Evening star., 1912-11-05
BIG DOUBLE SCREEN
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Star to Display Election BulIe-
tins as They Come In.
BEGIN in EARLY EVENING
Hotels, Clubs and Various Associa-
tions to Receive Returns, Also.
LOCAL INTEREST IN OUTCOME
Special Election in the District as
Diversion-Chance for Pres
idential Preference.

l. 1uenC1aI preference.
All Washington has planned to see and
hear the returns from the national cleo
ton tonight. No election for MANY wears
has aroused to keener interest the resi-
dents Of the National Capital. f,hou-
sands OF those temporarily residing here,
for the most part employees Of the fed
eral government, have gone home to
vote. Three presidential candidates with
such large popular followings have not
gone before the electorate in recent DO
litical history Of the country, and the
| interest in the outcome Is reflected in
Washington.
The Star has planned to give complete
returns from the entire country as fast
as they can be hurried here by telegraph
and telephone A double screen for the
| bulletins has been spread in front of The
Star building, in Pennsylvania avenue
and thousands will be given the earliest
news of the election this evening. The
bulletins will be thrown on the screen as
| soon as darkness gathers over the city.
Besides this. The Star will publish extra
| editions. during the evening.
In addition to the thousands who will
gather in the streets to see and hear the
| returns on DulletQ1 DOarO, OIneT IHOu-
| sands will receive the returns over spe-
| cial wires at hotels. clubs and in their
private homes and offices.
To Receive News at White House.
-Four years ago President Roosevelt
| entertained party at the White House
while the returns were coming in. To-
night the returns will be received at the
| White House, but President Taft and
/ the members Of his family will not be
there to receive them. The President is
| in Cincinnati to cast his vote today, and
| Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen Taft will re-
| ceive the returns at their hotel in New
| York. 1t is expected that a number of
| the most prominent officials and their
! wives will gather at the White House to
receive the returns.
| Secretary Fisher is the ranking officer
of the federal government in the city to-
| day. He was too late to register when
/ he returned from his long trip to Hawaii
and has no vote this year.
While Washington is rank outsider
| in the field of politics today. a vote is
| being taken here showing the prefer
| ence' of the people for President, and
also their wishes in regard to suffrage in
the District and representation in Con-
gress. The returns from this ballot will
| be given by The Star also as soon as
| they have been completed.
Plans of Organizations.
Returns from the national election will
he received at the democratic headquar-
tiers in the Riggs building, at the repub-
lican headquarters, and at temporary pro-
gress.ve headquarters at 61S 9th street
northwest. The Federal Woman's Equal
Idty Association has arranged to receive
returns in the red room of the New Eb-
| bitt House; the District of Columbia aux
diary committee to the democratic ma
tional congressional committee will re-
lceive returns in the Raleigh Hotel at
rooms 125 1a6 127 and 12S; the demo-
cratic central committee of the District,
headed by j. Fred Kelley, is to receive
Iaeturns at the New Ebbitt House, as
viii the Young Mems Democratic Asso-
citation Of the District.
| The Chamber of Commerce has ar
ranged to give the returns to its members,
and about 7:3O o'clock this evening the
| returns will begin to arrive at the cham
ber by special wire and will be contin-
|ued until midnight.
The Elks Club at 919 H street north
west will have a special wire and an op
orator to announce returns beginning at
O'Clock tonight. 80 =
Special Wires" at Playhouse.
| The Playhouse, at 1914 n street, the
| dramatic club of Washington society, will
| be open to its members and their friends
| tonight and election returns will be re-
| ceived by special wire.
| Announcement has been made that cleo
ton returns will be received at the Army
| and Navy Club and that the main dining
room will be opened to the members and
| wives and daughters at ~ o'clock tonight
AT the metropolitan and Cosmos clubs,
also at the University Club, many will
| gather to receive the returns.
Hotels and theaters have made special
/ arrangements also to give the returns to
| their patrons. The socialists of the Dis
trict will be hosts at an election party in
old Masonic Temple. 9th and F streets
northwest. Arrangements have been
| made for music and dancing, as we'll as
| for the election returns.
| The District of Columbia Democratic
Association, of which Edwin A. Newman
| is president, has made plans for a parade
| Immediately after the election of Wilson
and Marshall has been confirmed, If the
democrats win at the polls. The associa-
ton viii receive the returns at the
Raleigh Hotel. and the parade, headed
by a band. will start from Pennsylvania
lavenue and 18th street northwest
| While there is the keenest interest in
| the election here, the city is quiet and
none of the scenes familiar on election
| day in other places is in evidence
There has been considerable betting, but
| for the most part on the results in New
York Chicago, Pennsylvania and other
| localities where 1t is conceded that the
contests will be close Wilson has
| such apparent hope Of success that not
many bets have been registered against
him. There has been the usual crop Of
| freak bets, also.
Wager in "Swampoodle."
From "Swampoodle'' comes the news of
one of these freak bets. Should Presi-
dent Taft be elected "Stickemfast'' Will
liams will be forced to wheel William
Swan in wheelbarrow from 1st and
II streets northeast to the Terminal sta
tion and return to the starting point
Swan weighs 2SO pounds, and Williams is
no little man. If Taft is not elected
Swan will have to do the wheeling.
MRS. EDWIN GENTRY DEAD.