Evening star., 1907-11-06
Vote in Fairfax County.
ELECTION SIDELIGHTS

New York's election night crowds really
do take an interest in the result of the
battle. out they must have lots of fun
mixed with bulletins and figures. So Her
aid Square, Park Row, 125th street and
other centers took on mard! gras as
pect last night, and fish horn, RATHER
ticker and horse fiddle helped to swell
the uproar and merrymaking that grew
and kept awake those who have forgot
ten their youth or allowed their civic In
terests to sag to that point where they
ara willing to learn from the morning
papers who were the successful candi-
dates.
The merrymakers' vanguard began to
swarm the streets hour after the POLLS
closed, and several hours later Broadway Y
and the Bowery were fully awake to the
fact of something doing. The Bowery had
an unusual interest In this election, for
Big Tom Foley was running tor shcrin,
and the Bowery thinks that big Tom"
is just about right
Sidewalks and streets were soon crowd
Cd, and trolley cars We're forced 10 era wi
along through irregular lanes OF merry
makers. Some Of THESE We're voters bat
many of them never will have a vote un-
Iii universal suffr rage becomes an accom-
pisned tact.
DIR. Wilhelm Cohnstadt, editor of the
frankfurt Ze.tuns. published in Frank
furt, Germany, VINO is studying polIIi
cal and economical condluons i'll this
country, spent yesterday in Baltimore and
took considerable interest in the elect ON.
Dr.. Cohnstadt was particularly impressed
with the good order maintained around
the polls, which he said compared favor
ably with that which marks the elections
in his native country. The methods OF
u &c,
many differ considerably. he said, and in
merit he believes the systems about equal.
Because of a slight de feet III the first bal
lot given him, Mr.. George r. Gather, the
republican nominee for governor, was
given second one yeterday ii Baltimore,
when he voted. shortly after l o'clock,
In the tenth precinct of the eleve tn
ward: On examining the first ballot
Mr. Gather discovered spot of
printers ink opposite the name of Mr..
Thomas farran, the reoI rlcan nominee
tur clerk of the court OF appeals. Upon
showing the spot to the election judges
he received another ballot He was the
one hurelred and Einth person to vote in
tilr II, CLnct IN which there ar 80 reg
istered voters. Mr.. Gather was accom-
panied to the polls Dy his son, Mr.. George
h Gather, 1r., vino, in marking his bal
lot punCtured II. lie, too, was given all
other.
| Representative w. Bourke Cochran was
arrested on d charge OF Illegal voting
arrested on a charge of Illegal voting YES
terday afternoon at polling place in Sd
avenue. New York. The policeman who
made the arrest said he could not verify
thu adtr given Dy Mr.. Cochran at 40
East l1th street from which address MI
Cochran had registered. The latter was
taken to the police station and then to
police court. Mr. Cochran Is grand sa-
chem Of Tammany Hell. \ servant at the
East 18th street house had sworn that no
one named Bourke Cochran lived there
and Magistrate Cornell issued the war
rant while under the impression that some
one was trying to vote on the representa-
tiVes name. When Mr.. Cochran was ar
riiSned in court one of States Attorney
General Jackson S assistants denounced III
arrest rs an outrage and Mr. Cochran was
promptly re eased. Mr.. Cochran said that
the East 1Tth street house was his resi-
/ dPnRc" tefcra II" went 70 Congress and
that he had never forfeited his r.ght TO
vote from that place.
At Cleveland last night when the CIeve-
land Leader conceded Mayor Johnsons s
election by 5000 plurality. Peter Witt,
city clerk sent the following telegram 10
| President Roosevelt: AS usual Cl"ve III
again went moral The next time YOU
tell Burton to run, kindly tell him which
way" This telegram was sent by reason
of the advice of the President TO Mr..
Burton to make the run against Tom L.
johnson.