Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-04

election day. Seven hundred detectives
and plain clothes men were assigned to
run down persons attempting to vote
illegally and strong -arm men were on
the lookout for 'guerrillas." who. accord
ing to leaders of the fusion campaign,
had been employed in some quarters to
intimidate voters.
Candidates in the Race.
The more prominent candidates for
mayor are Edward L. Mccall. the Tam
many nominee. and John Purroy Mitchell,
the young man named by the fusionists.
although the Independence League and
the socialists are also In the race Repub-
licans, progressives and independent dem
ocrats are represented among the fusion
lists. who have made their main issue the
defeat of Tammany.
The claims ct the leaders We're not
altered at the eleventh hour. Their final
words were
I'VE will win by tremendous plurality.
II will be a veritable landslide against
Murphy and his ticket."-John Purroy
Mitchell.
Il am confident of my election
have never had the slightest doubt as
to the result, even when the newspapers
attacks against me were most bitter"-
Edward +. Mccall.
This is going to be landslide for
our whole ticket. We will elect every
candidate on it, with Mccall at the
head, with a plurality OF more than $780,
0U0."-Charles F. Murphy
Sulzer Gets Out Vote.
In Suffers district the vote up 10 mid
afternoon was larger in proportion than
in any other in the city. More than 80
per cent OF the registered district vote
was cast before noon. Sulzer supporters
said all indications pointed to his election
by a substantial plurality
Throughout the city there were indica-
tons of an unusually heavy vote, EVIL
dencing the great interest In the fight
between Tammany and fusion
About twenty-five arrests for alleged
irregularities in voting had been made
up 10 noon. Among those arrested were
four Columbia students
William Sulzer, deposed governor. ac-
conpanied by a bodyguard, today made
an early tour of the sixth assembly dis
tr.st, from which he seeks election to
the state assembly on the progressive
ticket. He visited nearly all of the poll
Ing places ana At most of them was
greeted with cheers. A heavy vote was
being cast.
New York State Election.
ALBANY, \. Y, November 4.-Elec-
tons are being held throughout New
York state today for the selection of
members of the assembly, chief judge
and associate judge of the court OF ap-
peals and nine supreme court judges.
J. Stiiwell of the twenty-first, VITO is
now in Sing Sing prison, and another to
| succeed Franklin u. Roosevelt OF the
| twenty sixth, who resigned to become
assistant secretary CT the navy, were
| to be chosen. Successors are also to be
elected to Representative Timothy Sulli-
van, deceased. and Francis Burton Har-
| rison, resigned.
In the Presidents State.
| TRENTON. y. J.. November 4.--voting
| for governor and members of the general
!, assembly was brisk in some parts of New
Jersey for an hour two after the polls
opened, but in the greater part of the
state it was light. The weather is fair
and warm The managers of the three
| candidates for governor expect there will
! be heavy voting toward the end of the
day, and they are planning to get out
every vote possible.
| In certain counties. where there are
warm contests for state senator and
s-1l T., \