Evening star., 1917-11-06
ELECTIONS TODAY
IN VARIOUS STATES
Interest in New York City Gen.
ters in QuadrenniaI May
orally Contest.
HEAVY VOTING REPORTED

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. November 6.-New York
is holding its Quadrennial mayoralty
election today. Fair weather that usher
ed in the day led to predictions by the
various campaign managers that rec
ord-breakine vote would be polled. OF
the 6ss.sos voters who registered 1t was
expected that at least $4,000 would cast
their ballots. The polls opened at 8
o'clock and close at o'clock this after
noon.
In Brooklyn and the Bronx the voters
went to tho polls early. At the ratio at
which ballots were being cast in Brook.
lyn 1t was estimated that two-thirds of
the votes would be in by noon. In the
Bronx one-third had been cast within
three hours after the polls opened.
In Manhattan and the Bronx 1t was
heaviest in the districts admitted to be
socialist strongholds.
Disorder on East Side.
Disorder developed on the East Side
during the forenoon. A woman urged
men in line not to vote and was arrest
GU. otHef women lHSeFIsFe0 AHu ponce
reserves were summoned. Three other
women were arrested, one charged with
AssAuftinE policeman.
In front Of several East Side polls a
number Of women. wearing sashes with
and family. Vote the straight socialist
ticket" buttonholed the men. and ask
ed them to vote for Hillquit. Some Of
the women carried babies. The police
removed them beyond the zones in
yHyh h lA flS oIn
Claims Made by Leaders.
The fusion party predicted that Mayor
John Purroy Mitchell would be reelected
by plurality Of at least $4,000; Tam
many Hall claimed that County Judge
John F. Hylan. democrat. would be elect
cd by 10000 plurality: ex-State Senator
William NJ Bennett, the republican nom-
inee. who defeated Mayor Mitchell at the
votes. and Morris Hillquit. the wealthy
candidate Of the socialist party, was cer-
tain that he would poll 2s6. 900 votes.
IN Mayer ss..-l Mitchsi. sas. in his final word to
right to keep the American flag over city
hall. Hylan shall not tear It down. HILL
quit shall not stain 1t with surrender. :"
Judge HylAn reiterated his charges that
Mayor Mitchers hackers tried to steal
planning to mako another attempt in the
election booths.''
Morris HiilQuit. who announced that he
would not buy liberty bonds. claimed that
the issues were q 'humaniEed city gov.
ernment: the preservation OF democratic
institutions and an early, rational dura-
BILE world peace
Ex-senator Bennett said the voters
had been aroused by ''culmination Of
the long series Of fraudulent and criminal
acts by Mitchell men,"
Guarding Against Frauds.
Extraordinary measures were taken to
guard against illegal practices at the
polls. The police protection was greater
at polling places than ever before. while
the volunteer watchers exceeded the
police by many Thousands. Included
The police department has applied for
hundreds Of warrants for false and .ir-
regular registration and they have been
was said that between 700 and 1000 war
rants had been made out; that about
700 Irregularities had been discovered by
the polioe Investigators and that 200 were
for fraudulent registration.
While the main interest in the cleo
question of granting suffrage to women
by amendment to the state constitution
attracted unusual attention. The SUIT
fragists have made a vigorous state
Wlde campaign IoF tnelr cause ana are
confident OF victory.
-Four women. all socialists. are can
didates for seats in the lower house at
Albany.
In New York state An attorney gen
eral. two associate Judges OF the court
of appeals. full membership in the as
sembly and other minor officers are to
be elected.
Fusion Ticket in Chicago.
CHICAGO, November 6.-Interest in
choice Of twelve judges OF the superior
court and two judges OF the circuit
court. The republicans and democrats
united in the nomination Of a fusion
ticket, which is opposed by full so
cialist and Independent tickets.
The election win be the FIRST real test
Of the war attitude OF Chicago. accord
ing to statements by both the fusion
forces and the socialists.
The final statement from fusion head
quarters says: we are hghting Ger
many at the polls today in Chicago.
just as surely AZ Pershing's mon are
lighting Germany In the trenches"
At 10 o'clock 1t was said that the vote
was very heavy for judicial election and
that the prospects were for a sweeping
settled by persons Of German birth or
parsntase it was reported the voters were
largely casting anti-socialist ballots.
Early Vote in Cleveland Normal.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. November g.
Thousands Of voters visited the pre-
cinct booths early this morning. The
proportion Of voters casting ballots
In tho early hours will be normal
Dry leaders were predicting this
morning the prevailing weather would
bring out the farmer vote heavily in