The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-06

-A-- +ACeAoE R10@ AE4 1HG arrest was
made on the allegation that Captain
Diamond had lived all summer in Put
nam county. this state
Hearst Wires Managers.
W. r. Hearst sent the following tel
egram early today to the state com
mlrteemen Of the Independence
league. We viii have at least 200 600
plurality IN greater New York. I feel
that our chances up the state are very
bright, thanks to your efforts and the
efforts of our friends.
There is only one possible danger
ana that IS that an attempt may be
made to count US out up the state as
ehey counted US out in this city last
fall. urge you to take extraordinary
precaution to prevent repeating and
miscOunting.
i thank you for your valuable aid
IN this campaign and I Congratulate
you on the victory that | firmly believe
we viii achieve
Dispatches from cities and towns up
the state indicate that large vote is
being poIled. Everywhere the weather
IS favorable and the country roads are
IN nne condition. In all the Industrial
centers the early morning vote was un-
usually heavy
., As, As the forenoon wore on balloting
throughout the city continued With
unabated strength. This was particl1-
iarly noticeable In the so-caned silk
stockings" neiyhbOrhood In the Thir-
teenth election district of the Twenty
ninth assem- bly, district POI ont of a
total registration of SAT had been
polled up to 8 O'Clock REPORTS from
10 districts in the Sixteenth Eight
eenth, Twenty seventh and Twenty
ninth assembly districts. covering
Park, Madison, Fifth and Lexington
avenues to the east and south of Cen
tral park showed that about one-third
OF the total vote had been cast before
9 o'clock
A
assembly district, Charles F. Murphy's
district, showed that nearly one-half
the total registered vote had been cast
before 9 o'clock
That the party watchers and election
officials are extremely FiziIant this
year was evident from the moment the
polls opened. In the borough of Man
haitian alone 115 arrests had been re-
ported up to 9:30 o o'clock. A remark
able feature of these incidents was the
unusual number Of member of well
known and wealthy families who were
arrested and forced to prove their
residence in court before being permit
ted to deposit thir ballots.
NIiIIiOnaires Lined Up.
New York. Nov. 6.-AIton B. Park
er was obliged to stand in line more
than Is minutes before he received his
ballot Standing in this line at the
same time were John D Rockefeller,
jr., H. NICK Twombly. Isidor ]. Worm
ser, J. r. Dospassos and Harry Payne
Whitney. J. Pierpont Morgan Joined
the line about 1915 and deposited his
ballot ten minutes later
The Independence league today is
sued statement that reports received
from state Committeeman A. G. Nv
ers "in dicated that fraud is rampant in
Herkimer county. Mr. Myers has
wired Mr.. Ihmsen from Little Falls
stating that in the town Of Gray alone
the registration has been increased
from III last year 70 PSI this year.
Warrants are now hssng procured and
ali persons illegally registered will be
promptly arrested
Another statement said.
Early reports received from Inde-
pendence league state committeeman
in the great up state manufacturing
centers indicate an enormous early
morning vote which is believed to be
for Hearst. Every report thus far re-
ceived gives indication that labor is
standing solidly behind Mr. Hearst
Clarence J. Shern, who was in
charge of the watchers for the Inde-
pendence league. said he had received
protests from his agents showing that
the supply Of ballots had been mixed
in Al election districts in greater New
York, the election officials of one dis
trict receiving the ballots printed for
another district. Mr.. Shearn said that
at least a hundred ballots for local
of this mistake. but that it would have
no effect on the head of the ticket
Roosevelt Casts His Vote.
Oyster Bay, Nov. 6.-President
Roosevelt reached here at 9:1O a. m.
and was greeted by a crowd of men.
women and children. He stopped at
the railroad station long enough to
shake hands with most Of those pres
ent and was then driven in a carriage
to the polling place of the fifth dis
trict over a Chinese laundry in east
Main street. After shaking hands with
each of the election officers. he re-
ceived ballot 81 and soon cast it.
While Secretary Loeb was voting the
president chatted with some of the
villagers. He then shook hands with
nearly every one present and was taxi
en- for a drive out toward Sycamore
hill in Mrs. J. West Roosevelt's car
riage
The president and Mrs. ]. West
Roosevelt took a drive about the vii.
lage. stopping frequently to allow th=
president to greet neighbors.
The presidents train left oyster Bay
at 1890 a. m.
Roosevelt Starts Home.
New York. Nov. 6=President
Roosevelt left Jersey City for Wash
ington at 1:20.