The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-07
BIG CITIES VOTE.
JerOme's Election Considered
Certain in New York.
Hearst Says Tammany Bought
OFF His Leaders.
WHOLESALE ARRESTS
Cause the Closing Of Polling
Places in Philadelphia.
Little Interest Manifested in
the Chicago Election.
WHOLESALE ARRESTS

New York, Nov. I'm spite OIL MI.
Jerome's belief that the alleged forged
circular instructing voters how to
gp1it a ticket would have wrought him
great harm. the Republican county
committee seemingly took a different
view Of the case, and this morning
Instructions to Republican ballot in
eDectors contains this assurance:
"a ballot marked in the circle under
tle Republican emblem and also in
the circle under the Jerome emblem
is not q void ballot Every ballot
marked i'm this way must be counted
for all the candidates in the RepuDl-
can column except Flammer.
Tt was believed at first that these in
structions were forgeries since they
are at variance with the Interpretation
of the law that had been commonly
accented The authenticity of the in
structions was admitted by the com
mittee and they were declared 70 De
correct
A DEVELOPMENT of interest this
morning was the publication of a
significant statement by Arthur Bris-
bane, one of Mr.. Hearsts editorial
writers who declared that his employer
was looking for greater things than the
mayOralty Of New York MT Brisbane
"NIr. Hearst is built for greater
things even than the mayoralty of this
city, and he's going to get them. This
country is hard up for rich, intelligent
and powerful men,"
The fne weather and the great in
terest taken in the issues to be decid-
ed brought out a very large vote in
the early hours of the day. A notable
fact was the great number of volun-
teer watchers for William t. Jerome
The arrests were numerous, but fre-
quently were due to misunderstand-
ings or to clerical errors on the regis
tratiOn books
Hearst Casts His Ballot
William r.. Hearst candidate for
mayor on the municipal ownership
ticket, voted before taking brea akfast-
His ballot was cast at GAS o'clock in
polling place in an undertaker's
shop in East Twenty ninth street, Even
at that early hour and despite the
fact that Mr.. Hearst started alone for
The polling booth, a large number OF
his supporters had seen him and had
formed an enthusiastic cheering pro-
UessiOn to escort him to the booth.
Mayor George B. Mcclellan, Demo-
cratic candidate for reelection, and
William WINS Republican mayOralty
candidate, each voted at 1880 o'clock.
Mr. Mcclellan voted in Sixth avenue
tailor shop in the 18th election district
Of the Fifth assembly district
Mr. WINS rode in a carriage to his
voting place, the 18th election dis
trict of the Twenty-hfth assembly dis
trict.
Mr.. Wins said he voted for Jerome.
He said the thought Jerome's chances
for election are particularly good.
TOdays vote which is expected to
reach a total of more than 100000 in
the city Of New York, is being cast at
1.948 polling places. The total regis
tration is 646,871. The polls will
close at p. m
Bought OF by Tammany.
At the Hearst headquarters today,
Max Ihmsen, one of Mr.. Hearst's lieu
tenants, said:
"A great many Hearst watchers and
captains have been bought off by Tam
many hall and have deserted US We
have sent out volunteers wherever we
could learn of the desertions but they
appear all over the city"
Mr. Hearst said:
We are handicapped by not having
an organization and by some of our
captains having deserted us"
Before noon today there had been
g. arrests on complaints of illegal
registration. All but one of the ac-
cused We're discharged by the police
ma agistrates. some of whom criticized
deputies of superintendent of EIec-
ttons Morgan for errors in making the
arrests Two police captains We're
crested and charged by watchers with
being disorderly- They We're dis
charged.
District Attorney Jerome, independ-
ent candidate for reelection. was
given an ovation when he walked to
the polls to vote at II o'clock He
voted in a basement barber shop in
the lower east side, after which the
cheering crowd escorted him to a
street car.
Elections are being held throughout
the state for municipal and county Of
hcers and for members of the assem-
bly, branch of the legislature.
The weather is generally fair except
IN the extreme western part of the
state, where rain is falling at some
places The vote was being polled
Out Of 212 election arrests made
before noon today in New York and
Brooklyn, less than thirty prisoners
were held by the magistra tes for ex-
animation Nearly all the charges
were Illegal registration. Whenever
tue prisoners had a witness swear. To
their residence the word of this Wit
ness was taken in preference to that
OF the deputy election inspectors who
caused the arrest.
Fifty Arrests.
In the Eighth ward so men accused
Of attempting to vote on bogus Inv
receipts We're taken into CUSTODY and
during the disturbance CONSEQUENT
upon tne arrest three polling places
were temporarily closed. There were
about 40 arrests for alleged renaaffr7e
ing the Fifth ward
The polls do not close in this state
until o'clock.
Samuel G. Maloney, harbor master
and organization leader of the Fiffb
ward, was arrested today in his club
on warrant charging him with con-
spiracy to conduct an Illegal election.
The warrant was made out in the
name of John Doe on the affidavit ~
Reginald Johnson Of counsel for tbe
city party.
AEaloney has been ga storm CENTER
during the campaign, the city party
ohGrging him with various frauds