Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-08
MANY VOTES LOST
CROWDS LEFT THE POLLS At
CLEVELAND UNABLE TO WATT.
Indications Pointed to Usual Repubh-
can Majority for the National
Ticket.

noon today the officials of the board OF
elections estimated that three-fourths OF
the votes in this city had been poiled. De-
spite this statement 1t is estimated that
hundreds of Clevelanders lost their votes
through the combination of universal
scratching of tickets and the closing OF the
polls at pm. under the Hypes law. This
was especially true In precincts largely in
ha bited by workingmen. Fearing they would
be unable to vote in the afternoon great
crowds of voters appeared at the booths
early in the morning awaiting their turns
in long lines. In many cases 100 men
were waiting their turns to enter the
booths before I am As that hour ap-
preached many of those In line abandoned
their places with the announcement that
they could wait no longer. OF those thus
turned away many announced that they
would have no opportunity to return to
their home neighborhoods to vote before 4
pm.
All indications point to the usual repub-
lican plurality in this county for the ma
tional ticket. but that several democrats
will pull through on the city and county
tickets.
Just before noon a man giving his name
as Charles Feigel was arrested on charge
of bribing.
Bitter Local Fight at Toledo.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
TOLEDO, November Sowing to bit
ter local fight centering around the election
of councilmen ballots are being freely
scratched. Indications point to normal
republican majority on national, state and
congressional tickets and the election OF
an independent councilmanic ticket around
which a campaign has been fought SO Dit
terly that the national issues have been
lost sight of.
Large Vote In Cincinnati.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
CINCINNATI, November S.-Reports
show that the vote cast Is larger than last
year The indications are that a straight
ballot is being cast generally, with the ex-
ception of that for members of the school
board, where there is great deal OF
scratching in favor of the citizens munich.
pal ticket.
The republican leaders predict an over
whelming victory.
The Fight for Representatives.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
COLUMBUS, Ohio November S.-Fair
weather prevailed and a heavy vote was
cast this morning All indications point to
Ohio casting the largest vote in her his
tory. The contest of special interest here
| II.
democrat, is receiving many republican
votes. Republican leaders concede that he
will run at least 1000 ahead of his ticket.
But they claim the county for Roosevelt
by more than 5000 on which lead they ex-
pect to carry through Edward L. Taylor,
the republican congressional candidate.
Close Fight at Dayton for Representa-
tives.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
DAYTON, Ohio, November S.-A heavy
vote is being polled. There is considerable
scratching on the city ticket, there being
a warm fight between the candidates for
police clerk. The county will go republican,
but the contest for congressman to sue
coed Col. r. NJ. Nevin, who is candidate
for reelection, Is close.
Heaviest Vote in Ohio's History.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. November Slime
weather prevails all over the state, and the
reports from all quarters uniformly state
that an enormous vote is being polled. The
frequency of mountaineering reports as to
getting out the vote early indicates that
Ohio is casting today the heaviest vote In
her history. 1t will probably exceed $780,
900. The complex ticket presented does not
seem to interfere with the rapidity of re-
cordng the vote, and this would seem to
indicate for the most part straight tickets"
are being cast.
InlS Will, IT true, 1aClUtaIe the counting,
and Ohio may know after all, by midnight
to a certainty how her election has gone.
So many names on the ballot that any
considerable scratching would make vote
counting very tedious.
AS the election proceeds the republicans
become more confident in their claims upon
a large plurality in the state. John R.
Malloy, secretary of the republican state
committee, made a prediction this morn
ing that the Roosevelt electoral ticket
would have plurality of at least 1O6 COO
This is over $4,000 greater than we ever
gave a presidential ticket in the state be-
FORE, he remarked 1t is believed that
the republican electoral ticket will lead the
state ticket materially for the reason that
Secretary of State Laylin at the head of
the state ticket is running for his third
term and there is some feeling against him
on this account.
The Congressional Outlook.
AS to the close congressional districts in
this state. the republican chances seem to
improve today. The third, fifteenth and
sixth seem republican beyond all question.
Taylor's republican, plurality here (the
twelfth districD, will not be less than a
thousand.
The chances are that the democrats will
carry the seventeenth district though the
republican leaders there do not eoncede it,
1t might be added to the republican COL
umn. If so 1t will mean eighteen republi-
can and three democratic congressman from
Ohio.