The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-05

polls opened in Nebraska today.
It is everywhere conceded w. j..
Bryans four-day campaign in his
home state made thousands Of demo
cratic votes; yet it is doubtful wheth-
er he overcame the pronounced
Roosevelt trend that is especially ap-
parent in the rural districts, or suf-
ficiently counteracted the personal
popularity of George w. Norris.
Bryan's efforts are credited with hay
ing defeated Governor Aldrich, in
spite of the fact that republicans and
progressives are united in his sup
port.
The adoption of the Initiative and
referendum and four less important
reforms embodied in proposed amend
ments on today's ballots is every
where conceded.
Cloudy in Iowa.
DIES MONIES, Nov. No. 5.-Cloudy
weather with indications of rain and
heavy early vote is the way cleo
ton day opened in Iowa. In many pre-
cincts in Des Moines long lines of
voters were on hand before the polls
opened, and as there are not enough
voting machines, 1T is predicted many
will be disfranchised. AS to the re-
suit, everybody's claiming it.
| Taft Not on Ticket.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. s. Elimin-
ated entirely from the ballot by the
capture in the state republican con-
lvention by progressiyes, President
Taft will get no votes in California
today and the struggle for the state
electoral vote lies between Wilson
and Roosevelt.
Daniel Ryan. progressive state
chairman, predicted Roosevelt would
ljsweep the state by at least $1,000
plurality while J. F. Davis, democratic
chairman, claims 10000 plurality for
Wilson.
4 When the polls opened today the
betting was two to one that Roose
A welt would carry the state.
il One Bull Moose Vote.
I OYSTER BAY, Nov. 5.-After q
busy morning at his correspondence
! Colonel Roosevelt was driven In his
4 automobile to the polling place at the
little engine house at Oyster Bay, ar
i irving there at five minutes after IL
! O'Clock. William Gardner, former gard
ner at Sycamore Hill, who came from
/ Canada to vote for the colonel, ar
rived a few minutes later Roosevelt
was met at the entrance to the booth
\ by Robert w Duvall, young lawyer
do you know how to vote the bull
moose ticket?" asked Duvall, showing
the colonel sample ballot.
81 think So" said the progressive
candidate examining the ballot close
lily.
Followed by crowd OF villagers
4 half a dozen photographers and the
1 members of his party, the colonel en-
tered the polling place and signed the
book. His ballot was number 265.
i Here goes another bull moose
vote" some one shouted as the col
onel smiling broadly, entered the
booth.
\ 1t took him Just four minutes to
mark his ballot Then he posed for
several flashlights and as the last ex
plosion died away, he said:
i Last call for the barbecue" re
ferring to the annual election celebra
ton at Oyster Bay tonight. Still fol
lowed by the crowd, Roosevelt went
back to his automobile where he
1 waited while the members OF his
household cast their ballots. Joseph
French, poll clerk, explained the
misconception as to Roosevelt's
vote.
/ Last spring the colonel did not reg
i lister for the primaries because there
was no progressive party on the
books, then, said French. This is what
created the belief that Roosevelt hat
no vote. This morning when he sign
|, ed the book he had perfectly lega
right to cast his ballot"
Before leaving for home, the colon
ell took another shot at Blihu Root
and three other lawyers who CRITICS
ed him for his stand against the
court Of appeals.
"They saved this statement up un
til the last minute in the hope that
would not be able to answer them.