Evening star., 1912-11-05
IDEAL WEATHER
BRINGS BIG VOTE
IN MOST STATES

| IN MOST STATES
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Arkansas will be unusually light. The
election Of the democratic ticket is con-
eeded. i .
ARIZONA.
TUCSON, Arlz., November 5-Clear
weather brought out a large early vote
today In cities and country districts. A
full vote Is expected
CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 5-An
overcast sky and light rain greeted cleo
ton officers today when they opened the
polls at u am. Showers today over all
OF northern California are forecast.
COLORADO.
DENVER, Colo, November 5.-Early
morning voters thronged to the polls,
greeted by fair weather forecast for the
entire state. Indications point to the
heaviest vote In Denver's history.
CONNECTICUT.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, November 5.-In
weather Of Indian summer mildness the
voters Of Connecticut went to the polls
today. The early hours saw very heavy
voting
Heavy voting continued throughout the
forenoon. At Bristol two socialistic can
didates for the legislature were arrested.
charged with violating the corrupt prac-
tees act. which forbids distribution of
certain literature at rolling places.
DELAWARE.
WILMINGTON, Del. November. o.
Voting began with rush at 7:3O o'clock
this morning. The polls will close at 6
o'clock. but because Of complicated ball
lot the count will be slow. The largest
vote ever polled in the state Is expected,
probably exceeding $4,000, about half of
which will be polled in the city. The
contest for control Of the legislature is
expected to be very close.
The weather Is clear.
FLORIDA.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, November g.
perfect weather is expected to bring out
a heavy vote today Despite the trolley
strike here. interest in the election. is keen
and there was considerable early voting.
- GEORGIA.
ATLANTA, Ca. November 5-oGood
weather throughout the state today is ex-
pected to bring out full vote. The state
Is conceded to Wilson.
IDAHO.
BOISE, Idaho, November 5.--Voters
fastened to the polls this morning to es-
onn M tor YnI v-of fI,4r, fs-
cloudy but mild Balloting is SLOW
ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, November 5.-Illinois started
out this morning to cast a record VOTE
Clear, warm weather was, promised by the
official forecasts to continue throughout
the day. - /:
That the state vote will total more than
million is estimated by. political head
quarters, and that it may reach 1.25O.O00
many observers do not hesitate to. pre-
dict
Beside the twenty-nine presidential
electors to which the state is entitled,
Illinois today is voting for state officers,
including governor, twenty-seven mem
bers of Congress, twenty-five members of
the state senate and 153 members of the
state house of representatives.
The elect on of a number of progressive
members of the legislature with the ball
ance close between democrats and re-
publicans might mean deadlock in the
house over its organization and q, dead
lock over the election of two United
States senator's
More than 5000 men, police, private de-
tectiveS and volunteer watchers, are on
guard at the polls in the city of Ch. .cago.
Voting machines are in use in 4o9 pre-
cincts. The chief clerk of the board of
election commissioners has announced
that todays vote probably will be the
mates that it will be within per cent of
the total registration, which is 444,915 this
year.
The polls in this city opened at 6 am.
and will close at pm. In the country
districts and generally throughout the
state polls will be open from Z am. to
) pm.
Throughout Illinois fine weather and a
heavy vote formed the rule. Notwith-
standing the sharpness of the fight no
serious disorder had been reported any
where in the state up to noon.
Scratching and ballot-splitting devel-
oped to an extraordinary extent. So
much was this the case that at many
polling places in Chicago nine-tenths of
the voters rejected voting machines and
insisted on paper ballots as being easier
and safer to change from straight tickets.
Signs of the unusual earnestness pre-
vail.ng came in dispatches telling of the
crush at some precincts In Aurora this
was so great that doors and windows of
the polling booths were pushed in Else
where diphtheria at house where a
ballot box had been taken did not pre-
vent voting. The election paraphernalia
was fumigated and the balloting pro-
ceeded.