Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-10
CAST VOTES TODAY FOLK OUT Of RACE
District Republicans Reveng Speaker Clark to Have Solid
in Joys of Franchise. Missouri Delegation.
SIX HOURS OF SUFFRAGE WITHDRAWAL ANNOUNCED
Capitals Choosing Former Asks
Convention Delegates Support Clark.
RACE A HOT ONE DUE TO BRYANS EFFORTS
After
Tickets Claim o Divided Delegation,
Victory a to
District Republicans Reveling
in Joys of Franchise.
SIX HOURS OF SUFFRAGE
Capitals Near Electors Choosing
Convention Delegates.
RACE HAS BEEN A HOT ONE
Both the Bradshaw and Bieber
Tickets Claim to Be Assured
of Victory at Polls.

If the eight candidates on both admin
istration and anti-administration tic.,-
cts. who are striving to get to the re-
publican national convention at Chicago
June Is. are all sincere, some one is 60
ing to have tremendous jolt this even
ing when the returning board announces
the results of the primary ballots, which
are being cast today.
Aaron Bradshaw says he's sure to win.
w. Calvin Chase doesn't see how he can
lose. unless the ballots go back on him.
Sidney Bieber has engaged rooms in Chi
cago. Andrew Gleeson says there's no
use talking, he's as good as elected.
DR.. William llndaIl looks wise and
tries to think he's not in politics. Dr.
Charles r. Marshall says the towns all
for him. George r. Collins has conceded
his own election and DR.. Wilder will ad-
NIT that perhaps w. Calvin Chase will
poll few votes in the twenty-third dis
trict.
Balloting Begun at Noon.
The first ballots were cast at noon. and
precisely at that hour Sidney Bieber was
smiling with the same old smile and
Aaron Bradshaw was looking wise. Both
opponents were willing to admit the
other had some qualifications of Amer
lean gentlemen, but We're not advertising
them very noIsily. S.uney bIeDer says
tnat il he sets d fair count nell WIN,
and to insure this small matter ne mas
put four watchers at eacn polling place
The Bradshaw-Cnase peop.e, tou, say
that If they receive lair count tney Will
go to Chicago, and their watchers are
stationed at the ballot boxes. 1t will be a
we'll scrutinlzed voter VINO tries any
Iunny business at the ballot box today.
OF course, at the last moment both
sizes are accusing each other or all sorts
OF things except honesty, but it's all tain
and doesn't amount 70 mucn-yet. ~
veiled reference to contest IS heard now
and then. ana disSruntied BleDer sup
porter Is assured tnau the iist of election
judges was made up Tor the especial
cement ot MeSsrs. bradshaw and chase.
Picking Judges Hard Task.
On the other hand, the Bradshaw-Chase
people say the original list of judges had
nothing on it except workers on the Bic
ber- Wilder side,f which was a circum-
stance even the most sanguine Bradshaw
Chase man could not overlook, IL correct.
After some arguing, the list of judges
is now cnaracterlzed as non-rartisan by
the BrauSnaw-tnase people, and very un-
fair by the Bieber-w ilder cohorts.
Gut of TINS turmoil delegates to the con-
vention will arise tonight. 1ne returning
board, of which Charles LinXinS Is chair
man, Will get to work a few minutes past
o'clock, and will count the ballot re-
turns until the last return IS in, after
winch all hands will adjourn to separate
establishments to congratulate or feel
sore, as is most fitting to the facts.
Qualifications of Voters.
The election board did not announce it's
judges nor make public the rules to gov
ern the count OF ballots until the eve of
election. The qualifications for the voter
are simple ana are as follows:
HE shah be twenty-one years or over
and shall, without regard to past political
aInliatlons, beneve N the principles OIL
the republican party and lnoOrse It's poll
cies; shall be a citizen of the District of
Columbia and have resided in the pre-
election, and who does not claim citizen
ship elsewhere.
List of Election Judges.
The judges for the twenty-five districts
announced today are as follows:
First district-John A. Moss, w. L.
Gales, c. M. Hamilton, Samuel Milton,
Charles Poindexter, Ludington Chambers.
Dorsey Seville, Marco Payne, Smith
Adams.
Second district-Dr. W. L. Smith, PERI
Frisby, Frank Holiday, W. Sidney Pit
man, H. w. Crump, W. NJ. Smith, Cliff
Chapman.
Third district-Joseph Minor, Noble
Thomas. Jabez Lee.
Fourth district-Howard Turner. Ralph
Hewlett, Earnest Finn.
Fifth district-Lincoln Alexander, DR..
s.. NJ, Pierre, Walter J. Abraham.
Sixth district-William Washington,
Grant Martin. c. II. Morton.
Seventh district-Robert Hay, Kieth
s. II. Lucas.
Eighth district-Carter B. Braxton, Rob-
ert L. Douglass, w. H. Dowie.
Ninth dis,rict-Harry Goodridge, w. T.
Patterson, William Logan.
Tenth district-Edward Savoy, jr., Rob-
ert Campbell, w. r. Soders.
Eleventh district-Dr. Clarence Wright,
Aldr.dge Lewis, j. II. Kennedy.
Twelfth district-Joseph N. Johnson,
Col. J. Collett, w. H. Shields.
Thirteenth district-Jesse Foster, J. n.
Anderson, W. H. Lewis.
Fourteenth district-William Henson,
Chap Thornton. James Chapman.
Fifteenth district-Charles w. Ed
wards. Wash. Baily. Frank Wells
Sixteenth district-Franklin w. Harper.
Seventeenth district-P. J. Bacon, p.
Malone, d. +. Hailstork.
Eighteenth district-James II. Ward,
James ii. Lewis. A. H. Johnson.
Nineteenth district-John Breen, ID. j.
Edwards, Howard Brooks.
Twentieth district-GeOrge Robinson, c.
Shaw, Edgar Hurdle.
Twenty-first district-James Nichols. S.
H. Brooks, William II. Thomas.
Twenty second district-Robert Scott,
Bennie Taylor, Edgene Wright
Asked to Declare Their Views.
Republican members of the Spanish
War Veterans framed several questions
for presentation to the men who compose
the two tickets. Both sets Of candidates
were asked whether they favor a prefer
ence clause giving civil and Spanish war
veterans a lead over other applicants for
whether they favor a
hall in the District of Colum-
bfa; whether they favor a law compelling
respect for the United States uniform:
whether they favor more liberal pensions,
erection of temporary homes for ex-
soldiers and sailors; etc.
Both sides indorsed the S. w. V. views.
Carnegie Suffering From Cold.
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