Evening journal., 1916-11-07
BALLOT BATTLE
FOR presidency
ENGAGES nation
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third of the 305OOO registered voted
by 1920. Pittsburgh, leaders estimate
total vote 5000 to 10000 more than
1912.
New Jersey-E Elizabeth, heaviest
early vote in history of county. Tren-
/ ton, voting trifie above normal. Cam
den, % per cent. of registered vote in
at 1890.
Massachusetts, Springfield, record
vote in western part indicated by
heavy early run. Holyoke, record
vote being cast. Pittsheld, farmers
getting out earlier than any election
in memory of oldest inhabitant
Boston-Long lines OF voters wait
ing and extraordinarily heavy early
vote
Veimont-B Burlington. vote above
normal during early hours.
Maryland baltimore. prohibition
amendment and general election
bringing out heaviest vote in history.
Ohio-Columbus. vote here averaged
vote a minute for a time and running
very heavy. Cleveland. great deal
OF scratching but nevertheless heavy
early vote.
Indiana indianapolis. heaviest
early vote on record.
Wilmington. very heavy
voting everywhere in State.
Missouri-St. Louis. thirty per
cent of $4,000 votes cast TO II o'clock.
Kansas City. leaders say one-fourth
vote cast to 3 O'Clock: heaviest early
vote in history.
Chicago. record vote prob
able. Thirty per cent. OF registered
vote cast by $3.50 Central Time.
Iowa--Des Moines. 1890 One
fourth registration already cast
Oklahoma-Oklahoma City. trife
above normal. Twenty per cent cast
TO noon.
Nebraska-Lincoln, heavier than
normal early vote.
Nrinnesota-Sk. Paul. voting nor
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| Coiorado-Denver, up to 10 o'clock
vote extremely heavy.
Texas-Dallas. estimated fifty per
cent above normal early vote.
Milwaukee. twenty per
cent of vote cast up to IL o'clock.
The Solid South-Vote normal
In Illinois-Spgingfield, election
commission estimates two-fifths total
vote cast TO II o'clock.
In Michigan: Detroit, heaviest
early vote in history.
The most unusual eleventh hour
development in connection with the
election was in the betting. Wall
Street prides itself on having always
picked a winner. Up until midnight
the odds favored Hughes. But today
they opened with less advantage to
the Republican nominee-almost at
even money. At the Waldorf. Tex
Rickard discarding for the once the
role of fight promoter to act as
betting commissioner, couldn't place
money except at even. More Republi-
, can cash was in evidence than Demo-
, cratic Il was estimated that at least
: 81 100000 win change hands on the
verdict OF the voters today-Drobably
J the largest sum that has ever been
, wagered on a presidential election.
But il the odds here were slightly
e in favor OF Hughes. messages from
! certain midwest cities indicated a
/ complete reversal. In Cleveland. for
| instance. betting commissioners here
, said Wilson ruled the favOrite.
In the pivotal State of New York,
. first returns are expected from Buf-
, falo. where voting machines are eX-
pected to give the results Immediately
( after the polls close at 5 o'clock.
Party managers in Illinois admit
they are up in the air over the women's
vote today. Casting $4,000 ballots the
fair sex can swing the States twenty
nine electoral votes as they please
, and politicians are afraid they will dc
Just as they please.
Part of the feminine vote will follow
that of husbands, but how the votes
OF thousands OF working women and
professional women viii so is COM
pletely in the dark.
Every corner OF the State has been
canvassed by party workers, and il is
expected that the women will poll a
high per cent. OF their vote despite the
fact that il is their first presidential
election.
In New York the problem is simply
whether the regular Democratic ma
} pority will be sufficiently large to
overcome the usual Republican up
, State vote. or speaking from the Re
, publican standpoint, whether the G. o
p. will get big enough lead up north
to stand off the Democratic advance
, here.
II is expected that the vote in Ohio
and Indiana-whichever way II goes
will be decisive. Leaders OF both par
ties think. therefore. they will be able
! early in the night to estimate which
! side wins in those States But in IL
linois there is the enigma.
News that clear weather prevailed
over practically all the nation was
received with enthusiasm by both
sides. An effort has been made
throughout the campa'g gn by both Re
Dublcans and Democrats to get out
every available voter an6 fine weather
, is always an aid TO this end. Repub-
lcan campaign managers were par
, ticularly iubilant at the good weather
reports. because they figured the far
mer vote in the pivotal States to be
normally Republican. and fine weather
means easy travelling to the polls for
the agriculturists.
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