The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-04
VOTE in 7 STATES
Governors Are Being Chosen
by Electors in Three.
Maryland Is Electing q United
States Senator.
TWO CHOOSE LEGISLATURES
In Four Districts Congressman
Are Being Selected.

Many Cities Are Naming New
Sets of Officers.
Seven ststes held elections today.
Three Massachusetts, New Jersey and
Virginia-chose governors. Maryland
elects a United States senator and state
controller; Pennsylvania two superior
court judges: Kentucky two circuit
judges and legislature; New York nine
supreme court justices. chief judge OF
court Of appeals. associate Judge. as
sembly and two state senators. New
Jersey also selects a new legislature.
Congressman 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.
Tammany the Issue.
New York, Nov. 4.-The registered
voters in Greater New York, number
ing 669,762, began gradually at 8
o'clock this morning visits to their
respective polling places to decide for
themselves the mayoralty issue and
the merits of hundreds of other Office
seekers including candidates for the
state assembly and the city board OF
aldermen.
The weather was unsettled and rain
was probable before the closing Of
the polls at S o'clock this afternoon.
but interest in the weather is not re-
garded as likely to prove a factor in
the contest. Tammany and anti
Tammany leaders expected record
percentage of the registered voters
to make use of the franchise.
Extraordinary precautions were
taken to prevent illegal voting and
any intimidation of voters at the polls.
Police Commissioner Waldo long be-
fore daybreak had ordered every. po-
lice captain in the five boroughs Of
the city transferred to some other
precinct with instructions to stay at
his new post until o'clock on We'd
nesday morning. 1t is the first time
since the consolidation of the bor-
oughs into Greater New York that
the captains as we'll as patr0lmen
have been subjected to such orders
on election day. .ss-,-
Seven hundred detectives and plain
clothes men were assigned to run
down persons attempting to vote IL
legally and strong arm men, were
on the lookout for "guerillas' who
according to leaders of the fusion
campaign had been employed in
some quarters to intimidate voters.
The more prominent candidates for
mayor are Edward e. Mccall, the
Tammany nominee and John Purroy
Mitchell, the young man named by
the Fusionists although the Independ-
ence League and the Socialists are
also in the race. Republicans, Pro-
gressives and Independent Democrats
are represented among the Fusionists
who have made their main issue the
defeat of Tammany.
The claim Of the leaders were not
altered at the eleventh hour. Their
| final words were:
plurality. 1t. will be a veritable land
slide against Murphy and his ticket. :"
John Purroy Mitchell.
IT am confident of my election.
have never had the slightest doubt
as to the result, even when the news
papers attacks against me were most
bitter."-Edward r. Mccall.
for our whole ticket. We will elect
every candidate on it with Mccall at
the head with a plurality of more
than 15O,OOO."-Chas. F. Murphy.
| Many Voters Challenged.
New York. Nov. 4.-Although few ar
rests were reported during the fore
noon, there were disturbances at poll
ing places in various parts Of the city
owing to the challenging of many vot-
ers. In the Second assembly district
where there is a hot contest between
Alfred E. Smith. present Democrat
speaker of the assembly and the fusion
candidate. Morris Cohen, adherents o1
both, were bombarded with decayed
eggs and vegetables when they appear
ed at the polling places. Clement Dris-
coll, president of the Voters League
in interceding for challenged voter
was set upon by gangsters. Police re.
serves rescued him.
Sulzer Visits Polling Places.
New York, Nov. 4.-William Sulzer
| depOsed governor, accompanied by 6
body guard, today made an early tour
of the sixth assembly district from
which he seeks election to the state
assembly on the Progressive ticket
He visited nearly all of the polling
places and at most Of them was greet
ed with cheers. A heavy vote was be
ing cast
Big Vote in Sulzer's District.
New York, Nov. 4.-In Suffers dis
trict the vote up to midafternoon wa
larger in proportion than in any Othel
in the city More than SO per cent o
the registered district vote was cas-
before noon. Sulzer supporters sai(
all indications pointed to his election
by a substantial plurality.
;, Throughout the city there were in
dications of an unusually heavy vote
evldencing the great interest in tn
fight between Tammany and fusion
About 25 arrests for alleged irregu
larities in voting had been made III
to noon. Among those arrested wer
four Columbia students.
}. Three Tickets in the Filed.
Buffalo, Nov. 4.-Election interes
in Ruffalo centered in the three-cor
nered mayoralty contest in whicl
Mayor Louis B. Fuhrmann, Democrat
sought reelection and was Opposes
by Thomas Stoddard, Republican, an
United States District Attorney Joh
! O'Brian on a citizens ticket.
Hears NJ FRirffnO