Evening star., 1912-11-05
MICHIGAN.

tthe polls opened at Z am. voters stoot
jim line at nearly every booth in the city
A record vote was anticipated. Th'
,weather was clear.
Reports from throughout the state dur
| ing the forenoon indicated that record
breaking vote was being cast everywhere
The national, state and congressiona
tickets all attracted equal interest ant
early reports were to the effect tina
rsplit" tickets were very common.
The polls will close in the smaller coun
| ties at this afternoon. In the large
cities and the counties they Will remair
open until O'Clock in the evening fo
the benefit of the labor vote.
MISSOURI.
! ST. LOUIS, November "a bright
clear day greeted early voters when th'
| polls opened at o'clock this morning
and indications were that heavy vot,
would be cast throughout the state
Voters will have until Z o'clock tonigh
| to cast ballots.
| KANSAS CITY. Mo-, November 5.-E1ec-
| ton day opened here with the skies over
| cast. The weather was warm. Poll!
| opened at o'clock and the. early vote
was reported unusually heavy.
MONTANA.
| HELENA, Mont, November 5.-Witl
weather clear and cool, 1t is believed
| that more than 90, 600 votes would be cas-
| in Montana today. The registration wa!
| 112,OOO.
MINNESOTA.
ST. PAUL, MINI, November 5.--Elec
ttion day opened cloudy, but with pros
pects Of fair weather later in the day
The principal interest here centers ir
1.-THE presidential election. There are only
la sfew local contests in Minnesota, Aout
lSide of the congressional legislative anG
ftconnty tickets. Returns VIII be late
Eowfng- to the fact that the polls do moi
chose until pm.
Although rain and snow fell over
Minnesota during the night and early
morning. by o'clock the sun haC
broken through the clouds. Some esti.
matters claim that on account of the
lateness of the threshing the vote will
not exceed that of 1908, which was $780,
0c0. The greatest interest centers ir
the national ticket. the success of the
state republican ticket being generally
conceded.
/ That Roosevelt and Wilson will be the
heaviest losers in case of a light vote
| tfkt he opinion Of number Of politicians
MINNEAPOLIS, NJ nn., November s.
la heavy vote is expected in this city
lOutsifle of the national election great
Interest centers in the contest for q
mayor and a full city ticket.
MISSISSIPPI.
JACKSON, Miss, November 5.-Demo
than 10000 votes will be cast in Mis-
sissippi today and that the democratic
vote will be in excess of 100000.
NEBRASKA.
T OMAHA, Neb., November 5.-When tn,
polls opened here at s o'clock a line O
voters was waiting to cast ballots in ,eacl
Of the precincts. While the sky wa!
overcast Indications were that -ther,
would be no rain. Reports from othel
points in the state indicate a record
breaking vote.
In spite of the state law which forbid:
the free conveyance of voters to the poll.
voting in the first hour in Nebraska |!
regarded as the heaviest on record Re
ports from different sections of the STATE
show deep interest.
NEVADA.
RENO, New, November 5.-There wer,
overcast skies and a general indication
Of storm during the early morning, bu
it is believed that Nevada will poll tn,
largest vote in its history. A
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CONCORD, N H., November 5.-A five
cornered gubernatoriai contest pro
nounced interest in the presidential cam
paign and practically perfect weather was
combination which promised vOt,
above normal in New Hampshire today
| Records were broken by the early vote
| throughout the state. Watchers were a,
many polling places to prevent. so far as
possible, the use of money to influence
voters.
NEW JERSEY.
NEWARK, N. j., November 5.-Voter.
were waiting in line for polling places tt
open in many towns and cities In New
| Jersey this morning, and report!
throughout the state indicated an unu
| sually. heavy vote during the forenoon.
| A general misconception of the new
election law, which led citizens to neglec
] to register in October, after having voted
at the September primaries. has resulted
| in the disfranchisement of probably 100
residents of Hudson county alone. Th'
/ loss will affect more democrats than re
| publcans, because comparatively Few o
/ the latter participated in the Septembe
| primar ries.
NEW MEXICO.
| ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex, November
| G-ideal weather prevailed. early today
With no rain for two weeks, road con,
ditions are excellent, with prospects thai
| the full rural strength would be voted.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, November 5.-A record
vote is expected in New York city and
state today. The weather is clear and
| cold throughout the state.
| The total registration in this city is
over 100000, and a vote of well over 600.
| 600 is predicted A vote of about 1.20O,
New York city. The vote four years age
| in the city and state was f,G3S,000
Early returns are looked. for, particu-
Iarly from Buffalo,. Rochester Utica
Syracuse. Troy and Elmira, where voting
machines are in use. In those cities the
totals recorded by the machines when the
polls are closed.
In New, York city the polls opened al
| G am and will close at pm.
It is predicted that the vote of the city
| and state, for President as well as gov
| ernor, will be known comparatively
| early, probably by 8 o'clock this even
ing.
The various state and national head
quarters are practically deserted today
and will be until this evening, when they
will again be opened up for the receiving
of returns.
NORTH CAROLINA.
aCIARLOTTE, N c., November GA
heavy vote is being polled throughout
North Carolina today. So bitter is the
f,s