Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-07
INTEREST IN THE ELECTIONS
MANY Government Clerks Have Gone to
Their States to Vote.
some OF the officials in the Different
Departments Who Are
Absent.


in public places in Washington today.
There was little Information to go on dur
ing the day. but opinions on both sides
were expressed with much earnestness In
all the departments, IN the hotel Hobbies and
on the street corners everybody was seek
ing Information. which one possessed.
Dispatches received from various quarters
related simply TO the weather prevailing
and the volume Of votes drawn out by the
interest in the contest. but there was little
to throw light on the result. The average
man content to say that nothing that
might happen would be surprise and that
most anything might happen most any
where.
The generally gloom view of Kentucky
taken by demoC is was lightened some
what by reports that the situation was
more calm than had been anticipated, and
by the announcement that theTt was lot
Of democratic money in Louisville to be bet
on GoebePs winning that could be covered
through certain brokers in Washington and
New York. This was accepted as an evil
dence of confidence on the part of some
Kentucky democrats.
1t is stated at the Treasury Department
today that great deal of interest has been
shown by employees in the elections today.
In fact the interest has been unusual for
an off year OF course the number of per-
sons who have obtained leaves of absence
is smaller than in presidential year when
every state is voting, but of the voters be-
longing to the states which are baloting
today the percentage of abSentees almost
equals presidential year
The Maryland men in the Treasury De
partment have not taken an entire day.
The most of them can vote early in the
morning. and do their work at the treasury
the remainder of the day, or vote in the af-
ternoon after leaving the city. Daniel A.
Grosvenor, assistant auditor for the War
Department, remained at his desk today,
owing to the absence of Auditor Morris In
OHIO, but will vote in Maryland after leav-
ing his office. Auditor Morris went to
Ohio three or four days ago.
Claude Johnson, chief of the bureau of
engraving and printing, and s. NJ. Gaines,
chief of the division of malls and files are
among the kentuckians who have left the
treasury to vote at their homes. Both are
said to be sound money democrats, and it
Is not known how they will vote this time.
George l.. Roberts, director of the mint
and NJ d. O'Connell, solicitor of the treas
ury, have gone to their homes In Iowa
w. E. Andrews auditor for the Treasury
Department. has gone to Nebraska to cast
his vote. w. W. Brown, auditor for the
Navy department, is in Pennsylvania for
the same purpose. Theodore F. Swayse,
chief clerk of the treasury, is in New Jer-
sey, where the election is of interest
The Ohio. Nebraska and Maryland voters
are the ones who have taken the greatest
interest IN the outcome. Few New York
voters have gone to their homes
secretary Gage expressed confidence to-
uay IN republican victory wherever the at
titude or the national administration has
been made an issue.
IN the Department of Justice there are
some absentees Attorney General Griggs
is hlmseIf IN New Jersey and will vote
there today. His private secretary. c, O T.
cooper, Is in Ohio and viii vote the re-
publican ticket
IN the Post Office Department there has
been fairly generous exodus of voters
naming from the states of Ohio and Ne
pIdSha, while number from Kentucky
naHe alSo gone to their home state to exer-
else their elective franchise Those of the
voters in the department who retain +ba;r
residence IN Maryland either went to the
pol4S early this morning or will do so this
afternoon after office hours Some of this
latter class who live at greater distances
IN the state have secured a half DAVIS
leave In the other states where eIections
are being held there is not sufficient intar.
est 10 attract voters from Washington
None OF the higher officials of the Post
CIuce department happens to hail from
the states where the battle of ballots is at
all close or of Importance, and hence all
were at their desks today, or were attend
Ins 10 duties other than pertaining to the
casting Of a vote.
Very few of the enplOyes of The cit,y nos,
once We're away from work today on ac-
count OF the election. ONLY those haiIino
from Maryland have gone home to vote
IN all the other departments there has
Deen as great an exodus of clerks as at a
presidential election
Associated Press election bulletins will ba
received a the Metropolitan Club this
evening
Election news will be received this even
iEg in the office Of W. B. Gurley & Co.