Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-02
OTHERS PAY FULL RATES
Outgoing Trains Crowded With Gov
eminent Employees on Way Home.
PRESIDENT TO CAST BALLOT
Secretaries Wright, Who Has No
Vote, and Metcalf, Who Is Ill,
Will Be Left to Hold
Down Lid.

All today outgoing trains were crowded
with dwellers in the District, employees of
Uncle Sam, on their way to their legal
homes to vote
Railroad officials in charge of the joint
voters agency in the basement of the
Home Life building said this morning
that counting in the business of Saturday,
it was figured out that 800 voters tickets
had been sold.
Today the sale was very heavy. 1t is be-
lieved the total will have reached nearly
500 by tonight.
Never has there been such a large exc
dus of voters from the District since 1896,
it is said by those who know. You can't
find a railroad official in Washington who
does not think there is going to be heavy
vote all over the country tomorrow. His
opinion is based on the exceptional inter-
est shown in the election by government
employees in Washington.
One point to be borne in mind in esti-
mating the voters from the District is that
railroads do not allow special rates for
voters on tickets within 150-mile radius.
This means that hundreds. and perhaps
thousands who have gone to their homes
in Maryland. Virginia and West Virginia
are not on record at the railroad joint
agency.
Mechanics Take Leave.
There was a great exodus of employees
of the government printing once and the
Washington navy yard today. Officials
of the big printery approximate that
fully 800 employees have applied for cleo
ton leave
Some voters left several days ago.
Others took their departure today. Still
others. whose homes are nearer yet. will
leave tonight.
At least 1000 workers in the navy
yard have gone home to vote. according
to an official Many mechanics and help
ers in the yard reside nearby In Mary
land and Virginia. These will be absent
from the shops only tomorrow.
In the closing hours Of the campaign
much political literature was circulated
among the workers in the government
managers of both the republican and dem
ocratic parties
Secretary Wright in Charge.
Secretaries Wright and Metcsif will be
the only members of the cabinet on duty
in this city tomorrow. Because of the
seniority of the War Department over the
Navy Department, Secretary Wright,
gold democrat, naturally will be the di-
rect representative of the President at the
seat of government for a few hours on
election day, during the temporary alb
sence of the President from Washington.
Secretary Wright lost his vote in Ten
nessee this year. because Of his failure to
register. The President and all the MEM
bers of the cabinet who can do so will
vote tomorrow at the places of their legal
residence.
Secretary of State Root and Assistant
Secretary of State Bacon Of New York.
and Third Assistant Secretary of State
Wilson of Illinois have gone to their
homes. Mr.. Adee is acting Secretary of
State.
Secretary Metcalf has been confined to
his home on NJ street for several days
with an obstinate attack of liver trou-
BILE He is now so much better that he
was able to spend a few hours at his
desk in the Navy Department this after
noon.
His illness prevented his going to his
home in California to vote even had there
been any necessity for his doing so. He
expects to be at the Navy Department to-
morrow usual. Assistant Secretary
Newberry of the navy has gone to his
home at Detroit Mich.
Assistant Secretary Oliver of the War
Department will vote at his home in Al
bany, N. Y. One of the few officers OF
the army who will exercise the rights OF
franchise tomorrow will be Gen. Whipple,
paymaster general. who has gone to his
home in Minnesota.