The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-05
Splendid
Weather
PREVAILS
Half Of National Vote Was
Cast at Neon
Democrats Seem to Be Most
Confident
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
BOSTON, NOV, 5.-RETURNs
FROM TEN PRECINCTS OF l..
1o2 IN MASSACHUSETTS GIVE
ROOSEVELT s37: TAFT t,7t2;
WILSON 973. SAME 1908; 5RY.
AN so1; TAFT 2,344.
TAFT LEADS IN
FIRST VOTE REPORTED.
Boston, Nov. 5.-Tsft carried
AeUshnst, the first town heard
from. The vote WAS:
Taft 1o4.
Wilson So. d III
Roosevelt so. ,.
In 1903 Acushnet gave Taft
11S; Bryan IL.
For governor .Aoushnet gave;
Walker, republican, 95.
Bird, progressive, 81.
Foss, democrat, 3S.
In 1908, Aeushnet gave Foss IS
and rockingham, republican, ss.
NorweII voted as follows:
Roosevelt 1o4.
Taft 81.
Wilson 7S. ..
The three -eornered presidential
contest sent voters to the polls to-
day who took unprecedented inter-
est in the outcome of the cam-
paian which has been waged with
unusual bitterness. id.aay re-
ports from every quarter of the
United States indicate a record
vote. p. "e,. -r.. .... ---.~--..
ticket thirty-thr states are Vot-
for a legislature to fill senate
vacancies. ~
All the states were favored with
Indian summer except Washing
ton, Oregon and Minnesota, where
a small amount OF rain fell. The
reports confirm the belief of a re-
cord vote over the country.
The vacancy on the republican
ballot caused by the death Of vice.
president Sherman was not filled
and the name remains on the ball
lot.
The reports received by the ma
tionai chairman of the three
parties indicate half Of the votes
were cast before noon. Splitting
Of ballots was reported in Miehi-
gan, and there was evidence of
scattering of ballots in New York.
Estimates differ regarding the
time the result will be known.
Leaders figuring on landsiides say
8 while others claim mid. night
will be the earliest.
Democrats Confident.
New York, Nov. 5.--Reports to ma
tional headquarters from the cor
fidentlal agents of the three partit
bore accounts of heavy voting through
out the northern, central and wester
states.
Chairman McCombs, at Wilsc
headquarters stated he sees no al
parent reason to change his predictic
Of a Wilson victory. He concede
Michigan as the only doubtful centrI
state.
Chairman Dixon and George Y
Perkins arrived early at the Progre:
sive headquarters. Dixon still claim
ed Roosevelt was elected and adde
that he was absolutely satisfied tbs
the progressive candidates would ni
finish worse than second,
Governor Wilson voted at Primes
ton at 1851. He was in tho boot
four minutes.
1t was quiet at Sycamore Hi
Roosevelt voting at noon.
Straw Vote i'm Washington.
Washington, Nov. 5.--Residents I
the national capitol, who have no yo
ing franchise are contenting then
selves with straW-votes in the hui
dreds of polling places that have bee
established in the city. A heavy vo
is being cast, both men and wornt
voting. An effort will be made to al
semble the vote at sundoWn.
Chief Moore of the weather bures
was happy when the forecaster's, ov'
the country in their predictions
clear weather are making good. 1t
estimated that 1000 government en-
ployes living outside of the distri
limits will go to their homes to vot
The city has the appearance of a hol
day. Quiet prevails.
IN Minnesota.
st. Paul, Mimi. Nov. 5.--Althoul
rain and snow fell over Minneso
generally early this morning, by d
sun broke through the clouds here al
Duluth reports the same. Estimate
claim on account of the late threshii
the rural vote will be small III
weather may change this.
The leaders say that Roosevelt al
Wilson will lose in case OF a lig
vote, Taft getting the most streng
In the cities. The National tick
carries the most interest, the succe
of the state republican ticket, beil
generally conceded.
H Wilson Tells Five.
Princeton, Nov. 5.Governor w
son stated this morning that he Il
like a boy just out of school. He q
mitted that the campaign had been
physical strain, The wound receiv
in the automobile mishap two days al
does not bother him. He plans
spend most Of the day answering ie
ters.
Tonight party OF relatives will
at the Wilson home to hear retur
over a private wire. The nominee h
planned to 90 to bed early to-nigl
but the students at Princeton ha
planned q noisy parade II tho retur
are favorable.