Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-08
Watch the Sky Tonight.

In order to give the earliest possible in
formation of the result of today's election
to those who do not get down town to
watch the bulletins The Star has arranged
to signal the decision as to the presidency
from Its roof. Immediately after the re-
turns indicate the election of either Roose-
welt or Parker to a reasonable certainty
colored fire will be burned on the top of
The Star building-red for Roosevelt and
green for Parker. Provision has been made
to insure continuous display of one or the
other of these lights for some time after
the decision has been received, and 1t is be-
lieved that the red or green glare can be
seen for many miles.
There is no way to estimate the hour at
which such signal may be expected. It.
may be flashed at o'clock or not until
2 or in the morning. 1t may not be
flashed at all, for the sun may rise upon a
still uniformed community, if the count in
the doubtful states Is slow and the result
questionable. However. it Is to be borne in
mind that the vote of New York city is
always counted very early and that the
drift of this vote is ascertainable during
the first two or three hours of the inflow of
bulletins Upon the size of Judge Parkers
plurality in the big city, or below the
depend the probability in the state itself.
Governor Odell yesterday said that the
democrats would have to carry Greater
New York by more than 10000 to win the
state. Just how much more or less no man
can tell.
If New York goes republican Judge Park
er's hopes for the presidency are practically
eXtinguished, for in none of the combina-
lions which the forecasters have made in
his behalf is New York negligible guam
tity. He must carry New York to win, ex-
cept by making a most remarkable COM
bination of states which no one believes
can be carried for him if New York is not.
So that the defeat of Judge Parker in New
York. which if true ought to be indicated
before midnight unless the vote is very
close or the count unusually slow. is likely
to stand as sign of his defeat in the ma
tional race as well.
On the other hand, the defeat of Roose-
welt in New York by a moderate plurality
does not in itself indicate his defeat in the
big field, although 1t may serve as straw
showing the direction of prevailing polit-
ical wind reaching all parts of the country.
In such event it will be necessary to wait
for the reliable returns from the western
states, which, owing to the difference in
time. are always slow in reporting.
The Stars bulletin force will be on duty
from darkness to the end of all reasonable
doubt as to the presidency, Congress and
the more important state fights. The
screens will begin to show the returns as
soon as darkness falls and will be kept
filled with announcements and pictures con-
tinuously until "good-night'' is flashed.
The compositors and the stereotypers and
pressmen will be preparing the extra edi-
lions, which are to be issued as rapidly as
the news warrants, and the signalmen on
the roof will be awaiting the word to touch
off the colored fire which is to announce the
result to the whole countryside
Remember. red for Roosevelt and green
for Parker.