Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-03
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NEW YORK.

New York. Nov. >. From every
quarter OF New orll stato5today came
word that after the earnest campaign
by Gov. Hughes and Iieut.-Go Chan
Ter. Republican and Democratic cam
didates for the gorernorship. and the
equally diiigent canvass by Clarence
j. Shearn. the candidate Of the hide
i5pendence party, to say nothing Of the
7 efforts OF The candidates Of the Pro-
\ hibition and Socialist parties. / he PEG 81
pie We're declaring theii. final jnd grlent.
the numbers being helped by the ex
ceptionally fine weather and the fine
conditions OF thesroads.
a Very large proportion of the vote \
was cast he fore noon; proba bly, not&in
many. years have so many votes
come out so early in the day, There
was little disorder anywhere and ar
rests were few.
Throughout upstate conditions We're
favorable for the polling OLA 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 Albany districts it
was estimated that one third of the
vote had been polled in the first two
hours. Schenectady voting machines
showed more than the ordinary scratch
ing. Buffalo was center of interest.
because the voting machines in use
there would afford early Information
E ltIal WDuit DC Il possible ainuSAElO INE5
results elsewhere i'll the state.
Mr.. Mack voted at IA and departed
Immediately for New York. He eS-
pressed confidence in the success of his q
party
The Republican county chairman pre-
diets that Taft viii carry Erie county
by 10000. William H. Fitzpatrick, in
charge Of the Democratic campaign in
Erie county, declares that Bryan will
carry the county by 5000, and Chan
Ter by 1900.
At Eimira four Republican voters
were arrested, charged with buying of
votes
The police have warrants for. a dozen
Others The Republicans this year re-
fused to join the so-called "Blmira
Compact" limiting the use of money
to $40 per election district and the
Democrats claim that their opponents
have large sum fol. use there.
With the first gray shadow of APP
preaching dawn. the American voters
sought today TO choose a new presi-
dent of the United States. Early
weather reports were favorable and IL
heavy Vote lis being cast in every
state where there has been the SEM
blance OF a contest between The two
leading parties.
The polls opened throughout New
York at 6 O'Clock The closing hon,
Is y. M.
shopkeeperss along 1sroadwar busted
themselves during the morning WITH
preparations of defense against the
which here is q degree OF magnitude
and liberty approached by probably
no other city. Barricades We're con-
structed in front of the piategiass win
tiows. all showcases projecting upon
the sidewalks We're removed and as
far as possible decks We're cleared
as the police expressed it. for the surg
ing crowds that will pack the famous
thoroughfare tonight from Old Trinity.
at the head Of Wall street. TO Times
Square at Forty-second street and be
You'd
There was rush OF voters at prac-
tically every polling precinct this
morning as soon as the ballot boxes
We're opened. Nhe Tammany orsani-
cation especially was anxious to get
its vote in early. because of the fear
Of complications later in the dag
through the operation of the new reg
tstration law. The new Law requires
that voters shall write their own
names N registering and repea. sig
natures for comparison on election day
The catechism Of questions for illit-
crate voters is quite extensive. These
conditions were likely to result in
slower voting tnan ever before. III
the districts where there WAS unusual
heavy registration the police feared
that tine would not be available for
everybody 10 vote. and i'll several in
stances the board OF elections split
up the precincts to facilitate the poll.
ing
At Republican headquarters this
morning Chairman Victor Mason said <
that the vote IN Republican districts
in this city was heavier in the earlier
hours than usual.
John D. Rockefeller had to stand in
line in a Sixth avenue tailor shop for
40 minutes before he had a chance to