The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-11-09
VOTERS OF NATION
HOLD SWAY TODAY
Record Breaking Vote Seems
Very Likely.
WuMAWs VOTE 4 FEATURE


WomsW VIII Vote on President
This Year - Ok States Vote on
PvohibitIos.
New York, Nov. with every
sNort being made to get out the man
with the ballot IN this presidential
slsction general confidence In the rs-
ssat of the balloting was expressed
- tAe camps Of the rival Republican
and Democratic forces.
Political workers had completed
tAsir tasks, their leaders had issued
tAs usual final forecasts and nothing
had remained but the work of bring
ing out the vote and then to get news
of the result that will bring Joy or
ooom to one side or the other.
During the night the standard bear.
60 Of the leading parties remained
quietly at their homes. President
woodrow Wilson at Shadow Lawn
snA Charles r. Hughes at his hotel
n New York. Surrounded only by
Immediate members of their families,
Ne candidates plan to receive the
election res.rns at their homes.
This mining Mr.. Wilson went to
Prinosto, to vote at the old nre en-
gine house near the Princeton
campus. Mr.. Hughes voted early in
q laundry on rorty-fourth street. New
York. near his hotel headquarters.
The weather man had promised
generally fair weather and moderate
temperature in most parts Of the
country for election day and the pre-
diction Of the political leaders that
this pressaged the coming out Of a
record breaking vote seems to be veri-
Ned from reports received during the
day.
Ofloials to be elected follows:
President and vice-president. thirty
three United States senators, four
hundred and thirty-nve members OF
the house Of representatives, thirty.
Ave governors. Legislature and other
minor state ofYices.
A number Of states will vote on
certain amendments. chiefly Of local
interest.
Six states. Idaho. Michigan, Mis-
souri,, Montana, South Dakota, Mary
land, Arkansas and California. will
however, vote on the prohibition Ques-
lion, an issue that has loomed large
on the political horizon for some
years past. The territory Of Alaska
will also vote on this question. In
Arisona an amendment for the aboli-
ton Of capital punishment will be up
for popular decision.
Woman's part In the presidential
election 10 one Of the outstanding
features. In one-quartsr Of the forty
sieht states women have the vote
this year The twelve states are
wyoming. Colorado. Utah, Idaho.
Washington. California. Arizona. Kan
sas. Oregon. Nevada, Montana and
Illinois. The women in the last
named six states have the vote for
president this year for the FIRST time.
The interest political leaders take in
this vote can be appreciated when 1t
II seen that the states involved have
ninety-one ELECTORAL votes, q little
more than one-sixth of the ELECTORAL
colleges total vote.
Miss Jeanette Rankin Of Montana
10 running for congress on the Re-
publican ticket and in California Mrs.
Josephine Fernald Of San Francisco
IL an aspirant for a seat in congress
% q Democrat. II they are elected
they will be the first women to win
seats in the national house Of repre-
sentatives.
The Progressives of the First Colo
RADIO congressional district, also nomi-
mated a woman, Hattie X. Howard,
but she has since withdrawn.