Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-06
WEATHER
Not a Drop of Rain in the United
States.
REPUBLICANS HOPE FOR SUCCESS
Voting in Nearby Districts in Mary
land and Virginia.
SOME LATE BETS MADE

| ISONhE Liza DE . M ALL
Sunshine and blue skies on election day
have long ago passed into political proverb
as features of republican weather" and IL
such be true the present date Is significant
| ly republican in meteorological sense.
| Chief Willis L. Moore of the United States
weather bureau, in a special forecast issueu
this morning, calls attention to the remark
able fact that the day opened without a
drop of rain falling anywhere within the
area of the United States. Continuing, the
| forecast stated:
! with the exception of cloudiness over
southern Wisconsin, northern Illinois and
eastern Iowa, the sky is clear, with pleas
| ant temperature, everywhere. The showery
condition which yesterday covered New
York and New England has moved away
as was expected, and all portions of New
| York and New England are therefore GER
tain to have fine weather during the day.
The cloudne5S previously referred to as
being in Iowa and contiguous states is the
| result of storm forming over western
Iowa, which will probably result in the be-
ginning of precipitation late tonight or to-
morrow in Iowa, the central Mississippi
valley and upper lake regions, but the
weather will doubtless remain fair until
after the closing of the polls.
There was noticeable falling off how
ever, In the street crowds which usually
take advantage of such weather to enjoy
the bracing air and pleasant sunshine, and
the absence of the male element was more
SO. Few men, indeed, residing in Washing
ton VINO enjoy the voting privilege else
where failed to go to their legal homes to
exercise it today. unless the result was so
certainly discounted in their particular
states that their votes would not be ma
terial factors. The clerical duties in the
various executive departments We're per-
formed largely by the female contingent
Inc exodus which began three or four days
ago ana continued yesterday was completed
by the departure this morning Of addi-
tlonad hundreds bound for Maryland West
virginia Delaware and New York. Livery
government employe who applied for leave
and could be spared was permitted to 60
irrespective of party affiliations
Cabinet Officers.
There were but two cabinet officers left
III the eity-Secretary Hay, who resides in
the District and has no vote and Secretary
Gage, who has a vote In Chicago. Sec
rotary Root will vote today in New York,
where he yesterday attended the funeral OF
eX-Mayor Strong; Secretary Long at his
nome at bingham, Mass. Attorney Gen
eral Gr1ggs, New Jersey; Secretary Hitch
cock IN ST Louis, and Secretary Wilson in
Iowa Postmaster General Smith, who was
IN Washington yesterday, after completing
long campaign tour, went to Philadelphia
last night to deposit his ballot The re-
publican and democratic congressional
headquarters were almost deserted TODAY
nut elaborate prepare lions have been made
TO receive the returns at their respective
headquarters. the Normandie and Metro
politan Hotels.
The home-stayers We're out early If small
IN numbers. anxious to secure the. earliest
lntlmations regarding the conditions over
the country. Already confident republicans
We're 1ubilant at the weather reports but
the democrats, with that characteristic dis
hat
poker and seldom, indeed, in politics Dooh-
poohed the idea of the weather cutting aDy
ngure IN the election, and while they did
not back their opinions very substantially
with the coin of the realm, which is said
to have vocal powers on such occasions
they displayed a remarkab bic confidence in
Bryans success
Progress of Betting.
Some of them did carry it out by making
their money talk, however. Most of the
big betting had been negotiated heretofore.
but bet Of 500 on Bryan to $500 on Nc
kiniey was made at the Shoemaker Com
pany, on E street, this morning An even
bet was also made on Bryan immediately
afterward by the man who had lust gotten
odds of to l. 1t occurred in this way:
When the bet first made was put UP.
George Williamson Of the Shoemaker Com
pany 1oked at the Bryan hacker for so
carelessly burning his money The Bryan
lite grew warm under the collar and ejacu-
lated:
I'll bet you so that I win the bet
Williamson calmly agreed to the PROPOSE
ton
There was plenty OF money at Shoomak-
er's to be placed at odds of 800 to s75 on
Maryland going republican. Toward noon
the ODDS on the general result dropped
from to to l. One bet was made at the
Hotel Lawrence that Eugene Debs would
get 100000 votes. Incoming trains brought
scant passenger lists, and these were mostly
women.
The effect of the election was felt at the
city hall today, where matters were excep-
tionaly quiet The usual large groups or
attorneys We're conSpicuously absent For
the nonce legal affairs had given way to
the stress of politics.
Country Market People
Country people from Maryland and Vir-
ginia We're not SO numerous along the line
at the Center market this morning as they
usually are Tuesdays, many of them re-
manned at home today to cast their ballots
Some few deposited their ballots early In
the morning and reached the market q lit
tie late, while others left early in order to
reach home before the closing of the polls
Considerable money in small amounts
was wagered on the general result, and a
number Of bets the result in MARYLAND
were also made, including one bet of 800
even, and while a number of bets on the
result in the state were made Mckinley
money was offered often that there were
not enough Bryan hackers to cover 1t.
Voting in Nearby Precincts
1t was stated by number of persons in |
Georgetown, who are keeping in touch with |
the election, that large number of George
town colored residents were sent to Bethes- |
da today to vote the ticket which they were |
given. Most of the voting was done this
forenoon, the men returning to the city on |
the electric cars by 10 O'Clock. In Virginia |
the colOred people all around Rosslyn are |
said to have voted the democratic ticket |
without any objection.
The election returns in Georgetown will |
be announced at SD and M streets by the |
business men, who have erected a large
screen and secured a stereopticon.
Voters began to leave Anacosta for the |