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

on" he said The opening of the polls
has been effected without disorder There
will be no trouble during the day. If this
department can help 1t 1 will be here
all day with my carriage handy. There
will be inspectors and reserves Mandy 10
dispatch to the scene of an outbreak.
81 have nothing to say about McCullagh
and his indictment. Sheriff Grell was here
early this mornir &, because of commu-
nication with some authority. Was 1t Gov
ernor Roosevelt7 l don't care to say. Let
the sheriff tell you what he likes about 1t.
l will say that his visit has not interfered
with the police plans already formulated
"They stand as they were first formu-
lated Nothing has transpired within TWEEN
ty-fnur hours to cause their modification.
Our business is TO preserve order at the
polls and afford the election officials pro-
lection in the discharge Of their duties
The polls will remain open until D p. m.
Within the limits of Greater New York
there 1.522 voting precincts and 6f9,-
ditions about ~ per cent of the vote is gen.
orally cast in presidential year
The first returns from New York city
may be expected about o'clock tonight
Leaders Early Astir.
The leaders and workers of both political
parties were astir carly perfecting arrange
ments for the bringing out of the full vote
as soon as possible. Despite the exciting
events of the afternoon and evening pre-
yious to the election, the police officials and
republican and democratic leaders appear
to be a unit in asserting the election IN
this city this year will be quiet and order
ly. The indictment of Chief of Police Dew
cry on the charge of interfering with State
Superintendent of Elections McCullagh. the
notice of Governor Roosevelt on Mayor Van
Wyck. telling him that he would be held
responsible for any violence at the polls
and the recall by Chief DeveTy of the OBJ
jectiouable orders to his subordinatcs APP
pear to leave matters about where they
We're before Sunday last, when Chief Dew
cry notified the police officials that the Nc
Cuiagh deputies must not be allowed to
Interfere with men who We're willing to
swear in their votes.
The NcCullagh claim is that the deputies
should prevent the casting of any and all
votes which i'm their Judgment. are Illegal.
Tin courts. after the election. Will undoubt-
eddy be called upon To settle the differences
of opinion growing out OF the dispute, but
in the meantime the mayor and chies of
police nave given assurances that the police
will render the deputies every assistance in
their power. and that every effort will be
made to keep peace at the polls
II trouble occurs during the day 1t will
undoubtedly grow out of the serving OF
warrants upon persons alleged to be not en-
titled To vote. Superintendent McCullagh
allege that extensive colonization has been
plhnned In the lower sections of the city:
The vote was cast very rapidly In this
CITY. In the fifth assembly district one
third of the total vote had been cast at s
O'Clock. In Brooklyn. also; the early vote
In the morning hours and in general the
voting carried on quietly.
Anticipates No Trouble.
81 anticipate no trouble whatever, said
State Superintendent of Elections John Nc
Cullagh 'I feel confident that it will be an
orderly and quiet election. / have about
eight hundred deputies stationed about the
different polling places. and number of
emergency men in the office. 1 am certain
sl,- x1-;rh CHI no a
possible disturbance that may arise. but L
expect nothing of the kind There will be
no trouble. either. between my men and
the members Of the police department.
Richard Croker. leader of Tammany Hall.
surprised the election inspectors in his dis
trict by walking into the polling place five
minutes after the poll had opened. Mr..
Cookers ballot No. and ballot No
handed to his son Frank, who accom-
panied him
Republican and democratic leaders have
not changed their estimates in any import
ant particular over night, save that in
Kings county some of the leaders on both
sides making claims of at least 5000
plurality instead OF 10000 for both McKin-
ley and Bryan 1t is probable that the
early estimate will prove more nearly cor
rect than these later figures. and that the
majority in the borough of Brooklyn will
not be pronounced on either side.
Throughout New York State.
NEW YORK. November 6.-Dispatches
from various points in New York state re-
ceived by the Associated Press UP to IL
o'clock show the prevalence of weather con-
dtiOns most favorable to the polling of a
large vote. A local storm in the south
western part of the state last night made
the country roads bad thereabout, but in
the general result this will be scarcely ap-
preciable. B. B. Odel jr.. republican
didate for governor. voted among the first
in his home city. Newburgh, and afterward
reiterated his belief in a general republican
victory. election
districts nearly half the registered voters
had deposited their ballots before ID o'clock.
Al Buffalo. also, the early voting was
heavy. At Schenectady two-thirds of the
registered votes mad been cast. At SYRIA
cuSe In one district with registration of
as votes. I'D had been cast at 10 am.
The students of Syracuse University were
challenged as they appeared to vote. but in
every case the vote was sworn in.
Al Rochester. where ballot machines are
being used. the vote promises to be the
heaviest on record.
There was local rain storm at Utica
early in the forenoon. but later the weather
pecane tsir and the voting there proceeded
rapidly At Auburn. where ballot machines
were used. four-fifths of the vote mad been
cast at 10 O'Clock. At Rome. also the yot-
Ing was by machine, and the record there
showed that the citizens were turning out
early.
Governor Roosevelt voted at his home in
oyster Bay about 1880 o'clock He said he
did not anticipate any serious trouble over
the election in York city He WouId
be prepared. he SAID. to go to the city TODAY
II II should be necessary. Otherwise he
would remain at his nome, where he wouId
receive the returns tonight.
Al OWtso. the home of United States SEN
ator Platt, close to two-thirds of those reg
istered voted at II 30 O'clock The senator
voted at O'Clock. and later start a for
Nv York cit Senator Depew voted at
Peekskill. at
Number of Arrests
Ihere were number of arrests during
the morning. but many of them were dino
10 mistakes In names or in house numbers
one or Two unnaturalized foreigners who
attempted to vote were arrested
ne voters of the seventeenth assembly
olstIist, which is heavily populated by
WORKING men. cast their ballots early
About one-third of the vote in this district
was IN the ballot box at $50
Sherih Grell had several minutes CON-
Nersation with Superintendent McCullaeh
over the telephone today. The srpertn
tendent said the sheriff had called him IN
10 ma out what way the sherfr's forces
could aid him
Sherlf Greil offered to turn over his en-
ure oilce machinery to me" he said