Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-06
FAIR WEATHER TO VOTE
All Over the Country Nearly the
Sun Shines.
BIG VOTE BEING POLLED
Many Issues All Over the Country
Bring the Voters Out.
HEARST A FACTOR IN STATES
Question Of a Republican House Of
Representatives Interests Peo-
pie in Many Sections.
HEARST A FACTOR IN STATES

PITTSBURG Pa. November 6.-Mild
| temperature and heavy fog, with Promise
of a fair day. marked the opening Of the
| polls in Pittsburg and Allegheny. The re-
| Gently enacted personal registration law
| will materially decrease the normal vote Of
b; former years, but spirited county fight is
| expected to bring out almost the full regis
! tration. large early morning vote was
| polled.
BALTIMORE, Md. November G. Cen
| orally clear and bracing weather favored
election day in Maryland. The polls opened
at 6 o'clock and close at Pm in this city.
In the counties they opened at and close
at s. The voting proceeded quietly in the
morning hours. Because of the little in
| terest displayed in the campaign political
| wiseacres expected a light vote.
| INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. November g.
Owing to the use of voting machines In this
county and reduced number of precincts
| together with fine weather. an early and
| heavy vote was anticipated.
| CINCINNATI, Ohio November 6.-The
| indications this morning were that the full
registered vote would be cast today. The
| local interest is intense and an unusually
|
| weather is fair and cold.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, November O.
There was heavy vote and much splitting
! of tickets at the opening of election today.
| Interest in Milwaukee city and county CEN
! tiers in the election of district attorney.
| Weather cloudy.
! MINNEAPOLIS Mimi. November g.
| Promise of the sunniest election day known
| here for years brought out a heavy vote
| early. full vote will be poiied. as city
! and state contests are close.
|, KANSAS CITY. Mo-. November 6.-Warm
weather. with no signs of rain, prevailed
| this morning, and the interest, both In this
! city and in Kansas City, KAN. was unusu-
al for an loft year" A heavy early vote
| was poled
OMAHA, Neb., November Collection day
| began with prospects for fine weather.
| Little interest is shown in the election, and
| the vote will be very light.
| COLUMBUS. Ohio, November Ga warm
! day with the shining early through
| the clouds characterized election day here.
| The vote was slow in coming out in the
early hours. Early results throughout Ohio
| indicated a light vote in the country dis
| tricts.
! BOSTON, November 6.-Blue skies and
| crisp. cool weather made an idoai elSction
| day. This. with the extraordinary cam
| paign that has been waged, pointed to the
| casting of a heavy vote throughout the
| state. The keen interest in the contest be-
| tween Gov. Guild and John B. Moran, the
heads of the democratic and republican
| tickets respectively ard for lieutenant
| governor between Eben S. Draper republic
can, and E. Geary Brown, democrat and
| Independence League, seemed to make the
| leaders of both parties optimistic
| PROVIDENCE, R. l., November 6.-Per-
| feet weather favored the state elections to-
day Besides the vigorous campaign Waged
| ing reelection, and by Mayor James II.
| Higgins of Pawtucket, his democratic OPP
| ponent the struggle for the control OF the
| state legislature, which will choose
| United States senator to succeed Mr.. Wet
| more was expected to arouse the voters
| from the usual "off year" apathy.
| NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. November g.
| Fine weather greeted the voters of Con-
| necticut who went to the polls early today,
| and the indications are that the vote al!
over the state will be heavy The usual
| big early morning vote was cast IN this
| city and surrounding towns and the inter-
est seemed fully up to the standard of So
called ''off years.
PHILADELPHIA. November 6-The in
| tense interest in the election in Philadel-
| phia had the effect Of bringing out an un-
| usually heavy vote throughout the city
during the morning hours The weather
| was perfect, the temperature being high
| enough to permit the workers to go about
| without overcoats. The polls in Philadel-
phia, as well as throughout Pennsylvania,
opened at am. and Will close at pm
| RALEIGH. NJ c.. November 6.-The sun
| is out with ideal temperature, some cloudi-
ness and possibility of showers. No great
| interest, and chances are for compare
| lively light vote.
| TOLEDO, Ohio. November Ga fog
greeted the early voters here this morning.
| A heavy vote Is being cast, and all 1ndlca-
| tons point to a sweeping victory for most
| of the independent ticket The rivalry is
| so keen that hardly a straight ticket will
be cast.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 6.-The
| day opened damp and foggy in this city.
Voting was heavy during the early morning
| hours. At many of the booths 1t was stated
been scratched.
| WILMINGTON, Del, November 6.-Bet-
ter election-day weather never was known
/ in Delaware than that which prevailed to-
| day. There Is little doubt that the full reg
| istered vote win be polled. but the regis
! tration is more than 5000 short of that two
years ago.
/ RICHMOND, Va. November 6-Weather
| today is ideal; bright sunshine with slight
| wind. Indications point to vote being
cast throughout the state of 70 per cent Of
| registration.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. November g.
| The voting here today was the first under
| the new registration law and many unreg-
| istered voters registered at the polls. caus-
| ing considerable delay in the polling OF
| votes. Weather fair and warmer.
| LOUISVILLE. KY, November 6.-Beauti-
| full weather brought out large early vote
| in Louisville. Interest in the senatorial.
| gubernatorial and congressional races is in
tense.
| ATLANTA, Ga, November 6.-The wealth
| err here is clear and warm, but the pros
| poets Of a heavy vote in Atlanta and
/ throughout the state Is small
| NEW ORLEANS. November 6.-Election
| day in New Orleans brought an overcast
| sky with indications of rain. Only very
| small early vote was polled.
DIES MONIES. Iowa. November 6.-Fair
| and warm weather brought out heavy
| vote here today. Indications at this time
forecast a heavy ballot. Owing to the party
| split in this state and because Of the re-
| moval of the circle from the ballot the re-
| turns will be somewhat delayed.