The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-08
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HOME To VOTE
Washington Practically De-
serted of Qualified Electors.
PRESIDENT WILL GO TODAY
BLACK HILLS MAN HANDS OUT
ELECTION DOPE

lore the ballOting in the presidential con-
TEST Iinds the national capital PRACTICAL
~ deserted Of qualified ELECTORS From
every department Of the government
hundreds Of officials and clerks have
gone home to vote. embracing the op-
portunty afforded by the election to
take at least a part of their annual
leave Among government employees the
interest IN the contest has been greater
'han IN any election for many years.
only two members OF the ca Jiuet Sec
Tetaries Hay and Morton. are IN the city
tonight On account OF his health Sec
retary Hay felt that he ought not to
make the trip 10 Ohio ~ this Tune and
secretary Morton is detained here by
important business In the navy depart
ment.
Trip to Oyster Bay.
Arrangements have been completed for
the presidents trip to oyster 3ay to
vote special car FOR the accommoda-
tion OF the president and his party will
ne attached 70 the regular Pennsylvania
railroad train which will leave here for
New York at 1890. Mr.. Roosevelt will
De accompanied by Secretary Loeb and
several White House attaches who will
also vote AT Oyster Bay. Arriving at
Jersey city at 7:15 O'Clock tomorrow
morning, the presidential party will be
convey ed across New York IN carriages
20 Long Island City where special
train will be in waiting 20 take the party
10 Oyster Bay. The president will re-
main in Oyster BAY only long enough
70 cast his ballot. returning to New York
IN time to catch the ia train Tor Wash
lneton The party IS scheduled to ar
rive here at 6:i6 O'Clock.
Returns at White House.
Returrs from the election viii be re-
Ceived by the president at the White
House. He will have as his guests such
members OF the cabinet as may be in tho
cliE. ana rev other personal friends. In
addition 10 the returns by telegraph and
cipher At the executive mansion. mes
sages and bulletins will also be received
in the presidents library at the White
Special wires were strung today con-
meeting the main office of the Western
Union with instruments placed in the Ii
hrary, and one of the corps of opera
tors in the executive telegraph bureau
viii be on duty at the state depart
menL Communication may thus be had
by the president with any city in the
country. National Chairman COrtelyOu,
will will be at headquarters in New York.
will keep the president and his friends
advised of the returns as they are re-
At the headquarters of the Democratic
congressional committee at the Riggs
House Secretary c. A. Edwards will re-
ceive the returns from the various states
and from Democratic national neadquar-
tiers in New York
Proposed Serenade.
4 big torchlight procession and a sere-
made TO President Roosevelt has keen pro-
Jected by the local Republicans in eX-
Dectation OF his election.
At the headquarters of both the Re
publican and Democratic parties tonight
the utmost confidence is expressed as to
the outlook. This confidence is sutstan-
TALLY expressed in the betting on the
result, which has been heavier in Wash
lngton tran ever The odds on the gen
Sral result are five to one IN favor OF
Roosevelt and Fairbanks but many wa
gers have been made at shorter odds.
The interest of bettors centers on New
York. and large sums have been wageFed
on the result in that state. ODDS of two
10 one have been offered by Republic
ans that Roosevelt would carry his home
state. and they have been accepted eager
ly by Democrats Many bets have been
recorded on the result also in Maryland
and West Virginia, but Republican money
Is as scarce on the former state as DEM
ocratic money is on the letter.
Looking For Tips.
\ final personal word from Republic
an and Democratic leaders has been
sought today by many people IN Wash
ington. AS a result, National Chairman
Cortelyou. National Chairman Taggart,
William +. Sheehan, Charles +. Murphy.
and senators and representative in con-
gress from both political parties, are
being quoted wherever political discus
siOns are held.
4 characteristic letter was received here
today from Chairman Seth Bullock OF
Deadwood 8. D. a personal friend of
the president. He writes:
The political outlook in the west
could not be better. The president will
carry Colorado. Montana and Nevada. the
three states which we thought doubt
fuI There is no question about Wiscon-
sin. The majority i'm South Dakota VIII
be between $500 and 10000"