The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-04

New York. Nov. 4-Election day In
Greater New York dawned with the
weather perfect and the voters were out
etrly In large numbers. In a number OF
assembly districts 25 per cent of the reg
1stered vote had been cast at $50 o'clock
and the leaders In some districts predict
ed that the entire vote would be cast by
noon.
About 40 arrests for illegal voting were
reported before 8 O'Clock. In one assembly
district there was great excitement. RI
val leaders came to blows near an cleo
tion booth and policemen conducting sew
ersi prisoners TO a station house were at
tackled by mob. In the struggle one OF
the prisoners escaped Nobody was badly
hurt
Police Commissioner Partridge sur
prlsed the community and especially the
political leaders at work in the various
precincts by suddenly shifting 500 police
men from their regular beats 10 parts OF
the city strange to them In addition TO
this the state superintendent OF elections
for metropolitan district had 900 deputies
on guard in various districts. Where these
men were 10 be placed was kept secret
until today. the superintendent saying IL
would defeat his purpose 10 make the
: facts known before election riay
Several voting machines are in use and
Mayor Low cast an early vote with one OF
them.
ENTIRE STATE TICKET.
An entire state ticket is being voted
for including a justice OF the court OF APP
peals. legislature which will elect a sue
cessor 10 United States Senator Thomas
e. Platt. The election also includes The
nrst voting for congressman under the
new arrangement OF districts based on
the census OF 1900. In New York county
three Justices OF the supreme court are TO ,
be elected.
SHOOTING IN BROOKLYN
Shooting occurred at one polling place
In Brooklyn soon after the voting began.
One man was wounded and deputy |
sheriff was locked up charged with the
shooting. The police say the disturbance
was caused by intoxicated men.
Bird S. Coler. the Democratic candi-
date for governor voted ballot No. 213 in
the Eighteenth Election district OF the
Seventeenth Assembly district. He said
laughingly that 13 had always been his
lucky number.
BY noon more than two-thirds OF the
registered vote had been cast and I'm
many districts fully S5 per cent OF the
balloting had been completed. The depu-
ties OF the state superintendent OF cleo
tions continued TO make arrests and the
number increased to 1872 before noon. In
cluding Ave attaches of a hospital ana a
Democratic captain OF an election dis
trict
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT
Both sides at noon were confident OF
bringing out their full party vote, even
In the so-called silk stocking districts.
hn
were the exception. In Westchester
county. the northern outskirts OF the city,
light vote was polled during the early
forenoon, though an especial effort was
being made In the suburbs where many
rich New York business men live. TO get
them to the polls. The hundreds OF men
employed on the estates of the Rockefeller
and other millionaires were marched TO
the polls by their superintendents
Reports from all over the state today
with very few exceptions showed that
fine weather prevailed everywhere and
that large vote was cast, not only I'm
the cities. but In the rural districts as
well. The roads were in good condl-
tion and that helped in getting out the
farmer vote.
OPPOSITION TO DAVIS
After the governorshlp. interest up the
state centered In the contest for su-
preme court justiceshlp in the Fifth ju-
lcial district, where Attorney General
Davies. regular Republican, was opposed
by Watson M Rogers. leading Repub-
Hcan lawyer OF the district. who ran on
an independence ticket and was endorsed
by the Democrats. A despatch from Lit
lie Falls. which is I'm the district. said
that Davies was running behind hts ticket
and another despa tch from Oswego said
there was considerable splitting OF tick
efs, presumably on the justiceshlp.
Another point that was watched rath-
or closely was the voting for Judge OF
the court or appeals, Judge Gray. who
Il now member OF the court and who Is
. Democrat. having been endorsed for
reelection by number OF Republican
lawyers In New York county and through
out the state. Justice Werner was Mr.
Gray's opponent
MASSACHUSETTS