The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-03
GREAT
VOTE IS
POLLED
Republicans Are Very Con-
fident That Calumet Re-
gion Voting Will Bring
Landslide in Their Favor
Today.

Presidential election day, 1908, start
ed In with ideal republican weather
conditions. The people of Lake cOun-
ty took advantage of this fact and at
O'Clock this afternoon old expert
enced politicians say that never In
their experience has the vote been
poIIed so early and have there been
few stay-at-home republicans. That
there is landslide one way or the
other is freely predicted.
The vote this fall Will be the 1arg-
est, precinct by precinct, that has ever
been cast In Lake county. If any of
the political leaders have been of the
Impression that there is apathy I'm this
campaign they must be mistaken.
Register Entire Strength.
The republicans take this as an in
dication that the ay-at-home vote
this year will be smaller than ever
and that the republicans will register
practically it's entire strength at the
polls today.
The republicans expected to have a
great deal of trouble with the demo-
Gratis over the foreign vote. There were
mysterious rumors to the effect that
the democrats were planning a great
onslaught on the foreign vote, which
the republicans believed they had sewed
up In their pockets.
Prepared for Emergency.
But the republicans were prepared
for the emergency. They had printed
affidavits ready and when a vote was
challenged they were ready to take
the voters affidavit that he was a
legal voter.
Early reports from the various parts
of the county revealed the fact that
Gary was the storm center There
an attempt was made to intimidate
the republican ~votees s5ys erresting a
number of them. They were released
on bail, however, and the democratic
trick was a failure.
This afternoon there has been no
interference with the voters since 1
O'Clock and 1T is not expected tina
there will be any further trouble 1t
Is understood that the democrats have
given up hopes of keeping the for
eign voter from the polls and that
there will be no further difficulties
this afternoon.
Foreign Vote is Large.
Over in East Chicago and Indiana
Harbor where the intimidation of the
foreign voters was expected to charac-
terize the activities of the democrats
there was very little trouble. The for
eign vote there is large and it is prin-
cipally republican. 1t is understood
that the East Chicago Poles are about
the only foreigners who are not unani-
nous In their support of the repub-
lican ticket
Great stress is laid on the foreign
vote for the reason that it was over
the voting of these men that there
was expected to be the most trouble
With the foreign vote registered it is
admitted that the republican victory
is assured
All OF the republicans are elatet
over the manner in which the voting
is being done There is much les
scratching than was expected and th'
number of voters who are picking thei
candidates from several tickets is com
paratively small
Business Practically Suspended.
The scenes in the various cities owe
the region are characteristic of TIL
average presidential election. Busines
is practically suspended in the store
about towns and the saloons and bank
are all closed. Groups of men con
gregate on every corner and talk owe
the issues of the day.
The election in Hammond so far ha
been very orderly. Up to a late hou
this afternoon there had not been
single case of assault or provoking as
sau1t reported to the police.
In Gary, East Chicago and indiana
Harbor however, the situation wa
somewhat different and the re wa
trouble frequently reported, although
in no case did it assume serious pro
portions.
Big Crowd Expected Out.
1t is expected that the crowds whic
will be out to hear the election re
turns as furnished by THE TIMES an
other ways will be the largest tha
ever congregated for that purpose. TIL
state campaign is the thing that ha
made the result of such great interes
and not until this evening will the peo
pie of Hammond know whether 1t /
TO be Watson or Marshall