Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-08
Nearly All States Report
Heavy Poll Early in
Day.
ISSUES MAINLY LOCAL
''SiIent" Vote MyStifieS Party
Bright for the
Democrats.

Elections of far-reaching Importance
are proceeding throughout the country
today. In all states members of the
national house are being chosen, ex-
cept in Maine and Vermont, which
have already made their choice. In
Is states governors and fuH state
tickets are being elected, and in many
of these states the legislatures elected
will name United States senators.
Exceptional Interest shown.
The exceptional interest taken in the
election is shown by a heavy vote re-
ported from many points during the
early. hours. In Boston more than
quarter of the registered vote was cast
in the first two hours. In Albany. n.
Y, many districts had half their vote
in before 10 a. m.
At Cincinnati the poll during the
morning hours was unusually heavy.
Milwaukee, st. Louis, Omaha, and 9th
er points reported a heavy vote.
Sherman at Polls Early.
Vice President Sherman and his
three sons cast their vote in Utica,
y. Y, at $50 a m. Ex-President
Roosevelt remained at Sycamore Hill
early in the day, intending to cast his
vote at Oyster Bay at noon.
Silent Vote Mystifies
Chicago, Nov. S.-With prospects for
a cold, cloudy day, politicians began
the task of getting out the vote at )
o'clock this morning. Claims of both
sides were discounted by the revela-
ton of 100000 silent voters" who re-
fused to reveal their intentions TO the
canvassers of either party.
The congressional ffgbtI Illinois is
almost over-shadowed by the legisla-
tive elections. In three senatorial dis
tricts legislators under indictment for
legislative scandals are running for
reelection.
Two OF Taft's Family Vote
Two members of Tafts official
family voted in Chicago today.
Charles . Norton, secretary to che
president, cast his ballot in the 25th
ward at 9 o'clock and Secretary of
the Treasury MacVeagh voted at the
same hour in an old barn near his
Lake Shore drive home. Both left
flor Washington Immediately after
voting.
Democrats Claim Gains.
Chicago, Nov. S.-Reports received
at noon indicate unusual interest in
the election throughout the country,
and in most states heavy vote is be-
ing polled In New York interest in
creased as the day wore on, and 1t was
believed a heavier vote would be cast
upstate this afternoon than was re-
ported IN the morning
Middle west states reported an ex-
ceptionally, heavy vote polled greatest
interest being shown in the result on
congressman. Democrats feel conf
dent of making gains. but the repubh-
cans refuse TO concede any loss of
ground.
little Evidence in Washington.
washington, Nov. S.-While to-
day there is little evidence in Wash
ington that national election is go
ing on, tonight the city will have
every appearance of a partisan COM
munity. Newspapers have made eX-
tensive arrangements for receiving
and displaying the news and at the
White house where wires have been
installed, four members of the cab
met, unable to go home to vote, will
gather to receive the returns.
In the treasury department more
of its prominent officials are away
to vote than any of the Oldest en-
ployes can remember at any election.
The ranks of the clerks have been
reduced to about half.
Burrows Sees Democratic House.
New York, Nov. S.-Senator Bur-
rows, who is in town, expresses con-
fidence Michigan will send solid
republican delegation to congress.
At the same time, he says, the orift
throughout the country seems to in
dicate a democratic house. Such
result will virtually paralyze the ad-
ministration and make any party
legislation impossible, he says.
Dix Is Confident.
Albany. n. Y, Nov. S.-Express-
ing confidence in the result of to-
days baIloting, John \. Dix, demo-
cratic nominee for governor, left this
afternoon for his Washington county
home at Thomson, where he will re-
ceive election returns tonight.
Snow in New York.
New York, Nov, S.-A light fall of
wet snow was seemingly no determent /
to the early voter today and reports |
from various parts of the city in the |
first hours were that the voting was |
brisk. Betting at the close of the cam |
paign favored Dix for governor.
Early news from upstate indicated .