Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-07
IN ELECTIONS
UNUSUALLY KEEN HERE
Many Department Employees
Go Home to vote-PIans
for Receiving Returns.

interest IN the elections tomorrow eX-
tends from the President OF the United
States to the humblest citizen of the
land and to many others who want to be
citizens 1t is reported by the League OF
Republican State Clubs that the largest
percentage Of employees in the executive
departments here that has ever gone
home to vote has gone this year. Presi-
dent Taft starts for Ohio this afternoon
to cast his vote in the O'Brienvil'e pre-
cinct of Cincinnati. Secretary Knox will
vote In Pennsylvania. Secretary Mac
Veagh will vote in Illinois, Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham in New York, Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock and Secretary
Meyer in Massachusetts, and Secretary
Wilson in Iowa. Secretary Balinger will
not vote, because 1t would take eleven
days for him to exercise the right; Sec
rotary Nasel is detained in Washington
by important departmental business, and
Secretary Dickinson, who has arrived ir
New York on his return from his journey
around the world, will not. owing to lach
of time, cast his vote in his home In
Tennessee.
Beekman Winthrop, acting Secretary
Of the Navy. left here this afternoon TO,
New York city, where he will vote to-
morrow.
Gen. Oliver, acting Secretary Of War
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not be able to vote tomorrow because OF
his failure to register. Owing to the abb
sence of Secretary Dickinson, he has
been closely confined to this city in the
consideration of important military mat
tiers in the course of preparation for sub
mission to Congress.
The Star to Show Returns.
If Washington is denied the excitemen,
0f an election will mot no bohind any
city in the country in the matter of re.
turns. For as soon as the results are
known, far or near, tomorrow evening
they will be flashed to the capital of the
nation Large screens erected on the Penn.
syivania avenue front of The Star build
ing will display bulletins as freely and
as fast as the telegraph brings them
High.powered stereopticons will flash the
results in precinct, district and state i'm
mediately on their receipt. from the mo.
ment the first count is known anywhere.
Arrangements are also announced fol
receiving the election returns by the
National Press Club, for its members and
guests, at 10Th and F streets, the clubs
home; at the University Club, 10th and X
Der of Commerce. 18th and F streets
northwest the District democratic CEN
trail committee, at the Ebbitt House; the
League of Republican State Clubs. at its
headquarters. 1347 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, besides many other places
public and private. so that no one OF
Washington's population need long be in
doubt as to the results anywhere
At the White House.
Secretary Norton has arranged for the
election returns to be received at the
White House, as usual. although the
President will be away from the city. The
executive offices will be in charge Of Chief
Clerk Latta. The returns will be for the
benefit Of cabinet officers and their fami-
lies who may be interested enough to be
present. The returns will be from the
telegraph companies and news associa-
tons.