The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-08
SAVANNAH AND
The ELECTION
VERY LITTLE BETTING HERE.
sAVANNAHIANs ANXIOUS TO SEE
PARKER WIN.

Returns VIII BE Received at Many
PIaces-MOrning News Will Have
Full ard Accurate Serviee-Wherc
the Main Fight VIII Be&Odds of
: to ] on Roosevelt Have Been
offered Here.
Savannah's interest in national cleo
lions, heretofore has been more mark
ed than it has been for the last few
months in the battle of the ballots,
which will take place to-day, but on
the eve of the great struggle, Savan-
nahians seem to have awakened and
the topic to-day, and of the news
sought will be ofethe trend of the fight
in the doubtful states.
1t is believed the vote polled here
will be about as large as that of any
previous national election. Over 5000
persons, both white and colored. have
qualified to cast their ballots and sew
eral Savannahians, who have knowl-
edge of past elections believe nearly
half of these will go to the polls in
Chatham county.
The arrangements for receiving the
news and its presentation to the wait
ing thousands are, perhaps as complete
as those of any city in the union. In
half dozen public places special
wires will convey bulletin after bulle-
tin announcing results in the states
where the contest will be waged
fiercest.
Bulletins will be received and an
nounced at the theater tonight be-
tween the acts. At the carnival
grounds. at the Young Mems Christian
Association, at the Citizens Marching
Club, and at the Morning News, full
returns will be given. All of these
places will present bulletins from spec
ial leased wire service, while a dozen
or more other places will have bulletins
of the main results posted. The Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company has
made arrangements to receive the re-
turns by long distance and will answer
all telephone calls from subscribers
with full information.
The Democratic Task.
The vote cast locally and in this state
will be a matter of form, compliment
airy to the Democratic party nominee
Under the eapportionment, made aft
er the census of 1900, there will be adj
ditional votes in the Electoral College
than those when Mr.. Mckinley was
elected.
To win the election Judge Parker
must receive "A votes from states that
were Mckinley states in 1900. The fol-
lowing, added to the South, would
elect him. New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut, Indiana and any other
state, say West Virginia and Mary
land.
Decisive Forces of Campaign.
The principal battle grounds of the
campaign will, of course. be New
YORK and Indiana. In five out of the
eight last presidential elections, both
these states voted Republican. They
voted Democratic in 1876, 1884 and 1892.
To win the presidency Judge Parker
must carry them both.
Minor battle grounds will be New
Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland and
West Virginia.
To-day's reports of the results will
not fix the actual vote, as in many in
stances, the majorities will be esti-
mated.
IheSC ISpoItS, nOWeNeI, nave al
ways shown who was elected-with
such accuracy that by IL O'clock on
the night OF the election the next
President could be named.
A great many Republican tickets
turned up yesterday in Savannah with
blank space for congressman. 1t is
expected that a number of Republi-
cans will cast their votes for Con-
gresham Lester, whose name appears
on the Populist tickets. Mr.. Rig
don of Statesboro will get some of
the votes of the Savannah Repub-
leans