The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-04
Elections Are in Progress All
Over the Union.
Weather Is Generally Favorable
to Large Vote.
OPENS WITH 4 FIGHT.
Political Leaders Come to Blows
in Greater New York.
40 Arrests Made for Illegal VOt-
ing Before s O'clock.
THE PRESIDENT VOTES.
Casts Ballot No. 40 at Oyster
Bay.
Rural Pennsylvania Seems to Be
Gong Democratic.
THE PRESIDENT VOTES.
Rural Pennsylvania Seems to Be
Gong Democratic.
WOMEN AS REPEATERS.
Jennie SandersOn so Years Old
Arrested at Denver.

New York Nov. 4.-Election day in
Greater New York dawned with the
weather perfect and the voters were out
early in large numbers. In a nurnbef
of assembly districts % per cent. of the
registered vote had been cast at SO
o'clock. and the leaders in some districts
predicted that the entire vote would be
cast by noon.
About 40 arrests for illegal voting were
reported before o'clock. In one as
sembly district there was great excite
ment. Rival leaders came to blows rear
an election booth, and policemen con-
Quoting several prisoners to a station
house were attacked by a mob. In the
struggle one of the prisoners escaped.
Nobody was badly hurt.
Police Commissioner Partridge sur
prised the community, and especially the
political leaders at work in the various
precincts, by suddenly shifting 800 po-
licemen from their regular beats to parts
of the city strange to them. In addition
to this the state superintendent OF cleo
tiOns for the metropolitan district mad
600 deputy officers on guard in various
districts. Where these men were to be
placed was kcot secret until today, the
superintendent saying it would defeat
his purpose to make the facts known
before election day. Several voting ma
chimes are i'll use.
An entire state ticket is being voted
for, including a Justice of the court OF
appeals. and a legislature which win
elect successor to United States SEN
ator Platt. The election also includes
the first voting for congressman Under
the new arran.em ments of districts based
on the census of 1900
New York, Nov. 4.-ReDorts from all
over the state today with few exceD-
tions showed that fine weather prevail
ed everywhere and that a large vote
was being cast in the cities and in the
rural districts The roads were in good
condition and that helped in getting out
ship interest up the state centered in
the contest for a supreme court Justice
ship in the Fifth judicial district where
Attorney General Davies, regular Re
publican, was opposed by Watson NJ
Rogers "a leading Republican lawyer of
the district. who ran on an independent
ticket and was endorsed by the Demo-
Gratis.
A dispatch from Little Falls. which
Is in the district. said Davies was run
ming behind his ticket and another dis
patch from Oswego said there was con-
siderable splitting of tickets, presuma-
bly, on the justiceship.
Another point that was watched rath-
er closely was the voting for Judge of
the court of appeals. Judge Gray. who
is now a member of the court. and who
is a Democrat. having been endorsed for
z reelection by number of Republican
throughout the state. Justice Werner
was Mr.. Gray's opponent. he having
been nominated by the Republicans at
the Saratoga convention. Both candi-
dates for governor voted early Mr.. Co
Ter in Brooklyn, and Mr.. Odell in New
burgh.
Shooting occurred at one polling place
in Brooklyn soon after voting began.
One man was wounded. and a deputy
sheriff was locked up charged with the
shooting. The police say the disturb
ance was caused by intoxicated men.
BY noon more than two-thirds of the
registered vote has been cast and in
many districts fully IS per cent of the
balloting has been completed. The dep
uties of the state superintendent of cleo
tions continued to make arrests and the
number increased to 132 before room.
including five attaches of a hospital and
a Democratic captain of an election
district.
Both sides at noon were confident of
bringing out theiC full party vote. even
in the so-called silk stocking dis
tricts The districts where disturbances
occurred 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 Roclzefellers and
other millionaires, were marched to the
polls by their suDerintendents.