The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-04
HAND OF FATE GRIPS CAMPAIGN
Never in History Has There Been So Many
Tragedies and Awe Inspiring Chapters
During the Political Story.

live nearby and DO not have TO tr0vox
far to vote were at headquarters for
a while, but there was nothing for
them to do. The campaign was end
ed SO far as committee work was con-
cerned. The last message had been
sent out. literature and buttons had
been distributed until the big closets
that have been used as storage places
were yawning empty spaces. and In
some OF the headquarters the wreck
ing crews" were already at work
boxing up the furniture to send it out
to the auction rooms bright and carry
Wednesday morning.
The managers OF the campaign Of
the three leading candidates had moth
ing to add to their forecasts OF Satur-
day night. Each insisted that the
outcome would be the success Of the
candidate he had 80 ably represented.
and they were standing pat on previ-
ous claims that had no other restric-
tion than the broad blue sky.
President Taft will receive returns
at Cincinnati; Governor Wilson at his
Princeton home, and Colonel Rcose-
velt at Oyster Bay
k
.DIsfranchised Voters.
WEST UNION, O., Nov. 4.-Judge
| A. 2. Blair, who was featured on the
lecture platform couple Of years
ago, after he had disfranchised 1000
voters OF Adams county for vote-mer-
chandising, is taking precautions that
none of them may ballot tomorrow.
In statement to the county COM
mittees, he says that a little bird
! tells him liquor is being furnished
voters in exchange for their support.
| Also that some OF the candidates are
coming perilously near oversteppins
the restrictions OF the corrupt prac-
tices act, which the legislature passed
as result OF the Adams county ex-
pose. Also, that some of the disfran-
chised have moved into other pre-
cincts, voted at the May primaries.
and expect to vote tomorrow.
IF anything like that happens,
warns Judge Blair, "Tll have the
grand Jury on you"
&
Votes For Women.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Nov 4.-Clos-i
1 ing today as strenuous q campaign as
/. ever was waged In any state for al
similar cause, advocates of votes for
women, were confident that tomor-
rows voting would see the adoption
OF Constitutional amendment granting
Wisconsin women the right Of suff-'
!. rage
Campaign literature went out today
In all cities Of the state making the
last appeal to the voter. Each of the
seventy counties has been thoroughly
combed during the past three months
by such speakers as Senator R. NJ.
Lafollette, Mrs LaFollette, Mrs. Lola
LaFollette- Middleton. Jane Adams,
Inez Mulholland and many others OF
note. The appeal was carried into
the factory and mine districts, on
street corners and into every hamlet,
town and city. From the same plat
form from which he denounced Col
onel Roosevelt, Senator LaFollette
pleaded for "votes for women" en-
dorsing the suffrage plank in the bull
moose platform.
Fine Day Promised.
WASHINGTON, Nov 4--''The fin
est ever was the prediction today Of
a the United States weather bureau for
, election day weather tomorrow
Bright, clear skies and warm prac-
J. tically throughout the nation, are the
!. concessions offered to voters by the
a weather man Except In the far
q west, the weather will be ideal. the
:. official forecast declared.
pretty classy for election day, we
{ consider our contribution" said Pro
fessor Frankenfield, chief forecaster
II today.
r Cloudy weather only is expected II
Q the upper great lakes territory ant
L possibly lower New England ant
n upper New York. Rain IS no