The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-08
NEW YORK.

New York. Nov. S.-More than
million and a half voters who will reg
lister their choice for state and con-
gressionaI offices in New York state
today Travelled to the polls over roads
white with snow.
Snow was falling this morning in
every part of the state except the
northern counties. The storm last
night had ceased in Washington,
Franklin, Hamilton. st Lawrence and
Saratoga counties, but many towns in
this district sent word of bad roads
and threatening weather
According to some of the Demo-
cratic leaders, however such condi-
tions this year can not be character
lied Democratic weather. as truth
fully as usual Both the big parties
this year are depending on a big rural
vote and John A. Dix the Democratic
candidate for governor, has made a
special appeal to the farmers. The
western part of the state and the
southern tier of counties were buried
under a blanket of snow that at James
town reached foot in depth In
some places as the sun rose higher the
snow changed to a drizzling rain, more
discouraging to the reluctant voter
than ever.
with a light fall of snow that soon
changed to rain and toward II o'clock
ceased, although the skies were lower
ing. The early voting was light, ex-
cept in Harlem and the lower part of
the Bronx, where 25 per cent of the
electors had marked their ballots by 9
o'clock.
The morning passed with no marked
disturbances at the polls. Among the
watchers were fifty women, who had
been stationed at the polls by the Re
publican Volunteer Watchers associa-
ton.
They belonged to the woman suf-
frage organizations. One was Miss
Maud Ingersoll, daughter of the late
Robert G.. IngersoL She was on duty
in G. F. Murphys assembly district
Unless the vote is close, a line on the
result is expected early this evening
Returns from places like Buffalo,
Rochester and Newburgh where vot-
ing machines are used, should be avail
able within an hour or two after the
polls close at O'Clock These. with
results from a few typical country dis
trictS and from one or two in New
York City that will give line of the
vote of the uptown residence sections
and of the East side will place the ex-
perienced estimators in 4 position to
begin work before they finish their
dinners
The vote splitting which both sides
had expected could not be discerned
On the contrary many places reported
the swiftest voting on record, the bal
lots in the Bowery lodging house sec
ton being marked at an average of 40
an hour. Chairman Prentice of the
Republican state committee had a
number of upstate leaders on the tele-
phone during the day. He said ex-
cellent reports We're received.
No reports came from Democratic
state headquarters.
Dix Goes Home
Albany, n. Y, Nov. S.-Expressing
confidence in the result of today's bal
loting J. A. Dix, Democrat candidate for
governor, left Albany this afternoon 10
motor to pine Needles" )" his Washing
ton county home al Thomson. where h.,
will receive the election returns tonight
Good luck" said one of MIR Dix's
friends today as he was leaving. 'sWs
shau look for you back here on Jan
uary t."
u expect to be back" said the can
d:date, smiling. You know I live ia
Alban3 during the winter"