Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-04
Three Governors and a United
States Senator Are to
Be Chosen.
NEW YORK CITY FIGHT
Is LARGE IN INTEREST
Tammany, at Bay, Processes Con-
fidence, Murphy Claiming Plu-
rality of 10000.

Seven states hold elections to-
day. Three Massachusetts. New
Jersey and Nirginia--choose gov
errors. Maryland elects a United
States senator and state controller
Pennsylvania two superior court
Judges: Kentucky two circuit
court judges and Legislature; New
York nine supreme court justices,
chief Judge of the court OF appeals,
associate Judge. assembly and two
state senators.
New Jersey also selects new
legislature. Representatives are
to be elected in four districts. the
third Massachusetts, thirteenth
and twentieth New York, and
third Maryland.
Many cities choose new officers,
notably New York, Philadelphia
and Cincinnati.
Heavy Vote in New York.
NEW YORK. November 1.-The reg
istered voters in Greater New York, num-
bering $50. TO- began gradually at 6
o'clock this morning visits to their re-
spective polling places to decide for them
selves the mayoralty issue and the merits
of hundreds OF other Office seekers, in
70 hlx-
and the city board of aldermen.
The weather was unsettled and rain
was probable before the closing of the
polls at ) O'Clock this afternoon. but in
rerest in the campaign was believed to
have been aroused to such a pitch that
the weather was not regarded as likely
to prove a factor in the contest. Tam
many, and anti-Tammany leaders expect
ed a record percentage of the registered
voters TO make use of the franchise.
Extraordinary precautions We're taken
to prevent illegal voting and any intimi-
dation of voters at the polls Police
Commissioner Waldo long before day
break had ordered every police captain
In the five boroughs of the city transferred
TO some other precinct with instructions
TO stay at his. new post until = O'Clock
"Wednesday morning.
1t is the first time since the consolida-
tion of the boroughs into Greater New
York that the captains as we'll as patrol
men have been subject to such orders on
election day. Seven hundred detectives
ard plain clothes men We're assigned to
run down persons attempting to vote
illegally. and 'strong-arm men, We're 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 f. 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. Re uub-
leans. proscessiyeS and independent dem
ocrats are represented among the fusion
lists. who h.ye made their main issue the
defeat of Tammany
The claims OF the leaders We're not
altered at the eleventh hour Their final
words were:
we will win by a tremendous plurality.
II VIII DC veritable landslide against
Murphy and his ticket. John Purroy
II am confident OF my election
have never had the slightest doubt as
10 the result. even when the newspapers
attacks against me were most bitter
Edward T.. Mccall.
This is going TO be landslide for
our whole ticket. We will elect every
candidate on il, with Mccall at the
head. with plurality of more than 1J0
%" Charles F. Murphy.
Sulzer Gets Out Vote.
In Suffers district the vote up TO mid
afternoon was larger in proportion than
IN any other in the city. More than a
per cent of the registered district vote
was cast before noon. Sulzer supporters
said all indications pointed TO his election
by substantial plurality.
Throughout the city there We're indica
uons of an unusually heavy vote. evi
dencing the great interest In the fight
between Tammany and fusion.
About twenty-five arrests for alleged
irregularities in voting had been mad.
up TO noon. Among those arrested wer,
four Columbia students
William Sulzer. deposed governor ac.
companied by a bodyguard TODAY mad.
an early tour of the sixth assembly die
triSt. from which he seeks election r.
the state assembly on the progressive
ing places and at most OF them was
greeted with cheers. heavy Vote was
being cast.
New York State Election.
ALBANY, y. Y, November 4.-Elec
tons are being held throughout New
York state today for the selection o.
members of the assembly, chief judg,
and associate judge of the court of ap
peals and nine supreme court judges
Two senator's, one to succeed Stepha,
j. Stilweil of the twenty first. who il
now In Sing Sing prison. and another I.
succeed Franklin ID. Roosevelt of tn
twenty-sixth. who resigned TO becom
assistant secretary of the navy, wer
10 be chosen. Successors are also to b.
elected to Representative Timothy Sulli
van, deceased, and Francis Burton Har
rison, resigned.
In the Presidents State.
TRENTON. y. j.. November 4-yo,in
for governor and members of the genera
assembly was brisk in some parts of Ney
Jersey for an hour or two after the poll
opened. but in the greater part of tn
state 1t was light. The weather is fai
and warm. The managers of the thre
candidates for governor expect there wi
DC heavy voting toward the end of tn
day. and they are planning to get ou
every vote possible
In certain counties, where there ar
warm contests for state senator an
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