Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-06
OHIO.
annually Heavy Voting.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 6-Elec-
ton day in this city opened clear and cold
Voting during the early hours OF the day
was unusually heavy.
AS a result of the big registration-over
s2O0O-it will be necessary In some pre-
cincts that the ballots be cast at the aver
age rate of one each minute throughout the
day In order to permit all qualified persons
to vote.
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, November G.
Election day opened clear and cool. Al
o'clock the votes were coming in fast. and
very heavy vote will be polled.
Chairman Hanna Confident of Victory.
Senator Hanna arrived this morning from
Chicago over the Lake Shore road, having
made the trip In the private car of Presi-
dent Newman Of the latter company. Mr.
Hanna was driven directly to his home on
Lake avenue. Subsequently he went to
precinct c of the forty-hrst ward. where
he deposited his vote. 1t required only
| few seconds for the senator to mark and
| fold his ballot, which was taken to mean
| that he had voted a straight ticket.
Farther than to state that he did not
have shadow Of doubt concerning the sue
cess Of his party, the national chairman
declined to discuss the probable result OF
today's election.
At IL o'clock Senator Hanna was driven
to the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway sta
ton, where he took a train for Canton,
Myron T. Herrick. Mr.. Hanna will be the
guest Of the President until o'clock this
afternoon. when he will start on the re-
turn trip to Cleveland He will hear the
returns tonight at the Union Club on Euclid
avenue.
When the President Voted.
CANTON, Ohio, November 6.-President
Mckinley cast his ballot at 800 o'clock this
morning. He was accompanied to the polls
by Judge Day, DR.. Rixey. Postmaster
Frease and Charles r. Miller of Canton
and Secretary Carte!you The President
greeted the knots of people gathered in
font of the house. and accompanied his
| hearty handshake with a pleasant personal
greeting Down Market street he and Judge
Day walked at the head of the party, and
the President was kept busy raising his hat
to the many greetings along the way. The
windows Of one of the factories were
crowded with worhmen. who gave him a
cheer he passed along to the polls.
At the voting place quite a crowd lad
collected. The President shook hands with
some of the officials. and then stood while
the questions required by law were asked
His registry number was 302. and his was
the one hundred and ninety-seVenth ballot
cast in total registration of 3i3. With the
questions answered, the President stepp d
into the booth and remained fully a minute
scanning the ticket. He marked it so as to
vote the entire republican column Judge
Day then voted. and the party started back
to the house, receiving further friendly
demonstrations along the way.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, November Collection
day opened bright and crisp, and all indi-
cations were for tremendous poll In the
down town precincts and in the few remote
| ones to hear from at 1870 o'clock the bal
lots were being cast at the rate OF one
minute. and in some cases the average for
| the first hour was nearly one and half a
minute. Beside the national election great
| interest centered in the congressional con-
! test. big fight being made on Representa-
| tive LentZ-
| ports from over the state at 10 o'clock in
| dicated that the vote is coming out in most
remarkable manner. Everywhere the
! utmos: interest is manifested, and large
per cent of the ballots were cast during the
cary hours of the morning. The weather
conditions were perfect. Little information
had been received at the party headquar
tiers. except that the election was passing
off quietly.
AT noon the state committees had, with
the exception Of single message. abso-
lutely nothing in the way OF news At the
republican headquarters a telegram was re-
ceived stating that Cuyahoga county would
go G,00O for Mckinley.
Voting continued heavy and at noon in
many places 1t was said that over two
thirds Of the registration had been cast.
There were no reports of disturbance from
any quarter. The weather continued fair,
and in rural sections the voters came out
III Iull IUECG
fight Is being made on Blackburn, re-
publican, for food and dairy commissioner,
and he probably will run behind the ticket
Republican officials estimate a plurality
| Of 65. 900 for Mckinley
| CINCINNATI, November 6-weather
| clear. COOL with white frost. favored cleo
ton day. Voters were at ali the booths at
o'clock. and voting proceeded as rapidly
| as the Judges could furnish tickets-about
seventy-fve an hour. The interest was in
| tense. and brought out the full vote.
| Reports indicate that fully one-half the
| registered vote was cast before 10 o'clock.
| Republicans claim a plurality for Mckinley
| equal to that of four years ago.
| DAYTON. Ohio. November Collection
day opened bright and clear. Use air was
| sharp to those who were early astir. The
opening of the polls found Eoodly number
OF voters waiting at each precinct. The bal
! lot!ng was spirited during the early morn
| Ing hours. all things pointing to the largest
| vote ever polled in this city.
TOLEDO. Ohio. November a.-weather
bright and crisp. Voting began with a
rush. and In proceeding with unexampled
| rapidity. showing that straight voting Is the
rule Over third Of this olty's vote was