The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-03
In Every State in the Union
Citizens Are BallOting
For President and Vice Presi-
dent of the U. S.
STATE ELECTIONS
Are Being Held I'm All But
Few Commonwealth.
Weather Is Generally GOOD
Throughout the Country.
STATE ELECTIONS

New York Nov 3.-From through
ont practically the entire country to-
dav reports of the progress of the
election with few exceptions, tell the
same story of ideal weather conditions
and Of fast and early voting. Indica-
tions all point to an exceptionally
heavy vote, and the brief space OF
time spent by most of the electors in
the voting booth is generally taken as
a sign of comparatively few split tick
cts.
President Roosevelt arrived at
OYSTER Bay from Washington early
today and voted shortly after 8
O'Clock. Mr.. Bryan voted at Lincoln
and Mr.. Taft at Cincinnati.
National political headquarters IN
this city were practically deserted to-
day, both Chairman Hitchcock ana
Chairman Mack having gone home to
vote. They will return this afternoon
however and as returns are to be re-
ceived at both Democratic and Re
publican headquarters, the quiet OF
the day will be replaced by a flood
tide of activity as soon as the New
York polls close at o'clock.
The terms of 80 United States
senators expire the fourth of March
next and the legislatures which will
choose their successors are being
voted for today. The campaigns in
many congressional districts have
been exceptionally hard fought this
year and the decision of the voters as
to continuing in power at Washington,
a number of well known figures will
play a lively part in the interest which
attaches to tonights returns.
The polls opened throughout New
York state at o'clock. The closing
hour Is p. m.
Shopkeepers along Broadway busted
he unnrniUC with
preparations of defense against the
election night throngs and revelry
which here reach degree of mag
nitude and liberty approached by
probably no other city. Barricades
were constructed in front of plate
glass windows, all show cases protud-
ing on the sidewalks were removed
and as far as possible decks were
cleared" as the police expressed 1t for
the surging crowds that will pack the
famous thoroughfare tonight from old
Trinity at the head of Wall street to
Times Square at Forty y-second street
and beyond.
There was rush of voters at prac-
tically every polling precinct this
morning as soon as the ballot boxes
ganization especially was anxious to
get its vote in early, because of the
fear of complications later in the
day through the operation of the new
ItBlSlIdNlOH law. Inc new law re-
quires that voters shall write their
own names in registering and repeat
the signature for comparison on cleo
ton day. The catechism of questions
for illiterate voters is quite extensive.
These conditions are likely to result
In slower voting than ever before. In
the districts where there was un-
usually heavy registration the police
feared that time would not be avail
able for everybody to vote, and in
several instances the board of cleo
tions split up the precincts to
facilitate the polling.
The upstate returns undoubtedly
will be in before the count in many
of the local precincts is fairly under
way. Erie county. in which Buffalo
is located and which is declared
usually to be an index to the national
result will be one of the first counties
to announce results. Voting machines
are used in Buffalo and the returns
are quickly footed up. A comparison
of the returns from Erie county with
the figures of two and four years ago
will give a pretty close idea of what
the drift in state and nation is to be-
oyster Bay. N. Y. Nov. 3.-President
Roosevelt reached the polling place at
N9:23 m, and cast ballot No. 141.
Eheodore Roosevelt, Jr., deposited bal
lot No. 142. After voting the president
and his son drove to Sycamore Hill.
NEW YORK.
New York. Nov. 3.-From every
quarter of New York state today came
word that after the earnest campaign
by Governor Hughes and Lieutenant
Governor Chanler. Republican and
Democratic candidates for the COVER
nOrship. and the equally diligent can
vass by Clarence ]. Shearn, the can
didate of the Independence party, to
say nothing of the efforts of the can
didates of the Prohibition and Social
ist parties, the people were declaring
their final judgment, the numbers be-
ing helped by the exceptionally fine
weather and the fine conditions of the
roads. A very large proportion of the
vote was cast before noon: probab bly
not in many years has so many votes
come out so early in the day There
was little disorder anywhere and ar
rests were few.
Throughout the upstate conditions
were favorable for the polling of a full
vote. In the larger cities the early
voting was unusually heavy some of
the districts in Syracuse showing two
ballots to the minute. In several Al
bany districts ii was estimated that
one-third of the vote had been polled
in the first two hours. Schenectadv's
voting machines showed more than
the ordinary scratching. Buffalo was
n center OF interest. because the voting
machines in use there would afford
early information that would be a nos
sible index to the results elsewhere in
the state.
Mr.. Mack voted at 7:45 and depart +
= ed immediately for New York. He ex-
pressed confidence in the success of
his party.
The Republican county chairr-e n
predicts that Taft will carry Erie
county bv 10000. William II. Fitz-
patrick. in charge of the DemonAafic
campaign I'm Erie. declares that Bryar
viii carry the county by 5000 and
Chanler bv 5000.
At Elmira four Republican workers
were arrested charged with buying OF
votes. The police have warrants for a
dozen others. The Republicans this