The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-05
All Through New England With
Possible Exception of Vermont
WEATHER WAS FAVORABLE
In Massachusetts, Half the Registered
Vote Was Cast Four Hours After
the Polls Were Opened in the
Larger Places.

Boston Nov. -. Voting throughout
New England to-day in the presidential
election was so heavy as to Indicate that
with the possible exception of Vermont
the heaviest vote ever recorded would
be cast. The weather conditions were
ideal, and the general expectation was
that the stayat thome vote would GO
to the polls.
| In Vermont, though not reaching the
proportions of the other New England
states, the vote was heavier than usual
In Massachusetts half the registered vote
was cast within four hours after the
polls were opened in the cities and larger
| towns. In New Hampshire and Rhode
Island there was the heaviest early
morning vote ever known.
New York, Nov. 5.--The most vigor-
Gus presidential fight of recent years
came to an end last night with the lead
ing candidates for the nations chief Of
flee continuing their personal appeal to
voters almost to the last moment. Pres
ident Taft, speaking from his train in
Ohio on his trip to Cincinnati; Colonel
Roosevelt, addressing voters at Long
Island points close to Oyster Bay, and
Governor Wilson, addressing meetings at
Passaic and Paterson, gave to the CON
clusion of the long campaign a touch of
personal activity that emphasized the
interest in to-day's balloting.
More than the presidency is at stake
in the elections The Republican forces
have concentrated their efforts in doubt
full state to prevent an .overturning of
local organizations of capture of the
legislatures in states heretofore Repub
lican.
The Democrats have made an organ
lied assault upon a number of states, to
control the legislatures. so that the ma
jority in the United States senate may
be swung to the Democratic column
Against Republican prediction that the
senate will remain Republican, the
Democratic national leaders to-day
claimed enough states to give them the
senate and to greatly swell their ma
jority in the House Of Representatives,
which thep captured in 1910 Few cam
paigns have run through longer period
Of heated controversy. The fight for
the presidency was under way early in
February and has scarcely Jagged since
that time. Out of the eight presidential |
early in the summer three |
representing the three lead |
ing parties, remain to solicit the voters /
support.
The influence Of women in the cam
,aign probably will be greater than in
my previous election. Each national |
headquarters has had an organized bu-
eau to appeal to women workers, pre-
ided over by women well known in pub
ic and social life In the six western
tates where women will vote--Wyom-
ng, Utah. Colorado, California, Idaho,
md Washington-th ballots will be
n important factor in the results. In
i've other states, Arizona, Michigan.
Kansas, Oregon and Wisconsin, the
ight to vote viii be an issue at the
oils.
The uncertainty caused by the third
arty ticket the more than ordinary
rgent appeal of party managers. the
ppeal to all voters ito 90 to the polls"
nd local interest caused by fights for
tate offices and control Of state ma
hinery, indicate a record vote in al
lost all sections of the country and
opular presidential vote of huge pro-
ortions.