The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-07
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ally from southwestern to northeast
ern Iowa up to the opening OF the polls.
Cold and Cloudy.
/ PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. Election
day dawned cold and cloudy in Port
land today. Threatening weather was
reported throughout Oregon.
Early indications were that heavy
vote would be cast.
! Betting commissioners estimated to-
day that 100000 would change hands
the presidential election becomes
known Odds are even.
Snow In Denver.
DENVER, Colo, Nov. AT nine
a. IN. sudden drop in temperature
and a sharp northwest wind brought a
mountain snow storm swooping down
on Denver and eastern Colorado. Up
TO this hour an extremely heavy vote
had been polled and party leaders es-
timated that ninety per cent of the
registered vote would be cast despite
the unfavorable weather.
Two Judges Arrested.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Nov. 1.-TWO
election Judges in the city hall pre-
cinct, were arrested today on war
rants sworn out by John Larson,
charging them with failing 10 perform
their duties as registration judges.
1.-Two policemen are waiting at the poll
ling place for four men alleged to have
been fraudulently registered and will
ARREST them II they appear.
4s Arrests In Two Hours.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. THE ar
lrest of forty-eight negroes in various
wards marked the first two hours OF
voting in st. Louis.
Expect 72s, 600 Votes.
CHICAGO, Nov. 7-Indications are
that record vote will be cast in Chi
Icago today. Precincts all over the
city are swapping the election com.
missioners with calls for additional
ballot boxes. Party workers predicted
l725.0OO votes would be cast in Chica
go alone and that Cook county totals
would go to $4,000.
Before the polls opened at six g.
m, working men formed long lines al
polling places. Few women appeared
that early, but they were expected tC
turn out in large numbers this after
noon.
ThIrty-one Arrests.
DENVER, Colo, Nov. 7.-Thrty
one residents of Suerfano county to
day are held in communicate in the
Walsenburg Jail, following their ar
rest yesterday by Sheriff Neelly. One
republican Judge is known to BIZ
among the number.
Republican leaders declare the ar
rests the result of an attempt tc
keep republican workers from the
polls today.
Today's Election.
Americas twenty-ninth genera
election: to be elected:
President and vice president.
, Thirty-three United States sena
tors.
-Four hundred and thirty-five rep
resentahves.
Thirty-five governors.
Complete state tickets in nearly
every state.
: State Issues to be Decided.
, Prohibition: In Idaho, Michigan
, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Soutf
, Dakota, Maryland, Arkansas. ant
California.
, Abolition of capital punishment
In Arizona.
, Political Managers Claims:
: Democratic National Chairman Nc
Cormick: Wilson will have 36.
votes (266 necessary to choice).
: Republican National Chairman
Wilcox: Hughes will have a plural
ity OF 100 electoral votes.
Secretary to President Wilson
Tumulty: Wilson will have 37S cleo
toral votes.
Acknowledged pivotal states: New
York, Illinois, Indiana.
States where women vote: Wyom
ing, Colorado, Utah, Idaho Washing
ton, California, Arizona, Kansas
Oregon, Nevada, Montana, Illinois.
voters will exercise their franchis,
for the first time.
Women candidates: For repre-
sentative in congress: Miss Jean
nette Rankin, of Montana, on repub
lican ticket. For representative il
congress: Mrs. Josephine FsTnald
of California, on democratic ticket.
Heavy Early Vote.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Nov T.
Under clear skies, California is de
Gliding today whether Wilson OF
Hughes will receive the states thir
!teen electoral votes and whether the