Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-08
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Election.


Nae yo,k Nov. S.-The American
people are today exercising their Suffrage
rights and in the several States are vot-
inc for a President and Vice President.
In twenty-seyen States gubernatorisl
elections are being held, while in Others
legislatures are being elected, which will
choose United States Senators. Mem
beers of Congress are also being voted for.
Today marks the climax of the most
quiet and apathetic presidential cam
paign held in many years. The most
interesting feature of the canvass was
the charge made by Judge Parker re.
gardiug campaign funds and the denial
by President Roosevelt. Both sides say
they have proved their cases. Senator
Depew said that the controversy would
not change ten votes either way.
The guberbatorisl contests in several
States have created good deal OF in
terest. Especially is this so in Indiana,
New Jersey and Wisconsin. 10 New
York and West Virginia the interest is
about evenly divided. In Wisconsin
the La follette-Spooner fight, which
was carried through the courts and won
by La Toilette, may be carried to the
polls and the people of that State are
wondering if Gov. La Follette's oppon'
ent, Geo. w. Peck, the democratic
nominee, will capture the election, as a
result OF the fight. Indiana is all at sea
over the State situation. With Sena-
tor Fairbanks on the national republican
ticket, and Thomas Taggart as chairman
of the democratic national committee,
the ebb and flow of political currents
are most confusing. John w. Kern is
running on the democratic State ticket
and his opponent is j. Frank Hanley.
The gubernatorial fight in New Jersey
is a hot one, and has been carried on be-
tween George G. Black, the democratic
nominee for Governor, and Edward Q.
Stokes, the republican candidate.
The gubernatorial fight in New York
has been made on the administration Of
Governor Odell. Frank w, Higgins is
the republican candidate for governor
and Judge ID. Cady Herrick is his OPP
ponent on the democratic ticket, The
democrats have made Herrick favorite
in the betting at 10 TO 6. President
Rooseyers supporters are laying to
|, that he will carry the State.
In West Virginia there has been a
warm canvass and for the last ten days
Senator Scott has been making a big
fight for both tickets and the legislature.
Henry G. Davis, the democratic vice
presidential nominee is expected to
draw heavily from the republican ranks.
The next legislature will choose sue
cessor to Senator Scott.
VIRGINIA.
Richmond, Va, Nov. 8.-Ideal
weather prevails over the greater part OF
Virginia today, but the State isso safely
democratic that little interest is reported,
and the vote will be light, except in the
Ninth district, where chances favor the
re election Of Congressman Slemp, re-
publican. The democrats are sure Of
the other nine districts.
Norfolk, Nov. 8.-A big vote is being
cast throughout the State. With the
democratic majority now so, COO, if the
farmers get out it will reach 5000 The
prohibition vote in the State will be
larger than that OF the populists.
NEW YORK.
New York, Nov. Selection day
broke clear and cold, and voting pro-
ceeded quietly and rapidly. Ballots
we're cast at the rate of over one minute
in the first hour in many Of the election
districts throughout the city. There
were only few arrests for illegal voting
in the first two hours. Both sides claim
the State this morning. To the unbiased
observer it looks as il the State would be
close with the result in doubt. The
legislative and congressional tickets in
greater New York, it is expected, will
show little change. The last odds laid
on today's election by the bettors fol-
low. General result-5 to /, on Rocse-
welt; New York State to l, on
Roosevelt; Governor, New York; TO l
or Herrick.
The republican managers in New
York admit that Herrick will be elected
Governor over Higgins. They expect
that the latter will run anywhere from
thirty to City thousand behind Roosevelt.
Sixty-eight arrests were made in To-
spector Schmittberger's district up to
eleven o'clock.
MARYLAND.
Baltimore, Nov. S.-Weather beauti-
full. Baltimore and the State are GER
tainly democratic. There is. fierce
fighting in the Third Congressional dis
trict, where Frank Wachter, republican,
is trying for reelection. The result
will be very close, and there are strong
predictions that Lee S. Meyer will beat
Wachter. Gill (dem.) will undoubtedly
be elected in district aud Talbot
(dem) in district 2.
Cumberland, Md, Nov. S.-lndica-
tons point to the lightest vote ever poll
ed in Allegheny county. Up until noon
the polling places were almost deserted.
Unless voters turn out this afternoon the
lack of interest will tend to reduce the
republican majority more than half ia
this county and if kept up in the Mary