Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-11-07
BIG VOTE is
BEING POLLED
IN NEW YORK.
RiOtIng Began in Some Districts
As Soon As Polls Were Opened
MANY Arrested During the
Morning.

NEW YORK, Nov. 7:-This is the
most exciting election day the city of
New York has known for years.
The ballots cast in many districts
up to | o'clock numbered half Of the
registration
Many arrests We're made, but most
of the prisoners were discharged.
On the east side Tammany money
was in evidence, but the watchers at
the polls kept sharp lookout and
quiet was the order of the morning in
nearly every district
Each party was confident of sue
cess, and eagerly waited for O'Clock,
when the polls will be closed and the
counting of the ballots will be begun
The feature of the early morning
was the preponderance and charac-
ter of the jerome watchers at the
polls
Most of them were clean-cut young
men, evidently sons of prosperous
citizens or students. number were
said to be students of Columbia.
The seemed absolutely condent of
the election of their candidate, while
the Mcclellan and Hearst watchers
watched narrowly for WINS buttons
on the coat lapels of the voters and
seemed to feel that if they could get
the straight republican vote for their
candidate they would win.
Expert observers of the circum-
stances attending the election are
unanimous in the opinion that an ex-
hemely heavy vote will be polled be-
fore the booths are closed.
Scenes of disorder and roting took
place Immediately after the opening
of the polls. Outbreaks of serioue
nature occurred in, williamsburg
where one arrest was made
Policeman Santore, of the Eliza
beth street station, was arrested in
the Tenth Election district of the
Second Assembly Assembly district
by an election inspector on charge
of violating the election laws. The
arrest was made amid great excite
ment
Three hundred policemen of the
traffic squad are being held in readi-
ness to be rushed TO any part of the
city, and the most stringent meas
ures will be taken TO quell the slight
est disturbance.
Many arrests for Illegal voting in
Harlem were made only few min
utes after the polls opened The in
dications were that serious. trouble
would be met with before the day is
over and that one of the most enor-
nous votes in the political history
of the city would be cast.
William r. Hearst was the first Of
the mayoralty candidates to vote He
cast his ballot at seven o'clock. 1t
was No 40, and he voted in the
Sixth election of the Twentieth AS
district A crowd cheered
him.
President Roosevelt passed through
the city early today on his way to
Oyster Bay to vote Cheers met him
wherever he was recognized.
Democrats are admittedly shaky
over the fate of James W. Osborne.
They figure that il Mcclellan does not
get 10000 plurality in New York
county he wi. not be able to pull Os
)orne through.
State superintendent of Elections
Morgan swore in 500 men. compris-
ng a secret service squad In the Sc
lection Of these secret service men
MIR. Morgan exercised the utmost care
and every precaution was taken to
keep their appointment a secret to
The regularly constituted deputies.
Many arrests for Illegal voting
were made early. Up 10 o'clock ff-
teen men. charged with violation Of
the election laws, had been arraign-
ed in he Harlem Police Court. Magis-
uate Mayo discharged all except one. [