Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
Tremendous Vote Being
Polled in New York.
FEW ARRESTS MADE
POLICE WATCHING POSSIBLE
TRoUBLE-MAKERs CLOSELY.
Some Very Interesting Sights to Be
Seen on East and West
Sides.
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

Special From STAFF Correspondent.
NEW YORK, November 3.-Under glo-
rious skies and the most charming weather
conditions the Titanic struggle for control
of Greater New York is being waged. Ma
ture had lavished one of her fairest days
upon the big CITY, as If in honor of the big
fight
A bracing wind from the west, tempered
by the sun, made 4 balmy Indian summer
atmosphere, which seemed to make every
one lively and good natured 1t was holi-
day and the streets We're thronged with the
crowds let out from the banks, big office
buildings and the establishments OF the
lower end of the city. Every flag pole
carried its bunting. swapping in the breeze.
and the town brilliant with color and
light Fifth avenue, Broadway, 23d street
and the thoroughfares of the tenderloin
were alive with the crowds of sightseers,
who moved about from one voting place
to another looking for anything that might
be interesting.
At o'clock the polls were opened and
Tammany and its opponent at the signal
rushed together in the death struggle. The
vote in the first five hours of the day was
unprecedented in volume. At both cam
paign headquarters the managers We're sur
prised at the outpouring of the suffragists.
Both sides had prayed for heavy vote.
and the forenoon's polling showed that they
were getting it. OF course. each side
claimed that the large vote was favorable
to ii.
Interesting Sights at Polls.
walk through the voting precincts of
the East and West sides disclosed some
interesting sights. The spectator was i'm
pressed at each place by the viciousness
with which the two parties were strug-
CLING for the mastery and watching each
other. The polling places were located In
cigar stores, stationery shops and other
small places of business.
A glance through the window as You
strolled by, for you were not allowed to
pause a moment, lest a big blue-coated
cop shouted Move on there" disclosed the
election officers and the watchers for each
side, sitting at the tables. Near them stood
couple of six-foot members of the metro
politan police, twirling their clubs and
anxious to assault any one who might
raise a disturbance.
- The duly authorized watchers for each
party outside the polling places stood apart
in separate groups, glaring at each other
and closely scanning the face of every
voter who presented himself. Taking a
stand on the opposite side of the street out
side of the guard line which protected the
polling place the observer would OCCASION
ally see the little group inside gathered
some voter was being challenged.
They would shake their fists and shout
at the top of their voices and seem upon
the point of tearing each other to pieces.
Then the big thick -necked. ham, listed po-
liceman would shoulder his way into the
crowd, and pour oil on the troubled waters
by iamming two three of the disputants
against the wall
Occasional Arrest Of Repeater.
When a repeater or fraudulent voter
would be caught red-handed one OF the po-
lice would hustle him out into the street.
beckon to brother officer at the corner.
and the unlucky wight would be hustled of
amid the jeers of the one side and the In
dignant protests of the other.
I'm to IL o'clock thirty arrests of alleged
fraudulent voters had been reported. Con-
sidering the fact that there were 5000
drag-net warrants out for suspects, the
haul was not very large.
Down in Devery's district there was con-
siderable interest over the voting Ihe Dew
eryites We're on the streets in force ana
the sign of the pump was visible every
where Election day, of course, is dry
in New York, but not too dry. The side
door and the family entrance are plentiful
in the Devery district and when the argu-
mcnt became too heated on the street cor
ners. the crowd would dissolve and be alb
sorbed by the friendly back entrances.
Last night there was almost as much
interest in the side bets on the size of the
Devery vote in the main wagers. On
the night before election there two or
three places where the betters congregate-
Democratic money is placed at the Hoffman
House and republican money at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. A little further uptown the
sporting fraternity gather at the Rossmore
cafe where the genial Paddy Roach sees
that the wagerS are recorded.
Estimated That About $25O,OO Was
Bet.
The bettors kept it up until nearly i
o'clock last night and it is estimated that
between 500 600 and 500, 600 were laid on
the election.
The betting crowds were feverish and cas-
lily swayed. Early in the evening the odds
were 10 to and 10 to on Mcclellan.
About 10 o'clock the report swept through
the lobby at the Hoffman that the republi-
cans had gathered in a big campaign fund
during the day and that President Roose-
welt had read the riot act to the repubi-
leaders and threatened them with all
kinds of dire results if they did not make
good
That rumor stiffened the betting to even
money. In half an hour the crowd was
convinced that the report was false and the
odds Topped back to the old figure.
A trip to the uptown residence district
polling places showed that a smashing vote
Is being polled- In many districts there 80
per cent of the total vote was In before
o'clock, showing that very little scratching
was being done.
The party managers estimated at noon
that the vote today will break all records
as to volume. N. o. NJ.
NEW YORK