The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-07

state will 60 into the dry coiunH
An unusually heavy early vote wa
cast, a line OF voters awaiting rne
opening OF the polls in some pre-
cincts.
Owing to rumors of possible eiec
ton frauds, the San Francisco grano
jury remained in session all day. !. -
Is predicted an 80 per cent poll VIII
be cast here.
A Recrd Vote. !.
FBy Perry Arnold, United Press Stan
Correspondent
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-America Is
casting a record vote for president to-
day, II an unusually heavy early run
OF balloting Is any Indication. Re
ports gathered by the United Press
! from all over the country, showed
! vote up to noon heavier than ever be-
! fore recorded in that length of time
| in many instances aggregaung rs
| much as half the total registration.
| Ideal weather in almost every state
aided in bringing out the balloters.
| In the pivotal states" OF Illinois,
New York, Indiana and Ohio, the be-
fore noon run showed that the sill
ent vote" on whose word at the polls
depends the election today was prob
ably speaking very loudly.
Some detailed reports, gathered py
the United Press from all over the
country, showing progress OF the vor
ing as follows:
New York-Up state reports from
Oswego, Syracuse, Buffalo, Schnec-
tady, Albany, Rochester. Saratoga,
Poughkeepsie, all showed unlocked
for size In early voting crowd. Schnec-
tady showed twenty per cent more
voting to noon than four years ago;
Buffalo reported run for time OF
a vote minute
In Albany one third the vote had
been cast by ten o'clock.
In New York City-Upper Manhat-
tan cast the heaviest early vote In
history. Voting in the business sec
ton was very light early, but by noon
there were long lines Of voters at the
polls. Queens, Richmond and Bronx
boroughs experienced record early
crowds at booths.
Northumberland Rapids reported
| thirty per cent Of registration cast by
nine O'Clock.
Pennsylvania Philadelphia, one
third of 305,000 registered, voted by
1890.
Pittsburgh-Leaders estimate total
vote 5000 to 10000 more than IN
1912.
New Jersey-Elizabeth- Heaviest
early vote in history OF the county.
Trenton-Voting trifle above nor
mai.
Camden-25 per cent Of registered
vote in at 1890.
Massachusetts Springfield Rec
ord vote in western part indicated by
heavy early run.
Holyoke-Record vote being cast.
Observation-Disclosures getting out
earlier than any election In the mem
DRY OF the oldest inhabitant
Boston-Long lines OF voters wait
ing and extraordinarily heavy early
vote.
Vermont Burlington-vote above
normal during early hours.
| Maryland Baltimore Prohibition
amendment and general election
bringing out heaviest vote in history
| -Columbus-Vote here aver
aged vote q minute for time and
running heavy.
Cleveland-A great deal Of scratch,
ing. but individual heavy early vote
Indiana - Indianapolis Heaviest
early vote on record.
| mington-Heavy vot
ing elsewhere in state.
liissouri-St. Loufs-About twenty
per cent of the vote cast to IL O'Clock
Kansas City-Leaders say one
fouth total vote cast to 80 o'clock
lHeaviest early vote in history.
nlinois-Ch tcago-Recordv vote prob
able. Thirty per cent OF registered
vote cast by $3.50 central time.
Iowa-Des Moines-10:30 a. NJ
One-fourth registration already cast.
| Oklahoma-Oklahom C1ty-Trifle
above normal: twenty per cent cast
to noon. .-
Observation-Disclosures thar
normal early vote.
NAL.
Colorado--Denver-Up to 10 O'Clock
vote extremely heavy.
Texas-Dallas-Est fifty pei
cent above normal early vote.
Wisconsin, Milwaukee - Twenty
DER cent Of vote cast up to II o'clock
The solid south-vote normal.
In Illinois-Springheld - Election
commission estimates tWe-6fths tota
vote cast to II a. m.
In Michigan - Detroit - Heaviest
early vote in history.
Committee Is Behind.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Henry Mrc
genthau, chairman Of the finance com
mittee of the democratic national
committee said today the campaisn
had cost the party s1.5sO,000 and tha;
today found the committee with a
deficit of 100000. This amount nc
was confident, would be raised an
all obligations discharged, regardless
of how the election went.
Heaviest In Years.
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 1.-THE
heaviest vote Texas has cast at a
general election in sixteen years is
indicated by early reports from all
parts Of the state.
Expect Record Vote.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Nov. IA
record vote was forecast for Wiscon