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THE MORNING NEWS. .
Established 1850. - Incorporated 18® > VTTAn?I?P 1 T OO'
J. H. ESTILL. President. f Hl/JlnhiK I t .N.YD.
DID IT AID PARKER
OR ROOSEVELT?
THAT EXCHANGE OF SHOTS
between the two candidates
GENERALLY DISCUSSED.
Republicans Claim That Parker
Was Worsted, While Democrats
\ssert That He Took Care of Him
self in Replying to the President
mid Made a Hit With the People.
Election Sentiment at the Nation
al Capital.
By R. M. Larner.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 6.—Politi
cal opinion here differs as to whether
Judge Parker’s reply to President
Koosevelt on the subject of trust con
tributions to the campaign dame up
to Democratic expectations.
The New York Times yesterday an
nounced that Judge Parker would pro
duce affidavits to prove that certain
trusts had been large contributors to
it he Republican campaign fund. In
fact, nearly all of the New York papers
either stated positively or intimated
that Judge Parker was fully prepared
to produce unmistakable evidence to
support his assertions involving the
President and Chairman Cortelyou.
The President showed his personal
anxiety regarding these reports by sit
ting up until midnight to get a report
of Judge Parker’s speech, with a view
to replying to it if necessary.
Democrats Are Satisfied.
Democrats declare they are entirely
satisfied with the reply of Judge Par
ker, while the Republicans are con
gratulating the President, upon hav
ing delivered what they term, “the
knock-out blow,” to Judge Parker's
presidential prospects.
Practical politicians in both parties
do not attach the same amount of im
portance to the Parker-President mix
np given it by enthusiastic politicians.
It is claimed that the Issues of the
Campaign were made up and the party
lines closely drawn before the con
troversy between Judge Parker and the
President began.
The result of the various newspaper
polls published this mornling shows
that the situation has not materially
changed during the past forty-eight
hours.
The doubtful states claimed by the
Republicans are New York, Connecti
cut, New Jersey, Delaware, West Vir
ginia, Indiana and Maryland. On the
other hand the Democrats claim all of
these states, and the Herald says the
Democrats claim that Judge Parker has
a good chance in the doubtful Rocky
mountain states.
Thus it will be seen that these news
papers do not reveal definitely what
the political situation is two days be
fore the election.
Democratic Chances Are Good.
One of the ablest politicians in the
country, in discussing the situation to
night, was perfectly sincere when he
said: "The Democrats, in my judg
ment, have a good fighting chance to
win. There is no way of ascertaining
how many Republicans are disappoint
ed by the way President Roosevelt has
ignored the old Republican guard in
the present campaign in Indiana, Illi
nois and New York, and also in Wis
consin there is said to be a much
stronger anti-Roosevelt feeling than
appears on the surface. It remains to
♦>e seen whether that feeling will show
itself at the polls next Tuesday. Sim
ilar conditions exist in other states, and
the knowledge of it gives the Demo
crats hope of success.”
ELECTION* IN ITALY.
Tower of the Extreme Parties Some
what Diminished.
Rome, Nov. 6.—The general election
for members of the Chamber of Depu
ties took place to-day, and up to mid
night no serious incident had been re
ported.
Results have been ascertained in
about three-fifths of the constituencies,
showing that the power of the ex
treme parties has been diminished
without, however, materially ‘augment
t>'g the number of ministerial followers,
as most of the new recruits are Con
servatives, who may be expected soon
to abandon Premier Giolitti, a Liberal.
Sonnini, the leader of the Constitu
tional opposition, has lost some of his
followers, owing to the fact that Milan,
which formerly was entirely represent
f'd by Extremists, has elected two Con
servatives, one Clerical and two Social
ist Reformists, one of whom, Turati,
was supported even by non-Socialists.
Turati, though a leader of the
ooc iallst-Reformists, condemned the
gem-ral strike, his election is regard
•'* as a reply to that strike.
1 tenoa, where the strike was most
■violent, overthrew the extremists.
Ferri, the Socialist leader, in most
of the forty constituencies gathered on
a n feW voteB ’ especially where the So
cialist candidates were competing with
?K° In i? ent Politicians, as Minister of
the Treasury Luzzutti, who had <1,856
ms" OU , I of 2 ' oofl - and Ferrl 105 •
the Clericals voted almost every-
w y, ( ‘ r< ‘ J or Conservative candidates,
n. Ul !, r returns and second ballotlngs
~ i Sunday may considerably change
>ne situation.
RIOTINGTn MILAN.
""■lnn and Germans Mixed It Up
With Sticks.
J lilan, Nov. About 600 students
| fo-.lay gathered in the center of the
,|,y cl 'ylng, "Down with Austria!”
O ’ called to the baicotiy of his hotel
tj 1 ' Innsbruck correspondent of II
t 'oiiere Della Sera, who had Just ar
r,w 'l from that place after having
co severely maltreated by Germans,
•''uoaequently four Germans, who were
"ijtlng in a cafe began singing, "The
,V„ ‘ ch on th Rhine.” Requests that
ey cease were met with further In
uits and declarations that the Itall
°°wards. A fight. In which
n „r** were used, then ensued and a
bumbsr ~f pen*,,,, were injured. The
ponce, however, restored order.
Is Cvssrptlrsli
■ml* Woven, Conn., Nov. 9.—The first
thi. J” th< * ytu,r ,n ( hls etate fell
,h ® being quite
u>.oi h<>u r t h - lll n , u ; r t ; t^“
Jiatoaratalj Jfloifninfj
NO BIG BATTLE IS
NOW LOOKED FOR.
St. Petersburg; Thinks the Campaign
In About Over.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 6.—The army
organ to-day publishes a long list of
new commanders in the Far East, in
cluding the appointments of Gens.
Linevitcih and Kaulbars to the First
and Third armies respectively.
The sweeping character of the
changes made may imply that there
is no intention on Gen. Kuropatkin’s
part to assume the offensive during
this year’s campaign, unless an exceed
ingly favorable opportunity offers. In
deed, it begins to look like a deadlock
below Mukden for the winter, unless
Port Arthur l'alls or the Japanese aban
don the idea of renewing the assault
upon the fortress there and settle down
to a regular siege, either of which
would release enough troops to give
the preponderance necessary to try to
force the Russians out of Mukden.
The best opinion at the war office
holds to the view that there is not
likely to be another big battle this
year, one of the indications pointed out
being the departure of many military
attaches for the winter.
Gen. Orloff, whom Gen. Kuropatkin
blamed for the Russian reverse at
Liao Yang, declares in an interview
published in the Novoe Vremya to-day
that he obeyed Gen. Stackelberg’s or
ders in making the much criticised at
tack, in which his division was dec
imated and he himself wounded. Gen.
Kuropatkin apparently is convinced
that Orloff was not to blame, and the
order detaching him has been revoked,
and he has been appointed on Gen.
Kuropatkin’s stuff.
JAPS ARE GAINING
AT PORT ARTHUR.
London, Nev. 7.—Special dispatches
from Che Foo and Tien Tsin report
that the defenders of Port Arthur have
retired to the Liati hill fort, where
they are holding out desperately, en
trenched, and with ten guns of large
calibre. Many Russians, the corre
spondents assert, are deserting and
surrendering. The Japanese, it is
added, are advancing with irresistible
energy.
More reliable reports do not confirm
these statements, but the Tokio report
of the capture of Wantai. hill, a dom
inating fort within two miles of the
railway terminus, shows that the Jap
anese are making rapid strides.
Bennett Burleigh, the Daily Tele
graph’s correspondent, reports from
Che Foo that there was no fighting on
the night of Nov. 5. The troops of
the Mikado, he says, have frequently
stolen into the native town of Port
Arthur after dark, but invariably
were driven out at daylight with
heavy losses. The Japanese have
four large forts facing the Russian
works on Uihlung mountain and
Shanshu mountain, where they are
mounting naval guns on stone founda
tions.
Mukden dispatches to Berlin state
that the Russian commanders are pre
paring their men to hear of the fall of
Port Arthur.
POSITION SOFAR M IE S
REMAIN UNCHANGED.
Winter Seem* to Have Set In In the
Ear Hunt.
Gen. Kurokl’s Headquarters. Nov.
5. Via Fusan, Nov. 6. —The positions of
the two armies are unchanged. The
Russians continue in frequent and in
effectual bombardment, principally at
night or in the early morning with
heavy guns, devoting their energies
chiefly to the Japanese left, where
the lines are nearer than elsewhere.
The Japanese refrain from replying.
There is a sharp exchange, indicating
firing somewhere on the lines almost
, every night.
The cold weather of the past week
culminated to-day in a sharp wind and
flurries of snow. The ground is frozen
and the soldiers build few fires for
warmth, lest they draw the Russian
shots. They have remarkably and in
geniously well constructed shelters
of cornstalks whenever they are un
able to occupy Chinese houses. Fur
overcoats are being used.
LIEUT. COL. WAS KILLED
BY CHINESE BANDITS.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 6.—Gen. Ku
ropatkin reports that Lieut. Col. Bog
denoff, who was sent by Viceroy
Alexieff to explore Mongolia, accom
panied by only two Interpreters and a
courtier, was attacked by Chinese ban
ditß on Nov. 3, near Duinbin mountain
on the Chinese Eastern Railway, and
that one of the interpreters was kill
ed, the others of the party being cap
tured.
Cavalry sent in pursuit of the -ban
dits found the corpses of Lieut. Col.
Bogdenoff, the second Interpreter and
the courier, which have been brought
to Harbin. Gen. Kuropatkin adds that
punitive measures will be taken.
Gen. Kuropatkin also reports the re
pulse of a Japanese attack on his right
flank on Nov. 6. Six Russians were
killed.
• No reports of fighting to-day have
been received.
JAPANESE MINISTER
DENIES THE STORY.
The Hague. Nov. 6.—Naboukata Mlt
suhashl, the Japanese minister to The
Netherlands, in an interview with the
Associated Press to-day, denied abso
lutely the statement cabled from St.
Petersburg on Nov. 6 that he had or
ganized an attack on the Russian Bal
tic squadron.
If Russia should produce, as the
“high authority" in St. Petersburg Is
quoted as saying would be done, be
fore the International commission, a
message purporting to have been sent
by the Japanese minister, ‘‘containing
complete evidence that such was the
case,” Mr. Mltsuhashl said the docu
ment would be a forgery.
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES
FOR THE AGREEMENT.
Bt. Petersburg. Nov. 6.—Sir Charles
Hardlnge. the British ambassador, to
day submitted to Foreign Minister
I LxmsdorfT three additional articles of
th* Anglo-Russian convention agree
ment. th- first providing for legal as
sessors for the contracting parti—, the
| Continued on Fifth Psge.
SAVANNAH. GA.. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 7. 1904.
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE EXPECTS
270 OF THE ELECTORAL VOTES
Counting Upon at Least That Many to Be Instructed for Parker
and Davis.
Encouraging in Its Confidence Is the Formal and Final Statement of Those
Who Have Been Managing the Democratic Campaign.
New York, Nov. 6.—There was no
extreme activity about political head
quarters to-day. but the managers
were alert and watching the close of
the campaign with great interest. The
Democratic National Committee issued
a statement claiming with confidence
the election of Judge Parker and also
making assertions about the cam
paign funds of the Republican party.
Chairman Cortelyou, although shown
a copy of the statement, would make
no comment further than to repeat the
claim made last night that Mr. Roose
velt would have 314 votes in the
electoral college.
The Democrats claim 270 votes.
About the hotels, where politicians
usually gather and where great in
terest is shown on the eve of an elec
tion, there was the same quiet that
has marked the progress of the can- ,
vass. A few groups in cafes discuss- |
ed the situation and expressed opinions I
on the result, but there was no excite- j
ment, r.or offers to wager any large
sums, which has been a feature of
previous elections.
Report* from Lientennnts.
Both committees received reports
during the day from lieutenants in
the field, and both claimed that the
reports bore out their predictions of
success and caused their respective
partisans to declare with increased con
fidence their belief in the election of
the candidate they supported.
Judge Parker, who closed his, tour
of speeches at Brooklyn last evening,
remained In New York, until 6 o’clock,
when he left for Esopus.
No special plans have been made
by either committee for to-morrow, but
they will be in close communication
with party managers in the debatable
states and the last final suggestions for
Tuesday’s work will be made.
Democratic Statement.
The Democratic National Committee
to-day gave out for publication a for
mal and final statement. It is address
ed to “Democratic and Independent
voters,” and reads as follows:
"This committee has conducted a na
tional canvass in a manner, it believes,
befitting the dignity and integrity of
the American people. It has advanced
no imaginative claims respecting re
sults, and has not accepted for use In
the campaign a single dollar from the
tariff-bred trusts, whose exactions have
so greatly increased the cost of every
necessity of life and which are now
contributing from their gains enormous
sums of money to perpetuate Republic
can rule.
“The Democratic candidate, if elect
ed, will be absolutely free from obli
gation, direct and implied, to any per
son or group of persons other than the
whole people who shall have entrusted
to him the maintenance of the welfare
of the republic.
“This committee asks for Itself only
so much credit as such conduct of a
canvass may merit, but it does feel
that both the party and the country
are to be congratulated upon the fact
that out of discordance of weakness
has been wrought a union of strength.
The difficulties attendant upon this
achievement are well understood. At
every turn, by every conceivable
method, in every doubtful district of
every doubtful state, the efforts which
we maintain to have been at least pa
triotic and know have been creditable
to both the candidate and this commit
tee, have been met by an avalanche
of money*.
Money from (be Trusts.
"The source of supply of this great
Republican campaign fund ia no lon
ger a matter of suspicion. The Re
publican candidate asserted with great
vehemence that he had promised noth
ing more than what he may be pleas
ed to consider a ’square deal’ in re
turn for campaign contributions. The
Republican chairman, he vigorously as
serted had assured him more than
once that there had been no necessity
for making direct pledges—that It had
been found possible to obtain all the
money needed, up to that time, at any
rate, without doing so.
“Neither he nor his chairman denied
that contributions had been accepted
from the trusts, for the simple reason
that the tact was undeniable and all
know It was susceptible of overwhelm
ing proof. The payments were ’vol
untary,’ not forced; such, and such
alone, was the burden of denials which
were virtual admissions.
“The only question remaining was
how much had been considered neces
sary. Fortunately even this informa
tion was forthcoming. Simul
taneously with the preparation of the
most extraordinary temperamental
document, indicative of the keenest
desperation, which has ever emana
ted from the White House, the candi
date’s most intimate and trusted
adviser, the former secretary' of wur
Just returned from Washington,was ut
tering another and more detailed ’de
fence’ of his chief In this city. ’The
mere fact, of contribution’ he held to
be inoffensive. His chief pride was in
the great work accomplished for so
small an expendlture.’The fact is.’ he
proudly declared, ‘that it Is the small
est found we have had for twelve
years—about one-half the Republican
fund when McKinley was elected in
1886.’ That fund, If Is well known,
was approximately $10,000,000.
Accepting these figures aa correct,
therefore, Republican chairman him
had only about $6,000,000 at his dis
posal.
H*)lss s Presidencyf
“The chain is completed—the trust
routribuUvus not deulcd by stthsr the
candidate or the chairman, unequivo
cally stated by the former Secretary
of War.
“Five million dollars is the sum.
More could have been had if needed,
but- under the present chairman’s
more careful direction that amount
was deemd sufficient. But why did the
trusts contribute to the Republican
canvass? ’They w-ere asked.’ says the
outspoken former secretary.
“Did they think they were buying a
presidency, or were they content with
the assurance from the Republican
candidate of a ‘square deal’ in either
case, upon their own testimony, the
Republican candidate stands to-day
before his fellow countrymen as one
willing, eager, to accept for himself a
presidency that cost protected monop
olies the great sum of $5,000,000.
“Can $5,000,000 of trust money buy a
presidency? Can this sum, great as it
is, contributed in the hope of favors
to be returned and gratefully accept
ed as a necessary means for the grat
ification of personal ambition, suffice
to thwart the will of the American
people?
Rely Upon tlie People.
“We cannot, will not, and do not be
lieve it. Moreover we have the cheer
ing intelligence to convey t-o all Demo
cratic, independent and patriotic citl
izens that the most receipt and thor
ough canvasses of the doubtful states
are absolutely convincing that Judge
Parker will be elected.
“Fully appreciating the fact that
•within forty-eight hours the actual re
sult will be known aind keenly sen
sible of the responsibility we assume,
we declare our positive belief that the
Democratic candidates will receive at
least 270 votes in the < lectoral college.
“We appeal to all i atriotic citizens
to do their duty by it eir country and
participate in the trii tnph of an un
purchasable people.”
REPUBLICAN CLAIM
IS FOR 314 VOTES.
Cortelyon Can Even “Oat-Claim” I
Taggart.
New York, Nov. 6.—George B. Cor- j
telyou, chairman of the Republican !
National Committee, made a brisf
statement to-night his
forecast of the previous night on the
result of the election. He said:
“Asa final forecast I see no reason
to change my previous statement, and
I adhere to that after receiving full
reports from all over the United
States in the last forty-eight hours.
I am satisfied that the Republican
candidates for President and Vice
President will carry every Northern
state, with the possible exception of
Maryland and Nevada, and will have
not less than 314 of the 476 votes in
the electoral college.”
DAVIS IS CONFIDENT
OF WEST VIRGINIA.
New York, Nov. 6.—Perry Belmont,
acting chairman of the Democratic
State Committee, gave out a telegram
which he had received from Henry G.
Davis. It was as follows:
"Elkins, W. Va.-I have Just return
ed from another campaigning of this
state. On this trip, as on others dur
ing this campaign, many Republicans
have expressed to me their sympathy
and their determination to support our
ticket. We Democrats are confident of
carrying West Virginia.”
WON’T LET REPUBLICANS
KNOW HIS FIGURES.
New York, Nov. 6.—Charles F. Mur
phy, leader of Tammany Hall, when
asked for a final estimate on the re
sult of the election, to-night said:
“Every indication points to a great
Democratic, success. I refrain from
disclosing the figures which warrant
this statement, because I do not wish
to risk the of illegal methods
in certain up-state sections defeating
the will of the people.
“In previous years I have gained ac
curate estimates of the city vote, only
to find that the Odell managers pro
vided by fraud election returns to over
come the city majority. Prudence dic
tates now that the Republican man
agement should not know- in advance
the majority which New York city will
give for the Democratic ticket."
QUESTION OF PLURALITY
ONLY IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia, Nov. 6.—About the only
interest in the national and state tick
ets in Pennsylvania is the size of the
Republican plurality. Republican State
Chairman Penrose predicts a plurality
“of from 300,000 to 325,000 for the na
tional ticket.
The Democratic managers have
made no estimates beyond saying that
the Republican prediction is too high,
City Republican Leader Durham
says Philadelphia will give a Republi
can plurality of 130,000 to 133,000.
The Democrats have made a deter
mined fight in eight of the thirty-two
congressional districts of the state and
hope to Increase their present mem
bership of three in the National
House. The Republicans claim the
Republican delegation will remain the
same.
The Legislature will remain over
whelmingly Republican. At the pres
ent time there is no indication or op
position in the Republican ranks to
the election in January of Philander
C. Knog, who succeeded the late Sen
ator Quay by appointment.
CAMPAIGN BY NO MEANS
OVER YET IN OHIO.
Cincinnati, Nov. I. —Inatead of the
campaign being practically closed as
usual on the Sunday preceding the
election, it seems Just to have begun
here and elsewhere in Ohio. There
were numerous conferences of Re
publicans discussing the letter of Pres
ident Roosevelt and the speeches of
Judge Parker. At the same time the
Democrats wore more active than
ever and in some quarters jubilant.
The Socialists also took up the con
troversy and continued their meetings
which they have been holding for
weeks in public places.
FLOATERS CAUSE
TROUBLE IN OHIO.
Cleveland, 0., Nov. 6. —The board of
elections was In session all of to-day.
To-night the secretary of the board
says that there is evidence of many
illegal registrations and that the num
ber may reach 1,000. Warrants will
be sworn out as quickly as possible,
and put in the hands of the police.
Only five arrests have been made
of seventy-five persons charged with
illegal registration, as was shown by
yesterday’s examination of the polling
lists.
interestTs keen
IN NEW JERSEY.
Trenton, N. J., Nov. 6.—The interest
in the state campaign in New Jersey
has been so great that the Democratic
and Republican gubernatorial nomi
nees will not close their respective
canvasses until to-inorrow night.
Both Edward C. Stokes, the Republi
can nominee, and Charles C. Black,
the Democratic standard bearer, ac
companied by other speakers, will
make short tours ami deliver ad
dresses.
The day brought forth no change in
the predictions of the party leaders
as to the results. The Republicans
reiterate that Roosevelt and Fairbanks
will carry the state by a large ma
jority. and that Stokes will win by a
slightly reduced vote. The Democrats,
on the other hand, have more confi
dence In defeating Stokes than they
have in carrying the state for Parker
and Davis. The next Legislature prob
ably will be Republican.
CONCEDE KANSAS
TO ROOSEVELT.
Topeka, Kan., Nov. 6.—lt is conced
ed by the Democratic State Commit
tee to-night that Roosevelt’s plurality
in Kansas will be about 70,000, but it
is claimed by the committee that the
Democratic state ticket will be elect
ed because of a complicated ballot
system in this state, which probably
will result in many defective ballots
if much scratching is done.
It is believed thousands of Republi
cans will vote against Kelly, Republi
can candidate for re-election to the of
fice of state treasurer, against whom
charges have been preferred for mis
conduct of his office.
GOVERNORSHIP ONLY IN
QUESTION IN MINNESOTA.
St. Paul. Minn., Nov., 6.—Roosevelt
will carry the state, the only question
being the size of his majority. Re
publican managers claim it will be
at least 70.000. The Republicans are
practically certain of a solid congres
sional delegation.
The only uncertain element in the
state campaign Is the governorship.
Newspaper partisans of John A. John
son print tabulated polls of the state
giving him pluralities ranging from 6,-
000 to 26,000, while the Republicans
claim the election of Robert C. Dunn
by 41,000 plurality. That there is
serious defection among the Republi
cans is admitted.
BETTING IN WISCONSIN
FAVORS LA FOLLETTE.
Milwaukee, Wls., Nov. 6.— The cleri
cal work of the state campaign was
practically closed to-night at all the
headquarters of the State Central
committee. The situation In the state
remains unchanged from last night, the
LaFollette Republicans and the Dem
ocrats both claiming that they will
carry the state. The betting through
out the city on the result In the state
is In favor of LaFollette, some wagers
being made at odds of 2 to 1 on the
Governor.
DEMOCRATS CONFIDENT
OF KENTUCKY’S VOTE.
Louisville, Ky., Nov. B.—The Sunday
before election find* an energetic still
hunt for votes proceeding In Kentucky,
especially In the Third and Fifth Con
gressional districts. The Fifth dis
trict, composed of the city of Louis
ville and Jefferson county, Is at pres
ent represented by Shirley, a Democrat,
but the Republicans are claiming that
they will carry the district, with a
fighting chance of swinging over the
Third also.
The Republicans declare that if they
do not carry the state for the national
ticket they will at least cut down the
plurality given Bryan at the last elec
tion.
The Democrats are very confident,
some of the leaders estimating Par
ker's plurality as high as 30,000.
LITTLE ACTIVITY NOW
SHOWN IN MAINE.
Portland. Me., Nov. I.—There has
been littls or no activity In poiltlcQl
circles, and a light vote la expected,
nut of a total vote of 196,000 In the
stats, ths Kepubllcans look for Roose
velt to have a plurality of 3MOO.
BOTH SIDES SURE OF
VICTORY IN MARYLAND.
Baltimore, Nov. 6.—Party head
quarters were closed to-day, though
they will be open to-morrow and the
managers on both sides say that im
portant work Is yet to he done in add
ing the finishing touches to the cam
paign.
There are practically no new devel
opments in the Maryland campaign,
both sides expressing confidence in
the result and each claiming to have
derived advantage from the contro
versy between President Roosevelt
and Judge Parker, a subject which
has largely engrossed public attention
here for the past two days.
The Democrats aro insistent that
they will elect four of the six con
gressmen from this state and the Re
publicans are equally positive that
they will elect four In spite of what
they allege to be trick ballots got up
by the Democrats in certain counties.
MANY NEGROES WILL
VOTE IN TENNESSEE.
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 6.—Republi
cans have made an unusually active
canvass in Tennessee and registration
of negroes hus been large. Demo
cratic presidential electors will, how
ever, carry the state by 28,000 to 30,000,
while Frazier’s majority for Governor
will be somewhat less.
The legislature will be largely Demo
cratic and will clout. United States
Senator Bate to succeed himself. Eight
of the ten congressmen will be Demo
crats.
Seven proposed amendments to the
state constitution to be voted on will
probably be defeated.
DELAY IN THE RETURNS
INDICATED IN FLORIDA.
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 6.—There
are no new developments to-day to
cause a change from the estimate of
20,000 plurality for the Democratic
ticket. The Democratic plurality will
probably be 5,000 in the First Con
gressional District: 7,000 tn the Sec
ond. and 9,000 in the Third.
From the length of the ticket. It Is
probable lhat complete returns will
not be In before Thursday, as the
ticket has on it the names of 113
candidates, besides fourteen plnces to
mark In voting for proposed constitu
tional amendments.
GREAT VICTORY WILL
BE WON IN ALABAMA.
Montgomery, Aia., Nov. 6. —Alabama
will poll over 100,000 votes Tuesday, of
which over 80,000 will be for the
Parker-Uuvia ticket. There is some
uctivlty in the Fifth and Seventh
districts and Populists and Republi
cans fusing. Socialists and Republl
tionists will poll small votes.
All Congressmen will be returned
and the entire electoral vote will go' to
Democracy.
FUSIONISTS CLAIMING
THINGS IN NEBRASKA.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 6.—Fusion state
headquarters in this city estimate
the total vote In Nebraska Tuesday at
225,000. If the farmer vote can be
got out Chairman Weber of the Pop
ulist Committee says the Fusion state
ticket will be elected and they will
control tho Legislature.
To-morrow night Fusion rallies will
be held in many small towns and
school districts. W. J. Bryan will
speak for the Fusionists at Omaha.
Republicans of Lincoln have planned
their greatest meeting of the cam
paign Monday night. Former Sen
ator Thurston will speak.
SUNDAY CAMPAIGNING
HAD IN CONNECTICUT.
New Haven, Conn., Nov. 6.—Although
the actual campaigning of the leading
political parties came to a close with
rallies throughout the state last night,
there was considerable political activ
ity In several of the larger cities to
day, many meetings in the form of ral
lies being held.
It was quite unusual to continue
the campaign over Sunday, but the en
thusiasm was so great the meetings
were called and In almost every case
were well attended. Neither party has
planned meetings for to-morrow.
IN SOUTH DAKOTA WAS
PAINFULLY INACTIVE.
Sioux Falls, H. D., Nov. 6.—The cam
paign, which is now practically closed
in South Dakota, was in many respects
the most remarkable In the history of
the state, as little interest has been
shown. This was due to the fact that
It was generally conceded from the
start that the Republicans would carry
the state by an overwhelming plural
ity. Everything Indicates that about
100,000 votes will be cast, and that the
Republicans will poll 65,000 or 70,000 of
this number.
DEMOCRAT? CLAIM A
DELAWARE MAJORITY.
Wilmington, Dei., Nov. 6.—About the
most Interesting development In the
campaign In Delaware 1s the claim
of the Democrats that they will have
a majority in the next Legislature
which is to elect a United States sen
ator to succeed Senator Ball, antl-
Addlcks Republican. They give no
figures, but base their claim on de
fection in Republican ranks over the
compromise candidate for Governor.
The Democrats still think their candi
date for Governor will be elected and
that Parker has a good chance of car
rying the state.
The Republicans claim the Legisla
ture and the state and national tick
ets, placing Roosevelt's majority at
about 3,009.
REPUBLICANS AReT
CLAIMING 40.000.
White River Junction, Vt., Nov. 4. —
Not withstand log there has been leee
political activity than in any presiden
tial campaign for twenty years, ths
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E CENTS A COPY
DAILY. 18 A YEAR.
WEEKLY 2-TIMEB-A-WEEK 81 A YEAR
WORKING TO GET
VOTERS TO VOTE
THE LEADERS IN GEORGIA
ARB A.NXIOI'S FOH A 1110 DEMO-
C RATIO MAJORITY.
That Can Only Be Secured by Hav
ing the Uenmerat* Visit the Poll
ing Place*—Effort* Are Ueneral to
Overcome tho Apathy That I*
Shown—lmperative That It He
Overcome la the Ninth District.
Atlanta, Nov. 6.—Party leaders in
their own sections of the state are
looking after the matter of getting
out. the Democratic vote.
There Is no systematic campaign be
ing worked from Atlanta as head
quarters, but the Democratic candi
dates for Congress in each district
and their friends, tho Democratic can
didates for elector and members of
the state and district committees, have
been a work in their home counties
and sections, and It is believed the re
sult will be a large parly vote.
There are 14,403 votes registered in
Fulton county, about 2,500 of whom are
Republicans, mostly negroes. Fulton
county can give nearly 10,000 Demo
cratic majority If tho voters will
turn out, and Col. Livingston and his
friends are doing their best to stir up
the necessary enthusiasm. While the
result is not feared. Col. Livingston
wants a big majority, not only to pre
vent the Republican candidate, C. P.
Goree, from entertaining any ideas as
to a contest, but to give him a better
standing in Congress.
While the Republicans have no hope
here, they are moving heaven and
earth to carry the Ninth for J. M.
Ashley against the Democratic nomi
ness, T. M. Bell, and the only thing
that is feared there Is the combina
tion of Populists and Republicans. It
is a question of tho Democrats shaking
off their apathy and going to ths
polls. If they do it Georgia will turn
out one of the biggest Democratic
majorities in years.
WHITE MAN AND NEGRO
TRIED TO ROB A TRAIN.
Two Attempts Were Had* on the
Pennsylvania. Railroad.
Philadelphia, Nov. 6.—According to
the crew of the Philadelphia and New
York express train on the Pennsylva
nia Railroad, which left Washington
at 8:60 o'clock to-night, two unsuccess
ful attempts were made to hold up
the train at Havre De Grace and
Perryvllle, In Maryland, by two men,
one of whom was a negro. The men
escaped.
It is believed the men boarded the
train at Baltimore. Just as the train
approached the Long Bridge at Hav
re De Grace. tl\e express messenger,
T. Herbert Carter, saw a white man
prying at the front door of the ex
press car with an iron bar. A moment
after he discovered this, the man
thrust a revolver through the crevice
which the bar had made. He ordered
the messenger to let him in, but the
messenger replied by firing his re
volver and pulling the signal cord for
the engineer to stop.
When the train came to a standstill
Conductor Sibley ran forward to the
engine and there found a colored man
standing on the coal In the tender with
a revolver In hand. He ordered the
man down. At first he refused, hut
after a short argument he left the
tender. Going back to the express
car the conductor was told by the
messenger what had happened, but the
white man had disappeared.
The train resumed Its Journey and
when it reached Perryvllle on the far
ther side of the bridge the two men
again ‘appeared, one on the tender and
the other on the front platform of the
express car, which was immediately
behind the tender. The train was
again promptly stopped, but before the
two men could be captured they dis
appeared In the darkness.
The express car was carrying ‘a large
quantify V>f produce In crates and
boxes, but under some burlap bags
were three small iron safes In which
there were valuables.
TIFTON WAS VISITED
BY ANOTHER FIRE.
Knitting; Mills Probably Fired by an
Incendiary.
Tlfton, Oa.. Nov. 6.—The Tlfton
Knitting Mill* burned thl* evening at
6:30 o'clock. The machinery and build
ing, valued at $12,000, were owned by
a Block company, of which H. H. Tift
owned the controlling lntere*t.
The Are was unquestionably the work
of an Incendiary. A negro man passed
by a negro woman’s house near the
plant and got soma-matches, claim
ing he had lost a razor. He went In
the direction of the building, and In
less than five minutes the building was
In flames. The negro Is known and
lives In Tlfton. Oil was used in Br
ing the building. Nothing was saved
and there was no Insurance.
It took hard work to save adjoining
buildings.
While the knitting mills were burn
ing and citizens were at the fire, some
party or parties were attempting to
burglarize Dr. George Smith’s drug
store. Mr. J. K. Cochran, who has a
Jewelry department In the store, hap
pened to enter the store and discover
ed several auger holes bored through
planks of the floor. His footsteps
frightened the would-be robbers away.
The tool used, or auger, was found In
the cellar, where they were trying to
effect an entrance. Entrance into the
cellar was made by a hole In the
ground, at the rear entrance of the
store. . ,
The Darker Drug Company store
was entered by breaking open slas
transom over the side door. Just Vhst
wus stolen has not been found out
yet. ; ■
A|ip.>.*■■ /•!
Port Au Prince, Haytl, Nov. 6.—M.
Gentile has been appointed minister
of Finance and M. Deslanes, Minister
of the Interior, replacing respectively
MM BIJo and Theaan.