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DEMOCRATS OF
Ms great speech; that the department
of commerce, of which Cortelyou was
the secretary had been given inquls-
SIXTH DISTRICT itorhil powers; that Cortelyou ought
Urged to Go to the Polls
and Vote Today
SENATOR CLAY’S SPEECH
Remarkable for Eloquence,
Received With Cheers
►JUDGE C. L. BARTLETT
States the Issues of the Cam
paign Forcefully
SENATOR BACON TALKS
‘’Total Receipts of Fair Reach Near
$34,000—Accounts Leave in Treasury
About $5,000—Financo Committee
Made Pastral Report and Will Con
tinue Their Work for Later Full Re
port.
O
The superior court room was crowd
ed last night. The aisles were filled
the doorway was jammed and the
gallery was packed, every inch of
standing room being taken. The oc
casion was the rally of the Bibb coun
ty Democracy. It was called by Dr.
J. F. Heard, chairman of the Bibb
county committee; Mr. C. H. Hall Jr.,
chairman of the Parker club and Mr.
6. A. Crump, chairman of the Young
Men's Democratic League.
Exactly at 8 o'clock Dr. Heard,
with Senator A. S. Clay upon his arm,
followed by Senator Bacon and Con
gressman Bartlett, came down the
aisle, to the stand, amid a salvo of
cheers. At once. Dr. Heard and Sen
ator Clay took the rostrum, and the
former. In his Introduction, aroused
the audience. He spoke with the flu-
, ency of an accomplished orator and
with the fervor of ocnvlctlon. Nearly
every sentence brought forth applause.
He declared that the Democrats
Bibb county owed It to their congress
man to poll every vote In the county.
In so saying he struck the keynote of
the meeting. He appealed to those
who Inclined to Populism to vote the
Democratic ticket at this time, as the
Democratic party wan the one thing
to believe In and to trust in. He urg
ed the Democrats of Bibb county to
cast today the biggest vote In their
history.
When Dr. Heard closed, Mr. C. H.
Hall Jr., president of the Parker club,
nominated Q. C. Matthews, John
Boifeulllet and Charles Branan
secretaries. The nominations were ap
proved.
Then Hon. Boland Ellis rose and
offered the following resolutions:
“Whereas, the people of these United
States will be summoned to the polls
tomorrow to determine the Issue be
tween the present incumbent of the
White House, as the representative of
the Republican party, and Alton B.
Parker of New York, as the represent
ative of the great Democratic hosts of
this country; and
“Whereas, at no time since the dark
days of reconstruction have the Issues
involved In the coming election been
so momentous, or pressed upon the
people with such grave responsibility;
and
“Whereas, It Is the bounden duty of
every Democrat to present himself at
the polls and cast his ballot against
the policy of government which has
characterized the Republican adminis
tration. and thereby to express his firm
and unalterable opposition to the con
tinuance In power of that party which
stands for the classes against the peo
ple; which stands for the centralization
of power In the general government,
and the obliteration of the right of
local self-government; which stands
for corruption in politics and in office;
which seeks to take away from the la
borer the wages to which he Is enti
tled. in order to place them in the cof
fers of the trusts, and whose timid and
puny assaults upon the trusts have had
the effect to strengthen rather than to
destroy them; which stands through
Sts leaders for social equality between
the races, that monstrous menace to
the peace of our beloved country;
“Whereas, the only relief for which
the people of this country can hope
Is the defeat of the Republican party,
and the establishment in power of the
Democratic party; therefore be it
“Resolved by the Democrats of Bibb
county. In mass meeting assembled.
That. In view of the Issues presented
in the national campaign to be decided
at the election to be held on tfce 8th
Inst, we most earnestly call upon eveiy
Democrat and every patriot In (ffe
county of Bibb to realize the Import
ance to this section and the South of
the Issues involved, and rally to the
support of the Democratic ticket by
going to the polls and casting their
ballots for that spledid Jurist and ex
alted patriot, Alton B. Parker, for pres
ident. and the Old Man Eloquent.
Henry O. Davis, for vice-president,
and for that true and tried son of the
people, Charles L. Bartlett, for con
gress, and by giving an old-fashioned,
overwhelming majority to emphasize
our opposition to, and protest against,
the present Republican administration.
In offering the resolutions Mr. Ellis.
Immediately asked that Hon. A. 8. Clay,
senator from Georgia, should he per
mltter to speak to them, whereupon
Mr. Clay, amid ringing cheers arm*
and acknowledged the greeting. Hi
was in excellent voice. It was th«
first time he had ever addressed i
Bibb county audience and he declared
there was more Democratic enthusi
asm here than anywhere else in Geor
gia. He paid a high tribute to both
Congressman Bartlett, and bli col-
!*>*gue. Senator Bacon. He said that
Senator Bacon was the ablest Demo
crat tn the South, but wished *lt to
he understood that “I am your sena
tor. too." He said that Judge Parker
had struck at the root of the evil,
never to have been made chairman of
the Republican national committee.
He told most forcefully how Geor
gia had been placed upon a basis of
high financial credit by the Democrats.
He said Georgia bonds could now be
refunded at 3 per cent.; that life and
property had been made safe, and his
picture of the contrast between the
conditions immediately after the war
and the present was very graphic. He
declared that white people must be in
control. He said the negro had always
been accorded fair treatment and that
no injustice would ever be done him.
He referred to the Infernal specta
cle of the Republican national conven
tion last summer when a buck negro
joined hands with a sixteen year old
white girl and paraded the platform.
He said that social equality was an
impossiblity; that Parker would stavd
by the rights of the people; that Par
ker would be president of all the peo
pie.
He said that he had not always
agreed with Grover Cleveland, but that
Cleveland had treated the South fairly
and had put Lamar, Garland and Hoke
Smith into his cabinets. He paid
special compliment to Mrs. Cleveland,
who opened the White House to Souths
ern as well as Northern women,
denounced the federal courts as, a i
ace, and said that Instead of their
powers being enlarged they should be
steadily curtailed. He. opposed the ac
tlons of Judge Jones of Alabama, and
said that lynching cases should be
tried by the state courts. He could
not understand how Watson could
favor Roosevelt rather than Parker.
Republican success means strife be
tween the sections. He showed how
since Cleveland's time, the expenses of
the government had been doubled. He
paid a tremendous compliment to Sen
ator Bacon, saying that If the latter's
Philippine resolution, defeated only by
the vote of Vice President Hobart, had
passed 5,000 American soldiers would
have been saved from death, and
almost countless millions saved to the
treasury. If those millions hod been
devoted to internal Improvements, the
land would have blossomed as the rose.
He denounced the postoffice admlnis
tratlon In connection with the acknowl
edged frauds.
It was a grand speech the senator
made and he concluded with a ringing
appeal to the Democrats of Bibb to go
to the polls and roll up at least 3,000
majority. He said the Georgia Dem
ocrats should, generally, poll between
76,000 and 100,000 majority. He said
that Georgia Democrats owed this to
Northern Democrats who had aways
been the true friends of the South,
and referred to the service of Voorhees,
Randall and Seymour.
Senator Clny’s peroration was
tribute to Home—that the glory and
strength and perpetuity of our gov
ernment depends upon love of home—of
local attachments. That the Dem
ocratic party encouraged tljls love of
home and sancllty of home, with Its
women free from suspense and dread.
The American homo was Its strength.
The farmers home was the hope of
America, and that Judge Parker had
this home-love, and under him nil
Southern homes would be respected,
and Southern women permitted to the
freedom of the highways. The old
vine and flgtrae. the biblical emblem of
peace, tranquility, repose, contentment,
happiness, would regain Its old mean
lng under Parker. Homes would bo
homes again, and the menaces which
disturb them now would flee away,
Southern progress depended upon sane
tlty of Southern homes—and the hap
plness of these homes should concern
Roosevelt and Republicans. Suspense
and fear and dread should not sit
upon the home of the farmer's wife us
Is now the case under Roosevelt 1
policies, but our homes should be as
In days of old—the abode of content
ment and peace and plenty.
Continued on Page -Two.
EOPLE OE UNITED STATES
ARE TODAY CHOOSING WHO
SHALL BE THE PRESIDENT
ATTIC OF BALLOTS IS IN PROGRESS THROLGBOLT THE ENTIRE NATION
Both of the Great, Political Parties Confident. That Success Will Be Theirs, and That
Their Csndidate for Highest Office in Power of Populace to Bestow Will for Next
Four Years Guide Destiny of Greatest Republic on Faco of the Earth—Chair
men Taggart and Cortelyou, in Final Forecasts of Results, Give Evidence
of Optimistic Conviction—Theodore Roosevelt. With Characteristic
Assurance, Believes That He and His Policies Are to Be Contin
ued in Power, While Democratic Committee Feels Sure That
Decisive Reliuko Will Be Given Present Administration.
Tho Ticket for Today,
The voting precincts In Bibb coun
ty are as follows:
City court room. In county court
house, corner Mulberry and Second
streets.
8tore House, 405 First street, oppo
site city hall.
Findlay's Foundry.
East Macon.
Vlnevllle, near Drew and Parker’s
store.
Godfrey.
Rutland.
Hazard.
Howard.
Warrior.
Following
et:
la the Democratic tick
For President
ALLTON B. PARKER.
For Vice President.
HENRY G. DAVIS.
For Presidential Electors.
From the atate at large.
THOMAS B. FELDER Jr.
GEORGE P. MUNROO.
First District
W. G. WARNELL.
.Second District.
J. D. RAMBO.
Third District.
NORMAN C. MILLER.
Fourth District.
J. J. BULL.
Fifth District
8. C. TAPP.
Sixth District.
GEORGE COLLIER.
Seventh District^
LLOYD THOMAS.
Eighth District.
% M. O. MICHAEL.
Ninth District
SAMUEL C, DUNLAP.
Tenth District
P. B. JOHNSON.
Eleventh District
O. M. SMITH.
For representative In the 58th Con
gress from the Sixth District.
CHARLLES U BARTLETT.
Democratic Documents.
NEW YORK. Nov. 7.—Secretary
Woodson tonight furnished the follow
ing figures regarding the documents
sent out by the Democrats. Altogether
4S.049.74S documents were sent out, dis
tributed a* follows:
English document. 1S.WJ.1J4; for
eign documents, 8.332,095; by the con
gressional committee. 740W54; by
German bureau. 7.400.384; by the Com
mercial Travelers' Union. 405.000; litho
graphs, 1,622,500; buttons, 2,174.594.
whelming majority and elect seven
Democratic congressmen tomorrow.
Republican opposlt'on In the congres
sional districts Is merely formal. The
weather promises to be fair and the
/ote light except In the city of New
Orleans, where a fierce municipal con
test Is In progress. The state will vote
on a constitutional amendment to Issue
31,000,000 bonds to build school houses.
Owing to the bitterness of the mu
nicipal campaign. Mayor Capdevllle to
day swore a couple of hundred emer
gency policemen to !>c used tomorrow
In the event of disturbances at tho
polls. Besides these each side will
have five special officers to represent It
inch polling booth. Both Home
Rulers and regulars claimed the city
tonight hut betting favored the regu
lara. There has been so much prepara
tion to preserve the peace that it Is ex
pected the election will pass without
violence. A full municipal and paro
chtnl ticket, two congressmen, a rail
road commissioner and a number of
judges are to be elected.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—From the pol-
ltlclcans to the peoplp; from the cam
paign managers to the voters; from
the spell-binders to the ballot boxes,
the presidential election of 1904 is noW
committed. For months the leaders
have planned, for days and nights they
have schemed and for weeks the people
have waited for tomorrow, when thfey
will make their choice.
Right up to the hour when all effort
had ceased the campaign managers* of
both parties confidently claimed suc
cess with a certainty which seemed re
markable In view of the wide diver
gence of expressed opinion.
Aside from the preparations for:the
receipt of the election returns there
was little evidence of the close of the
political campaign today unless It
might be found in the absence of fa
miliar faces about the national and
atate headquarters and hotels. There
was nothing that Indicated any excite
ment or undue Interest; In fact, the
political headquarters, both national
and state, showed little of the activity
that has been noticeable up to the end
of last week.
Election returns will be received at
all headquarters. Chairman Cortelyou
will go to Hempstead, Long Island, to
vote, and upon his return will remain
at the commltteo rooms all tho evonlng.
Vico Chairman Nicoll, Chairman
Sheehan of the executive committee,
and Secretary “Woodson will. recejvo
the returns at Democratic national
commltteo rooms.
Cord Meyer, chairman, and other
Democratic state committeemen will be
at the Hoffman houatf. William Barnes,
Jr„ chairman of the txecutlve commit
tee, will be In charge at the Republican
rooms In the Fifth Avenue hotel.
The Betting.
The betting on the presidential re
sult was livelier today than at any
other time during the campaign. It Is
estimated that nearly $200,000 . was
wagered on the Broad street curb and
In the hotels. The ruling ods were 6
to 1 on Roosevelt on the general result;
2 to 1 that Roosevelt will carry New
York state, and 2 to 1 that Herrick will
defeat Higgins for the governorship.
One bet on the president was of $5,-
000 to $800. One man offered $50,000
or any part of It at odds of five to one
on Roosevelt without takers. The
heaviest state b t was 810,000 to $8,500
on Herrick. Another Herrick bet was
$10,000 to $6,000.
A Wall atreet house offered to bet
15.000 even that Roosevelt will carry
New York. New Jersey, Connecticut,
Indiana and West Virginia, but there
were no takera.
Several private wagers are said to
have been made against Parker at
odds of 7 to l, but no such bets were
openely announced. One bettor placed
$3,000 against $6,000 that Parker will
carry New York state.
A Wall street firm put up $2,000 at
odds of 2 to 1 that the president will
carry New York, and announced that
It had $10,000 to place at the same
odds.
There was practically no betting to
day on the congressional result or the
vote In the electoral college. On nat
tonal and state issue It Is estimated
that $2,000,000 has been wagered in
New York city.
Telegraph
Election
Returns
THE TELEGRAPH, tonight,
according to Its custom, will ex
hibit the Associated Press elec
tion returns upon a large canvas,
arranged on the Second street
side of the office. A fine stere-
optlcon will be used. As fast as
the bulletins come they will be
flashed.
ernor by a 25,000 plurality, and that
the Democrats will control the legisla
ture.
Montana.
BUTTE. Mont., Nov. 7.—Democfnts
and Republicans alike profess the
greatest confidence in tho ability of
their respective parties to carry Mon
tana. In Silver Bow county Republi
cans and Democrats nre charging
wholesale registration frauds, the Re
publicans having issued more than two
thousand challenges for tomorrow.
Sheriff Quinn swore in 600 deputies for
service and the Republicans and Derm
ocrats together have hud 600 more ape
clal deputies sworn In to look after
their Interests.
Roosevelt Talks.
The president reiterated the state
ment made by Chairman Cortelyou,
that the campaign for his election
had been conducted on the lofty piano
of principle and patriotism and, that.
If elected, he would onter upon the
duties of his high office on the 4. of
next March without having made a
promise or entered Into an obligation
that, In the least way, would embar
rass an honest man In administering
the affairs of the. nation In the Inter
est of nil tho people of America.
Returns for the election will bo re
celved by the president at the Whlto
House. In addition to the returns re
ceived In tho regular' telegraph and
cipher bureau at the executive offices.
Important messages and bullet Ins also
will be received In thcrprcrideilty libra
ry at the White House.
Edwards in Charge.
At the headquarters of the Dem
ocratic congressional committee In the
Riggs House. Secretary Charles A. Ed
wards will receive tho returns from va
rious states and from Democratic na
tional headquarters In Now York. All
of the local political organizations have
arranged demonstrations In tho event
of the result coinciding with their
views.
A big torch light procession and
serenude to President Roosevelt has
been projected by the Republicans in
the expectations of his ntectlon.
Should Judge Parker bn successful
the Democratic clubs will parade the
streets with flambeaux and brass bands
At the headquarter* of both the Re
publican and Democratic parties to
night the utmost confidence Is expres
sed ns to the outlook. This confidence
Is substantially expressed In the betting
on the result, which has been heavier
In Washington than ever has been
known. The odds on the general re
sult are 5 to 1 In favor of Roosevelt,
but many wagers have been made at
shorter odds.
Conneotiout.
NEW- HAVEN. Conn., Nov. 7.—
Chairman Walsh, of tho Democratic
state central committee, said tonight
'Wo have won Connecticut by a great
campaign and both Parker and Robert
son will carry the state by significant
majorities.''
t the Republican headquarters
Chairman Kennedy said: “1 am more
certain tonight than nt any time dur
lng the campaign that Roosevelt will
carry Connecticut by not less thhn 15,
000 majority, nnd I would not bd sur
prised to see 20,000 posted as the
figures."
North Carolina.
RALEIGH, N. C., Nov. 7.—The
only matter df uncertainty In tho Hoc
tlon In North Carolina la as to tho
size of the state nnd national Demo
emtio majority. Estimates of fr>
46,000 to 75,000 have been mftde with
67,000 ns un average. Lutest returns
from the ten congressional district
Indicate Democratic majorities In
each with the least majority In tho
tenth.
SITUATION IN
EMPIRE STATE
Washington.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Nov. 7.—The
campaign closes In Washington with
the state virtually conceded to Roose
velt by from 25,000 to 30,000. The Dem
ocrats. however, are confident that
Turner will be elected governor.
Wyoming.
CHEVENNE, Wyo.. Nov. 7.—Al
though the Democratic lenders confl
dently expect to make gains over the
ote of four years and two years ago.
It Is ndmltted by well Informed pollt
leal observers that Roosevelt nnd and
Fairbanks electors will run ahead of
the other Republican candidates and
will bo elected.
Seems That Result Will Be
Close in New York
MURPHY IS CONFIDENT
Tho Tammany Leader-Sees
Roseate Prospects
HERRICK HOPEFUL, TOO
Polls Are to Be Closely
Watched
AN ARMY OF POLICEMEN
Eight Thousand Blueeoats, One Thous
and of Superintendent Morgan's
Deputies and Ono Hundred Secret
Service Sleuths Will Have Thai*
Eyes Wido Open for Illegal Voters,
Virginia.
RICHMOND. Vn.. Nov. 7.—The vote
In Virginia tomorrow will be light
there being practically no opposition
to the Democratic nominees ns a rule.
In the Ninth congressional district,
however, the Indications favor tho re-
oloctlon of Slemp. the Republican In
cumbent, nnd It Is admittedly possible
that the Republicans may triumph In
the Tenth district.
Georgia.
ATLANTA. Nov. 7.—The night be
fore election shows no material change
from the political conditions heretofore
existing in Oeorgta.HBlhlHBH^I
Democratic leaders believe the total
vote of the state may go to 125.000.
The negro nnd Pnpuljst registration
haa been large. It Is believed' that
the Populist vote will bo cast largely
for Republican congressional candl
dates. It Is not believed, however,
that the result will be other than tho
usual Democratic majorities.
Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE. Nov. 7.—Wiscon
sin Republicans claim that the Roots
Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE. Nov. 7.—Republicans
and Democrats agree that In the Third,
Fifth and Ninth congressional districts
the contest will be close. In these dis
tricts the fight hua been waged desper-
ntely, but the Democrats tonight said
that they would be victorious.
The Democratic stute committee ex?
pects a heavy Democratic vote from
the First, Second, Fifth, Sixth nnd
Seventh districts. On the other hand,
the Republicans look to the Eleventh
to give an overwhelming plurality for
Roosevelt. ,
Missouri.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 7—On the eve of
election the Republican state commit
tee estimates a plurality of not less
than 20.000 In the ante.
At the Democratic state headquarters
a statement was Issued estimating a
gubernatorial plurality of not less than
48,000.
Ohio.
CINCINNATI. Nov. 7.—On the eve of
election Republicans nre confident that
their' organization In Ohio will securo
unusual results, even exceeding plural
ities In what were previously called
“McKinley years."
While the Democrats have no such
organization ns their opponents, tH*y
soy that there has been during the
past two or three days “a whirlwind
In their favor” that Justifies their an
ticipation of a landslide that might
make the stnte close nnd enable the
Democrats to gain three or four Ohio
congressmen. They nay that the vote
has r.ot been out ns fully for years as
they expect It to be tomorrow.
Colorado.
DENVER, Nov. 7.—Despite the tense
feeling resulting from the sharp ebn-
f test over the governorship. Indications
j point to a peaceful election throughout
Delaware.
WILMINGTON. Del., Nov. 7.—The
campaign Just closed In Delaware was
one of the most complicated In the po
litical history of the state. Roth the
Democrats and Republicans clnlm they
will carry the little suite-for their re
spective natlonnl nnd stnte tickets, but
Indications tonight point to Republican
success by majorities under those of
four years ngo.
The Addlcks nnd nntl-Addleks Re
publicans. who had separate stnte tick
ets In the field, but who ngreed upon a
compromise list of candidates, fully
expect to elect their ticket, which Is
headed by Preston Lea for governor.
Dr. Joseph H. Chandler, the guberna
torial nominee of the nntl-Addleks fac
tion. who refused to withdraw In favor
of the compromise ticket, is running
Independently. Because of thin defec
tion Democrat* feel they have a chance
of winning the governorship.
Wert Virginia.
WHEELING. W. Vn.. Nov. 7.—The
Democrats tonight retain nil their con
fidence. especially In the election of
Cornwell for governor. The following
telegram wns received tonight from
Gen. H. B. Oxley, In charge of the
Democratic headquarters at Charles
town:
"The entire Republican county or
ganization of Knnawha county has
practically disbanded because of the
manifest nnd outspoken oppossltlon to
Dnwson nnd his tax laws. The county
I* liable to give 3.000 majority ngntnst
the state and county Republican tick
ets. Kanawha will .send five nntl-
Dawson men to the house of delegates,
an anti-Dawson state Henntor. and will
give Cornwell at least 3.000 majority.' 1
The normal Republican majority in
Kanawha 1s between 2,000 and 2,600.
Rotting in Chicago.
. CHICAGO, Nov. 7.—Betting on ths
result of the election was fairly brisk
tonight nround some of the large down
town hotels. The largest wager of
tho evening wns made by a number of
board of trade members ngnluit James
O’Leary, n bookmaker, the brokers of
fering $50,000 on Roosevelt naglnst
$7,000 on Parker. II. W. Dryer, of
New York, made a bet of $5,000 to
$1,000 on Roosevelt. The name of
the taker of the Parker end has not
been learned. These were the target
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Election evo
finds both parties claiming the Empire
state. Today the leaders took tho
last estimates of their committeemen
and then each side put forth Its decla
rations, the Democrats pinning faith
to a. statement by Charles F. Murphy,
leader of Tammany Hall, that the vote
for Parker In Greater New York would
be the greatest ever cast for a Dem
ocratic candidate, while the Republi
can view was expressed by governor
Odell, who said Parker's plurality In
the city would have to be better than
140,000 If ho was to carry the state.
Two years ngo Coler, the Democrat!a
candidate for governor, had 122.000
plurality over Odell In the city, but
wns defeated, Odell having 130,000
plurality In the rest of the state.
D. Cady Merrick, the Democratic
nominee for governor, made a state
ment today In which he said:
Mr. Herrick’* Statement.
“Making very liberal discount upon
the rosy views that are always pre
sented to a candidate. I firmly be
lieve that the Republican majority
north of the Bronx will be much lo-s
thnn It was two years* ago."
Frank W. Higgins, Republican can
didate for governor, said tndny:
T believe Roosevelt will carry this
■tote by over 100.000 and that the Re
publican State ticket Will be elected"
veil and Fairbanks eltctoro will car- . the ntnte, with the roaalble exception
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7.—A few
hours before the balloting in the prea-
Identlal contest flnda the national capi
tal practically deserted of qualified
electors. From every department of
the government hundreds of officials
and clarka have gone home to vote.
Among government employe* the In*
terest In the contest has been greater
than In any election for many years.
The president will go to Oyster bay
to vote tonight at 11:20 and returning
tomorrow evening. That the preat-
dent Is conlldent of the result of the
eleetion.no one who talk* with him
can doubt r r a tr orn.nl. All callers
MI him today found him In the beat
of apfrlts and. -without an Indication
of nervousness or anxiety, he dlacu.a-
*5® '•■“It of the . , - Mon as calmly
not a principal In the
contest.
the state by a plurality ranging
between 60,000 and 16,000.
Chairman W. D. Connor of the Re
publican atate central committee
claims that Governor r.rtl'nllette will
have 76.000 plurality and Democratic
State Chairman A. F. Warden claims
George W. Feck will be elected gov*
MACON, NOV, 8, 1879. X
- - ♦
Occurrences in the Central City X
Just e Quarter of a Century "t
Ago Today. ♦
From The Telegraph of that data. J
Mortuary statistics showed t
only three death*, two white and ♦
one colored, for the jwsek. ^
Dancing achool * opened by ♦
Prof. West at Masonic Halt ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dannen- X
berg celebrated tho'tenth annl- |
versa ry of their marriage, t
Big crowd of Macontana re- 5
turned from SaiUtffsvillo fair. *
Busy day In superior court. 1
Hon. Benj. H. Hill and hla 4
son, Mr. C. D. Hill, visitors to 2
Macon. y *£ jg ■ ; i
Macon friend* of Mr. W. D. 1
Jelka and E. C. Cabnnlaa Jearned 4
\ \ with Interest that they had pur- \
chased the Union Spring* i-rgld. \
The feature of the election In this
promises to bo rcrnnrknfcly clous
watching of the polls. Tho plan* to
prevent Illegal voting have bo*n mn»!o
on a scale that eollpu. * .11 former ef
forts In addition to the party wuh-
ers and the city'* 8,000 poll- -t-m < -e v
ono of Whom will be <n ole. 1 on duty
tomorrow. Superintend nt M ■ f
the stain election bureau, for tin* M< t-
ropollt n dli trk t will have n th m
1.000 deputleH at work to prevent tho
casting of ballot* by th< • not entlti • l
to yoto, and a force of J00 aec-et ser
vice men will watch for foreign-born
men who may present fraudulent natu-
rnllWitIon papers.
No Warrant* for All.
Warrants will not bo obtained for all
the alleged Illegal voters. That has been
found to be physically Impossible, be
cause the courts have not tim? to Is
sue the warrants before tomorrow, and
bemuse the state election bureau h» »
run out of complnlnt blanks.
Where no warrants nra Issued In ad
vance the deputies will be given lln's
of orders of arrests, and will take Into
custody every man nnmed on them
who vote*.
Judge Foster In charging the grind
Jury today advised Its members to bo
very careful in hnndllng political case:i,
saying:
Let ua have no Indictments whatever
for the purpose of giving political ad
vantage to any party. You are not
here for that purpose."
With good Weather promised, to-
nlghl'a Indications are that the vote
cast tomorrow will be the heavh
bets made during the evening, but 'known In New York city,
of Teller county, where Republicans
and Democrats accuse each other of
provoking trouble. Neither aide haa I that of eight and four years ago. There
many smaller ones were made, the pre
vailing odds being on Roosevelt at S
to I.
There were a number of wagers
on the result In Now York at 2 to 1
that It would go Republican for pres
ident.
Mississippi.
JACKSON, Miss., Nov. 7.—The night
before the battle finds the state of Mis
sissippi calm. It Is generally conceded
that the state will go overwhelmingly
for the Democratic ticket. The party
managers claim that there will be an
Increase the vote cast this year over
throughout the atate.
The Great Inter
Interest Is it the \
known in* recent years, an
this la shown In arrangi
by the New York Centra
have returns furnish oi tor
lng to all !ta through tr
points as New York. A
Syracuse. Rochester, Bur
Falls, Cleveland and Chic
modified Its claims of a sweeping vie
tory, but Republicans and Democrats
alike agree that Roosevelt nnd Fair
banks will get many more votes thnn
other Republican candidates.
Minnesote.
ST. PAUL, Minn.. Nov. 7.-There
seems to be little doubt anywhere but
that the national Republican ticket will
be victorious with the usual Minnesota
plurality. The . Democrats, however,
claim a plurality of 26,000 for their
gubernatorial candidate.
Rhode Island.
PROVIDENCE. R. I., Nov. 7.—A plu
rality of 10,000. a decrease of 3,000 from
McKinley's plurality, is confidently ex
pected by Rhode Island Republicans
for Roosevelt, though the Democrats
figure on a small plurality for Parker.
South Caroline.
CHARLESTON, H. C.. Nov. 7.—Ex
cept for the Interest In national poli
tics the election tomorrow In South
Carolina would be featureless. Dem
ocratic electors, congressmen and state
officers will be elected as usual by an
overwhelming majority. In several
congressional districts the Democratic
nominee* will lx* opposed, but the Re
publican vote In the state Is not l.irg
enough to cause any apprehension.
will be no change In the congressional
delegation from this state. There are
four electoral tickets In the field. Dem
ocrats, Republicans. Populists and So
cialists. The majority for Parker and
Davis will he between forty and fifty
thousand.
Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 7.- Lo
£+-»+♦♦♦ ♦»♦♦+•++♦♦’ * will give Parker electors an
GOOD WEATHER FOR
ELECTION OF TODAY
Florida.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla., Nov. 7.—The
official ballots have been prepared nnd
turned over to the Inspectors and all Is
now ready for the vote tomorrow,
some of the counties the names have
not been put on the ballot in alphabet
leal order. It now looks aa If the Pop
ulists will poll a larger vote than has
been heretofore expected, but there Is
no doubt that the Democrats In all
counties will elect all their candidal
tpt that fusion (People’s party and
Republican) candidates may be elected
to the legislature from their counties,
and It is possible that the Republicans
may elect a state superintendent
public Insructlon.
New Jersey.
TRENTON, N. J., Nov. 7.—The Ne
Jersey political campaign which clot
ed today was the most aggressive aim
1392- Republicans are confident i
carrying the atate for Roosevelt 1
from 7 to 40,000. The Democra
ar*> * lamming that Parker will have
smvil Tl’ifbllfy, but surface tndlcatlo:
do r teem to warrant this claim.
(Cor
•d on p«g« 8«
td peril;
ureau Promise* That
Voters Will Hsvo Cl
the Poll*.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7.- Fair
weather for election day la predicted
by the weather bureau for the entire
country, with the exception of the
northern section of teh middle At
lantic and N»*w England state*. From
northern Pennsylvania, over New York
1 throughout New England the con-
ton* will be unsettled with more or
■ cloudy wf.itht-r and local rain*,
conditions crF.i g from a moderate de
pression over th* Ohio valley which
la now moving .-istward. Ther will
be no gr* ;it storm over ‘.he area refer
red to
temppt
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