vote was polled
during the early forenoon, though an es-
pecial effort was being made in the sub
urbs, where many rich New York business
| men live, to get them to the polls. The
hundreds Of men employed on the estates
Of Rockefeller and other nillionaires, were
marched to the polls by their superintend-
| ents. -
Reports from the State.
Reports from all over the state o-day,
| with very few exceptions, showed that fine
| weather prevailed everywhere and that a
10 ysoro ~ on%I :,
| the rural districts. Statements made
during the campaign that the country vote
would be lighter. than, usual were not
| borne out by the early dispatches, which
declared that the polling, was being. done
rapidly from the start. The roads were
In good condition, and that helped in
! getting out the farmer vote. Buffalo, in
Erie county, one; of the hard fought bat
! tie grounds of the campaign, reported
! clear pleasant weather there and In ad
| jacent counties and similar news comes
from Newburg, Utica, Syracuse, Roches:
ter, Watertown, Albany, Schenectady
| Troy and Poughkeepsie. - -
After the governorship, interest in the
state conferred in the contest for a su.
| preme court justiceship In, the nth Judi.
cial district, where Attorney Genera
Davies, regular republican, was opposed
by Watson M. Rogers. a leading repub.
4 lican lawyer of the district, and who rar
dorsed by the democrats A dispatch
| from Little Falls which, is in the district
said that Davies was running behind hi.
ticket. -"
Another point that was watched rathe,
closely was the voting for Judge Of thu
court Of appeals. Judge Gray, who Il
now member Of the court and who is :
democrat having been indorsed for re-
election by number of republican law
yers In New York county and Throughout
the state. Justice Werner was Mr.. Gray
opponent, he having been nominated b,
the republicans at the Saratoga conven
ton. Both candidates for governor vote,
early, Mr.. Coler in Brooklyn and Mr.. Ode]
in Newburgh.
shooting occurred at one polling plac
In Brooklyn soon after voting began. On,
man was wounded and a deputy sheriff
was locked up charged with the shooting
The police say the disturbance was caused
by intoxicated men.
All Kinds OF Gossip.
When Senator Timothy D. Sullivan wa
told last night by his friend John Consj
dine at the Metrople hotel that Considin
> had wagered $1,000 even that Coler's 8, plu
rality In New York county would excee
$4,000 Mr.. Sullivan said: -
John, you are a @fool''> To-. b.
Mr.. Sulltvan's opinion may have bee
| O1SSu OlA IAAe hIo"lcOSe tnaC the COnfder
tial figures in Tammany Leader Murphy
possession give Coler only SO, 200 pluralit
IN New York county. This does not at a
agree with Leader Murphy's peachblo,
interview OF 10000 in New York count,
} Fraud Talk.
This was. a formal statement from til
democratic state committee last night:
1t: Is reported that republicans intend to sen
& gang OF repeaters to Watervliet and Cohoe.
but the democrats Of that section know about
and Will be ready to receive them. ~
The republican county committee ha
, received information that there are sew
eral hundred election districts within tn
county of New York In which suspicion
persons have been registered, and heav
L fraudulent vote may be anticipated unles
, steps are taken to prevent it. 81 r
A Force Of Watchers. :.
For the past week Robert c. Morri.
president Of the republican county com
ntttee, has been organizing a force {
watchers especially trained in the detail
Of the election law to act for the republic
, an party on election day. These men hav
: been selected from the various Law school
in the city and the college alumni asso