Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03

to vote i'm his district. being In line before
the polls opened. George Il. Mcclellan
waited until rather late in the forenoon
before voting.
The election was very peaceful during
the early hours and every precaution was
taken to keep IL so during the day. ponce
men being stationed at every polling place
and heavy forces kept in reserve at all the
station houses
During the night twenty men suspected
of being thieves were arrested, ana 'nev
will be held at police headquarters forty
eight hours as precautionary measure;
Reports from the state indicated that the
vote would be heavy the early nornIlls
vote In all cases being large. NO stormy
weather was reported but in several sec
lions heavy clouds gave warning or pos
sible rain later in the day. some as
tricts report a third of the vote cast III
the first three hours. ,,,,,
T Riley being shot by special deputy
sheriff during an attempt to keep hiieS
the prescribed distance away from tne poii.s.
The bullets entered Rlleys Slde, put MS
condition Is not considered dangerous.
Arrests for alleged Illegal voting began
early but in small numbers eiEh, d, :,
in Manhattan and two in Long islahu CIV. !.
being reported during the HrSt hour' AZ
the police courts the ordinary cases Weie
disnosed of early, and the courts were heiu
open for prompt action on eiectioh ed'o',
attorneys representing tle iuSio'iis. . i'''
democrats being present In eacn cour,
state SUPERINTENDENT of Elections MOT
gan denied the report that he hau e Ndo
dence of Illegal registration against S',""
men He said he had clear cases "s ,,,,dar
only LOO, while 90 otheIs
suspicion. . ,.era,inp
During the morning arrests a,eIas ei.
twenty an hour for alleged illegal Vo'.ns
were reported. OF these ABOUT ois - ,es
were held for examination. the maelS III:
d,scbarsinC the others. Seth Sprague leiI9'
chairman of the Citizens Union comHit'ee
on watchers, said today: Al,
'"rbere is much less trouble over Wa'ch-
I'M, tho Mailing places this year than there
was two years ago and much less attempt
ed Illegal voting . o,,,oL
Most of those arrested early were quick
" discharged their arrests being eNp'aheu
as due to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ana MISTAKES,
Senator John G. Fitzgerald. Tlmothy II.
Sullivan's successor at Albany. was arresl-
cd In the polling place of the nrst eiectioi
district of the sixth assembly distrlct' on
complaint of a republican watcher. charg-
ing him with disorderly conduct ne
watcher alleged that Fitzgerald followed
voter into the booth and tried to tax WIN
him refusing to stop when ordered by the
election officials. Fitzgerald who denied the
charge was paroled until tomorrow.
In number of assembly districts In Man.
haitian from 20 to 80 per cent or the totai
registration was voted In the first three
hours 1t was estimated that half the vote
of the Bronx was cast in the period
big vote Is being polled In Richmond
borough which comprises all or staten
Island. ~ 10 IL HoTt IMAM nan tiic 'ceei
registered vote had been cast. and IT was
estimated that three-fourths of the total
vote In Queens borough had been recorded
by noon.
The voting in Jersey City started in brisk
" and at 81 O'Clock more than % per cent OF
the registered vote of $4,000 had been cast.
There were a score of arrests in the city on
charges of attempting to vote Illegally.
Leaders r. Fulton Cutting and NJ. Linn
Bruce declared that the heavy early vote
was suspicious for n Low victory, and
Leader Murphy said it indicated demo-
cratic success. Mr.. Murphy said:
To-day. in my opinion. the democratic
ticket will sweep the five boroughs by a
large plurality as rebuke to those who
for partisan purposes have invaded the
sanctity of our homes and DETAINED the
city. The rapid voting indicates demo-
cratic victory"
Mr. Bruce said: THE vote is coming in
fast. There has been an altogether unpre-
cedented early vote. and that is favorable
for fusion.
Mr. Cutting said that all the reports he
had received We're very satisfactory and
pointed toward fusion success. The Citi-
Zens' Union" he said has all along urged
the voters to get out early, and | interpret
this unusual activity as a good sign for
fusion victory.