Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-02
NEW YORK ORDERLY BIC VOTE IN MARYLAND
Signature Law Credited With Returns From the State Com
Dispatch in Voting. ing in Slowly.
WATCHERS ARE NUMEROUS WEATHER MOST FAVORABLE
College Students From Nearby In Indications Majority
stitutions Keep Tab. Against Suffrage Amendment
TAFTs SON DRAWS CROWDS BALTIMORE GIVES OVER 10000
son oiVen no'ner 'o' Against
Barnard Eary-Hearst . y
and Gaynor Ike A' ~
ports Front
Signature Law Credited With
Dispatch in Voting.
WATCHERS ARE NUMEROUS
College Students From Nearby In
stitutions Keep Tab.
TAFT'S SON DRAWS CROWDS
Presidents Son Given Another Job
Barnard Votes Early-Hearst
and Gaynor Take Time.

ures Of today's election were the general
absence Of disorder and the rapidity with
which the vote was cast. notwithstanding
the unwieldly and complicated ballots.
Although many arrests were made for
violation OF the election law. the greater
part Of these were found to be due to
clerical errors or Observation-Disclosures The
professional repeater and the guerrilla
were chiefly notable by their absence.
Signature Law Given Credit.
Credit for this satisfactory state Of af-
fairs was given largely to the new sig
nature law, put into practice for the first
time In a New York municipal election.
Under this law every voter. after receiv-
Ing his ballot. is compelled to write his
name and have it compared with the sig
nature which he made at the time Of
registration.
II ever New York election was well
watched. II was today's. Every polling
place had it's full quota Of watchers.
including nearly 1900 college students
from Columbia. Yale. Princeton and other
nearby institutions. who were distributed
throughout the greater city.
The entire police force of 10, 100 men
was on duty before daylight. The ma
jOrity were at the polling places. with
squads Of plain clothes scouts and
detectives ready for any emergency
Taft's Son Excites Interest.
Robert A. Taft, the Presidents son,
who was among the earliest college men
to volunteer as a watcher. was stationed
early In the day at a Sd avenue polling
place. His presence. however, proved
such an attraction to the East Side
crowd that the police were called upon
to disperse the spectators.
Young Taft was transferred to WORK a.
a republican scout For the remainder
OF the day he spent his time hurrying
by automsbils from voting place to yot-
ing place. investigating reports Of trouble
and witnessing the playing of the politi-
cal game In a hundred different corners
Of the greater city.
Eiihu Root, jr., also studied the election
system Of the city as a scout watcher.
Today's weather. despite the gloomy
demonstrations Of the weather man YES
terday, was all that could be desired
Somewhat cloudy in the forenoon, the
afternoon weather proved clear and cool.
with the crisp tang Of autumn tempered
by a light breeze.
Voting Of Candidates.
Otto Barnard. republican nominee for
mayoralty, voted early in the morning
long line OF his supporters kept up a
continual cheering during the minute or
two which It took him to get his ballot,
mark it and place ii in the hands of the
officials.
Both Hearst and Justice Gaynor were
more tardy about gettinG their ballots in
Mr.. Hearst voted in an uptown garage
shortly after noon and Justice Gaynor
appeared at a little Brooklyn tailor shop,
where he cast his ballot .only an hour be-
fore the time assigned for the polls to
close.
Both were pretty thoroughly flash
lighted and snapshotted while they were
preparing to vote.
Gaynor Odds Stiffen.
The betting odds which had made Jus
tice Gaynor a 1 TO favorite last night
advanced still more in his favor during
the day. BY the time the polls closed
Gaynor money went begging at to 3.
There was far less confidence among
the bettors. however. as to the remainder
OF the democratic ticket. The Gaynor
men demanded slight odds on the entire
city ticket With Gaynor quoted at 1 to
3. Barnard money asked 1 to 1 and
Hearst dropped to 8 to 1.
Herbert Parsons. the republican chair
man. said tonight that the election had
been the hardest fought municipal con-
test ever held In New York.
1T is true this has been a quiet cleo
ton" he said. but there has been much
crookedness. I think we shall hear more
Of this later.
Our watchers reported all day long
that ballots had been found already
marked with a Cross in the democratic
column before being handed to the voter
There were other peculiar things going
on. too-how generally cannot say at
this time
Gov. Hughes cast his vote just before
noon. He was in the booth several min
utes and declined to make any comment
on the election.
Charles F. Murphy, the Tammany lead
er. voted late In the afternoon in an East
Side butcher shop. He spoke optimistic
ally of the voting. but had no definite
predictions to give out at the time